Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review – Jessica Fletcher Looks Better Than Ever

Directors: Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie | Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter S. Fischer, Derek Marlowe, Mark A. Burley, Richard Levinson, William Link | Actors: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Richard Crenna, Ray Baker, Ron Masak, Robert Mailhouse | Producer: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Dame Angela Lansbury had an illustrious career that spanned 80 years. The actress, singer and producer won many awards for her roles on stage and screen. Among her numerous wins were five Tony Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and she was nominations for three Academy Awards these are just some of her well-deserved awards and nominations.

Dame Lansbury starred in such classic films as Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). After an amazing career in film Angela was offered the opportunity to star in two TV series. One a sitcom and the other a detective series, her agent convinced her to do Murder She Wrote and the rest as they say is television history.

Murder She Wrote turned 40 last year and it is long past due to see an epic massive Blu-ray set. Well, the time is now come. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have collected all 12 seasons and the movies on a gigantic 62-disc Blu-ray set for the first time ever!

Synopsis: Set in Cabot Cove, Maine, Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer and amateur detective, played perfectly by the legendary Angela Lansbury who is quick to outwit both criminals and the police when it comes to solving a murder. In one of the longest-running and most beloved TV Series of all time.

Murder She Wrote ran for 12 seasons a total of 264 episodes and 4 TV movies. The writing of these episodes are perfect. They have all the mystery of Agatha Christie novels with the amazing performances by Angel Lansbury. The series also saw some amazing guest stars including, Tom Bosely, George Clooney, John Astin, Shirley Jones, Courteney Cox, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Rooney, Tom Selleck, John Amos, Wayne Rogers, Dorothy Lamour, Cyd Charrise and many more.

This show was so good and it still holds up after 40 years later. No wonder this series won 4 Golden Globes. And Angela Lansbury was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actress in a Drama every single year of the series. That's a record that probably will never be broken.

A little over a year after the series ended Jessica Fletcher returned for another adventures in Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest airing on November 2, 1997. But it still didn't end there as at the beginning of the century Angela Lansbury would return to that iconic role for three more made for TV movies, Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die (2000), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003).

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have collected the complete collection on massive set. All 12 seasons and all for reunion movie in one collection. They have transferred this collection to Blu-ray in 1080p. The series and first tv movie presented in 1.33:1 aspect ratio While the final three films are in 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The audio is a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There are also English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The episodes and TV movies look and sound spectacular. The remastered TV series really benefits from the high-definition presentation. The colors are bright and vibrant and skin tones are correct. There are no signs of damage or digital artifacts found on these episodes and movies.

In addition to the complete 12 season series and 4 TV Movies. There are bonus features of The Great 80s Flashback, Featurettes: Origins of the series, Recipe for a Hit, America's Top Sleuths and The Perils of Success. There is also the Magnum P.I. crossover episode.

Now a quick note on the bonus features. Many have wondered if the Magnum P.I. episode if it would be the original version or the syndicated version that tied everything up. It is the syndicated version. The one that is found on the Magnum P.I. Complete Series Blu-ray set.

In 2013 there was a scheduled reboot of Murder She Wrote which was to star Octavia Spencer. Producers decided not to go forward with the project. Than 10 years later in 2023, we found out a film adaptation of the series was in development by Universal Pictures. At the end of 2024, it was announced that Jamie Lee Curtis had signed on play Jessica Fletcher. For me there will only ever be one Jessica Fletcher and as great as she is it is not Jamie Lee Curtis.

This set is simply amazing. There is so much material here this series on Blu-ray it is the definition of bingeable. Plus, the box set is very handsome and will look amazing displayed on anyone's Blu-ray shelf.

So, if you're a fan of 80s TV why not add one of the best shows of that era to your collection with Murder, She Wrote the TV classic remastered Blu-ray featuring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher. Head over to Amazon or Physical Media Land and order your copy today!

Out of 4 TV Sets (4 being the best) Murder She Wrote the Complete Series Blu-ray receives......