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Article: Reviews of `Forgotten' and `Rediscovering George Washington'.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- June 26, 2002
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Byline: Hal Boedeker
(Sunday 6-30 release)
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PBS this week answers a whodunit, one of its own making: Where did Mystery! go?
Its disappearance last season deflated fans, because, sad to say, U.S. television thrillers just aren't as good as these British imports. (Yes, PBS stations aired Mystery! repeats, but that doesn't count.)
Ah, sweet Mystery! of television. The show brought us memorable times with, among others, Inspector Morse, Commander Adam Dalgliesh and Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison of Prime Suspect.
What a lineup. What a record: guilty of impeccable entertainment. ...