The Third Time's the Charm

 L'ispettore Coliandro on Wikipedia

I caught the rebroadcast of Inspector Coliandro on MHz Worldview's International Mystery last night. This time the broadcast engineers rediscovered how to vertically center the video on the screen. This is a good thing, because that's where the English subtitles are located. The subtitles make it much easier for me to follow the story, because I sure don't understand much Italian.

Even with subtitles, Inspector Coliandro is still a doofus who needs to stand closer to a razor. Much closer. Despite his scruffy appearance, he somehow got transferred back to the flying squad, even after ordering a multi-lifetime supply of yoghurt cups for the police. (Sadly, the flying squad has no airplanes. They just cruise around in unmarked police cars, just like the Chicago PD.) He did solve some crime: he rescued his partner from a frame-up, got the goods on a bent copper and put the whammy on a purse snatcher. Even better, he made kissy face with a hot chick from a family of petty criminals. (They were sort of like an Italian version of the Timson clan from Rumpole of the Bailey.) Still, I'm not sure if Coliandro is a keeper, even if he does get lucky with a different hottie in each episode. (I do bet ya that he never even gets near to first base with the smoking hot prosecutor, Dottoressa Longhi.)

I guess time will tell. They seem to have more episodes of Inspector Coliandro in the pipeline, and they're going to run them no matter what I think.