Imagine, if you will, that you are a chess-obsessed kid in Flanders. A bleak prospect, perhaps, but try to entertain it for a little while…
CIPC #32: Mystery science theater 3000 S5 E5 The magical voyage of Sinbad
Mystery science theater 30001 might just be my favourite television show ever. As far as I’m aware, it only ever aired in the United States,…
CIPC #31: The unbearable lightness of being
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that every single book with good reviews, must be in want of a movie version. Hence, with the inevitability…
CIPC #30: Friends S6 E20 The one with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.
Humour occurs when a surprise is recognised as harmless. This is why a predictable punchline kills a joke. This is why a joke you’ve heard…
CIPC #29: Vladimir Aniskin’s Chessmen
Halt! Stop the presses! I have found what could be the most awesome thing ever! So there’s this Russian guy, you see, and he makes…
CIPC #28: Friends S7 E20 The one with Rachel’s big kiss
I am not very knowledgeable about Friends.1 It’s a hugely popular television show which ran for approximately fifty bazillion seasons, that much I know, and…
CIPC #27: Dixit
It it little wonder that I discuss many television series on this blog, it is perfectly normal that I often scrutinise comic books, and that…
CIPC #26: Columbo S2 E7 The most dangerous match
Today’s victim, Columbo, is an American detective series from the seventies. It is one of the more interesting examples of the genre. One of the…
CIPC #25: Pepsi Cola advertisement
Nowadays, there is a light version of pretty much every foodstuff you can think of. There’s light soft drinks, there’s light chips, there’s light fries…
CIPC #24: Midsomer murders S4 E5 The sleeper under the hill
Maybe we should let the nectar of nostalgia linger just a little while longer. Maybe we should revisit another old friend: DCI Barnaby from Midsomer…