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Post by lune7000 on Sept 12, 2021 13:33:56 GMT
Television (how many mystery series and police procedurals are there now?) probably played the biggest role. This is what I thought at first- and it may still be true- but the classic mystery show has all but disappeared on TV. Police procedurals rarely involve much real mystery and involve simple cover ups of crimes of passion. The classic mystery had multiple suspects, complicated crimes, and the crime was usually done in a cold, calculated manner. Today's police shows also usually show the crime first, which eliminates the fun of solving the ending. The classic mystery is much closer to being a crossword puzzle than a film noir piece. I do think TV took over film noir. I agree that TV played a role in taking over the mystery movie in the 70's and 80's with Murder She Wrote, etc. But there must be larger forces that explain why it then disappeared from TV in the 90's. I suspect those larger forces are the ultimate culprit and that TV is a decoy suspect. The game is afoot.
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