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Old 07-03-2015, 01:31 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by grindy View Post
Yeah, it's often cheesy and not always particularly clever.
But Columbo is just such an awesome character, the formula and the psychological duels are incredibly entertaining and some of the murderers are played by great actors and are interesting characters. And in some cases the twists and endings are pretty effective.

Any other fans here?
Always thought Goren was an obvious homage to Columbo.

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