Are there any good detective series?

What are the top 10 TV series ever?

It's a question that has vexed TV fans for decades, and you won't find an easy answer here.

Some are simply brilliant series with great writing, character development and performances. Others will take your breath away with their plot twists and turns or simply dazzle you with the sheer scale of their production values.

There's also a certain amount of subjectivity to it. What's your cut-off point? How old is old? Should we be considering shows that still air in reruns, or ones that were made long after they aired? Who's doing this survey? What's in my own personal viewing history? So I decided instead of listing what I think are the best shows ever, or ranking them from first to 10th place, I'm just going to list what I think are the most important shows ever. They're not necessarily the best and even if they weren't the best, we wouldn't be able to say which was the best, so there's no point thinking about it that way but the ones I think matter the most.

The Simpsons. Like a lot of people, I don't really remember exactly when I fell in love with The Simpsons. To be fair, it was probably sometime around season 7, but it's more likely to be somewhere around the middle of season 3. I've said before on this site that you can have many favourite characters in a show, but only one favourite series. In my case, it's obviously The Simpsons. My love affair began when I was very young and very impressionable.

I had no idea it would go on as long as it has, I didn't know anyone else who was watching it and it would probably have ended a long time ago if I hadn't found it so enjoyable and funny every week. As with many great comedies, The Simpsons isn't really all that funny from week to week. It doesn't rely on laughs per se it relies on jokes, sometimes funny ones, occasionally quite sad ones but what it provides week in, week out is so consistently fresh that it holds you in its unshakeable grip.

It's the best comedy, bar none. No-one can touch it.

What's the best mystery on Netflix right now?

Do you like a twisty, whodunit-style mystery in your TV-watching?

Have you found a few great shows to binge watch? Share your favorites in the comments.

Here's the best mystery series on Netflix right now, listed in order from most recent to least. (Note: the Netflix Instant Queue has changed a lot since I wrote this piece, and my list would have changed. Here's a more current version of the list.)

1) The Crown. Who killed Princess Elizabeth? This historical drama has all the trappings of a good mystery: an interesting historical setting; a protagonist with a complicated background; shady political players and a family tree full of royal intrigue. But the best thing about it is the way it weaves fact and fiction together so seamlessly. The whole thing feels like a movie. If you like a slow-burner that will keep you hooked and guessing until the end, this one's for you.

2) The Killing. I loved the first season of this Norwegian crime series, which I believe was called "Murders." There are a few things that make this series work for me: the way it mixes documentary-style interviews with recreations of crime scenes; the way it weaves the characters' personal lives into the story; the way its slow burn feels like it's stretching toward a massive twist. If you love the psychological, emotional drama of police procedurals, this is probably one of the best ones around.

3) Mr. Mercedes This is a bit of a twisty, whodunit-style mystery, but it also takes some time to get going. It's about a guy named Brady Hartsfield, who's just been released from prison. After killing four people in a mass shooting, he's placed on death row. Then he escapes, and the town of Bridgeton is plunged into chaos as everyone believes they know what happened. In reality, no one knows anything. The mystery is so intense and atmospheric and thought-provoking that you'll forget that you're supposed to be watching a crime show.

4) My Dinner with Herv. This is about a French chef who gets to know some of the most powerful figures in Washington, D. He's a very well-liked man, but he knows that he has to be careful because he knows too much.

Are there any good detective series?

First, I want to thank everyone for their responses.

It's been fun debating this with you all. Here are my thoughts, followed by a comment by way of the discussion: Most of you seem to agree that there are no good detective series. The criticism I see most often is that they are too unrealistic, or not. Interesting. Let's examine some of those criticisms and what you could change to improve on those. The criticisms people make: People like Agatha Christie because she knows how to write a mystery. That makes you wonder what happened next, then leaves you wondering what. Happened next. That's a good description of a mystery series, but Agatha Christie didn't write detective stories. She didn't have to try to explain things, and she didn't leave you guessing. People like Agatha Christie because she writes about an ordinary. English family, which is supposed to be what the reader wants. I do want to know about the lives of normal people. I don't want to be introduced to strange and exotic settings. I want to know about a sister who wants to be a novelist, about a maid who talks back to. Nuns, about a policeman who suspects he's seeing the murderer. The problem is that the typical detective novel requires that all. The other characters in the story become "exotic" and strange and. Unfamiliar, too. We need to change the way we think about writing so that it doesn't depend upon any particular genre or style, but on the. Kind of world we have already created in our minds. Agatha Christie doesn't do that; her books are realistic, because she doesn't. Have any strange places, no exotic people, just plain ordinary English. People living as they would live. So we should try to do the same kind of thing when we write detective stories, not use one type of story as. An excuse to write another. I think the reason Agatha Christie's stories have such a wide appeal. Is that most people, particularly those who read mysteries, can read. Them. They are familiar, they're easy to read, and they are just entertaining enough.

Is there a second Squeaky Clean mystery movie?

Yes, it's true, my readers!

There is a second movie in the Squeaky Clean Mystery series of books to be released on December 26th. I will admit that I have a soft spot for these series, especially this new one featuring Troy and Ella, along with Troy's cousin and fellow detective, Troy Tompkins. I think, by the end of this two-parter, I might have grown to love them as much as Squeaky herself.

Here's the blurb: When their dad asks them to investigate a possible murder case in the small town of Elberta, Ohio, Troy and Ella are delighted to be called upon to find out who took the life of Mr. Big, a wealthy young man who had gone missing the previous night. But when they find themselves involved in a local drug ring, they discover that they have a lot more than this case to figure out.

A dead drug kingpin. An eccentric millionaire who could be a potential suspect. Two detectives, both with secrets of their own. As the bodies pile up in Elberta, Troy and Ella begin to uncover a web of suspects, a trail of clues, and even some old family secrets to investigate.

The book cover looks kind of interesting. I actually did see a post here or there about it, but it didn't seem to have much else to say so I never went hunting for it. So thanks for the heads up.

I was pretty happy to read yesterday that one of my favorite mystery writers has another book coming out in November, and another book about 10/15 days before Christmas. It's true, there's no one better when it comes to getting me going into the holidays. And you already know how much I enjoy my new Christmas reads. The latest book from Elizabeth Lowell will be a treat. There's also a new YA paranormal I'm about to tackle, too. (Thanks, Lisa M.)

And if that wasn't enough, she wrote another book in the Squeaky Clean Mystery Series! I can't even tell you how much I wanted to read the Squeaky Clean Mysteries by Mary Pope Osborne, but it sounds like I was really late to the party.