Which is the best 70s’ season of Columbo?
70Now 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…
Season 7
Episode review: Columbo The Conspirators
242May 13, 1978 truly marked the end of an epoch as the very final Columbo episode of the classic era, The Conspirators, hit the airwaves. Was the network right when they insisted the series would go ‘this far, and no farther?’ Let’s take a closer look…
Episode review: Columbo How to Dial a Murder
119Is season 7’s penultimate outing, How to Dial a Murder, a suitably thrilling, snarling attack dog of an episode? Or is it more of an irritating yapping pooch ready to be kicked into next week? Let’s have a look…
Episode review: Columbo Make Me a Perfect Murder
264Apparently Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned – a premise put to the test in Make Me a Perfect Murder. Is it a sure-fire ratings hit, or a dismal flop certain to lead to bungling TV executives being given their marching orders? Let’s find out…
Episode review: Columbo Murder Under Glass
126Starring Louis Jourdan as murderous food critic Paul Gerard, and notable for featuring more aspic per square yard of film than any other television production ever, Murder Under Glass is certain to expand waistlines merely by watching. But is Michelin Star-worthy? Let’s find out…
Episode review: Columbo Try & Catch Me
315Many Columbo fans rate Try & Catch Me among their very favourite episodes – and I’m no different. But just what is it about season 7’s opener that makes it such a winner? Let’s take a look…
Memories of a Columbo killer: an interview with Ed Begley Jr
23Not many Columbo guest stars were as close to Peter Falk as Ed Begley Jr. Here, the two-time guest star discusses his recollections of appearing on the show, as well as his friendship with Peter Falk that spanned decades.
Columbo full episode: Try and Catch Me
58Great news! The Columbo YouTube channel is adding full episodes again, recommencing proceedings with the sensational Try & Catch Me from Season 7. HASHTAG WINNING!
Was George C. Scott actually in Columbo?
18Unpacking the myth that no less a luminary than George C. Scott had an uncredited role as a TV studio technician in 1978’s Make Me a Perfect Murder. Was he really there? Let’s find out…
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