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Elsbeth (2024)
Yes its formulaic , but it is so well made!
There is a Columbo (especially the "the viewer knows everything"), Monk and every other quirky detective show ever made, even the doubtful commanding officers... but this is such a good formula, so well made!
Of course this is not a "whodunit", it is not intended to be. I mean, by that criteria, Columbo wasn't , either.
And of course there is the character of Tascioni, which was something I liked every time she appeared in one of the "grandparent" shows. Carrie Preston looking the way she does, doesn't hurt, either.
I just hope they don't limit the eccentricities.. no! Punch up the volume, let Preston act out!
Alexa & Katie (2018)
the "Men Are Useless And Stupid" Cliché is disappointing.
It shows weak and unimaginative writing, and that's sad on a show with this important message, since it will push away many viewers. And it isn't even for comic points! Just.. useless strange capitulation to some old PC requirements.
Star Trek: Discovery: Kobayashi Maru (2021)
Awful level also fluctuates, so a 5
From cringe-level smug and self-congratulatory first half, to OMG the universe is exploding, in 52 minutes.
Burnham's character is the only saving grace of this .. episode.
Dammit, redshirt now wears all sort of colors!
Frasier: The Two Mrs. Cranes (1996)
As good as comedy writing gets
A lie becomes a struggle to hold it together, when some characters want to stop the ball, the others pushing it until it spirals out of controls, people venting their secret desires and dreams while we, the spectators, roll on the floor, laughing.
Maybe not being from an Anglo country, the accent didn't bother me. Even then, the writing and delivery makes up for it. Jane and Peri out-act each other as they desperately clash, in escalating anger..
Easy 10/10.