carol said...
"Okay, stupid question. I'd like to respond to an old post, from a few days ago, about who the sexiest men and women are. I don't stay here in this post, do I? I should reply to somebody in that post area? Thanks, everyone. Carol"
carol..you go to whatever topic that you want to reply to and post there..
I was a bit surprised to hear "Dagger of the Mind" mentioned as the least favorite episodes. Although it is amid some stiff competition in Season 2, which was excellent, the final clue and scene was particularly appealing. Peter Falk did not like this episode either, thought it was too gimmicky.
Carol, the two "later" episodes of "Columbo" that you wrote about are "Columbo: Undercover" and the infamous, "No Time To Die".
I already posted (up there atop this page) that I don't have much love for "No Time To Die". Actually, I really have no love for it all. That ep was based on a book which Peter Falk read and enjoyed. The book didn't feature the Columbo character. For some reason, it was decided to alter the storyline of that book to fit Columbo. Instead, what happened (with obvious disasterous results) is that "Columbo" was altered to fit the story of the book. It's a horrible episode.
"Undercover" is the other episode which most fans that post on these boards hold in low regard. I'm one of them. This episode also suffers from the Columbo character being altered to fit an already bad story. There are loads of truly idiotic moments in this episode (such as Columbo suddenly having a partner), and indeed in the storyline itself (criminals commit robbery/criminals dump loot into bay/criminals rent helicopter to fly over loot in bay to take a photograph of it/criminals get in car chase and all die in crash). I've gone into all that many times before so I won't do it now because it would bore everyone, including me.
Wow, I can tell you must be The Definitive Columbo Fan I didn't know those two eps were held in low regard by most fans and even Peter Falk. It's just not fair to the viewer to throw violence and, like you say, idiotic moments in a Columbo episode.
There's another rather odd ep that doesn't follow the typical pattern, a later one, and unfortunately I can't remember the name of it, but it has Peter's wife in it, and she plays one of two wives of the murderer. The murderer is a painter or sculpter or artist of some kind, and murders his first wife, and one of the clues is her contact lens (and also a painting). Again, it's not the usual Columbo, and I always feel cheated when I watch it. It's so suspenseful -- those "dreamy" sessions with the psychiatrist always give me the chills. And the monacle as a clue, well, that was rather far-fetched, I thought.
Carol
"Dagger of the Mind" is an episode that I enjoy a lot. I thought Basehart and Blackman were hilarious. The ending may be a bit far-fetched, but I think it is still clever and highly amusing!
"Dagger" is also the first episode of "Columbo" that I ever saw...way back in June of '98, so it also has some sentimental value for me!
i agree with you re: dagger of the mind. in fact, i just posted about it under another topic. i dislike the over-the-top performances of both murderers and that horrible hanging body.
i also am not fond of the conspirators, and, in fact, particularly dislike the line about the pinball machine. it seems too self-referential for columbo. i like him better when he is humble and unassuming, and ends up trapping the murderer who totally underestimates him.
i agree with others on the board that columbo became arrogant (and at times goofy) in the later episodes. i think i read that richard alan simmons wanted columbo to be more intense and threatening (in a columbo-ish way) toward the murderers in the later episodes....but for me, having columbo appear in a dramatic cloud of smoke (as in "Bye Bye Sky High IQ") is much less effective than having him fumbling around looking for his pen when Leslie Williams opens the door in "Ransom."
hello Carol - i am Kat from Salt Lake City, Ut - great to have another fan on the board - i can relate to your joy - for the longest time all of my friends thought i was crazy - but i just knew i could not be the only fan of such a great show and this board proves it.
Ain't it the truth?! I always kept my Columbo obsession a secret. And wow, but some of the people on this board are even more into Columbo than I am. They're like walking encyclopedias.
It seems like there are many more men on this board than women. Am I correct?
Also, I noticed C. Crisp posted something 4 hours before my time -- it was like 8:30 pm my time, and his/her post was time-dated the next day, 1:30 am. Have we ever polled everybody to see where everybody is from?
Sorry if you folks have already gone over all this. Carol
hi again carol. yes, there are so many people on this site that know their columbo stuff backwards and forwards and in between.. they are amazing.
there are a lot of beloved ukers (that's what i like to call them..because that is what they are ) on this site..and if you noticed, the time is set at uk time. that is 5 hours different than est.
i don't know if a poll was ever taken about where everyone lives but it sounds like a cool topic.
and yes there are many more guys here than women........why do you think i hang out here so much!!!