In Special Guest Star, Gwen Ihnat takes a look at a standout turn by a performer in a TV series, noting what effect the appearance had on the actor, the series, and the TV landscape overall. When I ...

Columbo is everyone's favorite unassuming detective, and the TV show has been making a comeback. Some might describe him as "bumbling," but there is a reason for his behavior. Fans of Columbo know its ...

There are many reasons Columbo stands out from the pack of detective series’, not least due to its cart-before-horse approach: revealing the killer within the first ten minutes, before following Peter ...

A jury decides that William Link and Richard Levinson didn't wait too long to bring suit and that Universal couldn't deduct distribution fees for the 1970s detective series. By Eriq Gardner Former ...

One of the gravest oversights of streaming is its lack of classic crime dramas. Now it seems at least one show has decided to remedy that oversight on its own term. The Columbo YouTube channel has ...

“Murder By the Book” was stacked with talent. In addition to being directed by a young Spielberg, the episode was written by Steven Bochco, creator of Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Doogie Howser, M.D., ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – We have been reminded that 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of everything from landmark science-fiction movies (“2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Planet of the Apes”) to ...

Back in the ’70s, NBC aired a police procedural TV show which featured an unrefined detective called Columbo. Columbo was known for his brown coat and famous one-line catchphrase “just one more thing” ...

The creators of 'Columbo' are owed more than $70 million in profits and interest, a judge has held, following a three-phase trial that included an assessment by a panel of accounting referees. By ...