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''[[The NBC Mystery Movie]]'' (this did not have the definite title, in spite of the page heading) was a [[Wheel Program]] that ran on [[NBC]] from 1971-77. |
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The most famous element was ''[[Columbo]]'', which came to television in a [[Made for TV Movie]] in 1968 (''Prescription: Murder'', adapted by [[Levinson and Link|Richard Levinson and William Link]] from their stage play) before becoming part of the wheel in its initial season following a second TV movie (1971's ''Ransom For A Dead Man''). ''[[McCloud]]'' (inspired by the 1968 movie ''Coogan's Bluff'') began as an hour-long show as part of another [[Wheel Program]], ''Four-In-One'', in 1970; the following season, this and ''[[Night Gallery]]'' were "freed" from the wheel, ''Night Gallery'' for its own slot and ''McCloud'' to be in the new strand. ''[[McMillan and Wife]]'', starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James respectively, was the only element to be directly created for the ''Mystery Movie'' lineup. |
The most famous element was ''[[Columbo]]'', which came to television in a [[Made for TV Movie]] in 1968 (''Prescription: Murder'', adapted by [[Levinson and Link|Richard Levinson and William Link]] from their stage play) before becoming part of the wheel in its initial season following a second TV movie (1971's ''Ransom For A Dead Man''). ''[[McCloud]]'' (inspired by the 1968 movie ''Coogan's Bluff'') began as an hour-long show as part of another [[Wheel Program]], ''Four-In-One'', in 1970; the following season, this and ''[[Night Gallery]]'' were "freed" from the wheel, ''Night Gallery'' for its own slot and ''McCloud'' to be in the new strand. ''[[McMillan and Wife]]'', starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James respectively, was the only element to be directly created for the ''Mystery Movie'' lineup. |
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{{examples|The ''Sunday Mystery Movie'' elements in order of debut (see individual pages for more details):}} |
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* ''[[Columbo]]'' |
* ''[[Columbo]]'' |
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* ''[[McCloud]]'' |
* ''[[McCloud]]'' |
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{{examples|The ''Wednesday Mystery Movie'' elements in order of debut:}} |
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* ''[[Banacek]]'': George Peppard as a Polish-American insurance investigator, based in Boston. This was the only element to appear in both seasons. |
* ''[[Banacek]]'': George Peppard as a Polish-American insurance investigator, based in Boston. This was the only element to appear in both seasons. |
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* ''Madigan'' (1972-73): Richard Widmark reprised his role from the 1968 movie of the same name (suggesting, despite how the movie ended, that Madigan was [[Not Quite Dead]]) as a tough New York cop. |
* ''Madigan'' (1972-73): Richard Widmark reprised his role from the 1968 movie of the same name (suggesting, despite how the movie ended, that Madigan was [[Not Quite Dead]]) as a tough New York cop. |
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[[Category:American Series]] |
[[Category:American Series]] |
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[[Category:The NBC Mystery Movie]] |
[[Category:The NBC Mystery Movie]] |
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[[Category:Wheel Program]] |
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