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 #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 #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 #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 #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…
CIPC #23: Agatha Christie’s Poirot S6 E4 Dumb witness
Oh! sweet nectar of nostalgia linger longer, just a while, let the taste of distant mem’ries draw a brief and sadden’d smile …with which somewhat…
CIPC #22: Mozart in the jungle S1 E2 Fifth chair
Mozart in the jungle is an Amazon original series based on a book of the same name. It focuses on an New York-based up-and-coming oboist’s…
CIPC #21: Midsomer Murders S15 E5 The Sicilian defence
It doesn’t happen very often that a long-running television show dedicates an entire episode to chess, but when it happens – oh boy! Episode 5…
CIPC #7: Numb3rs, S1 E9: Sniper zero
Previously, I called The mentalist a mediocre mystery fiction show. By these standards, Numb3rs is dreadful. First of all, the show has given in to…
CIPC #4: Agatha Christie’s Poirot S5 E6: The chocolate box
Belgium is a strange, strange country. I don’t mean the bizarre borders1 , the incredibly complicated politics2 , or the fact that there’s a Belgian…