Is it because he’s always nailing smug weirdo rich fuckbags? Is it the peter falk hard carry? Is it because despite being canonically a cop he does anything but act like a cop?

Is everything downstream of columbo an attempt to erase his legacy as the hound of wealthy sociopaths?

Is Columbo a demigod?

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Probably all those factors, Columbo would still work as a character (or would be even improved), if he’s was a police officer/people’s militia under dictatorship of the proletariat.

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There’s a Chinese show that’s basically this. It’s called In the Name of the People

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Is it available subtitled in english? If so it might make for an interesting regular feature on the hextube.

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Yes, I believe the whole thing is on YouTube with subtitles

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