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Universal's excellent new DVD set comes with nine "episodes," including two feature-length movies, the very first Columbo, Prescription: Murder (1968), and Ransom for a Dead Man (1971), starring future Oscar winner Lee Grant.
#EDDIE ALBERT ON COLUMBO SERIES#
(The series was apparently made in the days before irony.)
He just goes about his day, trying to be himself. He doesn't appear to know how silly or effective he is. That Falk made this joke work over and over again is part of his charm. His most successful technique came when he was seemingly finished questioning a suspect he reaches for the doorknob, waits for the suspect to breathe a sigh of relief, then: "Oh, one more question if you don't mind, ma'am." His method involved becoming friendly with his suspects, then becoming a pest, but always remaining polite. Falk's gruff but warm voice, slightly mumbled, and his shifty eyes looked at home in that rumpled raincoat. It's difficult to imagine anyone else playing this role. No, the show worked partly because of the wealth of talent involved, from wonderful directors like Steven Spielberg, character actors like Ray Milland and Don Ameche and cinematographers like Russell Metty ( Touch of Evil).īut most of all it worked because of Peter Falk. Very often the criminals spent the entire show acting guilty. included showing the criminal committing the crime in the show's opening minutes. "Columbo" succeeded so well not because of its brilliant detective stories or its twisty mysteries - in fact, the show's M.O.
But out of the ever-increasing discard pile, three have made their way to the top, "The Simpsons: Season Four," "Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One" and "Columbo: The Complete First Season." There's a huge buying frenzy, followed by disappointment as viewers realize that very few of these old shows tend to hold up. This year DVD distributors have begun to understand the demand for television series in DVD box sets, mostly based on nostalgia. Buy Columbo: The Complete First Season on DVD.
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