If you are asking why is he not famous in-universe, you can apply the question 'why is X detective not famous in-universe?' to many detectives. For example, many of Columbo's cases would be high-profile (the often social elite nature of the victim and the murderer, plus the sheer way he solves the case) to the point you would think after a number he would become rather well-known.
This and Death in Paradise beg the question of why there are so many fricking murders in these same tiny communities. How are there any crotchety old inhabitants of Midsomer left?
A better example is Cabot Cove from Murder, She Wrote. At least with Death in Paradise it is a island and Midsomer Murders it is a county, Cabot Cove is a village.
it feels like the only reason people fly over to St. Marie is to kill
A better example is Cabot Cove from Murder, She Wrote. At least with Death in Paradise it is a island and Midsomer Murders it is a county, Cabot Cove is a village.
Death in Paradise usually tends to have outsiders commit the murders. There's always some rich holidaymakers scuba-diving or an old 80s band recording a comeback album on the island or a huge destination wedding etc.
In fact the most famous person in the episode always seems to be the murderer.
>In fact the most famous person in the episode always seems to be the murderer.
That's true for most of these shows. You want to guess who the murderer is then your best bet is choosing the most famous actor/actress.
I think that anon wasn't talking about the Columbo thing where the murderer is the guest star, rather if a the character is famous in-universe, like a fictional rock star, or a aristocrat or something they will be the murderer.
>first episode is about brother-sister incest >that one episode where the old pianist wants to impregnate his daughter/granddaughter
Why are brit shows so perverted?
>Midsomer appears to have a higher proportional rate of murder than any other place in the world >the Brits accidentally made a show that implies murder rate is not correlated to private gun ownership rate
Technically, that’s true, as their is no correlation when look at all available data from the world. But I still find it funny how in British murder shows, the bad guys just give up when confronted by the detectives. In real life, wouldn’t they call in reinforcements from the armed police unit to help get the murderer? I guess the show would feel less suspenseful if they had to wait that long. And I can put up with a little silliness from a show like Midsomer Murders. But I can’t understand why criminals ever submit to Vera. Why wouldn’t they just run her over and get away?
I remember a episode of Midsummer Murders in which Barnaby gets sort of involved in a shootout. And in general for these shows you often ger a murderer that does try to run or attack. Though you are right in saying often the murderer does gracefully accept arrest.
Yet, that is not just true to British shows. Murderers often don't run or attack in things like Colombo, Diagnostic Murder and Murder, She Wrote.
black british here. can confirm i rarely see anyone who isn't white outside of london, manchester, liverpool, birmingham, bradford. everywhere else is white white white whiiiiiite
Most of Britain's non-white population is based in the cities. Interestingly, in the past decade they began putting more ethnic minorities in Midsomer Murders: a producer at the time got in trouble for basically saying it would not be accurate to have a rural county be ethnically diverse, that caused a controversy, subsequently they started deliberately casting non-white performers (even though the number does not reflect rural Britain).
The British population is about >87% White >6% Asian (which in the British context basically means South Asian) >3% Black >2% Mixed >1% Other (which I am pretty sure is mostly Arab).
If you watch are shows and adverts you would think the black population is far larger. If anything the South Asian population is under represented.
Asians in Britain are largely Indian or Pakistani. That's followed by Bangladeshi and (I am guessing mostly from Hong Kong) Chinese. There really is not that many Arabs in Britain, and those which are would fall under the other category.
>it's a dad loudly states who is the murderer 5 minutes in episode >he's correct
>It's a comfy CSI episode with dad late at night >Spend the entire episode debating who's the murder and why it was done
I miss watching stuff with my old man.
I must have watched easily 15 seasons as a kid during the summers, along with a load of other british murder mysteries. We used to joke that Midsummer probably covered half of england by now since they always introduce a new area and event (jam festival, orchid show, trains, etc).
Anyhow, I personally liked A Touch of Frost while my dad prefered Foyle's War.
t. Swede
unironically because the respectability of britishness precludes the kind of debauched slay queen vibe that americans would be unable to help themselves but to drown it in
"stolid englishness" isn't a very sexy sell outside the demographic of adult ethnic briton males
for me, it's inspector morse
it's because his name is "Barnaby"
If you are asking why is he not famous in-universe, you can apply the question 'why is X detective not famous in-universe?' to many detectives. For example, many of Columbo's cases would be high-profile (the often social elite nature of the victim and the murderer, plus the sheer way he solves the case) to the point you would think after a number he would become rather well-known.
This and Death in Paradise beg the question of why there are so many fricking murders in these same tiny communities. How are there any crotchety old inhabitants of Midsomer left?
they reproduce asexually through sheer force of class contempt
kek
it feels like the only reason people fly over to St. Marie is to kill
A better example is Cabot Cove from Murder, She Wrote. At least with Death in Paradise it is a island and Midsomer Murders it is a county, Cabot Cove is a village.
