Mystery:
While reading through this section, I didn't realize that in the beginning, mystery stories were written in the perspective of the villain. The turning point was really The Detective Story and The Shadow Magazine. Later on of course one of the best well known mystery series is Sherlock Holmes. I think there are about 4 current shows on TV today that are based off of Sherlock Holmes which just shows how radio took off. When World War II ended, so did American's interest for mystery kind of ended. Also the new age that came to be with the ushering in of the Cold War kind of wiped out the popularity of radio shows and increasing interest in television.
Private Eyes:
Private Eyes is interesting because increasing popularity was moving towards a narrative perspective for crime radio airings. The characters that the authors devised were brilliant because they kind of were like awesome good guys that fought crime and didn't answer to anyone. By using first person, the public was able to hear the thoughts of the main character. This era also created the idea of a sidekick. The sidekick was there to help the main character and create more dialogue.
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