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2 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • August 29 - September 4, 2021 A podcast and a resolve to investigate "Only Murders in the Building" bring together an unlikely mix of New York apartment dwellers in a so-named comedic murder mystery series upcoming on Hulu. In the eight-episode series that begins streaming Tuesday, Aug. 31, a grisly murder in the Arconia, an exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, brings together three strangers: Charles Hayden Savage (Steve Martin), a veteran actor whose claim to fame is for playing a TV detective decades ago; Oliver (Martin Short), a New York stage director with major money problems; and Mabel (Selena Gomez), a mysterious young woman with a link to the victim and no apparent means that would enable her to reside at the pricey address. All are true-crime aficionados and fans of the podcast "All Is Not OK in Oklahoma." Soon, the oddly matched trio resolve to probe the slaying and start a podcast "Only Murders in the Building" to document their investigation. The series was created by Martin and John Hoffman ("Grace & Frankie," "Looking") with Short and Gomez also getting executive producer credits here. "I'm actually a true crime – 'fan' is the wrong word, but I'm interested in it," Martin explains. "I'm interested in the solving of crime. I really like that. And so I had this idea ... . This is one the most unusual things I've ever done because it actually has a plot. I usually don't do things with plots." With a long partnership dating back to "Three Amigos!" in the mid-80s, "Only Murders in the Building" represents yet another effort from Martin and Short. The addition of Gomez, best known for her stint as Alex in Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," to the pair of septuagenarians may seem an odd match, but Short reports that the 29-year-old actress fit right in. "What I love about the end product of the show," Short says, "is the three different energies of the actors. I kind of play it very real. Steve goes way over the top. And Selena grounds everything in this kind of dry, hilarious delivery. And the combination, I think, is perfect. And it was a dream to work with this brilliant, young lady." For her part, Gomez was understandably apprehensive to be working with two comedy legends but those nerves vanished quickly. "I didn't know what to expect because sometimes I find that comedy people can sometimes be a little bit distant and so I didn't know what I was getting myself into," she explains. "And now I have like these two crazy uncles in my life that basically give me boy advice and I sing rap songs to them." "Naughty rap songs, I have to add," Martin quips. True crime buffs probe 'Only Murders in the Building' in Hulu comedy mystery Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin (from left) star in "Only Murders in the Building," which begins streaming Tuesday on Hulu. BY GEORGE DICKIE Identify the sports-related situations expressed by the following foods: Answers: BY GEORGE DICKIE 1) Tater 2) Grapefruit 3) Pea 4) Shake & bake 5) Ice cream cone 6) Hot dog 7) Chicklets 8) Biscuit 9) Lollipop 1) A home run 2) A pitch so easily hittable that it appears to be the size of a grapefruit 3) A pitch thrown so fast it appears the size of a pea 4) In basketball, it's when a player gives a body fake, usually from side to side, to get past an opponent 5) A fly ball caught at the tip of a glove's webbing, so as to give the appearance of an ice cream cone 6) A showoff 7) Teeth that have been knocked out of a hockey player's mouth 8) A hockey puck 9) A weak throw h AUTO RACING Tuesday 7:00PM FS1 Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon Exploring the relationship between Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon on and off the track. Thursday 7:00PM FS1 Refuse to Lose: Jeff Gordon and the 1997 Daytona 500 A revealing look at Jeff Gordon in the days leading up to his victory in the 1997 Daytona 500. Friday 7:00PM FS1 NHRA Drag Racing Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals, Qualifying 1. Saturday 3:30PM NBCSN NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200. a BASEBALL MLB Sunday 1:00PM FSI MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Miami Marlins. 7:00PM ESPN MLB Baseball New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics. Monday 6:30PM FSI MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds. 7:00PM ESPN MLB Baseball Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays. 10:00PM ESPN MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers. Tuesday 9:30PM FS1 MLB Baseball Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants. Wednesday 6:30PM FSI MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds. Friday 7:00PM FSI MLB Baseball Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds. 10:30PM FSI MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers. sportshighlights