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buddy love · 10-27-2002, 09:33 PM

I love this show. But not really the ABC tv movies of recent years. I love the famous NBC mystery movie format of the 70's. Columbo was at his peak then. My favorite Columbo's include:

The episode guest starring Ruth Gordon as an Agatha Christie type mystery writer who murders her son-in-law.

The episode with a beared Dick Van Dyke as a photographer who murders his snobby wife.

Any Columbo featuring Jack Cassidy--the smuggest of all the villians, but especially the one where Cassidy plays the Great Santini--the magician.

And the one with Ross Martin as a food critic who kills a chef.

Oh and the one...

Brian · 10-27-2002, 10:05 PM

I'm a Columbo fan. My favorites are

A gospel singer (country singer Johnny Cash) who murders his blackmailing wife (Ida Lupino)

A wine producer (Donald Pleasance of "Halloween" fame) who murders his brother (Gary Conway of "Land of the Giants") about to sell the business

buddy love · 10-28-2002, 01:05 AM

those are two excellent ones too!

UpstairsSteak · 10-28-2002, 03:16 PM

I love Columbo and I agree about the older episodes being better. The Jack Cassidy episodes were especially good. My favorites are:

JC as the Great Santini
The Johnny Cash episode
The episode with Robert Conrad as Mr. Janus the health club guy
The episode where him & his wife go on the cruise and the singer is killed.
Leonard Nimoy as the killer Dr.

I can't think of any really that I don't like from that time.

joybandit · 10-08-2003, 05:05 PM

I watch Columbo on BRAVO every chance I get. My favorite episodes include:

Lady in Waiting -- where Susan Clark kills her brother so she can marry Leslie Nielsen and take over the business.

Robert Conrad as the health club owner

Any Robert Culp/Jack Cassidy episode

Susanne Pleshette as the woman who witnesses Eddie Albert kill a guy

...very few that I dont like

TheLurkerKing · 11-04-2003, 03:00 PM

Yes. And, oh boy! Who could forget the villains. For those who have, excluding those listed above, here are the actors who tried to match wits with Peter Falk on "Columbo."

Richard Basehart, Honor Blackman
John Cassevettes, Jackie Cooper
Fred Draper
Hector Elizondo
Jose Ferrer
Laurence Harvey, George Hamilton
Richard Kiley
Martin Landau, Janet Leigh
Roddy McDowell, Ray Milland, Vera Miles, Patrick McGoohan, Ricardo Montalban
Patrick O'Neal
Clive Revill
Robert Vaughn
Oskar Werner, Nicol Williamson

The one I missed not seeing was Vincent Price. While he was on an episode of "Columbo," the one with Vera Miles, I believe, he was not the villain.

EricIdlefan · 11-10-2003, 01:22 PM

I love Colombo with the one & only Peter Falk!!!

Zoneboy · 02-16-2004, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by EricIdlefan
I love Colombo with the one & only Peter Falk!!!

I also like Columbo & Peter Falk was perfect for the role. However, Peter Falk almost didn't get the role. It was first offered to Bing Crosby who turned it down because it would interfere with his golf game. Coincidentally his death came after playing a round in oct 1977.

By the way ErciIdleFan, It's good to see that someone besides myself actually remembers John Roberts when he was at MuchMusic. I used to love that station and thought they were better than Mtv.

Lady T · 07-16-2004, 10:41 PM

I love this show; I recently became a fan, when I started to watch Coumbo on Bravo; now I am taping the series...Good Stuff...

Vicki L. · 07-22-2004, 02:17 AM

I like it sometimes. But many eps were semi-bad. I couldn't stand the Sal Mineo one. Also, the Jack Cassidy ones turn me off. That's all. Amazed how good the quality of the film is after 30+ years (in some cases).

vze3t9q9 · 10-09-2004, 09:34 PM

MY brother loves the show. He sees the episodes over and over. I usually see a few myselft, Walking my Baby back home, well thats what I call it starring Janet Leigh. Volaire the one on a cruise ship with Robert Vaugh. and the Dick van dyke photographer. I know when Lee Grant comes on the episodes are back to the beginning. Oh just the other day I saw the light episode with Johnny Cash.

vze3t9q9 · 10-09-2004, 09:36 PM

The only episodes he is not crazy about is the Jack Cassidy's

tv star collector · 10-31-2005, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddy love

I love this show. But not really the ABC tv movies of recent years. I love the famous NBC mystery movie format of the 70's. Columbo was at his peak then. My favorite Columbo's include:

The episode guest starring Ruth Gordon as an Agatha Christie type mystery writer who murders her son-in-law.

The episode with a beared Dick Van Dyke as a photographer who murders his snobby wife.

Any Columbo featuring Jack Cassidy--the smuggest of all the villians, but especially the one where Cassidy plays the Great Santini--the magician.

And the one with Ross Martin as a food critic who kills a chef.

Oh and the one...

