Columbo - Just One More Thing

I've been watching some of the episodes of Columbo on Netflix. I've seen them all many times throughout the years.

Loved everything about it. No surprise that Peter Falk won four Emmy awards.

But what set the show apart was the writing. Stellar. The "inverted" mystery. We knew who the killer was, we always saw the crime being committed and watched the killer trying to cover his/her tracks. The fun was the cat & mouse game - watching Columbo prove it.

The killer was usually wealthy, conceited, and soon let Columbo know he was getting on their damn nerves. He was often in awe of the luxurious homes and lofty careers. But he never missed a beat.

A great show.

 

@Arlene Richards Falk was indeed a masterful actor, moving about in ways to mislead regarding his brilliance, so as to make the guilty spout off, just to spoof him. Many times, the tables he turned were so cleverly executed, one could almost feel the criminal's amazement. Good show! Frank

 

I too like to watch Columbo. I found Coluombo on ME TV locally 47.1 and I like to see his methodical ways steadily solving the crime. One episode Columbo was told that he is intelligent and he hides it, I agree. I so enjoy his old car and him talking about his wife we never see, just like Frasier's brother Nyles.

 

I loved that show. Always got a kick out of his car, a Peugeot 403.

 

.....one more thing.....his DOG!

 

A bit of Columbo trivia: His first name was Frank (I can recall him only mentioning it once). His salary (in 1972) was $11,000 - which would have been $63,000 in today's dollars).

One of my favorite episodes was "Etude in Black". John Cassavetes (a close personal friend of Peter Falk) played the conductor of a symphony who kills his mistress. The important clue Columbo picked up on was that the maestro forgot to re-attach the boutonniere to his tux before leaving the crime scene.

Another good one was " Swan Song" with Johnny Cash.

Robert Vaughn and Robert Culp were also good villains, as were Lee Grant, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh, and Trish Van Severe (widow of George C. Scott).

 

Columbo = FAB !

 

I saw "How to dial a Murder" last night. Really good - the killer trained his two Dobermans (Laurel & Hardy ) to react viciously to a ringing phone and a code word. Dogs were normally gentle & playful....Columbo knew something was "off".

 

...and the winner is...