ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERIES: Episodes Five and Six We are on a roll and cooking with gas and every other mixed metaphor with two fine episodes. The first ranks as one of the top puzzles in the series and the second has one of the best casts. Plus, Frank Flannagan and Simon Brimmer continue to add … Continue reading IN THE QUEEN’S PARLOR: Ellery Queen Episodes 5 & 6
Richard Levinson and William Link
ELLERY QUEEN: Episodes Three and Four
Episodes Three and Four prove that Levinson and Link were not trying to create another Burke’s Law where the detective has some lovely run-ins with a bunch of old stars before one of them is randomly shown to be the killer. Here, they’re going for a cleverer show, with actual clues leading to surprise endings. There are … Continue reading ELLERY QUEEN: Episodes Three and Four
HAIL TO THE QUEENS: Ellery Queen Eps 1 and 2
Ellery Queen Mysteries, the brainchild of ace screenwriting team and lifelong EQ fanboys Richard Levinson and William Link, last only one season consisting of twenty-two episodes. With one exception, every one of these was an original story conceived by the team (although some episodes were written by others) and co-produced with Peter S. Fischer, with … Continue reading HAIL TO THE QUEENS: Ellery Queen Eps 1 and 2
FROM THE PEN OF LEVINSON AND LINK (and Queen)
If I had had a little bit of luck, on my first day of junior high school a group of my friends might have introduced me to the fellow they had been talking about since 5th grade - the kid who, like me, loved magic tricks and puzzles and a mystery writer named Ellery Queen. That … Continue reading FROM THE PEN OF LEVINSON AND LINK (and Queen)