Murderville

Matt Roush says...

Just the wisecracks, Ma’am. In a six-episode sendup of hardboiled crime drama (based on a British format), Arrested Development’s Will Arnett plays badass homicide cop Terry Seattle to a celebrity guest star’s clueless trainee in each episode. The gimmick: The guest star has no script or idea of what’s coming their way, which usually involves a scene in which the guest goes undercover and recites whatever nonsense Terry blurts into their earpiece. The results are intermittently funny, especially when Arnett breaks up at his co-star’s antics. Carol Burnett would be proud. The lineup includes Conan O’Brien, Sharon Stone, Kumail Nanjiani, Ken Jeong, Annie Murphy and NFL star Marshawn Lynch.

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