# Only Murders in the Building
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu
**Created:** [September 6, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152 "2021-09-06T00:37:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 16
### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/303 "2024-09-11T23:56:04Z")
As a 44 year old, I’ve heard that song hundreds of times. In fact, I rewatched the first season of Perfect Strangers a year or two ago when it showed up on one of the streaming platforms.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/304 "2024-09-12T00:00:19Z")
This season is even worse than the first three. I think I’m done with it. And I’m not a fan of Eugene Levy.
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### Author:  [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/305 "2024-09-12T00:02:37Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> As a 44 year old, I’ve heard that song hundreds of times. In fact, I rewatched the first season of Perfect Strangers a year or two ago when it showed up on one of the streaming platforms.
45 here-- Perfect Strangers was my first “pandemic re-watch” show.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/306 "2024-09-12T00:02:45Z")
For someone that doesn’t like it you sure stuck around for a long time.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/307 "2024-09-12T00:04:22Z")
My wife liked it, so I sat with her. It’s had a few moments, and Meryl Streep added some energy, but generally I’ve found it to be unfunny.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/308 "2024-09-12T02:41:11Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> What the hell is up with Eva Longoria’s pants…
I had the same question. They’re AREA Houndstooth crystal embellished cutout straight leg wool blend trousers.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/309 "2024-09-13T15:25:17Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> As a 44 year old, I’ve heard that song hundreds of times. In fact, I rewatched the first season of Perfect Strangers a year or two ago when it showed up on one of the streaming platforms.
Aye. I re-watched a few years back, from a secret source, and was delighted at how funny the show still is! EXTREMELY funny! 45yo.
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### Author:  [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/310 "2024-09-17T20:29:01Z")
So, after seeing this week’s episode:
Paul Rudd’s Irish accent, yea or nay?
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### Author:  [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/311 "2024-09-18T03:04:23Z")
> [@SwissMan](#):
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> Paul Rudd’s Irish accent, yea or nay?
Resounding Yea for me, based more on the humor than the accuracy. It’s good enough that I wondered to myself if it’s something he’s been doing for years as a joke. I think it might not be as good if it was a serious role but it was perfect for the character.
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### Author:  [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/312 "2024-09-19T05:07:50Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#):
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> I think it might not be as good if it was a serious role but it was perfect for the character.
To me, it felt like he was heavily channeling Chris O’Dowd as Roy from The IT Crowd. Like it was more that he was doing a Roy from The IT Crowd impression than an Irish accent.
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### Author:  [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/313 "2024-09-19T23:02:35Z")
OMG I thought the same thing and had to think if they were in the same MCU movies (they’re not)
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### Author:  [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/314 "2024-09-21T17:28:49Z")
> [@zbuzz](#):
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> To me, it felt like he was heavily channeling Chris O’Dowd as Roy from The IT Crowd. Like it was more that he was doing a Roy from The IT Crowd impression than an Irish accent.
I thought it WAS O’Dowd during the opening narration.
I have to say… this season is…not good. I like the performances but there’s not a strong throughline. The movie adaptation doesnt REALLY matter other than a recurring joke,…and them doing a podcast is nearly forgotten…Sazz’s murder isn’t an engaging mystery.
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/315 "2024-09-21T18:26:47Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#):
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> Sazz’s murder isn’t an engaging mystery.
Well… I still wanna know who killed her…
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/316 "2024-09-21T21:44:37Z")
Yes. I disagree that it’s not an engaging mystery. I felt the emotion when Charles found out she died. I want to know what happened.
That being said, it does seem to be a bit disjointed this season. The episodes so far have been mostly self contained. Very little mystery continuing between episodes. It’s the end of the 4th episode and there doesn’t seem to be any happening with the investigation. I would expect at least a continuing red herring at this point. Will it be someone we already know? It seems a little late to bring in the murderer. Unless we get the killer sprung on us late I’m going with Bev.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/317 "2024-09-22T02:47:07Z")
The mystery and story are kind of weak but the character acting is so damn delightful, so I don’t care.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/318 "2024-09-25T10:00:17Z")
I thought the screenwriter dude was Lawrence Leung. It wasn’t.
> **[Lawrence Leung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Leung)**
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> Lawrence Leung is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure based his one-man shows on stories about his obsessions, such as breakdancing, ghosts, the Rubik's Cube, and his family.
> Leung has performed in shows in London's West End and at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, as well as having toured Australia extensively. In 2001, his show Sucker won Best Solo Show at the Melbourne Fringe Fe...
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### Author:  [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/319 "2024-09-27T15:51:35Z")
All of the “doubles” on the movie set is intriguing. Some, like the stunt doubles, are intentional. Some appear to be coincidental. And who was the writer copying? Apparently a famous author whose look he wanted to mimic, but I didn’t get who it was. If it was a matched set who killed Sazz, could be any of them.
Also Selena Gomez’s outfit was really cute.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/320 "2024-09-27T16:10:14Z")
This season is a little too gimmicky for my tastes. The story isn’t good so far, it could still get better though, but the cameos aren’t impressing me. The initial meeting between the group and their doubles was amusing, but IMO it’s time to tell a real murder story here.
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### Author:  [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/321 "2024-09-27T16:25:00Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#):
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> And who was the writer copying? Apparently a famous author whose look he wanted to mimic, but I didn’t get who it was.
Charlie Kaufman. A famous well-respected writer. He’s written many screenplays, one of which was **Adaptation** which the episode was named after.
I didn’t catch the significance of the doubles. duh. It’s not just the brothers who I think are literal twins, just about every person there had “doubles” that could potentially be the murdering duo.
> [@TriPolar](#):
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> This season is a little too gimmicky for my tastes.
It’s definitely more gimmicky. The season is still working for me, though. I think it’s just the writing and acting - it’s still really funny to me.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152/322 "2024-09-27T17:11:17Z")
My favorite line from this episode: _“I can quote David Foster Wallace and Ace Ventura”_.
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