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Monthly Archives: May 2020

Playwright pens Columbo prequel
Columbo News / Community / Reboot

Playwright pens Columbo prequel

Posted on May 31, 2020 by columbophile • 59 Comments

Playwright pens a Columbo prequel that aims to shed light on the future Lieutenant’s formative years as a homicide detective in New York. Could you help get the script in front of relevant TV power players? Continue reading →

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Five best moments from An Exercise in Fatality
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 4

Five best moments from An Exercise in Fatality

Posted on May 24, 2020 by columbophile • 49 Comments

Featuring a heavyweight clash between Columbo and Milo Janus, Season 4 opener An Exercise in Fatality is a muscular beast of an episode that packs quite a punch. What are its very best bits? Let’s take a look… Continue reading →

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Episode review: Columbo Grand Deceptions
Episode Guide / Opinion / Season 8

Episode review: Columbo Grand Deceptions

Posted on May 17, 2020 by columbophile • 103 Comments

Grown men were playing with toy soldiers – repeatedly – when Columbo plodded back onto screens for his season finale on May 1, 1989. Can Grand Deceptions deliver a new Columbo adventure that proudly sits shoulder-to-shoulder with the best efforts from the 70s? Let’s see… Continue reading →

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Coming soon: the 100 greatest Columbo moments of the 70s
Columbo News / Community / Opinion / Top 100

Coming soon: the 100 greatest Columbo moments of the 70s

Posted on May 10, 2020 by columbophile • 67 Comments

Here’s some news that is guaranteed to make the hearts of Columbo fans SING: a panel of experts and enthusiasts have got their heads together to compile a (reasonably) definitive list of the Lieutenant’s greatest moments from his classic era. Continue reading →

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Five best moments from Columbo A Friend in Deed
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

Five best moments from Columbo A Friend in Deed

Posted on May 3, 2020 by columbophile • 54 Comments

Columbo episodes don’t come much better than A Friend in Deed, which features a mouth-watering confrontation between the Lieutenant and Deputy Police Commissioner, Mark Halperin. What are its best moments? Here’s my take… Continue reading →

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