Murder, She Wrote - The Complete Sixth Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Angela Lansbury, Ron Masak, William Windom, Barbara Parkins
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  28 reviews
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Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled
Language: Portuguese (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 1043 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: MCAD61032999D
UPC: 025193299925
EAN: 0025193299925
ASIN: B000MQCUJ6
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 1984
Release Date: April 17, 2007
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 04/17/2007
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As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more). --Bret Fetzer
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 The series takes a turn for the worse January 6, 2009
Genevieve Hayes (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It seems inevitable that every TV show, even the great ones, must eventually take a turn for the worse and start going down hill. Season Six appears to point when this happened to "Murder She Wrote". I wouldn't say that "Murder She Wrote" jumped the shark with this season. However, it is just not as good as the previous seasons, largely due to the fact that Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is missing from a substantial number of the episodes.
Although Angela Lansbury technically appears in every episode in this season, in nine of the 22 episodes Lansbury only makes a cameo appearance (usually at the beginning of the episode, as an introduction). Considering the fact that my main reason for watching "Murder She Wrote" is because I like the character of Jessica Fletcher, I found these episodes to be inferior to the point where I started skipping them towards the end of the season. The detectives were never up to the same standard as Jessica.
I am not sure whether the disappearance of Lansbury was due to a temporary illness during the making of this season (a similar thing happened in one season of "Hercules") or because by this point Lansbury was getting too old to keep up with the filming schedule. However, I hope that it was just a temporary thing, since it would be awful if this continued on into the later seasons of this otherwise enjoyable show.
 Hideous season June 4, 2008
Xtreme (Boston, MA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
About half of the episodes are pathetic experiments with unknown detectives (no Jessica), where the producers tried out new show formats.
***Don't buy this season!!!!***
 Murder, She Wrote - The Complete Sixth Season May 31, 2008
Roilynne M. Lipscomb (Big Pine, CA)
The item was exactly as discribed and arrived in good condition. I would gladly buy from this seller again...anytime!
Another stellar season! March 15, 2008
z hayes (plano,texas)
I have loved Murder She Wrote since watching the first season as a thirteen year-old back in 1984. I have faithfully followed all the seasons, and Season Six [1989-1990] is as entertaining as ever.
There are some changes this season though, for J.B. Fletcher does not appear as a central character in all of the episodes. In the episodes without Ms Fletcher, other characters solve the mystery -such as Dennis Stanton [former jewel thief turned insurance investigator], an LA homicide detective etc.
Even without Angela Lansbury's Ms Fletcher solving the mysteries, the stories are so well-written and acted that it is still fun to watch them.
Of course, the regulars are a hoot to watch as usual! Angela Lansbury is flawless in her role as super sleuth J.B. Fletcher, and there are of course William Windom as Dr Seth Hazlitt, Richard Paul as mayor Sam Booth, Jerry Orbach as PI Harry McGraw, Ron Masak playing Sheriff Mort Metzger etc.
Angela Lansbury is such a talented actress and continues to amaze till today [at 82!]. What I love most about her portrayal of J.B. Fletcher is that she plays a strong, intelligent, and attractive middle-aged lady [such roles are so scarce in Hollywood], and managed to entertain audiences for 12 years in her most-famous screen role! I hope the later seasons [9-12] will be made available on DVD soon!
MSW the 6th March 9, 2008
Laura M. Sasser (Pensacola, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's wonderful to have this available. I used to watch the shows on TV like clockwork, even set my time by them. Now I just insert the DVD and there they are. Wonderful!
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