Midsomer Murders: Set 11
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Movie Reviews of Midsomer Murders: Set 11
Movie Review: Righting the ship
Summary: 5 Stars
Big changes in Set eleven... relatively speaking of course. Barnaby ditches the Rover in favor of a new baby Jag and we happily bid goodbye to DS Scott. This series hit a rough patch commencing with Set Seven and not just because the affable DS Troy left the show. His replacement, Scott, was not a bad sort, but didn't seem to mesh with the carefully crafted ambience of the cast and tended to project an overall negativity to the scripts. Perhaps to compensate the writers tried to inject an ill advised sense of modernity with fewer cast members per episode and more yuppy centered story lines. Lot's of 3 series BMW's zipping around driven by generally unlikable characters... sort of an English Murder She Wrote.
All improved with this set as DC Ben Jones joined up in "The House in the Woods". Scott is briefly mentioned in the opening scenes, but no farewell episode to commemorate his leaving like we had with Troy in Series Seven (which oddly is one of my favorites, The Green Man). Ambience returned as does appearances by Laura Howard as Barnaby's daughter, Cully. Essentially this set does much to restore the series to it's former glory though I still feel the first six collections are the best. Not one to start with, but highly recommended for fans of this venerable series.
Movie Review: Rates with top three tv mystery series ever made!
Summary: 5 Stars
Mysteries have been my television favorites since the days of Perry Mason! Seeing the British series through A & E and/or The Biography Channel has taught me that the English countryside and the dry British wit are perfectly suited to an outstanding mystery. John Nettles is one of the best actors ever. In watching the man work, he becomes DSI Barnaby. The series was superb in every way. The series was smart, intelligent, and authentic. It always had side stories of interest. The Barnaby family, Cully's growing thespian career, and Joyce's interest in the arts made us care about the characters, especially Tom Barnaby. It was never easy figuring "who did the dastardly deed," or if we were allowed to see who did it, it was pure fun seeing DSI Barnaby find his man (or woman). What a shame we don't get to see this particulary series any longer. Reruns would be better than nothing at all.
This series is so superb that it is difficult to give words to explain why it is so entertaining. It reminds me of the MI-5 series, but not quite so youth-and-technology-oriented. At least with our own sets of the shows, we can watch them over and enjoy them almost as much the second, or third, or fourth time. It gives one a great thrill to introduce the series to new mystery fans via the DVD's.
Movie Review: How British Cops Handle Insanity Redux
Summary: 5 Stars
The fictional county of Midsomer still has murder rates per capita are higher than Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans combined. However, Barnaby is now joined by a new sidekick, Detective Constable Ben Jones (Jason Hughes). Ben Jones will eventually earn a detective Sargent rank - but not yet. :-)
The pluses for this set are: this is still fiction, the scenery is still much better, there remains lot of tongue-in-cheek British humor, and John Nettles - an excellent actor and humorist. Jane Wymark, as Barnaby's wife, continues her great support role along with Laura Howard and Ben Jones.
If you like multiple who-dun-its woven within one story, the series is for you. Since PBS stopped airing the series, my wife and I have a weekly Hercule Poirot/Midsomer Murders night every Sunday.
Movie Review: Midsomer Murders - What a mystery series SHOULD be
Summary: 5 Stars
So many of our friends and family regret the decision of A & E and the Biography channels not to renew this classic British series. It is pure escapism and deliciously photographed in the wonderful English countryside. John Nettles is everyman's hard working police inspector - cynical, darkly humourous and wholly believable. The cast and characters are comprised of true eccentrics (as only the Brits can be) and one never knows what lies around the next corner in one of the charming Midsomer Counties villages. If anyone of the powers that be in the programing offices of any network are reading this, please reconsider returning Inspector Barnaby and his confreres to their rightful place on our side of the Pond. They are sorely missed!Movie Review: Can't Get Enough of the Chief Inspector himself....
Summary: 5 Stars
I have purchased all of the DVD's of the Midsomer Mysteries as I got hooked watching them when A&E as well as the BIO Channels was showing them in the states. Nobody does murder mysteries better than British Television...but my heart belongs to DCI Barnaby and his DS or DC sidekicks...Due in part because he (JN)looks so much like my late father who was our local Chief of Police for 42 years and secondly..everyone in my family are police officers. This series is done magnificently...from the music to the cinemetography to the outstanding story telling. Take the time to unwind and get lost in the always gruesome yet idyllic countryside known as Midsomer. Deb Korutz (Tootallbadgesmom)