Each show begins with a crime where we (the crowd) were conscious of the multitude of realities. Then exactly 15 minutes into the show, Columbo (Peter Falk) would show up in his messy parka and begin doing something amazing for the culprit – who he naturally perceives as the offender all along. What’s more, the… Continue reading
The narrative of Columbo is the tale of Peter Falk. Not Richard Levinson and William Link, who made the show. Not Sid Sheinberg, the Universal chief who greenlit it. Not Patrick McGoohan, who coordinated five episodes, featured in four, and turned into a nearby comrade to Falk. Not NBC leader Dick Irving, nor makers Dean… Continue reading
