First of all, yes. The stuff from the 70s was kino.
Secondly, Columbo popularized the inverted detective story, also known as the HowCatchEm. Instead of waiting until the end to reveal the killer as in a WhoDunIt, the HowCatchEm shows the killer committing the murder right away, then we watch the detective solve the case. This makes me wonder, is there any other way to structure a murder mystery besides these two?
>This makes me wonder, is there any other way to structure a murder mystery besides these two?
Not really. Columbo's inverted structure is actually taken from Dostoyevsky's crime and Punishment, the makers of Columbo pretty much said this
So the inverted detective idea is quite old and there aren't any other ways to do it
If you enjoy Columbo then Crime and Punishment is worth a read. Although the detective isn't as genial as Columbo, he does do the "... just one more thing!"
I enjoyed the part where he murdered the broker (Alyona?) and was shitting himself but the next 8 million pages of him neurotically schitzing out in the middle of daily activities was exhausting and I quit
If I wanted to hear someone make a big deal out of nothing I would pay attention to my own thoughts
It could be that I had a shitty translation though
I forgot to add that he should have made a move on the qt maiden that kept bringing him food (she was cute in my head)
protagonist too relatable didn't finish
>new Columbo blu ray set about to be released >Contains hours of new commentary and bonus features made just for it >Right before it released the company announced it had to take out the new commentary and some of the bonus features
I was a little disappointed to find out that it's not really a "mystery" show, since you see the crime committed in the beginning of the episode. The "mystery" is how Columbo will solve it, though a few episodes mix up this routine.
As you said though, it is a very comfy show. Maybe that was why it was so popular for the same reasons people rewatching old sitcoms are popular today. You aren't "stressed", you know Columbo is going to get the bad guy, you're just relaxing and waiting to find out how.
columbo is just a fun guy to watch. he's an entertaining personality and he has a strong blue collar charm and common sense sort of intelligence. he uses his perceived aloofness to get the upper hand with intelligent but wienery people.
Racist series. He never arrested a minority he always targeted whites exclusively.
Black folk are moronic, you wouldn't have but a five minute episode to solve any case they were involved in.
Its because they didn't want any Black folk on set, dumbass
love this show. watched the one with the gambling dentist the other day
you boomers and reddit boomer wannabes are a huge part of the problem.
>its bad because... its old! ill throw reddit in there for good measure
this
Are there really young people on Cinemaphile that have never watched Columbo? Holy shit.
First of all, yes. The stuff from the 70s was kino.
Secondly, Columbo popularized the inverted detective story, also known as the HowCatchEm. Instead of waiting until the end to reveal the killer as in a WhoDunIt, the HowCatchEm shows the killer committing the murder right away, then we watch the detective solve the case. This makes me wonder, is there any other way to structure a murder mystery besides these two?
whycatchem
>This makes me wonder, is there any other way to structure a murder mystery besides these two?
Not really. Columbo's inverted structure is actually taken from Dostoyevsky's crime and Punishment, the makers of Columbo pretty much said this
So the inverted detective idea is quite old and there aren't any other ways to do it
If you enjoy Columbo then Crime and Punishment is worth a read. Although the detective isn't as genial as Columbo, he does do the "... just one more thing!"
I enjoyed the part where he murdered the broker (Alyona?) and was shitting himself but the next 8 million pages of him neurotically schitzing out in the middle of daily activities was exhausting and I quit
If I wanted to hear someone make a big deal out of nothing I would pay attention to my own thoughts
It could be that I had a shitty translation though
I forgot to add that he should have made a move on the qt maiden that kept bringing him food (she was cute in my head)
protagonist too relatable didn't finish
From the victim's perspective? It would be hard but if you were creative enough you could pull it off
WhoCatchEm
WhyDunnit
99% of columbo's "gotcha" moments would fail in real life because the criminal would simply keep his mouth shut.
thats why its on tv
That's his shtick, he tricks them into talking
Most kino scene
I have it as mp3 on my phone. Sometimes, when I walk some distance I feel can barely be done in 4 minutes, I put it on.
this is the only detective/crime show i actually like
>we already know who the killer is in the first five minutes
Beyond boring snoozecore. Only Alzheimer rotted boomers eat this shit.
thats why its kino
That episode where not-Steven Spielberg was the killer was so ass.
fun fact steven spielberg directed an episode
>new Columbo blu ray set about to be released
>Contains hours of new commentary and bonus features made just for it
>Right before it released the company announced it had to take out the new commentary and some of the bonus features
Are you suggesting that this thread was only a means of shilling the blu ray boxset for boomers?
no i've made a few columbo threads over the past month. I like the show and watch the reruns when I visit my parents.
I was a little disappointed to find out that it's not really a "mystery" show, since you see the crime committed in the beginning of the episode. The "mystery" is how Columbo will solve it, though a few episodes mix up this routine.
As you said though, it is a very comfy show. Maybe that was why it was so popular for the same reasons people rewatching old sitcoms are popular today. You aren't "stressed", you know Columbo is going to get the bad guy, you're just relaxing and waiting to find out how.
columbo is just a fun guy to watch. he's an entertaining personality and he has a strong blue collar charm and common sense sort of intelligence. he uses his perceived aloofness to get the upper hand with intelligent but wienery people.
Hart to Hart is better