> The Columbo TV show is, in my humble opinion, a masterpiece in disguise. Why in disguise? It’s just simply a masterpiece, not just as a detective show but a

> The Columbo TV show is, in my humble opinion, a masterpiece in disguise. Why in disguise? It’s just simply a masterpiece, not just as a detective show but also as a vehicle for the actors to enjoy themselves. It made it so much better watching the stars of the time do something they clearly liked. Everyone is in on the gag, the writers, the star, the guests, and the audience. It was more of the next verse in a familiar song than it was a show every episode. > Conversations are done with no malice, but with that clear objective in mind. At first, but by the middle of most episodes, he knows all he needs to already and is just playing cat and mouse with the villain, and the audience.