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Murders in the Building-When did you give up?

I enjoyed it until S3. Has it jumped the shark?

by Anonymousreply 60December 4, 2024 4:11 AM

I'm only on season 2, but loving it as it is a great distraction from the horrid world we live in

by Anonymousreply 1November 27, 2024 3:30 AM

After season 1.5. Can't believe this is still on. I really thought it was a one season lark for that cast but I guess $$ talks. Long since lost interest.

by Anonymousreply 2November 27, 2024 3:32 AM

Season 4 was fun but maybe a bit too meta. And they keep introducing plot twists that don’t get resolved in that season. I hope they don’t forget them and have some master plan for the eventual conclusion.

I also hope they cut back on the celebrity guests for season 5. It’s such an odd mix when you have a combination of celebrities playing both themselves and characters.

by Anonymousreply 3November 27, 2024 3:39 AM

I was out when Selena Gomez character turned surprise Lesbian. Seemed desperate.

by Anonymousreply 4November 27, 2024 3:47 AM

I got bored with Selena Gomez. She's completely untalented.

by Anonymousreply 5November 27, 2024 3:50 AM

I want an apartment at The Arconia.

by Anonymousreply 6November 27, 2024 4:02 AM

I saw this last season and thought it was endless. It only has the standard 10 episodes but it seemed like years

by Anonymousreply 7November 27, 2024 4:11 AM

Bailed near end of Season 2. I just lost interest. I think it was Martin Short and his scenery chewing that grated enough for me to finally realize that I don’t give a crap who dies and who killed them anymore.

by Anonymousreply 8November 27, 2024 4:27 AM

I loved it. Silly fun. But I gave up Hulu earlier this year.

I watched more Netflix, Amazon and Apple shows and I decided one needed to get the chop. Hulu was out.

by Anonymousreply 9November 27, 2024 5:07 AM

I slapped Selena’s face

by Anonymousreply 10November 27, 2024 1:09 PM

I normally get annoyed by Martin Short but the role fits him well.

by Anonymousreply 11November 27, 2024 2:11 PM

i agree

by Anonymousreply 12November 27, 2024 2:30 PM

The first two seasons are enjoyable, in spite of Short (who I can just barely tolerate). After that it's been very disappointing with too many superfluous characters (Season 4 is full of them) and episodes that do nothing to further the plot.

by Anonymousreply 13November 27, 2024 7:50 PM

Are they sexy at least?

by Anonymousreply 14November 27, 2024 7:52 PM

Three episodes into Season 3. The whole Broadway schlock was a bore and it veered away from what made the show charming and fun which was these two old coots paired up up with a young Millennial solving crimes through a podcast. They barely shared any screen time through the episodes I watched and I got bored and realized that the magic dust had worn off.

by Anonymousreply 15November 27, 2024 7:58 PM

Figures it would jump the shark once M joined the cast...

by Anonymousreply 16November 27, 2024 8:47 PM

I gave up when I was murdered in my building.

by Anonymousreply 17November 27, 2024 9:40 PM

I never watched it, I saw that Selena junkie whore was in it.

No fucking way I'm going watch Selena I don't have lupus, bought a liver from my cousin for 100,000 dollars because I'm a drunken druggie slag.

by Anonymousreply 18November 27, 2024 10:00 PM

Short can be amusing in a small supporting role but not as a main character.

by Anonymousreply 19November 27, 2024 10:16 PM

When they brought M on.

by Anonymousreply 20November 27, 2024 10:18 PM

I can’t wait

by Anonymousreply 21November 28, 2024 1:58 PM

This last season was just way too complex a story. It needs to be charming, not head scratching

by Anonymousreply 22November 28, 2024 4:23 PM

Season three got me all in a tizzy

by Anonymousreply 23November 28, 2024 4:50 PM

I finished it, it’s a good distraction. Martin and Short are magic together. But I can’t count the number of scenes where Gomez read her lines off camera, not making eye contact with the others. And she doesn’t come off as an “artist” at all. TPTB should have made her character a bored daughter of a billionaire instead.

