COLUMBO SEASON 2(1971)
One of the best detective shows ever on TV, this started
out with the movie Prescription Murder and the fallow-up
movie Ransom For A Dead Man, which are both on this set!!
One of TVs greatest stars, Peter Falk, leads the series
and does a bang up job!
Just one more thing: This is backwards from almost all other
detective show in that you get to see what happened just as
the episodes start and then watch as Columbo figures it all
out!
EPISODES 1: ETUDE IN BLACK(Sept. 17, 1972):
A conductor kills his protoge/lover!
First appearance of Columbo's dog, "Fido"!
Guest starring: John Cassavetes(Rosemary's Baby), Blythe Danner
(Meet The Parents), Myrna Loy(The Thin Man series of movies from
the 1930's & 40's), James McEashen(The Perry Mason movies)
Pat Morita(Karate Kid, Mulan, Mulan II)! A
EPISODES 2: THE GREENHOUSE JUNGLE(Oct. 15, 1972):
A man and his uncle plan a way to get a bunch of money
by faking his kidnap, but the uncle has other plans!
Guest Starring: Ray Milland returns, Arlene Martel
(Star Trek: TOS episode "Amok Time")! B
EPISODE 3: THE MOST CRUCIAL GAME(Nov. 05, 1972):
The owner of a football team gets offed!
Guest starring: Robert Culp returns, Dean Jagger(White
Christmas, Mr. Novak), Valarie Harper(The Mary Tyler Moore
Show, Rhoda, Blame It On Rio), Dean Stockwell(Quantum Leap),
James Gregory returns!! A
EPISODE 4: DAGGER OF THE MIND(Nov. 26, 1972):
An actress accidently kills a producer!
Guest starring: Wilfred Hyde-White(My Fair Lady, Buck Rogers, Ten
Little Indians), Bernard Fox(Titanic, The Mummy[1999], Bewitched
The Hound Of The Baskervilles[1972]), Richard Basehart(Voyage To
The Bottom Of The Sea, Knight Rider), John Williams(Dial 'M' For
Murder, To Catch A Thief, Sabrina[1954]), Honor Blackman(Goldfinger,
The Avengers[TV])! A
EPISODE 5: REQUIEM FOR A FALLEN STAR(Jan. 21, 1973):
Again, an actress is being hounded by Columbo for an
attempted murder that turned into and actual one!
Guest starring: Anne Baxter(All About Eve), Mel Ferrer
(Charade), Edith Head(Costumes)! A
EPISODE 6: A STITCH IN CRIME(Feb. 11, 1973):
A surgeon plans to kill a collegue by using inferior suture
but his plan is foiled by a nurse who instead gets killed!
And here we learn Columbo has troubles with hospitals!!
Guest starring: Leonard Nimoy(Duh), Wil Geer(The Waltons,
Jeremiah Johnson), Majel Barrett(Star Trek), Anne Francis
returns!! A
EPISODE 7: THE MOST DANGEROUS MATCH(Mar. 04, 1973):
A chess champion kills his apponant in an upcomng chess
match!
Even though I enjoy playing chess emmensly, I found this
to be pretty boring, except when Columbo comes into play!
Guest starring: Jack Kruschen(War Of The Worlds[1953], Angry
Red Planet, Follow That Dream)! A-
EPISODE 8: DOUBLE SHOCK(Mar. 25, 1973):
Twins plan a murder of their uncle!
Guest starring: Martin Landau(Mission: Impossible, Space: 1999),
Tim O'Connor(Buck Rogers), Julie Newmar(Batman, Star Trek: TOS
episode "Friday's Child", My Living Doll), Jeanette Nolan(The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)! A
SPECIALS:
Setting The Bar:
A conversation with Ted Danson
LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT:
OPPPOSITES DISTRACT
COACH ERNIE PANTUSSO'S:
RULES OF THE GAME
I'LLL DRINK TO THAT:
STORMIN NORM-ISMS
IT'S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
Cheers trivia game!
From another reviewer at IMDb.com:
I can't believe there are so few reviews on this, Columbo
is one of the defining detectives on television. He's so
low key, so unimposing, and it's a pleasure watching him
take down all those criminals that think they are are smarter
than him, better than him because of, well how little and,
well how wrinkled and cheap he appears.
He's the opposite of so many detectives on television these
days, the everyman solving crimes.
days, the everyman solving crimes.
It's just a brilliant approach to a character, and one that is fantastically fun to watch. - generationofswine