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CIPC #307: Lewis S5 E4, The gift of promise

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

January ain’t over yet and we’re already on our second British detective series! That’s got to be some kind of record! Two weeks ago, we…

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CIPC #305: Taggart E3, Murder in season

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

After all these years, there are still British detective series that have never been mentioned on this blog. One of them is Taggart, but after…

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CIPC #303: The adventures of dr. Fu Manchu intro

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

Once more, quite some time after the crime doctor and Philo Vance, we’re brutally tearing another long-forgotten franchise from Morpheus’ arms and putting it right…

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CIPC #302: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S14 E16, Killer Moves

Posted on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

The hugely popular television series about crime scene investigations, CSI, started over twenty years ago now. Since then, there have been so many season, adaptations,…

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CIPC #294: Batman S1 E11, A riddle a day keeps the Riddler away

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

Before I ever laid eyes on any episode of the Adam West Batman series from the sixties, I had this idea, gotten through sheer cultural…

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CIPC #289: The doctor Blake mysteries S1 E6, If the shoe fits

Posted on September 6, 2022October 25, 2022

Australia! The land of weird, venomous animals, fairy bread, and TwoSet violin. I don’t think I have yet spotlighted any Australian television show or indeed…

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CIPC #278: Mission: Impossible S5 E21, A ghost story

Posted on June 21, 2022

You are probably aware of Mission: Impossible, if only for the theme song or the Tom Cruise movies.1 It started as a tv series back…

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CIPC #277: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S6 E3, The dead talk back

Posted on June 15, 2022August 11, 2022

Yes, I know, it’s just a couple of weeks ago that I wrote about Mystery Science Theater 3000, but no, that’s not a reason to…

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CIPC #276: Jonathan Creek S2E2, Time waits for Norman

Posted on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Once more, this blog is visited by Alan Davies. Last time, he was a corrupt quiz game host who got caught up in a murder.…

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CIPC #274: Mystery Science Theater 3000 S6 E21, The beast of Yucca Flats

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

I am quite used to it and hardly notice any more, but Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a really weird show. The premise is that…

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