Lots of input on Raymundo yesterday! It was a fairly close vote, but the consensus was that his plan was mostly good, with some flaws. Next up, we’ve got Leslie Williams. Same rules as yesterday, remember that plan is subjective, and could be just the murder, or could be the killer’s conduct after the crime.
We know that Paul incriminated himself by picking the very camera used to take the fake kidnapping pictures in an attempt to prove Columbo reversed the shots. If he just tried random cameras first before picking ‘the one ‘ or suggested Columbo look in the camera used , would he have gotten away with it ?
Columbo often says or does something that compels the murderer to kill a secondary victim. And in doing so, they trip up and leave the evidence needed for Columbo to solve the first murder. I can think of three without trying hard (Eddie Caine in Publish or Perish, Tracy in Suitable for Framing, the projector guy who was in Far Out Space Nuts in Double Exposure. Others? Does this make Columbo a little reckless?
Thought this would be fun to do. Each day, I’ll post a villain, and in order, people in the comments can vote on which tier in the second image they belong in. Whatever option has the most upvotes at the end of the timestamp wins, and the villain being discussed will be added to that tier. “Plan” is used loosely here, you can decide if that includes just the murder plan, or the murderer’s conduct once Columbo enters the scene and begins investigating.
Watching this on Universal and I suddenly wondered...
What if Edna didn't want coffee?
Why did Tommy feel the need to drug them anyway? He slips on a parachute, jumps out... what the hell was she going to do, fly the plane? If the autopsy had shown no barbituates, what would Columbo have done next?
I am watching Negative Reaction for the first time in ages and find the scenes in the homeless shelter and in the car with the DMV guy so funny
Which do you find funny ?
What's your favorite episode with a military plot?
Dead Weight, By Dawn's Early Light, or Grand Deceptions?
Its tough for me, but I will say, By Dawn's Early Light. Patrick McGoohan was masterful.
Please don't remove this, Reddit
I just had to repost this question because I realized that that wasn't clear enough.
List all the 'Columbo' actors/actresses who appeared in the series as both a murderer and a non-murderer.
The term "non-murderer" can refer to a victim or to a character who had nothing to do with the crime. Also, accomplices and accessories count as murderers.
Could anyone explain to me the GOTCHA in Ashes to Ashes.
What did Mr Prince do and why did he do it - with the ashes?
I don't understand.
Thanks.
Is this one of those cases where this stupid mistake if not committed could have lead to the murderer getting away with it?
When did he figure out the killer and what was the first clue
Look, it's a simple and immutable fact that if you are a badguy (or badgirl) and you see Columbo walk up, just give up. Give up. You're deader than disco. Enough. Fin. Stop. An Exercise in Futility.
That said, I am watching Swan Song and Tommy just asked his right hand dude to carry his guitar on the bus. That was one of many flags Columbo noticed. So I'm thinking: Tommy should have made a tiny non-important scratch on his guitar and called some music doctor and asked guitar whisperer to meet the bus the next day to get the guitar. Voila! That's why the guitar got special treatment and didn't ride on the airplane (the airplane, what is it? It's a small whirly thing with wings, but that's not important right now).
Oh Tommy is still toast, of course. But do you ever watch Columbo and come up with ways the badguys can further cover their tracks? I SWEAR I am not a sociopath! I just like to think of ways to make Columbo's job even more difficult.
Thank you for reading, and DOG RULES!
Edit: squirrel meat chili...anyone ever had it? Not casting aspersions one bit. My grandparents lived in NC and I had so much fun visiting them every summer. I never had squirrel, but I did have deer chili once. Meh. It was tough and stringy. Plus I kept thinking of Thumper and Flower (I really did) when munching.
The 27th. edition Trivia question is as follows:
"Other than Mike Lally, list all the individuals who appeared as themselves in 'Columbo' episodes (i.e., using their real-life names)."
Answer:
Clete Roberts (Dead Weight and Candidate for Crime). His name is not mentioned in either episode, but he is credited as himself.
LeRoy Ellis, Pat Riley, Happy Hairston, Jim McMillian, Keith Erickson, and Flynn Robinson (The Most Crucial Game)
Edith Head (Requiem for a Falling Star)
Charlie Jones (Any Old Port in a Storm; uncredited)
Curtis Credel (Troubled Waters)
Army Archerd, Johnny Carson, and Della Reese (Forgotten Lady)
Carole Hemingway (The Conspirators)
Edit: Jeanne Wolf (Columbo Cries Wolf). Courtesy of u/archibaldschwartz
Nancy Walker, Dick Sargent, Ron Cey, Victor Bevine, and John Roarke (Uneasy Lies the Crown)
Note: Sargent is not mentioned by name, but says that he was on 'Bewitched' and is credited as himself. Bevine and Roarke are also not mentioned by name, but are credited as themselves.
Lastly, there is the ambiguity about the poker group meeting at John Valentine's house. It is implied that Bevine is "John Valentine," but no one calls him by that name.
Little Richard (Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star)
And this is not an "individual," but I am including it as a fun bonus:
The Shark from 'Jaws' (Fade in to Murder)
Thank you to everyone who participated and please let me know about any errors or omissions.