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More Mysteries on Screen
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As a follow up to earlier conversations about mysteries on screen, Brook and Sarah discuss what they're watching and what they're looking forward to.
Discussed
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-present) Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Lionsgate
Bones (2005-2017) Fox Television
Sister Boniface (2022-present) BBC
Father Brown (2013-present) BBC
Only Murders in the Building (2021-present) Hulu
The Afterparty (2022-present) Apple TV
The Sinner (2017-2021) USA Network
Shelter (2023) Amazon Prime Video
Shelter (2011) Harlan Coben
Murderville (2022) Netflix
A Haunting in Venice (2023) 20th Century Studios
Hallowe'en Party (1969) Agatha Christie
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Netflix
Midnight Mass (2021) Netflix
The Haunting of Hill House (2018) Netflix
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Transcript
Introduction and TV Show Love
00:00:10
Speaker
Welcome to Clued in Mystery. I'm Sarah. And I'm Brooke. And we both love mystery. Hi Brooke. Hi Sarah. How have you been? I've been really well. How about you? Yeah, I'm good too. And I've been watching some pretty great mystery TV shows. What about you?
00:00:29
Speaker
Yeah. Earlier this year, I know you'll remember that we did an episode about some of our favorite mysteries on screen. And we also did a couple of episodes about screen adaptations. But just like books, there's always new shows to watch. So why don't we talk a little bit about what we've been watching? That sounds great.
Exploring Legal Thrillers
00:00:53
Speaker
So I will get started by talking about The Lincoln Lawyer, which is a series on Netflix. And it's based on the books that were written by Michael Connolly. And so at some point, I think we should do an episode about legal thrillers. But as the title suggests, this features a lawyer investigating, serving as the sleuth.
00:01:14
Speaker
There's two seasons on Netflix. And the second season, I'm partway through watching that. And I actually have read the book that this season is based on. They've adjusted the story a little bit, but all of the main points, they are sticking true to. And I enjoyed the book and I'm enjoying the series so far.
00:01:33
Speaker
Something that I think is really interesting about Michael Connolly is so he's got another series of books that have been adapted for screen. And that's his Bosch series, which I haven't read, but, and I haven't watched either. But I think that those are police procedural. And there's some crossover between the Lincoln lawyer books and the Bosch books.
00:02:00
Speaker
Actually, I have read a Bosch book. Sorry, but there's some crossover between the two series. I haven't seen that yet in the Lincoln Lawyer, but there's some opportunity there because he does also have a Netflix. I think it's on Netflix, the Bosch series.
00:02:20
Speaker
I've seen the first season of that series and I'm not sure if I had a hard time with it because there's also the Matthew McConaughey movie that is The Lincoln Lawyer and I mean that is just like two very different representations of that attorney. Both good but it was just like it was very different than the other portrayal.
00:02:47
Speaker
But yeah, great stories, great mysteries. And I thought that the characterization was really good, like the way the characters interact with each other.
Lighthearted Forensic Mysteries
00:02:55
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. So something I've been watching lately is Bones, which is funny because yes, this is an old one, an oldie but goodie. But I was researching something I'm working on personally. I had an idea for like a clue drop and
00:03:14
Speaker
I kind of wanted to get some ideas and I remembered an old episode of Bones where something similar happened. So, you know, the power of streaming, you can go back and watch these old shows and it got me hooked on it. I really like these. So this is like, you know, I make a sandwich for lunch and I turn on a 30 minute Bones and they're pretty fun.
00:03:33
Speaker
Um, the banter is really good and it's fun to see a, um, you know what, this is a forensic mystery, but it's very lighthearted. So it's fun to see that they make this into like almost like a cozy, even though it's forensic, which is, you know, pretty gruesome at times. But, um, I've been having fun revisiting bones.
00:03:55
Speaker
Oh, that's great. Yeah, I've watched, I don't think I've seen everything, but I've seen a lot of episodes. It's been a long time since I've read any of the books though. And maybe that's another episode idea is to do kind of that forensic mystery. There's several authors who've written in that genre.
Decade Differences in Mystery Shows
00:04:18
Speaker
So we're almost through watching Sister Boniface, which is a spinoff of Father Brown, who we know was a character that was originally written by G.K. Chesterton. Sister Boniface was a character in one of the episodes of Father Brown, the BBC most recent version of Father Brown. I guess she was well received, and so she's been spun off into her own series.
00:04:41
Speaker
And I like that this takes place about a decade later than the Father Brown mysteries. And so you can really see the difference in terms of the clothing that the characters are wearing, but even just kind of the way that the characters interact, you get a sense that it's a different decade and life is changing for them.
