Anyone Watching Elsbeth?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/17/24 at 7:34am

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.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 5/17/24 at 8:56am

The show itself is pretty silly, but I watch for Carrie Preston, who's an absolute joy on it. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/17/24 at 9:19am

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.  

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 12:41pm

Just watched episode 4 and Christine Ebersole singing "Another Winter in a Summer Town" is part of the soundtrack. They really did it for the gays.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 12:45pm

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.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 1:00pm

imeldasturn said: "Just watched episode 4 and Christine Ebersole singing "Another Winter in a Summer Town" is part of the soundtrack. They really did it for the gays."

The showrunner is Jonathan Tolins, who wrote BUYER & CELLAR, did a book polish for the last ON THE TOWN revival, and has written for the Tonys, Oscars, Schmigadoon, Good Fight, and some Live! musicals. (Some of those alongside his husband, Robert Cary.)

[Melissa25]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 2:21pm

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.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 3:36pm

KevinKlawitter said: "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."

It's technically a broadcast show, not a streaming show, since it first airs on CBS Thursday nights, though the episodes are added to Paramount Plus, the CBS website, and Pluto TV by the next morning.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 5:34pm

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. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 6:09pm

No need to wait, it is episodic.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 6:19pm

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.

[SidebySidebyLogan]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 6:39pm

VintageSnarker said: "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."

Omg do yourself a favor and check out all three! 

[terrilovesNY]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 7:32pm

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! 

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 5/19/24 at 10:03pm

I couldn't get through the first episode of this one. It's incredibly tedious and reminded me why I steer clear of broadcast networks these days. 

If I want a modern day Colulmbo, then I'll bring up Poker Face. That's a brilliantly performed, directed, shot episodic crime story. Elsbeth is silly to the point of absurdism. Really want to get into this for the Broadway guest stars but I don't think it's for me. 

[UWS10023]

Posted: 5/20/24 at 9:01pm

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. 

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 12:15pm

I have recorded all the episodes, but thus far have watched just the first three.  I was hooked the moment Elsbeth appeared in her Statue of Liberty crown.  A bit of silliness in my life is much appreciated, and this show delivers just that.  Great fun!  

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 12:41pm

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. 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 3:17pm

That’s the point of the show. It’s not meant to be a whodunnit. It’s a style perfected by Columbo and has been imitated ever since. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/13/24 at 3:28pm

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. 

[ManOfLaMuncha]

Posted: 7/14/24 at 5:58am

I watched all of the episodes when they aired on TV.  She played that same character on "The Good Wife" in several episodes.  Her husband Michael Emerson is such a good actor also...I remember they were both on "Person of Interest".  I'm glad they renewed this for another season!

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 9/13/24 at 5:11pm

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

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/13/24 at 5:32pm

This passed me by, but sounds good…

Is it comparable to Monk? Which I loved.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 9/13/24 at 5:37pm

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."

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.

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 3:38pm

Season 2 begins on CBS October 17th. 

Updated On: 9/26/24 at 03:38 PM

[inception]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 4:14pm

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.