Death in Paradise usually tends to have outsiders commit the murders. There's always some rich holidaymakers scuba-diving or an old 80s band recording a comeback album on the island or a huge destination wedding etc.
In fact the most famous person in the episode always seems to be the murderer.
>In fact the most famous person in the episode always seems to be the murderer.
That's true for most of these shows. You want to guess who the murderer is then your best bet is choosing the most famous actor/actress.
I think that anon wasn't talking about the Columbo thing where the murderer is the guest star, rather if a the character is famous in-universe, like a fictional rock star, or a aristocrat or something they will be the murderer.
Why do you think the show gets so much more diverse later on? Most of the original inhabitants are gone and they needed replacements.
>first episode is about brother-sister incest
>that one episode where the old pianist wants to impregnate his daughter/granddaughter
Why are brit shows so perverted?
The English are already a sexually repressed people, and these are like the raid bosses of Englishness
>Midsomer appears to have a higher proportional rate of murder than any other place in the world
>the Brits accidentally made a show that implies murder rate is not correlated to private gun ownership rate
Technically, that’s true, as their is no correlation when look at all available data from the world. But I still find it funny how in British murder shows, the bad guys just give up when confronted by the detectives. In real life, wouldn’t they call in reinforcements from the armed police unit to help get the murderer? I guess the show would feel less suspenseful if they had to wait that long. And I can put up with a little silliness from a show like Midsomer Murders. But I can’t understand why criminals ever submit to Vera. Why wouldn’t they just run her over and get away?
I remember a episode of Midsummer Murders in which Barnaby gets sort of involved in a shootout. And in general for these shows you often ger a murderer that does try to run or attack. Though you are right in saying often the murderer does gracefully accept arrest.
Yet, that is not just true to British shows. Murderers often don't run or attack in things like Colombo, Diagnostic Murder and Murder, She Wrote.
Yeah, I guess Angela Lansbury wouldn’t be very convincing in a scuffle or firefight.
Probably because he only caught them after they'd killed another 2 or 3 people while he was in town
Burger here. Is the British countryside as comfy (and white) as this show makes it seem?
black british here. can confirm i rarely see anyone who isn't white outside of london, manchester, liverpool, birmingham, bradford. everywhere else is white white white whiiiiiite
how unrepentantly backwards
Yeah basically
Most of Britain's non-white population is based in the cities. Interestingly, in the past decade they began putting more ethnic minorities in Midsomer Murders: a producer at the time got in trouble for basically saying it would not be accurate to have a rural county be ethnically diverse, that caused a controversy, subsequently they started deliberately casting non-white performers (even though the number does not reflect rural Britain).
What I find hilarious about that is how every single Paki or Indian character they put in is some kind of sleazy sex pest
The British population is about
>87% White
>6% Asian (which in the British context basically means South Asian)
>3% Black
>2% Mixed
>1% Other (which I am pretty sure is mostly Arab).
If you watch are shows and adverts you would think the black population is far larger. If anything the South Asian population is under represented.
Yes but as the most oppressed group blacks are always the way go if you're trying to SJWmaxx
Paki's overwhelming vote conservative, so no one wants to please them outside the lefty comedians that patrol the panel show circuit
I thought most “Asians” in Britain were Indian and Arab
Asians in Britain are largely Indian or Pakistani. That's followed by Bangladeshi and (I am guessing mostly from Hong Kong) Chinese. There really is not that many Arabs in Britain, and those which are would fall under the other category.
Friendly reminder that Jones > Troy > Scott
This man gets it. Tom and Ben were the best combo.
Legit surprised that anyone prefers Jones over Troy. I even thought his chemistry with Scott was more entertaining, if a little antagonistic.
They never really gave Jones a personality.
>used to watch this with my dad
>it's a dad loudly states who is the murderer 5 minutes in episode
>he's correct
>It's a comfy CSI episode with dad late at night
>Spend the entire episode debating who's the murder and why it was done
I miss watching stuff with my old man.
I must have watched easily 15 seasons as a kid during the summers, along with a load of other british murder mysteries. We used to joke that Midsummer probably covered half of england by now since they always introduce a new area and event (jam festival, orchid show, trains, etc).
Anyhow, I personally liked A Touch of Frost while my dad prefered Foyle's War.
t. Swede
>comfiest show ever made
I find it weird that Laurence Fox married the left-wing and known slag Billie Piper. Even weirder was his failed move into politics.
Innsmouth-looking guy on the left was one of the better sidekicks as I remember it. Never saw Morse that much though, I think Lewis was better.
I wonder how many staff and students of the university gets killed during the course of this show
>written by women and the main characters are all women
>it's actually really good
How do the Brits do it?
unironically because the respectability of britishness precludes the kind of debauched slay queen vibe that americans would be unable to help themselves but to drown it in
More like casually puts you directly into a deep sleep.