Mater (Mater, Private Eye)

Created by John Lasseter, Rob Gibbs, Daniel Chong, Valerie LaPointe & Matthew Luhn Lord knows I've seen plenty of private eye spoofs in my day, with private peeper permutations from the sublime to the obnoxiously ridiculous. I've seen cats and dogs and robots and demons and cavemen stepping into the gumshoes of the Shamus Game, … Continue reading Mater (Mater, Private Eye)

Assembly Required

Some Cool P.I. Model Car Kits     At the tender young age of nine or so, my favourite TV show was Mannix. It was on Saturday nights, and I was allowed to stay up because it wasn't a school night. My mom enjoyed crime and detective shows, and as the oldest child, I felt … Continue reading Assembly Required

Get Your Motor Runnin’…

Some Hot (and not-so-hot) Wheels of Some Hot (and not-so-hot) Eyes         Okay, so some of these aren't exactly "hot wheels," but they have become rather intrinsically linked with their drivers. It's weird. You would assume private eyes would drive bland, inconspicuous cars that blend into the background, and for most of them, that … Continue reading Get Your Motor Runnin’…