Peter Falk played the brilliant detective Columbo over a period of 35 years, but he wrote only one Columbo TV movie — the only writing credit of his career.

Depending on which fan of the crime drama Columbo you ask, the rumpled yet brilliant detective may or may not have had a first name. It didn’t really matter at the time the show aired, as the ...

From the moment he shuffled onto television screens in a rumpled raincoat, cigar dangling from his fingers, Columbo—in the form of actor Peter Falk—announced that he was going to play by different ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

When 'Columbo' is on TV, I end up watching it.Even if I catch it halfway through, I still watch it.You know who the culprit is. That is the hallmark of this drama.That is why I would call it a unique ...

"Murder by the Book" launched a series that made the rumpled detective Columbo into a cultural icon. It also provided career foundations for Steven Bochco and Steven Spielberg, a pair of youngsters ...

Matlock, Monk, Columbo, Sherlock, Murder, She Wrote, and more make up our list of the most influential detective shows of all ...

There’s something I’ve never loved about the way shows like Columbo, Elsbeth, and Poker Face are structured. We know who did it before the detective even walks into the room. The body’s still warm, ...

Hannah R. Wing is a freelance writer. Hannah has over eight years of experience as a theatre critic for BroadwayWorld.com. When she isn't reviewing plays or musicals, she is diving into the world of ...

Fifty years on, the cop show featuring a bumbling but brilliant homicide detective has attracted a new generation of fans. Shaun Curran explores the series' timeless appeal. Even 50 years since its ...