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CIPC #246: Endeavour S4 E1, Game

Posted on November 3, 2021

Long after Morse there was Endeavour. It deals with Endeavour who was there long before Morse. I realize that that’s a rather opaque introduction for…

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CIPC #245: Sporza article

Posted on October 27, 2021

Usually, I talk about classy, old movies, or vintage advertisements, or perhaps an episode for some widely popular detective series. But this is an emergency.…

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CIPC #244: Le château de verre

Posted on October 19, 2021January 3, 2022

Today’s subject, a French film from 1950, is a good example of how getting a bunch of talent together does not necessarily yield a great…

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CIPC #243: Luther S1E1

Posted on October 12, 2021

Luther sounds like it should be a documentary series about the eponymic theologist and his ninety-five theses, or perhaps about his royal namesake. But no.…

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CIPC #242: Lego chess sets box covers

Posted on October 6, 2021

I can imagine Nintendo disappearing. I can imagine Hot Wheels disappearing. But I can not image Lego disappearing. The ingenious connecting system, the sturdy material,…

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CIPC #241: Hogan’s heroes S4 E21, Up in Klink’s room

Posted on September 28, 2021

A prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany is a rather unlikely setting for a comedy sitcom and perhaps it would be hard to get…

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CIPC #240: Lewis S5 E3, The mind has mountains

Posted on September 21, 2021

If you read this blog, there is a good chance you like dissecting chess positions that occur in movies or television series. But maybe you…

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CIPC #239: Ava Max, Kings & Queens

Posted on September 14, 2021

Perhaps I have been indoctrinated by Pepsi, but to me Ava Max sounds like some kind of soda. Or perhaps like some obscure British sports…

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CIPC #238: The untouchables S4 E3, The chess game

Posted on September 7, 2021

The untouchables were originally a special team of incorruptible agents tasked with fighting organised crime in Chicago. It then became the title of an autobiographically…

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CIPC #237: Peep show S3 E3, Shrooming

Posted on September 1, 2021January 3, 2022

Peep show is a critically acclaimed sitcom that cemented David Mitchell and Robert Webb as one of the great comedic duos in British television. It…

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