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Tonight in 1968 — Peter Falk made his debut as COLUMBO in PRESCRIPTION: MURDER on NBC.
He would play the character for 35 years.
“He was perfect,” co-creator William Link said. "And then he got better.”
#Columbo #1970sTV #1960sTV #ClassicTV


(Originally published earlier today on mstdn.social)

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[–] CosmicFjord@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

“Oh, just one more thing…”

[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That name rings a bell… He played the grandpa in The Princess Bride, right?

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, I never realized that is Columbo! Cool!

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just started watching Columbo in December, started with season 1 episode 1.

It’s quite entertaining.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Misread and thought you delivered a punchline, “started watching and ended with season 1 episode 1”.

[–] MrFappy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

He looks like Chris Pratt

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Maybe 1968 his car was new.

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

He looks 12 years old.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok… honestly for a second I was like… what!? 35 years… Although it is true the character was used during 35 years, the show was not running all those years. There were gaps, like a 11 year gap between season 7 and 8 and some specials here and there on the last years.

I mean the text doesn’t imply that but for a second I thought there was more show than I thought.

It has 10 seasons and some are like 3 episodes. In total it seems it were 69 episodes, and that takes into account specials.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

each one is like a movie though.

[–] Downcount@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just how we know him, with his cigars and his smart phone.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Lol, that’s a notepad.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Couldn’t have been done anyone else.

But that doesn’t mean that I don’t like Natasha Lyonne’s take on the meta.

[–] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

And like that Belarusian journalist