I’m a big fan. Have rewatched the series a few times in recent years after only catching it randomly as a kid in the 80s. Highly recommend Shooting Columbo if you’re interested. Great website too pointing out interesting aspects. https://bonaventurepress.com/SHOOTING-COLUMBO/

I dimly remember most of the episodes was just Columbo being annoying to the suspect until they gave up some clue to the motive of the crime. It was a funny, if somewhat predictable, gimmick.

IMO what the latest generations are missing out on is the absolute randomness of on air TV.

TV used to be flipping through channels until something caught your attention, even if it isn’t or wasn’t what you were in the mood for and absolutely finding it interesting/a good watch.

We caught ourselves this last vacation chilling at our rental watching an old (late 90s) movie we haven’t seen in a long time and it clicked for me: our kids curate thier own watchlists and looking at a thumbnail or reading the description isn’t the same as coming across a show a quarter of the way through trying to figure out whats going on and staying until the end.

A bit of a boomer take, but it’s an experience im close enough to be one to make.

columbo deserves a reboot

Nah, we don’t need everything we’re nostalgic for to be rehashed for the newer generation.

used to watch that and murder she wrote with my grandmother. had a pretty long debate one night as to whether or not columbo had a glass eye