PORFIRY PETROVICH
CREATED BY:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
AS SEEN IN:
'Crime And Punishment'
AS PLAYED BY:
Ian McDiarmid
TV DIMENSION:
To Be Determined
STATUS:
Multiversal Recastaway
From Wikipedia:
"Crime and Punishment" ("Pryestupleniye i nakazaniye") is a novel by the
Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. "Crime and Punishment" focuses on the mental
anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished
ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an
unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov argues that with the
pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while
ridding the world of a worthless parasite. He also commits this murder to test
his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of such things, and
even have the right to do them. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov
justifies his actions by connecting himself mentally with Napoleon Bonaparte,
believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher
purpose.
Porfiry Petrovich – The detective in charge of solving the murders of Lizaveta and Alyona Ivanovna, who, along with Sonya, move Raskolnikov towards confession. Unlike Sonya, however, Porfiry does this through psychological games. Despite the lack of evidence, he becomes certain Raskolnikov is the murderer following several conversations with him, but gives him the chance to confess voluntarily. He attempts to confuse and to provoke the unstable Raskolnikov in an attempt to coerce him to confess.
Porfiry Petrovich – The detective in charge of solving the murders of Lizaveta and Alyona Ivanovna, who, along with Sonya, move Raskolnikov towards confession. Unlike Sonya, however, Porfiry does this through psychological games. Despite the lack of evidence, he becomes certain Raskolnikov is the murderer following several conversations with him, but gives him the chance to confess voluntarily. He attempts to confuse and to provoke the unstable Raskolnikov in an attempt to coerce him to confess.
There were several TV versions of "Crime And Punshment" before the 2000
adaptation came along. One thing which might rule in this production's favor
would be if they brought more of the novel into the series.
I found no mention of Porfiry in the main Wold Newton site, so there are no
established theories as to his connection to members of the Wold Newton family.
But as for the Tele-Folks Directory, I have a theory.....
Over the years it has been stated that Porfiry was the inspiration for the
creation of Lt. Columbo by Levinson & Link. As a novel, "Crime And
Punishment" exists in the TV Universe, as does its writer, Dostoyevsky. So his
novel is actual a "true crime" chronicle, one which Columbo may have come across
and realized during his reading that Porfiry's methods might be applicable in
his own investigations once he became a detective. Columbo knew that he was not
as smart as those around him, so he would be happy for any advantage he could
find.....
BCnU!
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