Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
- Sgt. Ignacio Delcanto
- (as Richard Yñiguez)
- Jeremy Hastings
- (as Arthur Cohan)
- Man in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey said in a Wired interview that this episode inspired him to work on his virtual reality device.
- GoofsAfter Windstrom is shot, his body slumps to the wall which remains totally devoid of blood.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Jessica Fletcher: Thank goodness it's nonstop from Boston.
Dr. Seth Hazlitt: To Silicon Valley, huh? Now, let me get this straight. You made up an arcade game, is that it? What is it? One of those mind-numbing, blast-the-enemy space ships gizmos? Or, perhaps it's the one where one little face goes running around eating up all the other little faces.
Jessica Fletcher: Oh, of course not. Stop it. This is very fresh. It's a whole new technology and they call it virtual reality.
- ConnectionsReferences Virtual Murder: Dreams Imagic (1992)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
1993, a time of floppy hair, floppy discs, 2unlimited and the early years of Virtual Reality. A time where Murder, she wrote was probably still appealing to a more mature audience, I wonder if this one was devised to target, more specifically the younger viewers.
Sure, it's dated by today's standards, it looks pretty dull, and even for 1993, it seems a little underdeveloped, but the characters and mystery itself are actually really rather good.
James Lindstrom, quite the visionary, he'd have loved the way things are heading in terms of Artificial Intelligence, some incredible, but terrifying developments.
There are a few irritating scenes, that moment where Jessica guesses a password in about thirty seconds is enough to make you chuckle. I'm not totally convinced Jessica would have signed up to a game, she went nuts when her book was used for a film.
8/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- May 13, 2023