Noir Me

I started re-reading, The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler a bit ago. I was just in a detective novel kinda mood and I remembered liking the book but nothing else. Then, the new HBO show, Bored to Death, starring Jason Schwartzman started up and lo and behold, it is about a struggling writer moonlighting as a private detective after being inspired by reading Raymond Chandler. I love it when that happens - you become aware of something and then suddenly you notice it everywhere. Do you know what I am talking about?