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Remake of Mother of God (2020)
Chronology
Charles, a retired man, finds a new lease on life when he answers a private investigator’s ad and becomes a mole in a secret investigation into a nursing home. Ted Danson, about 76, plays Charles, about 76, a retired engineering professor living in San Francisco. He is also the producer of this series that stands out from most by avoiding the all-too-common linguistic dialogue.
This is in fact very clean and consequently more enjoyable
In the story his wife had died perhaps a year ago due to the effects of Alzheimer’s. He is healthy but perhaps bored with his daily routine. He has a habit of reading periodicals and newspapers and often cuts out an interesting one to send to his married daughter in Sacramento.
Charles will be the key
One day, through a cutout hole, he glimpses a small and short ad. He is looking for someone in the age range of 75 to 85 for a specific job. This takes him to a private investigator hired by a man whose mother lives in some sort of luxury retirement home in San Francisco, some significant jewelry has been stolen, and the son wants the thief caught.
Soon it becomes less about who the thief was and more about the relationships
So he is hired to watch the place, observe, and report back as the person who exposes what is going on. Ted Danson is just perfect in this role which he plays with a lot of humor. The cast of characters is played by a bunch of great actors, many of them old favorites we have known for the last 50 years or so.
My wife and I enjoyed it, streaming it
After watching the first three episodes one night, we watched the last five episodes in one sitting after watching our usual Saturday night steak and wine dinner.