Columbo should be seen from the beginning starting with its original pilot movie "Prescription Murder" which is adapted
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hobnob53 — 12 years ago(February 04, 2014 10:29 PM)
Of course,
you
would think that, MEQ!
Except that nobody ever went to see a "Jim Hutton movie". They
did
go to see a "John Wayne movie". Jim Hutton was never a box-office name or major movie star, so putting him in the tagline of a film wouldn't have induced anybody to see itother than his small coterie of die-hard fans, who'd go anyway.
C'est le cinma. -
MsELLERYqueen2 — 12 years ago(February 04, 2014 10:52 PM)
Okay.
Hey, I hope that you guys will continue to talk about Columbo to your heart's content.
I'm not chasing you two off the thread. I would never chase Gentlemen off my threads
Thanks for your interesting comments!
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hobnob53 — 12 years ago(February 05, 2014 08:48 AM)
Hey, I was just teasin' ya, aw, shucks.
As they say about a defense attorney's objections on
Law & Order
, "She opened the door, Your Honor!"
I'll see about
Columbo
discussions. But why don't you try to see if you can watch some of them first? Then maybe we can continue talking about the series over on its site (which I don't think I've ever visited). I think you will enjoy itunless you're stuck on a traditional "sleuth" plot construct, of not knowing the murderer until the end. -
hobnob53 — 12 years ago(February 05, 2014 11:08 AM)
Not movies, TV shows. They were long, running either 90 or 120 minutes (with commercials: the actual programs were shorter). I assume some are on DVD but I've never actually looked. Again, look for the original shows from the 70s. They may also be on line.
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hobnob53 — 12 years ago(February 07, 2014 07:37 PM)
Please.
BTW, I did look, and there's one set containing
all
the
Columbo
s the pilot shows, the original 70s series (8 or 10 seasons), plus the later TV movies from 1989 on. Rather a costly set (retail about $150 US, but I've seen it for about $60 off), but all-encompassing, and I may get it myself.
Happy watching! See you later. -
MsELLERYqueen2 — 11 years ago(August 15, 2014 04:32 PM)
Well, I've been watching the
Columbo
episodes for about a week now, and I'm enjoying them. Yes, they are inverted murder mysteries. I've liked those types of mysteries ever since I read a few of them several years ago. I had been wondering why more inverted mysteries weren't filmed. Now I see that there are a lot of them!
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MsELLERYqueen2 — 11 years ago(August 15, 2014 01:00 AM)
OK, see you there.if you wish to go there!
By now I have seen most of season one and also a later episode, so I'm able to provide comments about a few of them, anyway.
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JimHutton (1934-79) & ElleryQueen