The wire is one of the most critically acclaimed television series in history, charting at number six in IMDB’s top list at the time of…
CIPC #160: Jonny Quest E.19, Attack of the tree people
By a bit of an accident, I recently stumbled upon the existence of a franchise with three different TV-series, two made-for-TV movies, a series of…
CIPC #157: Tales of tomorrow S1 E2, Blunder
Tales of tomorrow is a sci-fi anthology show that aired in the beginning of the fifties in the USA. It doesn’t seem to be very…
CIPC #150: Saturday night live 20-01-1996, Spartan cheerleaders
From what I understand, Saturday night live is pretty much a staple of American culture but largely unknown outside of the USA. It is a…
CIPC #149: Gravity Falls, S1 E11: Little Dipper
Gravity Falls is a critically acclaimed cartoon show produced by Disney about twelve-year-old twins Mabel and Dipper, who spend the summer holidays with their great-uncle…
CIPC #138: Blackadder II E4, Money
Blackadder is a serious contender for the title of best TV-series in history. The first season was perhaps not great, but from season two to…
CIPC #136: Gode Geass S1 E1, The day a new demon was born
Lelouch. Lamperouge. That’s seriously the name of the protagonist in this anime. No, really, you can look it up: he is actually called ‘the fishy…
CIPC #132: The prisoner, Checkmate
I have written about The prisoner before; if you don’t know what it is, you should probably read the first few sentences of that post.…
CIPC #130: Breaking bad S3 E6, Sunset
About a decade ago, Breaking bad was the hottest thing on television. It was a television series about a chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer who…
CIPC #126: The prisoner, Arrival
The prisoner is a delightful cocktail of sixties futurism and mystery fiction with a liberal dash of the Kafkaesque. It is about a former secret…