...We now interrupt this blog for the following rant. The photo of the TV depicted to the left was found in a database with one of the cue words being "antique." I have one of these I got in 1985 that *still* works amazingly well, and since when did 27 years become the definition of "antique"? OK, end rant...
As you might guess, today's news tidbits involve mysteries on television. Folks in Canada can see a debut program tonight on Citytv, the Victorian-era Canadian series "Murdoch Mysteries." It's based on Toronto author Maureen Jennings's mystery novels and the three "Murdoch Mysteries" TV movies and is set in 1895 Toronto, giving a fascinating glimpse into the way crimes were solved at the time. The producers are calling it "'CSI' meets Sherlock Holmes." If you live in the UK, it's been picked up by UKTV to begin airing Feb. 19.
Also from the UK comes the announcement by Borders that it will launch an online Book TV Channel at www.borders.co.uk (the URL link to go live later), featuring interviews with bestselling authors, book news and the rather unusual option of offering readers the chance to upload videos of themselves reviewing books (Jessica Simpson reviewing "The Long Goodbye," anyone?).
And in case you missed it, Court TV changed its name to Tru-TV in December. One of the series on the network is "Murder by the Book," in which thirteen masters of the American crime novel, including authors Sandra Brown, Harlan Coben, Elizabeth George and Lisa Scottoline "present true crimes that have inspired them to write, or simply shocked them to their core." This week it's Jonathan Kellerman and up next, Lee Child.
All that and a bag of chips (and dip, and popcorn, possibly some Virgil's Root Beer)...
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