A Man on the Inside - TV Series Review

Based on the storyline, a very unsuitable setting of nursing home, the narrative goes like this: Charles a happy-going man, in the sunset of his life, responds to an odd employment opportunity. Hired by a private detective, he leads an unusual existence of becoming an undercover agent. With laughter and intelligence the serial deals with interesting criminal cases emphasizing newly found surprises and glimpses of warm-heartedness.

Overall the series does a great job of blending comedy with the investigation, and does so quite well with the investigation theme . It focuses on Stepping stones of retirement years, magnifying aspects such as strength and curiosity in this aspect. There is an undertone mystery that runs as a constant subtext within just lighthearted comedy which makes it easy to understand and exciting.

Ted Danson plays Charles to perfection and he is charming and complex in equal measures. He nails every joke properly and makes the subtext of this character perfectly convincing. Mary Elizabeth Ellis, together with Lilah Richcreek Estrada and Stephanie Beatriz, co-leads the show and all three offer tremendous energy that enhances the storytelling.

Boasting its creative team as Rebecca Asher, Morgan Sackett and Michael Schur at its back, the series is able to infuse humor into suspense. By working as a team, it becomes possible for each episode to have a specific pace and yet engage the viewers and at the same time they keep on thinking about what is going on in the mystery.

‘The music ‘supports’ the series’ tone, and plays cheerful and cheerful melodies in episodes containing a comedic flair, while wistful melodies where mystery is involved to boost the notes of a series’ episode.’

Cinematography is active and energetic and does well to captured the nursing home setting with style. For the most part, the use of light and shadow is compatible with the dramatic and comic setting of the show, paying much attention to detail at capturing the scenes.

Some such techniques as special effects are wisely used sparingly to create an extra layer of classy to the story telling. Well-executed sight gags further the comedic beat as well as distracting to enrich the couple important investigative sequences.

Transition between comedic and suspenseful scenes is very well done, and the editing is clean to help the movie run smoothly. Pacing is also done in such a perfect manner that room is created to laugh and at the same time continue to be anticipate the next event to happen in the series.

The temporal development is very tightly managed, which makes the overall text hardly boring at any point. It covers lots of events at a time but does not __________ each episode to the point that it becomes a rush of events that makes the viewers impatient.

Couture: Dialogue is very wordy and turns often are exacting while revealing the personality of the characters and developing the plot. The bantering between characters achieves elements of both comedy and cleverness, which relates close to the television show’s crime comedy genre.

‘At the same time the main show manages to balance comedy and crime genres very effectively although the episodes’ pacing can sometimes appear uncoordinated.’ Presumably, a better fusion of the two genres can positively affect the audience’s interaction with the program. Also, some characters require elaboration to add more substance to their backgrounds and purposesneed for actions.

This is a wonderful series entitled ‘A Man on the Inside’ which blends comedy and crime solving seamlessly and all aspects of script and cast and all the directors and producers are perfect. Overall, it is a rather pleasant show for people who love to see authors come up with something non-traditional to people’s expectations, and which makes you both chuckle and think.