I was upset that this's was just badly written and acted but having read he reviews on here o see people seem to think that this is portraying history accurately!? Perhaps in an age of morons artistic licence has gone too far?

The more one watches this series the more enticing it becomes. The acting is superb. But the scripts were obviously written by anti-American, anti-Christian, persons. According to the message presented via each episode, all serious Christians are twisted hypocrites and America is the source of worldwide corruption. We find a loose woman having a child out of wedlock and because the child might threaten her future plans she has an abortion. When asked if she was sorry she said "no." She was glad she had an abortion. Then she marries a man because she doesn't want to hurt her true lover. Only to break his heart and commit adultery (or give that appearance) so the divorce can be finalized. She refers to her true lover's god as "your damn god." But her lover is more than willing to turn his back on his religious beliefs because he sees that "love" is more important. To cut to the chase, the story line of this series is like wading through a sewer. By season 6 almost anything goes. This series will continue to rate high with most people worldwide. But it also will serve as a test of American patriotism and worldwide faithfulness to the Biblical God. I wonder, how many who claim to be God loving Christians will even see the issue? These are sad and selfish days in which we are living.

I have absolutely fell in love with Murdock Mysteries/The Artful Detective. I am on season 7 and looking forward to 8 and 9 and hopefully ,many years to come! William Murdock is so true to his word and will follow his conscience no matter what. He has put his best friends behind bars because it was the proper thing to do. Constable George Crabtree is my hero. He comes off as a buffoon but can decipher a case almost as good as Murdock. My favorite episode to date is The Murdock Trap Season 6 April 15, 2013. I love the dynamics of William and Julia. They are proof that you can't help who you fall in love with. Julia is not the kind of woman you would expect William to date or marry.

Love the diversity of casting, attention to detail in wardrobe, and intelligent script-writing in this series. It is absolutely rewarding to watch and one can't wait for the next episode. It seems to be a mixture of the two series Monk and Sherlock Holmes rolled into one. It has the genius to interest us and the humor to laugh at itself occasionally. Rarely have we been blessed with such a magnificent success on television. It is movie quality in every episode. However, there is one recurring bit of bother to me in the series, and that is the stabs at America. I am aware of political differences in the past, but it seems like 100% of the stabs are so awful that it bothers me some. I live in USA but have never in my life (I am 60 years old.) heard anything negative about Canada. Not in school while growing up, not when I lived in California, and not when I traveled to Europe.) Maybe it is me, but it is sad to hear these disparaging remarks during this time in the world, where hating my country seems to be becoming a favorite pastime of many. This is a great series, but it makes me uncomfortable to feel like our country is pictured as continual bad guy throughout series. Politics and egos in the past centuries were shared by every country, province, etc., not just in America. There are more "stabs at America" than I feel comfortable with, and yes, I know that I don't have to watch it, but I really love this show. Just wanted some input, please. Some helpful observations maybe. Oh, and yes, I realize that profiling countries is not unique to this series, but I just thought of Canada as a wonderful neighbor, not a disgruntled enemy of the past. The writers must realize that even though this series is based in the past, hating America is based in the now, unfortunately. Thank you so much for letting me share this to you all.