Is 'Women's Murder Club' the new 'Murder, She Wrote'?

PatM Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 05:26 PM EST

I found the character of Lindsey Boxer too macho. In the books it was so much better. What the heck was James Patterson thinking when he decided to be Executive Producer? Money, I guess.

Being a retired law enforcement person, I found it totally outrageous. These directors, producers, writers and editors just totally forget that police officers, judges, lawyers and doctors watch these shows as well. It has to be entertaining, but it also has to be credible.

Sally Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 07:32 AM EST

Gotta agree with Redsonia. I happened to watch it based on your writeup and I was disappointed and bored. Can anybody understand what these women are saying? And when does EVERYBODY and ANYBODY get access to the morgue? And then hold casual conversations while analyzing the body?

Bad bad bad. But Angie Harmon looks good.

Love it Wed, Nov 7, 2007 at 12:42 PM EST

This show is a total throwback. CBS's entire lineup teaches us that people don't necessarily like quality--witness how 7 days of crime crap can win you five seasons of primetime! This is ABC doing the CBS dance--and it's campy enough to pull it off.

vw Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 06:17 PM EST

I like this show mostly because I like Angie Harmon and yes police people and medical professionals can all talk nonsense or personal stuff over a dead body. Mostly becuase they have to live with it everyday and it doesn't affect them like the rest of us. I like tv shows that are fun and campy like when I was growing up. Most of the newer cop and medical shows were too serious and let's face it how many times can you do the same show. I'm so tired of people without new ideas and concepts repeating sucessful shows. Overkill. This is not though Murder She Wrote. She was never in a job where murder should be happening around her everytime you look.Wildecat you crack me up.So true!

RedSonia Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 06:02 PM EST

I usually agree with you MS but here I must fervently disagree. There's a big difference between Murder She Wrote and Women's Murder Club. Murder She Wrote was good cozy fun. Women's Murder Club is bad, bad and bad. I tuned into the premiere because of Angie Harmon and I barely made it to the first commercial. The female characters are just caricatures (the street-wise cop, the nurturing mama, the relationship-phobe, the sassy reporter). Seriously, if the producers wanted to go with a James Patterson series they should have used Alex Cross. America loves serial killers (yay) and Alex is a well-developed character compared to the protags. of WMS.

mjryan Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 02:05 PM EST

I predict that the success, however moderate, of this show and Back to You on Fox, two 'throwback' shows, will result in an increase in the old school shows. Which I welcome, truth be told. (I would also catergorize NCIS as a throwback show.) And, for the record, not everyone is interested in watching Friday Night Lights and no matter how much you chastize us for not watching this show will make us watch it.

Gwen Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 12:07 PM EST

It's a shame how the majority of viewers determine ratings, isn't it?

PAIGE Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST

THIS SHOW IS GARBAGE! ITS ABSOLUTELY DEPRESSING THAT IT IS BEATING FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS! I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW.

Adrienne Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 10:48 AM EST

I love this show. It also has 'series recording' status on my DVR. I'm so glad Angie Harmon came back to tv. I loved her on L&O.

t-fal Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 10:25 AM EST

Oh and i love the blond one's haircut.

t-fal Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 10:22 AM EST

I really like this show too, its a relaxing change of pace because of its cheesiness. Since fans of WMC seem to be fans of Moonlight i'll have to check that out too.

Gwen Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 09:50 AM EST

Well, I'm just glad that someone at EW finally wrote something...anything...evenifitisnotarecap...about this show. It's EXCELLENT!!!

wildecat Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 09:35 AM EST

Well, I think a major difference between WMC and Murder She Wrote is that the 4 gals on WMC are involved in a lot of death, etc., because of their jobs: detective, DA, crime reporter and coroner. Whereas Jessica Fletcher was a true angel of death - she'd go to her neice's wedding, someone gets killed, she goes to a book conference, someone gets killed, she goes on a cruise, someone gets killed.... She brought death with her everywhere she went! Not to mention that little old Cabot Cove must have had a higher crime rate than NYC!

I really like WMC - it's definitely a throwback, but the amount of gruesome violence on some of the other procedurals is really turning me off. And I like the banter between the gals. Maybe it's a cliche, but anytime I've worked with other women, we eventually all start talking about boyfriends, husbands, etc. So that part works for me.

wildecat Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 09:35 AM EST

Well, I think a major difference between WMC and Murder She Wrote is that the 4 gals on WMC are involved in a lot of death, etc., because they of their jobs: detective, DA, crime reporter and coroner. Whereas Jessica Fletcher was a true angel of death - she'd go to her neice's wedding, someone gets killed, she goes to a book conference, someone gets killed, she goes on a cruise, someone gets killed.... She brought death with her everywhere she went! Not to mention that little old Cabot Cove must have had a higher crime rate than NYC!

I really like WMC - it's definitely a throwback, but the amount of gruesome violence on some of the other procedurals is really turning me off. And I like the banter between the gals. Maybe it's a cliche, but anytime I've worked with other women, we eventually all start talking about boyfriends, husbands, etc. So that part works for me.

kriselda jarnsaxa Tue, Nov 6, 2007 at 02:26 AM EST

I am really enjoying WMC - and yeah, it IS kind of a throwback to the "old style" murder-mystery shows, but that's part of what makes it fun. I love the grittiness of the L&Os, CSIs and so on, but having a show where the cases are mainly an excuse to put the characters together is a nice change of pace.

I do have to agree, though, Moonlight is a WONDERFUL show. I end up taping both it and WMC because there's no way I can choose between them. I hope they both find a way to survive - its nice to have a fun Friday night on TV again.

Oh - and if you can handle *2* vamp/PI shows, don't forget to check out "Blood Ties" on Friday's on Lifetime. Yeah, and it and Moonlight have a lot in common, but each is worthy on it's own.

Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 11:42 PM EST

I agree with sam, watch Moolight!! Waaaaayyyyy better than WMC. Alex O'Loughlin IS the best thing that happened to television in a LONG TIME.

Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 11:42 PM EST

I agree with sam, watch Moolight!! Waaaaayyyyy better than WMC. Alex O'Loughlin IS the best thing that happened to television in a LONG TIME.

Kristi Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 11:19 PM EST

I love this show. Sure, it's campy and totally implausible, but I love a big heaping helping of cheese after a long week at work!

MovieFan Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 10:51 PM EST

I'm happy to see EW mention this show! I really like it. I mean, yeah, it's campy but...remember watching TV to just have fun? I like the strong relationships between the women and the humour. The tension between Boxer and Tom -- Booth/Bones worthy! I hope this doesn't get canceled!

sam Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 09:08 PM EST

Just forget this show and watch Moonlight--it gets better every week and Alex O'Loughlin is the best thing to happen to TV in a long time.

DanOregon Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 09:07 PM EST

Grey's Anatomy set in a police station. The tonal shifts are jarring.

fatboy Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 08:39 PM EST

im sorry ..this show sucks ass...its too damn dry...the writers were trying to hard....i guess its a good thing they are on strike now :)

WH Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 08:24 PM EST

Watching the clip: like Angie Harmon has touched a carb in years much less carmel carbs. And of course a daughter could calmly talk about her mom while standing over her dead body in the morgue. Not gonna happen. But I do like the show. The chars are good. It's nice seeing smart, no-nonsense women at work & home. But there are some very lame things that happen that ruin the crediblity. But as you pointed out, no more incredible or over the top than most other crime shows these days.

Richard M. Mon, Nov 5, 2007 at 07:17 PM EST

I want to watch this show Online, but can't find it at ABC.com. Any suggestions? No, I don't have a DVR.