by Anonymousreply 24November 28, 2024 5:04 PM

I love it as a distraction considering the world we are in

by Anonymousreply 25November 28, 2024 6:40 PM

I just enjoy Steve Martin and Marty Short together. The rest is window dressing.

by Anonymousreply 26November 28, 2024 7:08 PM

I hope season 5 grounds things a bit more. Season 4 was convoluted.

by Anonymousreply 27November 28, 2024 7:24 PM

I liked Season 4 but I don't care for Eugene Levy or Zach Galifankis (sp). Selena Gomez grew on me. I think she got better over the four seasons.

by Anonymousreply 28November 28, 2024 7:33 PM

Well she certainly couldn't have gotten worse. She delivers her lines in monotone like she has no idea what the words mean.

by Anonymousreply 29November 28, 2024 8:06 PM

Sazz was fun in small doses, but I’m not going to miss Jane Lynch.

by Anonymousreply 30November 28, 2024 8:26 PM

I liked the portly fellow with the cat.

by Anonymousreply 31November 28, 2024 8:34 PM

Two seasons was sufficient.

by Anonymousreply 32November 28, 2024 10:44 PM

[quote] She delivers her lines in monotone

Which is EXACTLY in character.

by Anonymousreply 33November 28, 2024 10:52 PM

Yes, I believe the monotone thing is supposed to be her character.

Except she does close to the monotone thing in the movie Emilia Perez too

by Anonymousreply 34November 28, 2024 11:06 PM

I like sting

by Anonymousreply 35November 29, 2024 2:54 AM

Selina Gomez is reductive.

by Anonymousreply 36November 29, 2024 3:01 AM

I’d like to see more of Jackie Hoffman. She’s a scream as the resident grouch.

by Anonymousreply 37November 29, 2024 1:43 PM

I love to see mink stole

by Anonymousreply 38November 29, 2024 5:06 PM

I love the cute deaf kid

by Anonymousreply 39December 3, 2024 2:10 AM

I watched the first three episodes of Season 1...and I gave up.

by Anonymousreply 40December 3, 2024 2:32 AM

Don’t give up

by Anonymousreply 41December 3, 2024 2:38 AM

I was done by the end of S1. It just shows you how lazy and venal (and desperate, I guess) Steve and Marty have become that they can accept the tepid and worse scripts handed to them. So much potential talent in all departments and this is what they give us.

by Anonymousreply 42December 3, 2024 2:47 AM

I personally have been a ride-or-die superfan of the show since Ep 1 S 1. Loved the first three seasons and the Arconia-as-character. Love the world-building and side characters. However, Season 4 STANK to HIGH HEAVEN. I got through it, but it was a hate-watch. The inclusion of all the celebrities, Melissa McCarthy as Steve Martin's sister, Paul Rudd as the stund double for the Paul Rudd character from last season...it was so annoying and self-aware. I agree with other posters that the show worked originally because it was small and charming, and focused almost entirely on banter between the three leads. This shit was wayyyyyyy to conplicated, too many characters and B plots. And killing Sazz?! Horrible. Too morbid and dark, even for a show about murder. The way Oliver goes "Well, you know what this means, pod cast time!" after Charles' best friend on earth has been brutally murdered in Charles' own apartment. Just so flippant. Oh, I hated that entire premise with a passion.

