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A Disappointing Continuation

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Diagnosis Murder never takes itself too seriously much to its delight, although it does deal with serious issues at time. I don't know if it's a case of Murder, She Wrote vs. Diagnosis Murder, but strangely I find it difficult being drawn into MSW even though it has a legion of fans. Anyway, whilst some episodes of Diagnosis Murder short circuit the plot line to get to the end and wrap things up before the end credits, it is fun and engaging to watch.The only thing...Diagnosis Murder was broadcast during the Bill Clinton Presidency, and you would have thought the Community General Hospital staff would be more reflective of society. Okay, okay, the actor playing Dr Sloan was of Dutch descent, Dr Bentley's a female African-American, and Dr Stewart is Italian. But I never saw any Indian or East Asian doctors at the Hospital, even though really they constitute a significant proportion of medical staff. Maybe if Diagnosis Murder was to have an episode dealing with murder and mayhem at a Spelling Bee or something like that, then maybe.

Take all police-crime series you've ever seen, and pick one out in which you were able to laugh and be baffled at the same time. You will only find one, and it is Diagnosis Murder.The difference between Diagnosis Murder and CSI or NCIS, is that every case is solved in a fun and friendly sphere. The tight friendships between Mark, Amanda and Jack (Or Jesse) or absolutely heart-warming. Every episode also contains a personal touch of one of the characters, as well as a different murder case every time.Although usually I'm quite good at guessing who did it, in Diagnosis Murder it just isn't always possible.Now you either love or hate Dick van Dyke, but personally I think every role he has ever played is highly entertaining and iconic.My final statement is that Diagnosis Murder, unlike many other series is one of the last few family friendly- innocent TV series left.

I have loved Diagnosis Murder especially with Dick Van Dyke and then later i learn his son played has his son on the show. Victoria was raised here in my state (Maine). I am now re-watching them again after i don't know for how long. However, one thing i did notice and i hope someone can try to explain it. The last episode in season 2 going into the first deposit in season 3 i notice that jack was no longer on and Jesse took his place and Amanda is married and pregnant. Why wasn't jack phased out showing his fair well and showing Jesse coming into the show and Amanda meeting her husband and getting married. It seems like an episode got skipped. I hope there will be some type of reunion for the cast.

I liked the series in the early years, it leaned a little towards the geriatric set, kind of a male based "Murder She Wrote", but Dick Van Dyke is a great actor so I enjoyed watching him portray the amiable Dr. Mark Sloan. He worked well with his real life son, Barry Van Dyke. The series was well written in the beginning, but towards the end it got really lame. It seemed that every episode featured the whole "Van Dyke" clan, and sadly to say, none of them could act with the exception of Dick and Barry. I've heard of nepotism but this took the cake, and some of the story lines got really,really out there, especially "The Blair Nurse Project" which had the young Van Dykes searching (and yikes-finding) there is a ghost in the basement of Community General Hospital. The series was cancelled shortly thereafter and I wasn't surprised. Occasionally I will watch the reruns on the PAX network or Hallmark Channel and I do enjoy them in small doses.