"A noir-rotic comedy"
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.
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An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber. The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag."
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
Flatbush is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for three weeks from February 26, 1979 to March 12, 1979.
A neurotic book editor is paired with an eccentric writer. The series stars Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris.
A comedy writer uses his Walter Mitty-like fantasies as inspiration for his show.
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Caitlin "Cat" Sullivan is an NYPD detective working in Brooklyn. After her driving privileges are suspended, she relies on Leo Romba, a highly skilled Brooklyn cab driver from France. Leo becomes Cat's driver and a consultant on her cases. While solving crimes with Leo, Cat is also running her own unauthorized investigation into the death of her father, an NYPD detective thought to have been executed by the Capella crime family. In doing so, she clashes with her boss, Captain Baker, and her ex-husband Gregg, who has picked up the case for the FBI.
Cassie & Co. is an American drama series broadcast on NBC as a mid-season replacement. 13 episodes were produced, but it was pulled after four episodes in February 1982, with the rest airing in the summer. Angie Dickinson stars as Cassie Holland, a tough, divorced ex-cop who becomes a private detective, taking over a detective agency with her ex-con secretary Meryl (Dori Brenner) and gym instructor Benny (A. Martinez).
Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.
Crime comedy series about an ex-cop who founds an improvised detective school and gives his students real cases to solve.
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
Two women are bound by their mutual passion for writing. Tono Risa is already a successful writer. Her books are all best sellers and have been made into movies, putting increasing pressure on Risa to keep churning out masterpieces. The professional pressures and her personal responsibilities begin to make Risa feel overwhelmed and dejected. Yuki is a young woman who moves to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a published writer someday. When she is about to give up on that dream, Yuki is offered a job to work as Risa’s assistant by her editor. The two women start off a little stilted but eventually form a friendship and a productive working relationship. As Yuki’s role gradually increases from being an assistant to a ghostwriter for Risa, will Risa feel threatened by Yuki’s ambition?
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British private detective television series. In the initial episode Hopkirk is murdered during an investigation, but returns as a ghost. Randall is the only main character able to see or hear him, although certain minor characters are also able to do so in various circumstances throughout the series.
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
Gabriel's Fire is an American television series that ran on ABC in the USA in 1990–1991. A revamped version of the series, entitled Pros and Cons, aired briefly the following season.
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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8 episodes • 2009Avg: 6.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm Syndrome | Sep 20, 2009 | 6.4 |
| 2 | The Alanon Case | Sep 27, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The Case of the Missing Screenplay | Oct 4, 2009 | 5.9 |
| 4 | The Case of the Stolen Skateboard | Oct 11, 2009 | 5.8 |
| 5 | The Case of the Lonely White Dove | Oct 18, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 6 | The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer | Oct 25, 2009 | 6.1 |
| 7 | The Case of the Stolen Sperm | Nov 1, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Take a Dive | Nov 8, 2009 | 5.2 |
8 episodes • 2010Avg: 6.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escape From the Dungeon | Sep 26, 2010 | 5.6 |
| 2 | Make it Quick, Fitzgerald! | Oct 3, 2010 | 5.7 |
| 3 | The Gowanus Canal has Gonorrhea! | Oct 10, 2010 | 5.7 |
| 4 | I've Been Living Like a Demented God! | Oct 17, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Forty-Two Down! | Oct 24, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 6 | The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error! | Oct 31, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Escape From the Castle! | Nov 7, 2010 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Super Ray is Mortal! | Nov 14, 2010 | 8.0 |
8 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blonde in the Woods | Oct 10, 2011 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Gumball! | Oct 17, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Black Clock of Time | Oct 24, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 4 | We Could Sing a Duet | Oct 31, 2011 | 5.7 |
| 5 | I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady MacBeth | Nov 7, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold | Nov 14, 2011 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Forget the Herring | Nov 21, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away | Nov 28, 2011 | 7.6 |