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The ultimate Columbo dinner party: who’s on your guest list?
Guest star / Just for fun / Killers / Opinion

The ultimate Columbo dinner party: who’s on your guest list?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by columbophile • 21 Comments

With party season now well and truly upon us, what better time to turn our attentions to one of life’s most important questions: who would make your guest list for a fantasy Columbo dinner party? Continue reading →

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The Columbo killers we love to hate
Killers / Opinion / Top 10

The Columbo killers we love to hate

Posted on August 30, 2015 by columbophile • 68 Comments

In fact we encounter plenty of dirt bags over the course of 69 episodes, but who are the absolute lowest of the low lives when it comes to Columbo killers? Continue reading →

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Episode review – Columbo Prescription: Murder
Episode Guide / Opinion / Pilot

Episode review – Columbo Prescription: Murder

Posted on August 19, 2015 by columbophile • 147 Comments

Taking it back to where it all began on February 20, 1968, as Peter Falk dons the raincoat for the very first time in the seminal Prescription: Murder. We know how that panned out in the long run, but taken on its own merits, how well does Prescription: Murder still stack up? Let’s investigate… Continue reading →

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The arguments for and against a Columbo reboot
Opinion / Reboot

The arguments for and against a Columbo reboot

Posted on August 9, 2015 by columbophile • 78 Comments

Back in the middle of 2014, the internet was awash with rumours that a big screen reboot of Columbo was on the cards, with Hollywood ace Mark Ruffalo the most likely candidate to fill the rumpled raincoat. The #RuffaColumbo hashtag was even trending on Twitter as every man and his Basset Hound weighed in with an … Continue reading →

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Top 10 best Columbo gotchas
Opinion / Top 10

Top 10 best Columbo gotchas

Posted on July 14, 2015 by columbophile • 119 Comments

At their very best, the Columbo ‘gotcha’ can have the audience fist-pumping and whooping with glee as the killer realises they’re history. Here’s what I think are the 10 very best examples. Do you agree…? Continue reading →

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