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67. WINNER! nt

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Best Detective TV Series? [View all] BootinUp Dec 2013 OP

Columbo applegrove Dec 2013 #1

That was not a weekly show! BootinUp Dec 2013 #2

it is now DrDan Jan 2014 #115

Harry O was the best!!!! easychoice Dec 2013 #3

Never seen it. BootinUp Dec 2013 #5

Do you know how Rockford met Angel? BootinUp Dec 2013 #46

I used to really like Mannix. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #4

Same here Auggie Dec 2013 #16

The best part about Mannix was the theme song BlueStreak Jan 2014 #102

I never can pick just one pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #6

Do I remember it? Kookie was the only reason I watched 77 Sunset Strip. Arkansas Granny Dec 2013 #13

I grew up in LA.'s San Fernando Valley, and that show was a local fave pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #15

There are some other great shows BootinUp Dec 2013 #36

I loved both Rockford Files and Columbo OriginalGeek Dec 2013 #7

Psych!! Initech Dec 2013 #8

I stopped watching Psych because I just avebury Dec 2013 #38

JUST discovered it-- Lulu KC Mar 2022 #125

Ellery Queen Phil1934 Dec 2013 #9

I loved Ellery Queen. "Murder She Wrote" was its successor rurallib Dec 2013 #26

J.D. Fletcher, once the deadliest character on TV. idendoit Dec 2013 #86

We used to joke about that. rurallib Dec 2013 #88

For awhile Cabot Cove was the murder capital of the world. Kaleva Jan 2014 #112

Q.T. Hush Kablooie Dec 2013 #10

Elementary dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #11

Great choice! archiemo Dec 2013 #18

I just love the interplay dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #20

This is my current favorite BootinUp Dec 2013 #34

Rockford, Columbo and Elery Queen... TeamPooka Dec 2013 #12

I have to agree with you on Rockford Files. I still catch it from time to time and Arkansas Granny Dec 2013 #14

Streets of San Francisco was pretty good. nt boston bean Dec 2013 #17

Barney Miller n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #19

One of my all-time absolute favorites ailsagirl Dec 2013 #50

I had a friend in the '70s, George discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #55

B..B...But BootinUp Dec 2013 #56

My tax dollars at work discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #57

YES!! I've read the same thing about officers ailsagirl Dec 2013 #63

It was a scream discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #69

Don't forget Inspector Luger ailsagirl Dec 2013 #71

I'm considering getting it discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #72

That was a good one ailsagirl Dec 2013 #74

I remember the brownies discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #75

WINNER! nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #67

TY! I would watch again today if I could find reruns. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2013 #68

Crackle.com has a dozen or so episodes online. Make7 Jan 2014 #118

Thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2014 #120

Rockfish. Lovejoy a close runner-up. Scuba Dec 2013 #21

I never had heard of Lovejoy BootinUp Dec 2013 #52

BBC. Ian McShane. Very clever show. Scuba Dec 2013 #54

Available on DVD Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #81

Slightly? Scuba Dec 2013 #87

Used to watch Lovejoy on A&E progressoid Jan 2014 #105

My favorite current one is Sherlock, the BBC show mythology Dec 2013 #22

Sherlock is great for the few episodes I've seen so far. I'm also valerief Dec 2013 #27

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is great!! Really enjoying that show. Also if you like those auntAgonist Dec 2013 #32

Thanks! nt valerief Dec 2013 #35

I was surprised how good BootinUp Dec 2013 #28

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No season 3 for another 2 weeks in the states. Bah. uppityperson Jan 2014 #91

Season 3. Jan 19th. Barack_America Jan 2014 #100

NYPD Blue n/t Shrek Dec 2013 #23

Spin & Marty pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #24

I do remember, and are you sure you don't mean "The Hardy Boys" Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #83

NYPD Blue. HappyMe Dec 2013 #25

Columbo is the best IMO. But, can we count Get Smart and Police Squad? mucifer Dec 2013 #30

heil no! lol. BootinUp Dec 2013 #31

Well, considering that Get Smart was about spies, rather than detectives, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #117

Well wow - Rockford Files was on my mind before I clicked on the thread! ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #33

You are correct, the Rockford Files was as close as it gets to the real thing NightWatcher Dec 2013 #37

Nobody liked LiberalElite Dec 2013 #39

I loved Monk! nt LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #42

I did too - LiberalElite Dec 2013 #44

Monk was a very entertaining show BootinUp Dec 2013 #47

NYPD Blue (nt) bigwillq Dec 2013 #40

Wallander. TheMightyFavog Dec 2013 #41

Love that series, wish they'd make some more. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #80

The Swedish version with Krister Henriksson is better Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #82

Could not agree more. Amazing series. Barack_America Jan 2014 #99

Yes. Just wish there were more episodes. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #95

L&O: Criminal Intent n/t KT2000 Dec 2013 #43

Ironside Sherman A1 Dec 2013 #60

I love Criminal Intent and the original Law & Order TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #96

thanks! KT2000 Jan 2014 #97

Monk GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #45

I agree with the Rockford Files aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2013 #48

Thats what I'm talking about BootinUp Dec 2013 #53

I enjoyed Columbo because it was quirky and ailsagirl Dec 2013 #49

Yes - like Monk. 840high Dec 2013 #58

We just finished watching "Top of the Lake" PassingFair Dec 2013 #51

"The Killing" is very intense and dark yellowdogintexas Dec 2013 #64

Yeah....Top of the Lake is done in the same style. PassingFair Dec 2013 #66

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes First Speaker Dec 2013 #59

What an incredible series aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2013 #76

CSI Miami! Incitatus Dec 2013 #61

Burke's Law Kingofalldems Dec 2013 #62

If I had to choose ONE Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #65

I've seen it, but then I watch MHz Worldview Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #85

Dragnet. Loved it when I was a kid. n/t RebelOne Dec 2013 #70

Battlestar Galatica Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #73

lol. Original or the re-boot? BootinUp Dec 2013 #77

What about Hercule Poirot?? ailsagirl Dec 2013 #78

Bon. :-) Lars39 Dec 2013 #89

Ultimately, this is where my loyalty lies. Barack_America Jan 2014 #101

Yes, Suchet is the perfect Poirot ailsagirl Jan 2014 #110

The series "Maigret" on French TV was also pretty good aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2013 #79

You can buy DVDs of the French version Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #84

Perry Mason Lionel Mandrake Jan 2014 #90

It wasn't exactly a detective show, but don't tell Paul Drake that. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #103

But Perry Mason was like Sherlock Holmes. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2014 #107

Re: courtroom procedure BlueStreak Jan 2014 #108

Spenser for Hire hamsterjill Jan 2014 #92

they should/could spin-off a "Hawk" series eShirl Jan 2014 #114

The Hardy Boys! MissMillie Jan 2014 #93

Anyone remember M Squad or The Naked City? aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #94

I have bought but not yet watched a 40-show set of Naked City Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #116

You used to see criminal defense attorneys in heroic roles in the 60s aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #122

That really is the opposite of the portrayal on Law and Order, isn't it? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #123

Police squad! nt Logical Jan 2014 #98

Foyle's War klook Jan 2014 #104

Quincy, M.E. ...... Little Star Jan 2014 #106

Loved it. wish it was played more. BootinUp Jan 2014 #111

Homicide: Life on the Street Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #109

You beat me to it. Brigid Jan 2014 #113

The one nobody has mentioned davidpdx Jan 2014 #119

The Artful Detective (Murdoch Mysteries) frogmarch Jan 2014 #121

I watched all the Murdoch Mysteries on Netflix . . . Still Blue in PDX Jan 2014 #124