257 – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (TV Series 2016– )

spacetime coordinates: 19th century – 1960s – 2016 Seattle, Washington // 1967 – 2017 Bergsberg, Montana.

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is a BBC America comic science fiction detective television series created and primarily written by Max Landis. The two seasons are inspired by the novel series of the same name by Douglas Adams. The series features an ensemble cast including Samuel Barnett as the “holistic detective” Dirk Gently and Elijah Wood as his reluctant sidekick Todd. Other main cast members include Hannah Marks as Todd’s sister Amanda, Jade Eshete as security officer Farah Black, Fiona Douriff as “holistic assassin” Bart, and Mpho Koaho as computer technician Ken.

Following the broadcast of the second season finale, BBC America announced the show’s cancellation. The decision to cancel the series sparked outrage among fans of the show, and a petition was started to renew the series. The petition has received over 100,000 signatures. (wiki)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4047038/

074 – Liza, the Fox-Fairy (2015)

spacetime coordinates: 1970s capitalist Hungary (Csudapest)

Liza, the Fox-Fairy (Hungarian: Liza, a rókatündér) is a 2015 Hungarian black comedy film directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros, starring Mónika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede-Fazekas and David Sakurai.

The film is based on the play Liselotte és a május by Zsolt Pozsgai. The Japanese theme was added by Mészáros, who was fascinated by Japanese culture, especially pop music from the 1960s and 1970s. He was also attracted by similarities between Japanese and Hungarian traditions.

fox-fairy, demon from Japanese mythology

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