I would have been thrilled with just the plot about the Westies in the West annex and how weird they were and what was the truth about them. Richard Kind et al. Perfect. Give me only that. Not the star-studded LA movie bullshit. There were so many characters that Steve and Marty's lines were reduced by like 70%. They became side characters in their own fucking show. Hated it. Praying that Season 5 is better.

by Anonymousreply 43December 3, 2024 2:59 AM

And those outrageous wallpapers that appear in so many of the interiors!

by Anonymousreply 44December 3, 2024 3:09 AM

Right after season one, episode one.

by Anonymousreply 45December 3, 2024 11:47 AM

Still watching it, still enjoying it.

by Anonymousreply 46December 3, 2024 11:51 AM

Around the episode where Martin Short and Meryl Streep went on a date. I just lost interest. I should probably give it another go, though. I enjoyed the first season.

by Anonymousreply 47December 3, 2024 11:55 AM

I made it through the first season, but it was a slog. One thing that struck me was the language. I’m not a prude and the word fuck is a wonderful thing, but this show had the cast and premise of something you could have sat down and watched with grandma if not for that. I’m showing my age I guess.

by Anonymousreply 48December 3, 2024 12:32 PM

Did you slap Selma?

by Anonymousreply 49December 3, 2024 1:10 PM

I didn't bother continuing onto the second season. I felt like it should have been a miniseries with a complete story arc.

by Anonymousreply 50December 3, 2024 1:57 PM

but people will DIE

by Anonymousreply 51December 3, 2024 1:59 PM

I gave up after a few episodes. Meh.

by Anonymousreply 52December 3, 2024 2:00 PM

It's always been downhill after the clever opening credits which promise so much...

by Anonymousreply 53December 3, 2024 2:05 PM

Loved seasons 1 and 2. The plots were intriguing, and the relationships between the three lead characters endearing. I'm sure Gomez' monotonous delivery is supposed to be the antidote to Martin Short's flamboyance. Not sure she nails it, but she is certainly effective in this trio. The Arconia is the fourth character, and they neglected it in the fourth season. In my opinion, none of the celebrity guest stars worked in S04. It was almost like the show got a major budget boost and had no idea what to do with it.

Season 3 was a bit of a dive, with season 4 even further departing from the original premise. The show works best when it stays within the building. Taking the stories outside has not worked well for the show. I hope they bring the show back to the basics for a last hurrah. Considering the murder victim, there is a chance that the show stays indoors again.

by Anonymousreply 54December 3, 2024 2:16 PM

I agree with you, R54, the Arconia is critically important to the feel and success of the show. Where our opinions differ is, I thought Season 3 was charming as hell. The Broadway angle was wonderful, it allowed Oliver (Martin Short) to really shine and have a purpose (with predictably comedic results). And to see Charles Hayden Savage treading the boards in an Oliver Putnam show was delightful. Then we have Meryl who really was a cute addition. I loved the patter song about the Pickwit Triplets. It was a joy.

Season Four, however was a miserable slog.

by Anonymousreply 55December 3, 2024 2:27 PM

I thought S03 had its moments. The announcement of Meryl Streep made me worry that her mere appearance would make the entire show steer off course. But they added her to a well measured extent. It was S04 when all the stars cluttered the story lines. But I thought that S03 already lost focus with adding all the theater aspects. (Meryl Streep's song was gay gold though.)

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by Anonymousreply 56December 3, 2024 2:50 PM

This last season bored the shit out of me. The previous season was spectacular. This one though. Ooph. More red herrings, no humor, an experiment in tedium. I just didn’t care.

by Anonymousreply 57December 3, 2024 3:01 PM

I thought it was original, fun and charming until Season 4. The whole "Dudenoff" thing with the Hispanic trio and Sazz murder thing was overly complicated and uninteresting.

by Anonymousreply 58December 3, 2024 3:08 PM

Per Rotten Tomatoes the scores went down but not by much:

S01: 100% (critics) / 93% (audience)

S02: 97% / 91%

S03: 96% / 87%

S04: 96% / 86%

by Anonymousreply 59December 3, 2024 6:50 PM

Yes, R59 I saw a lot of raves about Season 4 on Reddit, and assumed they were all paid shills because it is such a grueling and unrewarding season. But apparently, no. People actually liked it. People voted for Trump, and people genuinely loved Season 4 of OMIB. Go figure!

by Anonymousreply 60December 4, 2024 4:11 AM
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