CrimeSeen
Gerald So's rockin' new forum to "explore the dramatic image of crime in television and feature films and its impact on crime fiction and the imagination....The words "dramatic" and "crime fiction" above set a serious but not exclusively hard-boiled tone for the list. Lighter shows such as Remington Steele, MacGyver, and Riptide, are fair game, but we focus on professional investigators and criminals. Moonlighting novelists and doctors don't make the cut. Among other topics, we'll discuss so-called "cinematic" writers, what works or doesn't work onscreen, and ways film/performance may improve upon print."

The MiningCo.: Primetime TV
Don't know what's on? Missed your favourite last week? Wanna bitch? This site, brought to you by The MiningCo., offers daily television news, information, and schedules as well as weekly articles and a large library of television related links. Don't live in the States? Don't worry! They also have schedules for all over the world at http://tvschedules.miningco.com/msubmenu4.htm .

TVNow Presents: Film Noir on TV
American TV schedule of film noirs for the current month, including The Mystery Channel, TCM, A&E, etc.

TVNow Presents 1930-1940 Mysteries on TV
American TV schedule of crime flicks from the 30s and 40s for the current month, including The Mystery Channel, TCM, A&E, etc.

TVNow Presents: Detectives on TV
American TV schedule of detective films and TV shows for the current month, including The Mystery Channel, TCM, A&E, etc.

Epguides.com
(formerly The Episode Guides Page)
An amazing site for TV junkies. It contains episode lists and/or guides for over 1500 TV shows, complete with titles and air dates, with detailed episode guide containing guest stars and plot summaries for over 375 shows.

Nostalgia Radio/TV Episode Logs
L.O.F. Communications' small, but none-the-less intriguing selection of old radio and television episode logs. They only do shows not available elsewhere, that they themselves like.

TV Guide
Like, I have to tell you who they are?

MysteryNet -TV
Discussions and profiles of television and film, and some interesting essays on various genres. Well worth the click.

Special TV Resources - TV Shows
Formerly the Internet TV Resource Guide. So-so list of links.

TV Chronicles
A quarterly for TV buffs, which ceased publishing in 1998. However, back issues are still for sale on their site. Each issue presents feature articles on a handful of TV series, with episode guides for each. In addition, there are exclusive interviews, book reviews, and other miscellaneous features. You can view covers of each issue on their site, and there are some intriguing excerpts. And their links page is a great starting point for all sorts of TV info, from memoribilia to the mailing addresses of the networks.

TV Shows, Networks

Mystery
A Canadian speciality channel, airing such relatively recent American TV dramas as 24, The Handler, LA Dragnet, Hack, Karen Sisco, The Shield, Without a Trace and CanCon fave, Wild Card, as well as oldies like The Saint, Murder, She Wrote, Philip Marlowe, Private Eye and Picket Fences and true crime stuff like Unsolved Mysteries and RIP. Part of the Global network.

Mystery (Starz)
An American speciality channel, part of the Starz Network. Their motto is "Where Suspense Rules," but often the suspense lies in how inappropriate their selections will be. They tend to air films, but often they have little to do with crime or detection at all. I mean, Aliens? The Omen? Flowers in the Attic? Their Monday night noir film is the highlight of their schedule for me. They also occassionally run velveeta like Stacey Keach's Mike Hammer, Private Eye. Over and over and over.

Mystery! (PBS)
The American PBS channel anthology which regualarly shows some of the best in British mystery television; mostly traditonal, tea and crumpets and bodies in the vicar's rose bushes kinda stuff, but has also been responsible for bringing us occasional private eye goodies, as well, such as An Unsuitable Job For a Woman, The Racing Game, Die Kinder, and Chandler & Co. to North American audiences. Incidentally, a pretty good-looking website.

A&E Mysteries
These guys occasionally resurrect old P.I. shows, and produce some pretty good new stuff, every now and then, and on their BIO channel occasionally rerun old PBS shows. They even named me a Mystery Site of the Week once, but don't hold that against them. They're definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Trio
A funky little cable channel that promises "pop, culture, TV," and unlike many "speciality" channels, they actually deliver what they promise. Not a lot of P.I. stuff, but they have airted some interesting old stuff, often as part of their "Brilliant But Cancelled" series. In March 2004, for example, they aired the cult noir TV P.I. series Staccato, not generally seen since the 1960's.

