Summary of "Season 1 - Great show!": I'm certainly kicking myself for not watching the show before now; it's great! This is everything that Canadian TV lacked in the 80s and 90s; solid writing, solid acting, and high production values. The show is wonderful, and should appeal to those that enjoy a solid mystery. Sure, parallels can be drawn to Sherlock Holmes, though I'd say a show like C.S.I. would be better. Murdoch relies on science, and procedure more than superior intellect or observational skills, often employing groundbreaking new techniques, such as "finger marks." I also enjoyed the nods given to things we know are coming in the future (a reference to Wheel of Fortune, as example).
I'm impressed by Acorn Media in certain aspects of the set, and frustrated by others. The audio and video is great, though I'm disappointed there wasn't a chapter set after the opening credits. I'm frustrated by the photo gallery, as it's useless to have small photos, and stretching them is ridiculous. Overall it's a decent set for an exceptional show, and definitely worth checking it out.
The best part about delaying watching a great show? I have season 2 to watch, and season 3 should arrive any day. (read entire review)
Acorn Announces 'Season 3' on DVD...AND Also on Blu-ray Disc!
As seen on public television, and based on novels by Maureen Jennings. "Mesmerizing" - The Sun (U.K.); "Yannick Bisson is perfect as Murdoch." - Deseret News
With a total of 25 Gemini nominations to... (read entire news item)
1/22/2010
Corrected Street Date, Plus Details and Extras for Acorn's Season 2 DVDs
Winner of two Gemini Awards, this sassy-smart Victorian-era whodunit stars Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye) as Detective William Murdoch, a police investigator who employs emerging science to solve... (read entire news item)
1/18/2010
Season 2 DVD Set of the 2008 Series is Planned for May
Last summer, in June, Acorn Media came out with a North American DVD release of Murdoch Mysteries - Season 1, the 2008 Canadian program starring Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye). Now they are preparing... (read entire news item)
3/27/2009
4-Disc Set with the Complete Season 1 Coming this Summer
Cutting-edge Victorian science meets cunningly plotted mystery in this "stylish period thriller" (The Globe and Mail). In the 1890s, Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye) adopts... (read entire news item)
