“Huh?” I hear you think “S1E1? Surely there’s no seasons or episodes in Beauty and the beast; it’s a film!” But no. First of all,…
CIPC #338: Diggers ad
We have spotlighted countless advertisements on this blog. For alcoholic drinks, for clothes, for cars, for all sorts of services — but not yet for…
CIPC #337: Lexx S4 E18, The game
I may just have witnessed the most bizarre thing to appear on this blog. It was an episode of a mostly forgotten science fiction series…
CIPC #336: Out of Africa
Today’ subject is an absolute classic. It won seven Oscars,1 including best picture, best director, and best actress in a leading role for Meryl Streep.…
CIPC #335: Psych S2 E7, If you’re so smart, then why are you dead?
British detective series are the bread and butter of this blog. But every now and then, I want to mix things up by spotlighting an…
CIPC #334: Puerto Rico rum ad
It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with hard liquor on this blog. Far from it. But it’s the first time I’m dealing with such…
CIPC #333: Prime suspect S2 E1, Operation Nadine
Even in the nineties, women and men were still treated very differently. A case in point: when we meet inspector Barnaby from Midsomer Murders or…
CIPC #332: Rupa ad
It’s been a while since we talked about a talk show, but I don’t like doing so, so let’s not. Instead, let’s talk about underwear.…
CIPC #331: Portishead, Sour times
I usually avoid them, but it’s time for a highly personal confession: I am a sucker for clever use of enjambment. So when I heard,…
CIPC #330: Syberia
No, I did not just misspell Siberia. Syberia is the actual name of a point-and-click video game released in 2002. It was written by Belgian…