41/11
Steve Martin plays concertina in various scenes
Scenario
Three strangers – who live in the same New York apartment building and are obsessed with true crimes – suddenly find themselves involved in murder. He is actually a very talented musician. Viewers learned in the first episode that CHS lived above Oliver, who lived above Mabel thanks to that elevator scene.
He stars in Crazy Cartoon AniMat: The Rat of All My Dreams (2020)
BUT the opening sequence shows CHS in an apartment on the 7th floor, Oliver on the 8th floor, Mabel on the 9th – in reverse order and well below the actual CHS floor. When the first few episodes of Only Murders in the Building started earning 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, I have to admit that I was skeptical that Steve Martin and company would be able to maintain the quirky and funny nature of this comedy-thriller series until the final episode. But Martin Short, Selena Gomez and she form an unlikely but infuriating trio that keeps us hooked and entertained until the final episode of this brilliantly written, infectiously funny series.
The rest of the story is how this motley crew comes together to solve a strange murder in their apartment
Steve Martin and the fantastic Martin Short play a pair of geriatric ex-performers who run into a young guild (Gomez) who is also a murder podcast fanatic. Although some comedy and investigative series' it had a huge fan base, like Monk (2002-09) and Psych (2006-14), the genre has always been a tightrope avoided by most creators. Finding humor in the most unlikely of places and full of unexpected plot twists and lots of adorable supporting characters, it’s no surprise that Steve Martin was also one of the creative geniuses behind writing this masterpiece.
I warmly recommend!
Leaving us on a tantalizing knife edge with the climax hanging on the edge, I can’t wait for season 2. Definitely worthy of a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Incredibly addictive, exciting, laugh-out-loud funny!