00:05:03
Speaker
Oh, that's great. Yes, that's another one that looks really good to me. I love British mysteries.
Mixed Feelings on Latest Season
00:05:11
Speaker
Well, I've also been watching the latest season, season three of Only Murders in the Building. I was really, really anxiously awaiting this one. I have to admit, I don't think this is my favorite of the seasons. There have been some changing of the way they tell the story and I kind of miss
00:05:31
Speaker
the threesome working together really closely to solve the crime. But heck, it's such a great ensemble cast. It's still a lot of fun. And there is one scene that Martin Short, who is Oliver, is having dinner with Loretta. And it reminded me so much of this classic dinner scene that Martin Short has in his movie Pure Luck.
00:05:56
Speaker
And if you know, you know, like the straw goes up his nose. I mean, you know, it's classic Martin Short. And so there's this dinner scene in this episode of Only Murders in the Building that to me just really draws back to that. And it's such classic Martin Short and some of that physical comedy that he's known for. I don't know. It was a high point for me.
00:06:18
Speaker
So I've been, I've been watching the third season as well. And I have to agree, I don't think it's my favorite of their seasons. I think that first one was really magical. And it was always going to be really hard for them to recapture that without people saying like, we've already seen you do this. I still really enjoy
Comedic Mystery Enjoyment
00:06:41
Speaker
it. And that kind of lighter,
00:06:45
Speaker
lighter comedy sort of comedic mystery is similar to the after party, which I've been watching. And so this is streaming on Apple TV. And the premise is there's a high school reunion and the characters go to a party after the main event at the high school.
00:07:09
Speaker
and someone dies. And it's pretty light in terms of the tone of the show. I laugh far more than I do in most of these degrees. So yeah, I would recommend it. I think they have two seasons, and I'm just kind of partway through the first season. But yeah, it's definitely worth a watch.
00:07:37
Speaker
That sounds so good. I've noticed that Apple TV has a lot of great looking mysteries and that's not something that I subscribe to and I'm always sad. I'm like, oh, Apple TV is on it with the mysteries. I may have to jump
Anticipating New Seasons
00:07:53
Speaker
in. Well, something that I'm looking forward to that I haven't gotten into yet, but plan on
00:08:01
Speaker
is The Sinner, Season 4. And here at my house, we've watched all the other seasons. And these follow emotionally damaged poor Harry Ambrose. He's a detective that has definitely had a hard time. But each season is a new homicide that he investigates. And that original was adapted from a novel by Petra Hammesfar.
00:08:26
Speaker
It's a good one. It's more cerebral. It's pretty slow moving, not a lot of action, but it's been a good series that we've enjoyed. I've never watched any of that. Is it on Netflix, did you say? Yes, that's a Netflix one. No, I haven't watched
Global Mystery Adaptations
00:08:43
Speaker
that one.
00:08:43
Speaker
On Netflix, you will find several Harlan Coben adaptations because he signed, I think it was like a multi-book agreement with Netflix for them to adapt his stories. And they are all domestic thrillers, domestic suspense.
00:09:02
Speaker
And I've never actually read any of his books, but I just had a hold come through at the library. So I will be fixing that very soon. One thing that I found really interesting about his adaptations is that they're not all in English. So there's one in French, one in Polish, maybe a couple in Polish, one in Spanish, and then a few in English.
00:09:24
Speaker
And I've enjoyed the ones that I've watched. I haven't watched all of them, but I have enjoyed the ones that I've watched. And On Prime is another adaptation of his books, and that is Shelter. So this is more YA. And I didn't realize this, but it's a spinoff. So it's based on a series of books that he wrote, which was a spinoff from another series of books that he wrote.
00:09:52
Speaker
And I can see in the show where they've recognized or acknowledged some of those other characters. So it's really interesting. But this one is on Prime, whereas most of his other ones are on Netflix, which I thought was interesting. It's filled with characters, all of whom have secrets that they're keeping. And I think there's going to be a lot of twists. I've watched a couple of episodes, and I can't wait to watch the next one.
00:10:20
Speaker
We've watched several of those as well over on Netflix. And I think it's interesting. And this will come up again in a in another sort of franchise that I'm in a reference later. But have you noticed that it's many times the same actors? It's almost like they have some sort of a group that have joined in to to create this series of different shows.
00:10:45
Speaker
And I always like the actors in those. They're really great actors and they're so twisty. They really do their job of making you push watch for that next episode.
