But Encyclopedia Brown did make it to television--in 1989 on HBO, of all places, back before HBO Family when kids shows were common in the mornings--the original series seem to be confined to Family now and I don't even know if they're still making original kids shows. It was live action and if HBO owns the shows (as they probably do), it might be a good idea to rerun them on Family.
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Two notable things about this to me > > First: I've always maintained the structure of many '80s TV mystery > shows like "Murder She Wrote" and "Diagnosis Murder" actually owe more > to the Brown series of books than to earlier shows in the genre. Sobol > created a short, procedural way of problem/solution that was both > simplistic and easy to mimic. > > Second: Even though Sobol didn't earn boatloads of cash and never > reaped the benefits of a film or TV franchise, the final line in his > obit is, "His family has asked that donations in his memory be made to > The New York Public Library at . Check donations can be mailed to The > New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue, Room M-6, New York, NY > 10018, payable to The New York Public Library." If I was employed, I'd > seriously cut a check. > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/donald-sobol-dead-encyclopedia-brown_n_1676665.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