Video Dealers
No, I don't sell videos or DVDs myself, so please stop asking. And no, I don't know where you can buy that elusive Longstreet episode with Bruce Lee in it, or the Magnum P.I. one where his voice finally changes, or when the Dellaventura boxed set is coming out, but maybe some of these folks can help you. And if you find a good source, don't be shy - pass it on!

Amazon.com
Why not? They sell everything else. And if you buy through them, I get a few pennies to kick back into this site.

Captain Bijou
The Captain's site is another great source for grey-market area movies, tv and radio shows. It was created in order to offer movie buffs and collectors a single source for hard-to-find video cassettes, collectibles, and other nostalgia-related items not generally available through traditional or retail outlets. The good Captain operates exclusively as a mail order business , out of Alabama, and orders are accepted by phone, mail, e-mail, or fax. And they also offer "the world's most unique catalog."

The Mystery Movie Matinee
John Betancourt hosts an impressive site which serves as a welcome resource for hard-to-find classic mystery movies and TV shows, (including series mysteries like Torchy Blane based on the Frederick Nebel pulp characters, or Boston Blackie). The site also features message boards, TV schedules and an online videotape auction.

Shokus Video
These guys specialize in classic 1950s vintage TV shows. You can even watch some sample TV show clips right away on your computer screen using the free VivoActive Streaming Video Player, or you can download the QuickTime versions for viewing offline later. In 1992, they began The TV Connection, a voicemail BBS for collectors of all types of TV shows, where members canmeet and swap programs from their respective video libraries. So, if Shokus (or anyone else) doesn't have what you want, The TV Connection might be the way to go.

Columbia House Video Library
These guys are big. Big, shiny, and geared toward new shows and theatrical releases. I'm not sure how good their back catalog is.

The Mystery Movie Matinee
John Betancourt hosts an impressive site which serves as a welcome resource for hard-to-find classic mystery movies and TV shows, (including series mysteries like Torchy Blane based on the Frederick Nebel pulp characters, or Boston Blackie). The site also features message boards, TV schedules and an online videotape auction.

Crime and Mystery Films
Part of Ronnie Cramer's extensive, amazing Cult Film Site. Perfect spot to find those long-lost treasures on video you just can't find anywhere else. Includes brief synopses, and other good stuff. WARNING: This site is addictive! They sell plenty of stuff you just can't find elsewhere. Among their offerings are such rarites as City Streets, Hammett's only screenplay, and The Case of the Babysitter. Also episodes of TV shows such as Bourbon Street Beat, Surfide Six and Martin Kane, Private Eye, among others.

The Scarlet Street Website
These guys offer videos, compact discs, and books, "everything a classic horror and mystery fan needs---except those bodies on display in the basement, but you've already got those, haven't you? Stop by and stock up..."

Facets
This company has a truly large collection of offbeat videos: foreign, silent, B-films, classic American, experimental, independent, fine arts...you name it, they probably have at least heard of it. They even offer rentals, by mail! And free e-mail updates and printed catalogues. Mine's on its way (allegedly)!

Evergreen Video
This place specializes in noir films (also classic and foreign films) and it does a bang-up mail-order video rental business.It has been mailing videos across North America for well over ten (and possibly 20+) years. The shop is located at 37 Carmine Street in the East Village neighborhood of NYC, and the phone number is (212) 691-7362. There are special prices available for long-term rentals by mail.

Video Vault
"'Guaranteed worst movies in town!' is the gleeful cry of this house of alternatives for the psychotronically inclined, but conservatives are also invited to peruse VV's fine compilation of American classics." So says Leonard Maltin of the Alexandria, Virginia-basedVideo Vault, yet another rent-by-mail place. Alas, they've run out of catalogues, and their web site is embarrassingly skimpy. Bummer. Especially since it sounds like they might have some totally great stuff.

Guide to Online and Mail Order Video Resources
A great list of links to various dealers in "independent, cult, nostalgia, hard-to-find, rare, vintage, collectibles and indie" videos.

TV Themes
For some reason, I get an awful lot of requests for info about TV Themes. No, I don't offer them to download. there were a few sites offering them, but they all seem to have disappeared lately. Try Limewire or Kaaza.