Here we go again. How many times have I spotlighted television series about detective?! The Mentalist, Midsomer Murders, Columbo – I have the impression that…
CIPC #81: Zorro S1 E36, The sergeant regrets
I hope you guys have been dutifully spreading the word about the Zorro-opening, because, today, Zorro rides again! Yes! We’re now a bit further in…
CIPC #78: Zorro S1 E11, Double trouble for Zorro
Long, long before Batman there was already a wealthy man living a double life as a masked and caped vigilante, a superman in everything but…
CIPC #73: Ronzoni commercial
If you have read some of my other blog posts, you will have noticed that I usually start with a short text providing context for…
CIPC #72: Maigret S35, Mon ami Maigret
I have a conjecture: every sufficiently well-known fictional detective will sooner or later be confronted with chess. A slightly – but only very slightly –…
CIPC #63: The X-files S5 E20, The end
As far as I can ascertain, the X-files is more or less an adaptation of the Fortean times in which every uncanny or weirdly creepy…
CIPC #57: The big fat quiz of everything 2018
QI, Only Connect… the Brits have probably the greatest quiz programs in the world. It is not surprising, then, that every year there is an…
CIPC #55: Gargoyles S2 E9 City of stone
Gargoyles is an animated tv series from the nineties and I have a serious problem with it. The writing is quite interesting. It blends Shakespearean…
CIPC #40: MST3K S4 E11, The magic sword
The faithful readers of this blog might remember how enthusiastic I was about Mystery science theater 3000. Aforesaid readers will, then, not be surprised to…
CIPC #39: Alfred J. Kwak S1 E12, Alfred’s chess adventure
Alfred J. Kwak is an invention of multitalented Dutchman Herman van Veen.1 It is a show about an orphaned duck who was brought up by…