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Truly, everything Shonda Rhimes has ever done has been working its way towards this: The Residence.

A story that is so perfectly created and executed, so wonderfully entertaining, there is no room in your mind while you are watching it for stray comments, observations or judgements about the quality of the show. Your mind is wholly absorbed, along for the ride and happy to be so.

I'm not even going to ask how this show got made...at the time it was made. That, in and of itself, is a feat of mastery.

Before watching, if anyone had asked me who my three most favourite characters of all time are, I'd have answered, "Sherlock Holmes and Havelock Vetinari."

Ask me tomorrow, after I'm finished watching (yes, I didn't even reach the end before I was compelled to write a review), I will answer, "Sherlock Holmes, Havelock Vetinari and Cordelia Cupp."

It is a masterpiece. A perfect balance of wit, wisdom, humour, intelligence and whimsy. There was even a life changing moment for me:

"This is *not* the only way to be. But it *is* the way that *I* am." Cordelia Cupp, Ep. 4, The Residence.

The first ten minutes of episode 4 is some of the most incredible filmmaking I've ever seen.

Please watch it. Have opinions of your own. Comment about them here. Talk about it with others. Just don't miss it.

I really enjoy shows like Law & Order. Shows that allow you to follow a story that is tied up at the end of the hour. I watch TV to escape from heavy thoughts and feelings, so a police procedural is just the thing. I tend to avoid shows that build tension and suspense...

I thought The Calling would be an easy-to-watch show because of David E. Kelley's other credentials. It's really not like his other stuff at all.

This show demonstrates a mastery of storytelling. From the start, we are drawn into the lives of a number of characters that revolve around a missing teenage boy. As the episodes go on, we come to learn more about the boy and what significance these people had to the missing teenager, what is going on in their lives that might have culminated in his disappearance.

We've all seen police shows where the lead detective is some kind of savant, dedicated but deeply flawed. It gets to be a bit of a tedious and overused trope. But Avraham Avraham, the lead character, draws you in with his unique perspective on humanity and unique approach towards the questioning of persons of interest. He's mysterious, yes, but in a fresh and interesting way.

The supporting characters are coming into their own three episodes in as well and the acting is very good.

I'm really enjoying this ride into the unknown. Very keen to see this show continue.

I love really well done dark humour and this show definitely has it.

If you can imagine that Al Bundy, Ren (from Ren & Stimpy) and Ash from Evil Dead all morphed into one person, you'd get Gary, the Chosen One.

Yanked out of high school as a teenager, Gary is the Chosen One, the ultimate fighter of demons (who happens to be a foul mouthed, middle-aged asshole who has nothing left in the world to live for and is not even allowed to retire).

You can't help but invest in this character. He's funny as hell (pun intended).

Gary and His Demons is proof that you don't need a whole lot of fancy production budgetry to get an awesome story. The art is definitely one of a kind but it's minimalistic, which is all you really need when you have a great concept.

The show has it's moments of poignancy too.

Well worth it and I could sing that power-up song of his all day long.