Make more sense of the 70s with the latest Columbo book!
15Get excited – there’s a new Columbo book out, and this time it’s written by Columbophile blog contributor – and all-round good guy – Glenn Stewart! Here’s all you need to know…
Behind the scenes
New book to shed light on unproduced Columbo mysteries!
36Author David Koenig is back with another sneaky peek into the unseen production of Columbo with a new book that that sheds light on 19 mysteries that were almost made, but ultimately shot down.
The mystery and murder of ‘Murder With Too Many Notes’
27The sad story of how Patrick McGoohan tore the heart out of a young screenwriter’s Columbo dream – and the damage done to one of the series’ least-treasured outings ‘Murder With Too Many Notes’…
When Columbo got his Wings
17Wim Wenders’ acclaimed ‘Wings of Desire’ celebrates the 35th anniversary of its US release in May 2023. And as unlikely as it might seem, Columbo – both Peter Falk and his iconic detective character – was integral to its success. Glenn Stewart explains why…
The curious case of ‘Columbo Takes the Rap’
9All about the little-known stage play ‘Columbo Takes the Rap’ and how its hoped-for stint on Broadway never materialised…
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: William Shatner shares his Columbo memories
26Two-time guest killer WILLIAM SHATNER’s Columbo recollections have been made available exclusively to this blog – including what he really things about that moustache from Butterfly in Shades of Grey…
Casting Columbo: the gargantuan unseen effort
40In this guest post, David Koenig, author of 2021 behind-the-scenes epic ‘Shooting Columbo’, sheds light on what an exhaustive process it could be to cast Columbo – using Season 4’s ‘Negative Reaction’ as a case study.
Collecting signatures for Columbo
28Guest blogger Rich Weill outlines how Columbo’s most prolific writers left their own indelible signatures on the mysteries they created for the Lieutenant to unravel.
Cracking the case of the Tricon mystery woman
64Author David Koenig has solved a puzzle that many Columbo fans didn’t know needed solving: uncovering the true identity of the officious Tricon lady from ‘An Exercise in Fatality’. Who is she? Read on to find out…
Suitable for Framing’s nude model identified at last!
51SAINTS BE PRAISED! The 50-year-old Columbo mystery surrounding the identity of the nude model from Suitable for Framing has finally and officially been put to bed!
Columbo’s Alpine adventure – the episode that never was
20Guest blogger Rich Weill shines a light on an unproduced Columbo adventure that would have seen the Lieutenant investigating a murder in the Italian Alps. Intrigued? Read on…
Brian De Palma’s lost Columbo, and the Lieutenant’s unfilmed final case
54Chronicling the two Columbo episodes that were scripted but never made – including one penned by none other than Hollywood heavyweight director Brian De Palma.
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