I was going to write a post about my day, and crazy advetures that ensued, but alas that must wait for another time. Tonight, for the first time in months, my world came together once more.

Sitting in my office, clutching a cask of Lambrusco I found in the work fridge, I flicked from channel to channel. Suddenly those familar notes come emanating from the box:

“Inspector Rex”!! I jump out of my chair, and promptly collapse to the floor.

Ignoring the agony in my hips, pain has no meaning when there is so much joy, I jump up again and dance to the blaring euro-pop. My world is alive with passion. Everything is good. Everything happy.

I first discovered this masterpiece one lonely Thursday night. A night much like the one right now. I was alone and bored, and possibly drinking heavily. Flipping channels, I came across an ad for Inspector Rex, coming up next. I had heard many things about Rex. Cult following here in Australia was one of them. Luckily for me not long before that fateful night, I had started down a new path, approaching life with an open mind and the idea to try everything once. I’m so glad I did.

The very first shot of the show had Rex watering the garden with a hose. I was sold right then. Something so ridiculous straight up, but they upped the ante even further. His partner, inside the house, yelled the Rex that it was time to leave. Rex of course turns around and ‘accidentally’ sprays his partner and the entire inside of the house house with the hose.

I don’t know why, but when a dog is spraying a man with a hose… for a slapstick comedy moment… in a TV show that primarily deals with homicides… and it’s in German… and that dog is a police detective… well what can I say?

Inspector Rex is now officially one of my favourite shows, of all time. Tick them off as we go:
- A ham-roll loving German Shepherd.
- Working for the Australian police force.
- In the beautiful cobblestone streets of Vienna.
- Solving crimes.
- Chasing down criminals.
- Performing obviously impossible tasks, like watering the garden, answering telephones, running for Prime Minister…

Okay I’m guessing on the last one but if that’s not getting you downloading it this very second, what the fuck will?

Still not convinced?

In tonight’s episode, some theives decided it would be a good idea to import stolen Russian sarin gas to hep rob a museum. Naturally people die, the first being a homeless man. The police, who have no idea at this point what is going on decide to go undercover.

Seems like a logical enough idea… naturally Rex tags along, and it’s not unheard of for homeless people to have dogs. However how do you disguise a police dog, to look like a normal everyday dog? Not a lot I would have thought. I of course am wrong.

Rex is wearing a fucking neckerchief to look more homeless. I mean seriously, is any one else seeing this or am I currently passed out in my own vomit again?

Rex is one of those shows, you’ll either get or you don’t. To me every moment is golden.

That’s what I call a good friend……