Thoroughly loving #TheResidence on Netflix.

They had me at
"she's from Portland"
#pdx #FunnyStuff

Best thing I saw in the last two weeks – nothing else even comes close! #TheResidence

https://oldaintdead.com/the-residence-delightful-new-mystery-series/

My #NerdCalendar
UPDATED: April 8th

Now Watching:
#Daredevil #Disney
#TheResidence #Netflix

April 12 - #DoctorWho New Season #BBC / #Disney
April 18 - #SherlockAndDaughter #TheCW
April 22 - #Andor Season 2 #Disney
April 25 - #TheAccountant2
May 2 - #Thunderbolts
May 30 - #TheKarateKid #Legends
May 2025 - #MissionImpossible #DeadReckoning2
June 13 - #HowToTrainYourDragon (Live Action)

#Watching #TheResidence (netflix) 8 episodes

this was soooooo good. 12 out of 10.
not usually a great fan of whodunnits, and the british drawing room “reveal” genre where the mystery is explained is a bit of a yawn (that’s just a personal thing, not a declaration that it is “wrong” to tell stories this way.)

any-hoo — The Residence is about the section of the White House where family/ friends/ hangers on of the US president live.
When somebody dies there, Cordelia Cupp, the world’s best detective, is called in to solve the mystery. it’s a bit of a US version of upstairs downstairs.

Cordelia is played by #UzoAduba, who has always had an expressive face, and the ability to deliver wordy dialogue with clarity and conviction — and there is a LOT of dialogue. The review in BlackGirlNerd described it as <comedic tennis>, and that’s an apt description. There are some amusing rallies.

“Back in the day” movies like Adam’s Rib (1949) were very wordy, because a lot of movies were “radio with pictures”. Then came an era of “show don’t tell”. The Residence is very “show AND tell”. Friend watched it with her ears while playing dice and scrabble on her ipad and missed a lot of visual humour.

It’s a treat to watch, and I must say a lot of care and imagination has gone into bringing this to life. The residence itself is almost a character in the story — we often have a “doll’s house view” so we get a sense of place and location, and sometimes a bird’s eye view (cordelia likes birds). There is even a gingerbread house version that features in the story. The visual humour owes a great deal to some excellent editing, and what must have been extra hours setting up to shoot scenes to show multiple points of view.

sometimes we get glimpses of a character’s character by looking at them in their own milieu; and there is a truly delightful scene where cordelia is with her young nephew and we get to observe him being a young boy “like nobody’s watching”

Jane Curtin has fun as the president’s mother in law.

the president’s brother in law is an annoying anus as a character but the only character that’s annoying to watch, (bit of a stock US character)
running gags about australia, forgiveable because of the president’s brother in law being such a stereotype of USian, the australian prime minister is played by julian mcmahon, (son of sir william , for old farts like me who remember him), and kylie Minogue is there

the story is really well constructed. mostly i enjoyed it because it was different.

I've just watched the first episode of The Residence, and ok. I get the hype.

First of all, Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) plays the lead, and she and Natasha Lyonne were the best part of Orange is the New Black, so I squealed when I recognized her.

Second, I'm a huge sucker for the gimmicky cinematography. Love the architectural shots.

1/3

oh shondaland how I have missed you

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#TheResidence with a briliant Uzo Aduba leading a large cast is whimsical and fun. #review #TV #streaming #mystery Spoiler free!
https://oldaintdead.com/the-residence-delightful-new-mystery-series/

#TheResidence is a total delight. #review #TV #streamng #shondaland #UzoAduba

https://oldaintdead.com/the-residence-delightful-new-mystery-series/

The Residence, delightful new mystery series

https://oldaintdead.com/the-residence-delightful-new-mystery-series/

The Residence (Netflix)

To most people this movie is a murder mystery following the "autistic savant detective" trope.

To me, this movie is a sophisticated, nuanced and comprehensive presentation of autistic traits in many roles. Each scene, each character only builds on previous nuances.

Allistic people are presented as being completely baffled by an autistic world they cannot understand.

A masterpiece.

@actuallyautistic #theresidence #shondaland #shondarhimes #netflix #actuallyautistic

Watched episode 1 of #TheResidence on #Netflix. Uzo Aduba is so fun to watch, and the mystery plot has my attention.

Time for Culture Club, where we share what we're loving in pop culture this week. Did you check out anything in our checklist? #thelectricstate #theparenting #flightofthenavigator #theresidence #thepitt #adolescence #disney #netflix #max

Ok.
Can we just have Shonda Rhimes choreograph the rest of this presidency?

Because I am enthralled with #TheResidence.

I know.