A scene from Inspector Max
Chosen by: Luisa.
Translated by: Luisa.
Revised by: Badriah.
Inspector Max is a crime TV series broadcasted by TVI ever since 2004, when it aired.
Despite having ended in 2005, this show has been in constant reruns ever since. Consequently it has become dear to all Portuguese citizens and a part of the childhood of Portuguese children for more than a decade. It has become a sort of a national TV treasure. And recently it has returned once again. Although instead of rerunning the same episodes over and over again, it has been allowed a new season with brand new episodes and the Portuguese get to see what laid ahead for the beloved characters they grew up watching.
No one can deny how relevant this show has become to the entertainment industry in Portugal, where the major part of TV productions like this are often ruled out and ignored by audiences overshadowed by the soap opera tradition on national TV or by foreign TV shows with deeper pockets.
I chose to translate this article to show how this reawakening of a long lost TV show means Inspector Max’s importance for Portuguese audiences, who never forgot about it and always craved for more adventures of the friendly animal and its owner.
I also chose to translate a short clip from an old episode along with it, because as part of the generation who accompanied it through all these years, this show with it’s epic old episodes filled with family drama and criminal chasings are still special to our inner child and iconic on our culture, never to be forgotten (even if the reruns suddenly stop once and for all).
- Luisa.
Inspector Max - Between the Dagger and the Wall (Excerpt)r
[SCENE 1]
Are you sure he is here?
Well, the roommate said that,
the professor asked them to meet him here.
Come Max!
Come on!
Maybe it’s better to stay out
And cover the perimeter
In case he hasn’t come.
Deal. Let’s go. Come on Max!
[SCENE 2]
MAX BARKS
DOOR SLAMMED OPEN
Freeze!
Freeze!
MAX BARKS
Calm down Max
Lower your dagger Vieira!
We already know everything.
Everything?
There’s nothing to know
Either you let me leave calmly or there will be beef on a stick for dinner.
Don’t do anything stupid!
Vieira you’re under arrest!
MAX BARKS
[SCENE 3]
You have to be patient!
Your father has work.
And we have to wait a little.
Sometimes it takes longer.
Calm down!
Don't resist little girl!
Over there!
To the left. To the left.
Enough! Come on!
Will you take over?
I will.
Oh what a surprise!
Hello!
Hello! Hello Sergio.
Dad, who was that man?
A criminal of the worst kind.
But we're here to catch people like that.
And you? What are you doing here?
Vasco has something to tell you.
Vasco?
Uncle, I messed up.
The woodworms wouldn’t die
So I thought of...
The beetle poison that grandpa has
And…
And, and what?
And tonight...hotel for everybody
Look, Vasco...
I know. I know.
I won't get payed for killing the worms,
And I will also pay for the house cleaning
There you go!
But that’s not fair uncle!
You don't want respect Vasco?
To gain respect
You have to know how to respect.
Don't you think?
MAX BARKS
See?
Even Max gets it.
[SCENE 1]
Are you sure he is here?
Well, the roommate said that,
the professor asked them to meet him here.
Come Max!
Come on!
Maybe it’s better to stay out
And cover the perimeter
In case he hasn’t come.
Deal. Let’s go. Come on Max!
[SCENE 2]
MAX BARKS
DOOR SLAMMED OPEN
Freeze!
Freeze!
MAX BARKS
Calm down Max
Lower your dagger Vieira!
We already know everything.
Everything?
There’s nothing to know
Either you let me leave calmly or there will be beef on a stick for dinner.
Don’t do anything stupid!
Vieira you’re under arrest!
MAX BARKS
[SCENE 3]
You have to be patient!
Your father has work.
And we have to wait a little.
Sometimes it takes longer.
Calm down!
Don't resist little girl!
Over there!
To the left. To the left.
Enough! Come on!
Will you take over?
I will.
Oh what a surprise!
Hello!
Hello! Hello Sergio.
Dad, who was that man?
A criminal of the worst kind.
But we're here to catch people like that.
And you? What are you doing here?
Vasco has something to tell you.
Vasco?
Uncle, I messed up.
The woodworms wouldn’t die
So I thought of...
The beetle poison that grandpa has
And…
And, and what?
And tonight...hotel for everybody
Look, Vasco...
I know. I know.
I won't get payed for killing the worms,
And I will also pay for the house cleaning
There you go!
But that’s not fair uncle!
You don't want respect Vasco?
To gain respect
You have to know how to respect.
Don't you think?
MAX BARKS
See?
Even Max gets it.
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