Five best moments from Columbo Forgotten Lady
19At times a real emotional rollercoaster, ‘Forgotten Lady’ kicked off Columbo’s fifth season in unforgettable fashion. What are its highest highs? Let’s take a look…
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Columbo episode review – Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
126Boasting the longest title of any Columbo episode, Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health first aired on February 20, 1991. Starring George Hamilton as murderous TV host Wade Anders, is it a delicious slice of perma-tanned goodness, or a chain-smoking horror of an episode? Let’s take a closer look…
The 100 greatest Columbo scenes of the 70s, Part 2: 90-81
24Well folks, the ball is well and truly rolling now on the countdown to reveal the greatest Columbo scenes from 1968-78, so let’s dive in and savour #90-81 on the list…
The 100 greatest Columbo scenes of the 70s, Part 1: 100-91
50GET EXCITED! The first ever attempt at publishing a definitive list of Columbo’s 100 greatest moments is upon us! So, let’s get this party started and take a look at #100-91 on the list…
Episode review: Columbo Murder, A Self Portrait
137Starring Belgian Bond villain Patrick Bauchau as artist extraordinaire Max Barsini, as well as a bevvy of beauties that includes Shera Danese in her biggest Columbo role to date, Murder, A Self Portrait has a look and feel entirely of its own. But is it any good? Let’s take a look…
Episode review: Columbo Grand Deceptions
124Grown 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…
Episode review: Columbo Murder, Smoke and Shadows
112You 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…
5 best moments from Columbo Mind Over Mayhem
26Mind 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…
Episode review: Columbo How to Dial a Murder
112Is 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
235Apparently 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…
Does Mrs Columbo really exist?
74Every once in a while I’m stunned to encounter a Columbo fan who doubts the existence of the Lieutenant’s wife. Here I lay out the evidence for Mrs Columbo and pinpoint the moments that prove she’s the real deal.
Episode review: Columbo Try & Catch Me
295Many 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…
Columbo full episode: Etude in Black
35BFFs John Cassavetes and Peter Falk teamed up to devastating effect in fan favourite episode Etude in Black in 1972. And the wonderful news is that Etude is the latest episode to be made available in full to keen viewers via the official Columbo YouTube channel.
Episode review: Columbo Now You See Him
201ALAKAZAM! As if by magic, master villain Jack Cassidy returned to give Columbo’s fifth season a much-needed boost in the illusion-packed Now You See Him. How good is it? I can’t wait to find out…
Episode review: Columbo Forgotten Lady
163Columbo’s season 5 opener proved that the show had lost none of its ambition by casting Hollywood Royalty Janet Leigh as musical murderess Grace Wheeler-Willis. But can Forgotten Lady win the hearts and minds of a modern audience? Let’s see…
5 best moments from Columbo The Most Dangerous Match
48The cut-throat world of championship chess was firmly in the spotlight in Columbo Season 2 spectacular The Most Dangerous Match, which featured Laurence Harvey as borderline insane Grand Master Emmett Clayton. Here are my top 5 episode highlights…
Episode review: Columbo Playback
214Columbo was at the cutting edge on 2 March 1975, as the penultimate episode of Season 4 presented a strikingly modern vision of how LA’s rich and famous could live. But can Playback’s technical wizardry still be taken seriously by today’s audience? Let’s strap on our digital watches and set the CCTV cameras rolling as we find out…
Columbo full episode: Try and Catch Me
50Great news! The Columbo YouTube channel is adding full episodes again, recommencing proceedings with the sensational Try & Catch Me from Season 7. HASHTAG WINNING!
5 best moments from Columbo Etude in Black
21The big budget Etude in Black, the first episode of Columbo’s second season, was ‘event television’ in the truest sense – and remains many fans’ favourite episode. But just what are its absolute highlights? Here’s my take on Etude’s top 5 scenes…
Episode review: Columbo Mind Over Mayhem
143Robots! Boy geniuses! Supercomputers! Flashing lights! Yes folks, Columbo Mind Over Mayhem sets its stall out to impress with its array of cutting edge technology. But how effective is the murder mystery at its heart? Let’s find out…
Columbo Lego set, anyone?
3How fans of the Lieutenant across the globe can do their bit to give a Columbo Lego set the best chance possible of becoming a reality.
Episode review: Columbo The Most Dangerous Match
180Starring an irate Laurence Harvey, The Most Dangerous Match pits Lieutenant Columbo against a fiendish chess Grandmaster. How will he outsmart such a wily mind? Let’s see…
My wishlist to celebrate Columbo’s 50th anniversary
12The 50th anniversary of the first airing of Columbo Prescription: Murder is swiftly approaching. Here’s what’s on my wishlist to commemorate this momentous occasion.
Episode review: Columbo Etude in Black
196Columbo’s hotly-anticipated second season kicked off in grand style with the big budget Etude in Black, guest starring Peter Falk’s BFF John Cassavetes. But does it live up to the hype? Let’s see…
A Lieutenant’s best friend: Columbo and Dog
28Had a hard day? Then relax and enjoy the back story and image gallery of one of TV’s most enduring and heart-warming relationships: that of Columbo and Dog.
Why is there a Columbo statue in Budapest?
16Trawl through the #Columbo hashtag on Instagram and it won’t be long before you spy a multitude of plucky tourists cuddling up to a familiar-looking bronze figure, striking a classic pose. It’s clearly a statue of Columbo. But why is it in Budapest?
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