Who did not deserve to be murdered?
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eldo-19-715289 — 9 years ago(May 25, 2016 08:48 PM)
Thanks for your reply. I agree about Theo Bikel (who just died in 2015) and I also remembered how close Columbo seemed to come to giving in to Ruth Gordon - they got along famously. Plus, while someone else panned Johnny Cash's performance, I thought he acted terrifically for a non-actor - and the last line of the episode is Falk saying that (to the tune on the Eldorado's tape deck) "no one who sings like that can be all bad."
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Dagwoodie — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 03:25 PM)
A couple more, for the sake of this discussion -
- Dr. Howard Nicholson (Lew Ayers) in "Mind Over Matter." He was a man of principle who wanted the deceased chemist, not the plagiarizing son of Jose Ferrer, get his proper credit.
- Eric Wagner (Dean Stockwell), the irresponsible owner of a pro football team in "The Most Crucial Game."
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lanceus — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 08:37 PM)
^ ^ Both good ones, Dagwoodie.
The more I think about it, without seeing a lot of these episodes for awhile, it seems like maybe the majority of the victims were just standing in the way of the killer's greed, not necessarily going out of their way to try to harm or stop the killer. These include (IIRC) Prescription: Murder, Ransom For A Dead Man, A Friend in Deed - although victim #1 didn't have anything to do with greed,
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impaler69 — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 03:02 PM)
While we're at it, Hector Rangel from "A Matter of Honor". Killed by Luis just because he saw Luis freeze when confronted by the bull and had to bail him out. Friends with the guy for decades, but killed over a matter of ego. The death itself was brutal. He was gored to death by a bull and given just enough tranquilizer to keep him from escaping.
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antonasmodeus — 9 years ago(May 05, 2016 03:15 AM)
My original answer still stands: Chopin the cockatoo. I just watched "tude in Black" again on DVD and it breaks my heart that he was also killed. Even tho I've seen this episode a million times, his mournful cries when he sees his owner bludgeoned by John Cassavetes haunts me. Call me overly sentimental, but I can't stand seeing an innocent animal die so needlessly - even if it was on a fictional TV show.
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crockett_john — 9 years ago(May 31, 2016 09:48 PM)
I disagree with those who say no one deserves to be murdered. Many people deserve to be murdered.
On the show, of all the episodes I've seen, I can't think of a single deserving victim. Some may have been more deserving than others, but most weren't very deserving at all. The most deserving would be someone like an art student who helped someone get away with killing his uncle.
I blame autocorrect.
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rosarypliers — 9 years ago(June 01, 2016 01:03 PM)
If you acknowledge the notion that people may deserve to be murdered, you must also acknowledge the notion murder is not a crime.
However, murder is a crime in every civilized society, and I think there is more than one reason why this is correct.
Not feeling sorry for a murder victim is not the same thing as approving of a murder.
You may cross-examine.