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Monthly Archives: April 2020

Episode review: Columbo Sex and the Married Detective
Episode Guide / Opinion / Season 8

Episode review: Columbo Sex and the Married Detective

Posted on April 26, 2020 by columbophile • 137 Comments

Starring Lindsay Crouse as renowned sex therapist Dr Joan Allenby, Sex & The Married Detective is a titillatingly titled adventure that promises to break at least a few of the series’ taboo subjects. But is it any good? Or even remotely sexy? Let’s investigate… Continue reading →

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The best Columbo lookalikes
Community / Just for fun / Opinion

The best Columbo lookalikes

Posted on April 23, 2020 by columbophile • 50 Comments

Which Columbo character is a dead-ringer for a member of The Muppets? And which could effortlessly deputise for Donald Trump at a press photo call? Let’s take a look… Continue reading →

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A hypothetical Columbo reboot: how might it work?
Opinion / Reboot

A hypothetical Columbo reboot: how might it work?

Posted on April 19, 2020 by columbophile • 114 Comments

We must assume – whether we like it or not – that a Columbo reboot will happen at some point. The show’s too enshrined in popular culture for it to be left untouched forever. Here’s what I consider the most palatable options for a reboot to be. Continue reading →

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Book review: William Link’s ‘The Columbo Collection’
Book / Opinion

Book review: William Link’s ‘The Columbo Collection’

Posted on April 15, 2020 by columbophile • 11 Comments

Diving between the covers of ‘The Columbo Collection’ – an anthology of 12 short stories written by character co-creator William Link. Continue reading →

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Episode review: Columbo Murder, Smoke and Shadows
Episode Guide / New Columbo episodes / Opinion / Season 8

Episode review: Columbo Murder, Smoke and Shadows

Posted on April 12, 2020 by columbophile • 92 Comments

You could be forgiven a flash of déjà vu when tuning into Murder, Smoke & Shadows, with Lieutenant Columbo yet again investigating crime on a movie lot. Is it the Columbo equivalent of a silver-screen classic, or is it more of a straight-to-DVD fiasco? Let’s find out… Continue reading →

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So long Lily Stanhope, RIP Honor Blackman
Columbo News / Killers / Tribute

So long Lily Stanhope, RIP Honor Blackman

Posted on April 7, 2020 by columbophile • 22 Comments

A brief tribute to Columbo killer Honor Blackman, star of 1972’s ‘Dagger of the Mind’, who sadly passed away on 6th April at the age of 94. Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Columbo Swan Song
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Columbo Swan Song

Posted on April 4, 2020 by columbophile • 56 Comments

When an episode of Columbo features as beloved a figure as Johnny Cash, you better believe it’s going to live long in the memory – and so it proves with Swan Song, the penultimate episode of season 3. Which scenes are the standouts? Here’s my hot take… Continue reading →

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Columbo book review: The Dean’s Death
Book / Memorabilia / Opinion

Columbo book review: The Dean’s Death

Posted on April 1, 2020 by columbophile • 20 Comments

Although few fans realise it, beyond the boundaries of the television screen exist canonical Columbo adventures in printed form – some of which are really rather good. Here I review ‘The Dean’s Death’, written by Alfred Lawrence and first published in 1975. Continue reading →

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