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episode 11: When You Come to a Falk in the Road, Take It
The original rumpled detective, Columbo, broke the mold of the urbane cogitator or hardboiled world-weary dick who merely needed to assemble all the clues — and keep from being killed. Nearly every episode of the long-running TV character (across two series and 69 episodes) showed viewers the murder at its start. Columbo, a police detective, is brought in on the case, and we see the killer becoming increasingly agitated as he relentlessly circles his prey. We talk about episodes and actors, and why Falk created an enduring character.
Columbo
David J. Loehr with James Callan and Jean MacDonald
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Show Notes & Links- The Chevy Mystery Show premiered Columbo as a character — and Peter Falk didn’t play him!