Films/Chronological

A Cinematic Timeline, Plotting the History and Development of the Private Eye Film "Remember all the movies, Terry, we'd go see, Tryin' to walk like the heroes we thought we had to be?" -- Bruce Springsteen, "Hiding in the Backstreets" Since the beginning, even before there were talkies, the private eye has proven to be … Continue reading Films/Chronological

Television/Chronological

The TV Timeline "There has never been a shortage of private eyes on television. Although it seems like every permutation imaginable has been tried as a series, there have been some too strange even by network standards." -- Lee Goldberg (1992) “Seeing a murder on television can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you … Continue reading Television/Chronological