Let’s talk about everyone’s other favorite 70s police officer: Lt. Columbo!
Columbo is a crime drama that originally aired in the 1970s, and also had a revival in the late 80s to early 2000s. What makes Columbo special is how unique it is compared to the genre. While many other crime/police series focus on a ‘whodunnit’ story model, the viewer gets to see the crime and who the killer is within the first 10 to 20 minutes of the episode. What you’re really invested in is how the killer gets caught by Columbo.
The main appeal of the series is how character driven it is. Peter Falk as Columbo is a delight, acting bumbling and too trusting toward the killer, when in reality he’s slowly unraveling the truth. The killers are also great, and are portrayed with a lot of humanity and depth, though sometimes they push the cool-headed Columbo too far as well.
This series is very near and dear to my heart, and has been my all-time favorite for over a decade now (sorry, Lupin III, you’re the runner up!), and I was delighted to see an overlap of fans on Twitter and Tumblr.
So! I want to hear about everyone’s thoughts on the series! Got a favorite episode? Thoughts on a particular actor? Things you wish could’ve been in an episode? Just want to gush about how cute Dog is??? Let’s talk Columbo, friends!
Columbo is a crime drama that originally aired in the 1970s, and also had a revival in the late 80s to early 2000s. What makes Columbo special is how unique it is compared to the genre. While many other crime/police series focus on a ‘whodunnit’ story model, the viewer gets to see the crime and who the killer is within the first 10 to 20 minutes of the episode. What you’re really invested in is how the killer gets caught by Columbo.
The main appeal of the series is how character driven it is. Peter Falk as Columbo is a delight, acting bumbling and too trusting toward the killer, when in reality he’s slowly unraveling the truth. The killers are also great, and are portrayed with a lot of humanity and depth, though sometimes they push the cool-headed Columbo too far as well.
This series is very near and dear to my heart, and has been my all-time favorite for over a decade now (sorry, Lupin III, you’re the runner up!), and I was delighted to see an overlap of fans on Twitter and Tumblr.
So! I want to hear about everyone’s thoughts on the series! Got a favorite episode? Thoughts on a particular actor? Things you wish could’ve been in an episode? Just want to gush about how cute Dog is??? Let’s talk Columbo, friends!
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