i love this series. peter falk really found a home in the character.
it had this interesting schtick where the murder is quite obvious, often occurring during the opening credits. the guest star of the week attempting to pull of some perfect murder and then columbo seemingly stumbling around them attempting to solve it.
each episode wasnt about who did it, or how they did it… it was all about the mistake made that would lead columbo to the truth
columbo deserves a reboot, or at least something columbo-like. are there any shows with a similar format?
anyone have any fond memories of columbo?
I just recently started watching, and I’m on season 3 already. It’s so good!
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moody ( @moody@lemmings.world ) 16•8 days agocolumbo deserves a reboot
Nah, we don’t need everything we’re nostalgic for to be rehashed for the newer generation.
classic ( @classic@fedia.io ) 3•8 days agoPlease go take over a movie studio. We need you
lemmyng ( @lemmyng@lemmy.ca ) English9•8 days agoHave you given Poker Face a shot? I think it might be up your alley.
nope, i will check it out!
Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) 9•8 days agoIMO what the latest generations are missing out on is the absolute randomness of on air TV.
TV used to be flipping through channels until something caught your attention, even if it isn’t or wasn’t what you were in the mood for and absolutely finding it interesting/a good watch.
We caught ourselves this last vacation chilling at our rental watching an old (late 90s) movie we haven’t seen in a long time and it clicked for me: our kids curate thier own watchlists and looking at a thumbnail or reading the description isn’t the same as coming across a show a quarter of the way through trying to figure out whats going on and staying until the end.
A bit of a boomer take, but it’s an experience im close enough to be one to make.
rpr ( @rpr@lemmy.ca ) 3•8 days agoMaybe not exactly your cup of tea, but Elsbeth is very similar in structure to Colombo (which I loved)
Also agree with Poker Face, excellent site.
HurkieDrubman ( @pelletbucket@lemm.ee ) 3•8 days agoused to watch that and murder she wrote with my grandmother. had a pretty long debate one night as to whether or not columbo had a glass eye
aramis87 ( @aramis87@fedia.io ) 3•8 days agoYou’re definitely not the only one!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/poker-face-reddit-why-gen-z-loves-columbo/
style99 ( @style99@lemm.ee ) 1•8 days agoI dimly remember most of the episodes was just Columbo being annoying to the suspect until they gave up some clue to the motive of the crime. It was a funny, if somewhat predictable, gimmick.