Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Detective Scribbles, No. 11, Guy Noir

I know I haven't posted anything in a while, so I thought that it would seem fitting to start out with a quirky and hilarious detective, a detective by the name of Guy Noir, Private Eye. Although he isn't quite as popular as Sherlock Holmes, he makes up for it in hilarity. The character of Guy Noir was created by the modern-day Mark Twain, Garrison Keillor. Noir is, as his name stipulates, a detective that comes straight from the era of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.
The character of Noir premiered in 1995 on the enjoyable radio program called "A Prairie Home Companion", which is hosted by Keillor. What I quite enjoy about the program, in general, is the down-home sort of feel to the entire program and also the pure nostalgia that one feels when hearing a program like this, comparing to the world of today with smart phones and such. The character of Noir has a small little show on the whole program, but it, like the entire show, is quite enjoyable all the same. Click here to view a small tidbit from the Guy Noir program.
The actor Kevin Kline played the humorous detective in the movie version of the radio show, aptly named A Prairie Home Companion. In short, I would highly recommend both the radio show and the movie, they are both nice, quaint little programs that always put a smile on my face, at least.
Not to worry, another "real" detective will adorn this blog soon.
Notes: This was drawn with a dip pen and waterproof ink.

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