But with a nice addition of Selena Gomez, who I didn't know could act, although she mostly plays third fiddle to show's greater talents of Martin Short and Steve Martin.

I hate the term binge-watching but that's exactly what I did with Only murders in the building - it hooked me from the start, not just because this show reunites two thirds of one of my favorite childhood cinematic teams (Chase-Martin-Short trio from 1986's Three amigos) but also because the premise sounded promising and once I started watching I couldn't really let go.

As all of the murder mysteries go, this one follows the same beaten formula of twists and turns, suspects and innocents with an unlikely trio to lead the investigation the police seemed to have dropped from the get-go. So many questions and most of them get answered my the season finale (can't wait for the second season by the way) and overall atmosphere of the show, although a bit pretentious and too predictive at times, captures and opens up the characters to the core so much that we instantly fall in love with them and route for.

The gem above all is Steve Martin's Charles with his once big now small and broken little man who just wants some peace and quiet but rushes headlong into life as soon as another person loses it and finds friends he seemed to have long forgotten how to make. Martin Short's Oliver is his usual charming self with his own interesting story yet to unravel and Selena Gomez' Mabel is an extraordinary insertion to the team of 70 year-olds which gives it that life and vigorousness they all (including the tenants in the building) needed.

Above all, besides the outstanding performances by the cast, fantastic soundtrack and one-of-a-kind episode 7 are among this show's greatest moments and I hope it would get only better and bigger in the upcoming season.

UPDATE: Season 2 certainly did not disappoint as it added more mysteries, more colorful characters and more depth to the already established ones and the ending - bring it on, season 3!