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Columbo top 10 episodes as voted for by the fans: 2020 edition
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Columbo top 10 episodes as voted for by the fans: 2020 edition

Posted on December 20, 2020 by columbophile • 170 Comments

As a brutal year limps to its conclusion in the hope of better things to come, the annual countdown of Columbo fans’ favourite episodes could be just the tonic to bolster flagging spirits. Can Any Old Port finally be toppled from its perch? Let’s find out… 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 • 105 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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Was Lieutenant Columbo’s first name really Frank?
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Was Lieutenant Columbo’s first name really Frank?

Posted on March 18, 2018 by columbophile • 101 Comments

We’ve all seen the freeze frame close-ups of Columbo’s ID badge that state that his first name is ‘Frank’. But should we consider this canonical? I weigh up the options… Continue reading →

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Episode review: Columbo Dead Weight
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Episode review: Columbo Dead Weight

Posted on January 17, 2016 by columbophile • 122 Comments

Filmed at a time of escalating tensions between studio and star, nothing was plain sailing for Season 1’s third episode, Dead Weight. Does it sink or swim? Let’s find out… Continue reading →

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