Anyone Watching Elsbeth?

Quirky, energetic, funny crime drama - chock full of Bway faces! Most recently Micaela Diamond, as a straight laced, humorless police detective. Dont know what her status is on the show but she's appeared in the last few episodes.

dramamama611 said: "Quirky, energetic, funny crime drama - chock full of Bway faces! Most recently Micaela Diamond, as a strait laced, humorless police detective. Dont know what her status is on the show but she's appeared in the last few episodes."

Micaela played Detective Edwards. She’s not a series regular - she only appeared in 2 episodes out of the 10 episodes in the current Season 1.

I've seen it compared to Columbo, so obviously that means I'm going to have to check it out at some point, but I'm really bad at keeping track of shows on streamers.

KevinKlawitter: I've seen it compared to Columbo, so obviously that means I'm going to have to check it out at some point, but I'm really bad at keeping track of shows on streamers.

If you liked Columbo, I hope you have checked out Poker Face with Natasha Lyonne. I have literally broken out in hives waiting for season two.

I keep seeing ads during Amazing Race and I wish I'd been watching from the beginning. Is it episodic enough for me to just jump into a random episode? Or should I wait to get Paramount+ and watch from the beginning? I've never seen The Good Wife/Fight.

It's mostly episodic, there is a lot of exposition in the first episode, however. You can probably find it in reviews on the show, however.

I’m obsessed, lol. Great characters, some fun NYC views, love the Broadway actor cameos, and can we talk about those tote bags??!!! Just fun TV and a great way to pass the time until my next NYC visit!

I find the program to be redundant. Each episode is storyboarded in the same way. We witness the murder. Elsbeth realizes out who did it very quickly and then spends the rest of the program trying to prove it. I prefer the who done it format where there are several suspects and things unfold as the hour progresses. I think the backstory of her character needs to be expanded and they need to bring in her son and other family members. They also could do 2 or 3 episode arcs focusing on the same murder. Right now it is not a program I cannot wait to watch. It seems to hinge on guest stars.

So Help Me Todd was much better and got cancelled despite landing in the top 20 repeatedly. Strong ensemble work with an appealing cast.

UWS10023 said: "I find the program to be redundant. Each episode is storyboarded in the same way. We witness the murder. Elsbeth realizes out who did it very quickly and then spends the rest of the program trying to prove it. I prefer the who doneit formatwhere there are several suspects and things unfold as the hour progresses. I think the backstory of her character needs to be expanded and they need to bring in her son and other family members. They also could do 2 or 3 episode arcs focusing on the same murder.Right now it is not a program I cannot wait to watch. It seems to hinge on guest stars.

So Help Me Todd was much better and got cancelled despite landing in the top 20 repeatedly. Strong ensemble work with an appealing cast."

I don’t like how we see the actual murder/crime as well. It ruins this suspense. Also, there’s this weird subplot that follows through all the episodes with Wendell Pierces character that just doesn’t work for me.

I don’t like how we see the actual murder/crime as well. It ruins this suspense.

But, that's the entire format of the show. It's unlike other crime procedurals because it's an inverted detective story and not the typical whodunit. It's refreshing and Wendell Pierce makes every scene he's in. I love all the locations they shoot around the City and allll her outfits.

This is gonna be FUN !! In truth, I still have the final two episodes of Season 1 to watch. But I like to savor each show.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vanessa-Williams-Joins-Cast-of-Season-2-of-ELSBETH-20240913

I ended up watching the episodes with Keegan-Michael Key and Eric William Morris. I'm used to Columbo but it didn't have the same charm. I did think that maybe I should watch from the beginning but I'd agree that right now it hinges on guest stars. Elsbeth and the ensemble aren't developed enough for it to have the energy of Monk or Psych where the case of the week matters less than the detective. Also, the mystery-solving is pretty weak like they wrote it in reverse.

Not Elsbeth, but was flipping channels last night & came across Micaela Diamond playing a nun on Ryan Murphy's new creepy murder mystery series Grotesqueerie.