True Crime

Let's see where this goes. Signed on to 30 day HULU trial so I'm going to have to binge this to see how it shakes out. Steve Martin and Martin Short in real life are best friends...obvious by what I saw here. Can't wait to get into this show more.

Has anyone ever seen Steve Martin play a character this serious? I'm used to goofy,slapstick.

I keep watching him thinking, this is a different side of Steve Martin.

I love the "friendly, conversationalist who is a little full of himself" character that Martin Short plays.

We love the show and look forward to each episode.

With the reteaming of Steve Martin and Martin Short.

I expected Only Murders in the Building to be a comedy mystery. A little like Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery.

It does start off that way. Charles (Martin) Oliver (Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) are mismatched neighbours in a prestigious New York apartment building who are all fans of a murder mystery podcast.

They end up investigating a real life murder.

Tim, a neighbour in their apartment building was in the elevator with them holding a garbage bag and having an angry phone call.

Later he is found dead, it is thought to be a suicide. The three band together for their own true crime podcast.

As the first episode continues. It begins to peel the layers of the three characters which points to something darker.

By the end of the first episode I realised that the series is more about the characters than the murder mystery.

The first episode effortlessly sets the scene for a very lighthearted who-dun-it show. Within the 30+ min timeframe, the cast of characters are given enough depth and dimension to keep us on slight edge. I'm already trying to figure which clues are red-herrings and which are not, even though it's obviously useless this early on. For me, this is a prefect pilot, especially if you're already a fan of the Steven Martin/Martin short comedic style.

Steve Martin and Martin Short - count me in. Before this show, I had only seen Selena Gomez interviewed by the late night TV hosts. She did a decent job in the first two episodes I've watched so far. And, as always, Martin and Short work so well together. I read a few negative reviews here and have to say, lighten up folks! ...it's entertainment, not Shakespeare. I'll be watching and enjoying the remaining ten episodes.