Read Watching the Detective

Watching the Detective

Deborah Shapiro

4.9/5 (21939 ratings)

Description:A book about the time I became weirdly obsessed with watching Columbo, but really about so much more.The situation: A woman in Chicago dives deep into a bottomless well of streaming options and finds herself methodically screening old episodes of Columbo. Soon Peter Falk becomes a constant presence, a shadow of sorts, turning up everywhere in his famous raincoat, scratching his eyebrows and apologizing for his cigar. Dusky blue sedans, landline phones, wall-to-wall carpet, and the Los Angeles of the previous century create a revealing alternate context for her life in this one. Mixing memoir and cultural criticism, Watching the Detective offers a close reading of the classic television series through a personal lens. From beginning to end, this book is an investigation, seeking to understand the comforts to be found not in mere nostalgia but in exploring new connections, finding new ways of seeing. Reckoning with the vagaries of memory, the passage of time, and the sometimes mysterious bond between fathers and daughters, Watching the Detective—like the series itself—is a bit of a brain teaser. Both highly subjective and utterly universal, at turns slyly funny and unexpectedly moving, it’s also completely unforgettable. Like the lieutenant himself, once this book has got you, it never quite lets go.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Watching the Detective. To get started finding Watching the Detective, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 120

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: b-side editions

Release: 2025

ISBN

Description: A book about the time I became weirdly obsessed with watching Columbo, but really about so much more.The situation: A woman in Chicago dives deep into a bottomless well of streaming options and finds herself methodically screening old episodes of Columbo. Soon Peter Falk becomes a constant presence, a shadow of sorts, turning up everywhere in his famous raincoat, scratching his eyebrows and apologizing for his cigar. Dusky blue sedans, landline phones, wall-to-wall carpet, and the Los Angeles of the previous century create a revealing alternate context for her life in this one. Mixing memoir and cultural criticism, Watching the Detective offers a close reading of the classic television series through a personal lens. From beginning to end, this book is an investigation, seeking to understand the comforts to be found not in mere nostalgia but in exploring new connections, finding new ways of seeing. Reckoning with the vagaries of memory, the passage of time, and the sometimes mysterious bond between fathers and daughters, Watching the Detective—like the series itself—is a bit of a brain teaser. Both highly subjective and utterly universal, at turns slyly funny and unexpectedly moving, it’s also completely unforgettable. Like the lieutenant himself, once this book has got you, it never quite lets go.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Watching the Detective. To get started finding Watching the Detective, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Watching the Detective

Watching the Detective

More Books

The Summer Demands

The Summer Demands

The Sun in Your Eyes

The Sun in Your Eyes

Consolation

Consolation

Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica

Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica

Time on Ice: Overwinter Voyage to Antarctica by Deborah Shapiro (1997-12-05)

Time on Ice: Overwinter Voyage to Antarctica by Deborah Shapiro (1997-12-05)

Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica 1st edition by Shapiro, Deborah, Bjelke, Rolf (1997) Hardcover

Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica 1st edition by Shapiro, Deborah, Bjelke, Rolf (1997) Hardcover

Letters from the Sea by Deborah Shapiro (2010-01-01)

Letters from the Sea by Deborah Shapiro (2010-01-01)

Letters from the Sea: Written Aboard the Sailboat 'Northern Light' During a 61-Day Ocean Voyage

Letters from the Sea: Written Aboard the Sailboat 'Northern Light' During a 61-Day Ocean Voyage

Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them

Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them