00:11:00
Speaker
Yeah, I know I agree. Yeah, you're right. Richard Armitage appears in a couple of those and he's fantastic. Well, a funny one that we have watched a few episodes of at my house, simply because the title got me. This is also from Netflix.
Improv-Style Mystery Shows
00:11:15
Speaker
It's called Murderville. I was like, OK, I got to see what this is all about.
00:11:19
Speaker
And so this is a comedy murder mystery slash game show. I don't know how to describe it, but Will Arnett, who you might remember from Arrested Development, plays bumbling detective Terry Seattle. And each episode brings on a different celebrity guest.
00:11:39
Speaker
who is essentially put in like a murder mystery game. The cast and crew create this full-on scenario for this celebrity guest to then try to discover who the culprit is in the murder mystery. And they have to solve the mystery with the clues that are given to them. They have the opportunity to interview in different scenes.
00:12:03
Speaker
the different people, the different players. And if they do a good job, then they can solve the crime. And it's pretty hilarious because it turns into improv, of course. They have this celebrity guest who has no script. And it's pretty cute. I like the way that it pokes fun and kind of caricatures our murder mystery genre. And I think that that's good for us to remember that there's never anything serious going on here. So it's good for a laugh.
00:12:31
Speaker
So I've watched a couple of episodes of that and I don't think I was in the right mood because I only watched two episodes when I was like, I don't think I can watch another one of these. So I might have to revisit that.
00:12:46
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. I don't think it's going to be like my go-to thing. And it's definitely better if the celebrity guest is either an actor or improv comedian themselves. When they get other people who really don't have a lot of acting background, they get pretty ridiculous. But yeah, again, if you love mysteries and you're in for a laugh, you might take it up
Agatha Christie Adaptations
00:13:12
Speaker
one evening.
00:13:12
Speaker
So I'm going to share something that I'm looking forward to, and that is A Haunting in Venice, which will come out in mid-September. So we're recording this before it's released. And this is Kenneth Branagh's latest in his Hickelpro series, adaptations of Agatha Christie books. And this is based on
00:13:38
Speaker
the Halloween party, which doesn't take place in Venice. You know, it takes place in a small English village. So it'll be really interesting to see how that works.
00:13:53
Speaker
Yes, I am really looking forward to that. I can't wait to compare the book versus the movie, but it looks really scary, Sarah. It does look a little bit scary. And so maybe it's not something that I'm going to watch at night, but I have to go to a matinee or something.
00:14:17
Speaker
But I really feel like in the end, Poirot is going to explain what really happened and really there was not anything that sinister going on all along. So we'll see. We'll see if my prediction is right.
Modern Takes on Classic Tales
00:14:38
Speaker
Well, another upcoming show that I'm excited for is The Fall of the House of Usher, which is releasing on October 12th of this year. And I suppose that this isn't technically a mystery, because if you've read Poe's short story with the same title, you'll know this is more of a Gothic horror, I suppose.
00:15:04
Speaker
But I think we can lump it in since we are talking about the grandfather of mystery. This is also going to be a Netflix production and I'm really looking forward to seeing how they do this because of course originally it said in the 1800s in a big spooky
00:15:21
Speaker
house, the House of Usher. But they're setting this in common time, current era. And the quote unquote House of Usher is more like a corporate kind of feel. So I'm excited to see what they do with this adaptation. Now, as I said before, with these groups of
00:15:42
Speaker
actors and producers that work together. This is done by the same group who have done Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House. So you'll see some of those same faces, I'm sure, in this. And yeah, so a much more sleek and different kind of creepy House of Usher. Oh, it sounds like it could be a little more kind of suspenseful
00:16:07
Speaker
twisty and turny. Yeah, that sounds like it'll be really interesting. Maybe a little more like those domestic thrillers that we were referencing before. So I'm hoping that I'm happy with the way they adapt this Poe story. That's definitely something to look forward to.
Listener Engagement and Recommendations
00:16:24
Speaker
Well, Brooke, I think this was really good to talk about some of the things that we've been that we've been watching and hopefully some of our listeners can find out what to watch next. Exactly. Or even maybe give us some suggestions of what they've been watching and what they've been enjoying.
00:16:39
Speaker
So thanks for listening today to Clued in Mystery. I'm Brooke. And I'm Sarah, and we both love mystery. Clued in Mystery is produced by Brooke Peterson and Sarah M. Stephen. Music is by Shane Ivers at Silvermansound.com. Visit us online at CluedinMystery.com or social media at CluedinMystery. If you liked what you heard, please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or telling your friends.