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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 • 53 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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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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Which is the best 70s’ season of Columbo?
Opinion / Pilot / Season 1 / Season 2 / Season 3 / Season 4 / Season 5 / Season 6 / Season 7

Which is the best 70s’ season of Columbo?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by columbophile • 68 Comments

Now I’ve reviewed all 45 ‘classic era’ Columbo episodes, I’m in a position to accurately assess the strength of all seven seasons. Which one’s the best overall? Let’s investigate… Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Columbo Mind Over Mayhem
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Columbo Mind Over Mayhem

Posted on February 2, 2020 by columbophile • 22 Comments

Mind Over Mayhem may be a bit of a dog’s dinner, but there’s no such thing as a Columbo episode that is completely without merit. What are it’s best moments? Let’s see… Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Columbo Publish or Perish
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Columbo Publish or Perish

Posted on October 13, 2019 by columbophile • 23 Comments

Although it’s often regarded as the lesser light of Jack Cassidy’s three Columbo outings, I actually think Publish or Perish is the uber-villain’s finest hour. But just what are its very, very finest scenes? Here’s what I reckon… Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Columbo Double Exposure
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Columbo Double Exposure

Posted on September 1, 2019 by columbophile • 32 Comments

Few episodes in TV history are as entertaining as Double Exposure, which features some of the greatest cat-and-mouse interchanges between hero and villain ever written. What are its absolute highlights? Take a look… Continue reading →

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Summing up Columbo’s fifth season
Opinion / Pilot / Season 1 / Season 2 / Season 3 / Season 4 / Season 5

Summing up Columbo’s fifth season

Posted on August 4, 2019 by columbophile • 35 Comments

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Columbo’s fifth season can perhaps best be described as a roller coaster ride. But how does it compare overall to what’s come before it? Let’s take a closer look… Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Candidate for Crime
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Candidate for Crime

Posted on July 21, 2019 by columbophile • 53 Comments

Candidate for Crime is almost a brilliant Columbo episode, but is let down by the padding required to take it to a 90-minute running time. Nevertheless, it has a number of terrific scenes that still ensures it’s a treat to watch time and again. Continue reading →

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Columbo full episode: Publish or Perish
Full episodes / Season 3 / Video

Columbo full episode: Publish or Perish

Posted on June 9, 2019 by columbophile • 15 Comments

Revel in one of the single finest TV episodes ever made – Jack Cassidy’s second turn as a Columbo killer in Publish or Perish. All together now: WHO? WHY? Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Any Old Port in a Storm
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 3

5 best moments from Any Old Port in a Storm

Posted on May 19, 2019 by columbophile • 47 Comments

For some Columbo episodes, finding five truly great moments can be a challenge. For Any Old Port in a Storm, the opposite is true. Whittling it down to just five top scenes is no easy feat when it’s as packed with greatness as a bottle of Ferrier Vintage port… Continue reading →

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