Apparently this was a vague idea that Steve Martin had for a while after he went to a function and saw several old show biz people together. He thought what about getting them to solve crime.

Roll forward and we have a show where we waited for each episode to drop.

The story is character driven. It gives us a slice of a particular strata of New York. They are not poor (mostly) and occupy an island of privilege. But they are fascinating to watch. The side stories are often rib crackingly funny. Yet there is empathy for even the most selfish antics of Martin Short.

This is a painting of New York as we want it to be.