I loved COLUMBO. So did my mother, and so did my sister. My favorite cop
show and one of the most unforgettable television characters of all time, I
think. Favorite villains (a partial list) ...
Gene Barry (pilot "Prescription Murder")
Leonard Nimoy ("A Stitch in Crime")
Johnny Cash ("Swan Song")
Dick Van Dyke ("Negative Reaction")
William Shatner ("Fade-In to Murder")

I don't think that the later two-hour TV-movies were as good as the original
90-minute limited series. But it is still always fun to see Columbo outsmart
the killer (although, in real life, a cop his age would have been forced to
retire years ago!).

Living In a '70's Dream · 10-31-2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady T

I love this show; I recently became a fan, when I started to watch Coumbo on Bravo; now I am taping the series...Good Stuff...

I love this show; and someday I plan on purchasing the DVDs

Eidolon · 11-14-2005, 01:47 PM

I like most all of the Columbo episodes and very seldom miss them. Must have missed the Vincent Price one too because do not remember it all....

10-27-2002, 09:33 PM	#1
buddy love Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2002 Posts: 189	Any Columbo fans out there? I love this show. But not really the ABC tv movies of recent years. I love the famous NBC mystery movie format of the 70's. Columbo was at his peak then. My favorite Columbo's include: The episode guest starring Ruth Gordon as an Agatha Christie type mystery writer who murders her son-in-law. The episode with a beared Dick Van Dyke as a photographer who murders his snobby wife. Any Columbo featuring Jack Cassidy--the smuggest of all the villians, but especially the one where Cassidy plays the Great Santini--the magician. And the one with Ross Martin as a food critic who kills a chef. Oh and the one...

11-04-2003, 03:00 PM	#6
TheLurkerKing Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States Posts: 114	Re: Any Columbo Fans Out There? Yes. And, oh boy! Who could forget the villains. For those who have, excluding those listed above, here are the actors who tried to match wits with Peter Falk on "Columbo." Richard Basehart, Honor Blackman John Cassevettes, Jackie Cooper Fred Draper Hector Elizondo Jose Ferrer Laurence Harvey, George Hamilton Richard Kiley Martin Landau, Janet Leigh Roddy McDowell, Ray Milland, Vera Miles, Patrick McGoohan, Ricardo Montalban Patrick O'Neal Clive Revill Robert Vaughn Oskar Werner, Nicol Williamson The one I missed not seeing was Vincent Price. While he was on an episode of "Columbo," the one with Vera Miles, I believe, he was not the villain.

11-10-2003, 01:22 PM	#7
EricIdlefan June Bug & School's Out Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,234	I love Colombo with the one & only Peter Falk!!!
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10-27-2002, 10:05 PM	#2
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I'm a Columbo fan. My favorites are A gospel singer (country singer Johnny Cash) who murders his blackmailing wife (Ida Lupino) A wine producer (Donald Pleasance of "Halloween" fame) who murders his brother (Gary Conway of "Land of the Giants") about to sell the business

10-28-2002, 01:05 AM	#3
buddy love Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2002 Posts: 189	those are two excellent ones too!

10-28-2002, 03:16 PM	#4
UpstairsSteak Shine On Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 303	I love Columbo and I agree about the older episodes being better. The Jack Cassidy episodes were especially good. My favorites are: JC as the Great Santini The Johnny Cash episode The episode with Robert Conrad as Mr. Janus the health club guy The episode where him & his wife go on the cruise and the singer is killed. Leonard Nimoy as the killer Dr. I can't think of any really that I don't like from that time.

10-08-2003, 05:05 PM	#5
joybandit Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Oct 08, 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4	I watch Columbo on BRAVO every chance I get. My favorite episodes include: Lady in Waiting -- where Susan Clark kills her brother so she can marry Leslie Nielsen and take over the business. Robert Conrad as the health club owner Any Robert Culp/Jack Cassidy episode Susanne Pleshette as the woman who witnesses Eddie Albert kill a guy ...very few that I dont like

07-16-2004, 10:41 PM	#9
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,360	I love this show; I recently became a fan, when I started to watch Coumbo on Bravo; now I am taping the series...Good Stuff...

07-22-2004, 02:17 AM	#10
Vicki L. Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2004 Posts: 158	I like it sometimes. But many eps were semi-bad. I couldn't stand the Sal Mineo one. Also, the Jack Cassidy ones turn me off. That's all. Amazed how good the quality of the film is after 30+ years (in some cases).

10-09-2004, 09:34 PM	#11
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	MY brother loves the show. He sees the episodes over and over. I usually see a few myselft, Walking my Baby back home, well thats what I call it starring Janet Leigh. Volaire the one on a cruise ship with Robert Vaugh. and the Dick van dyke photographer. I know when Lee Grant comes on the episodes are back to the beginning. Oh just the other day I saw the light episode with Johnny Cash.

10-09-2004, 09:36 PM	#12
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	The only episodes he is not crazy about is the Jack Cassidy's

11-14-2005, 01:47 PM	#15
Eidolon Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 06, 2005 Posts: 33	I like most all of the Columbo episodes and very seldom miss them. Must have missed the Vincent Price one too because do not remember it all....