CBS did DM wrong........it was still getting good ratings, but alas, not in the demographic advertisers wanted (I hate how Madison Avenue dictates too much of what stays on the air). CBS did order two followup movies--but still did not give the show a proper sendoff. Maybe the writers should have blamed for that. The first post DM movie had Dr Sloan's daughter and new husband murdered--and it was a good range for Dick Van Dyke to express his dramatic side. The second one was just a generic two hour episode and I was mad that they didn't give Steve the chance to get married or Dr Sloan, something to make the series end on a bright note. I just didn't understand why they didn't continue the movies on Hallmark, instead of coming up with a very similar movie series called "Murder 101".
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