Thread by @tinytempest

One of my favorite headcanons is that Murder, She Wrote is actually a very popular holo-novel in the world of #StarTrek and it was particularly beloved of the Voyager crew (after all, it was the only entertainment they had).

My evidence? Let's go! 🧵

#MurderSheHoloWrote

Paris had daddy issues so you know he picked the holo-novel where the father is wrong and he is right. #MurderSheHoloWrote

Chakotay in there playing a priest as a way to sublimate his frustrated desires. #MurderSheHoloWrote

Seven wanted to understand romance and desire, but because she misunderstands them so badly she ends up being a woman paid to sleep with a man so that some other dude can blackmail him. #MurderSheHoloWrote

And Janeway? Oh Janeway. She loved that holo-series so much she went in there three damn times and was the killer TWICE. #MurderSheHoloWrote

(btw @TheKateMulgrew, you as the soap opera star? *chef's kiss* One of my absolute favorites.)

@TheKateMulgrew Even Q went in there once. #MurderSheHoloWrote

@TheKateMulgrew And I don't think this was just popular on Voyager. Because the Enterprise-D crew seemed to enjoy it. #MurderSheHoloWrote

@TheKateMulgrew And Quark clearly had it loaded up in the holosuites. #MurderSheHoloWrote

@TheKateMulgrew What I want to know is, when was the MSW holo-novel series created? Like, was it among the first? Does the Discovery crew know about it? (and no, I do not want to talk about that time George Takei was on it cuz... reasons.) Does Disco do #MurderSheHoloWrote?

@TheKateMulgrew Which #StarTrek characters do you think went into the #MurderSheHoloWrote and were they a victim, killer, suspect, relative of Jessica, or random side character?

@TheKateMulgrew PS - big thanks to Gregory Hudson for this thread, the source of some of these images (and also reminding me about LeVar Burton, who I'd forgot!)

Addendum (thank you @EjiaArath!)