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Why is columbo so good when all other cop shows are dreck? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is it because he's always nailing smug weirdo rich fuckbags? Is it the peter falk hard carry? Is it because despite being canonically a cop he does anything but act like a cop?

Is everything downstream of columbo an attempt to erase his legacy as the hound of wealthy sociopaths?

Is Columbo a demigod?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We need a modernized anime Columbo

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

please dont troll this most serious of threads

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry! :( I was actually being serious though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

well i was! I would at least raise my eyebrows and watch an episode if it was a thing. I think columbo without an extant peter falk to play him is a dead end road, but there are guys and gals out there that probably have what it takes to step into the role, and i'd watch it at least once

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's a Columbo's son which is the antagonist of the week in one of part 2 Lupin III episodes (1977-1981), funnily enough.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Apparently that's episode 72, "The Skateboard Murder Mystery" or "You're Sapphired!", and the kid's name is Bolonco also spelled Boronco. So I guess I still have 30 episodes left of Part 2 before it gets to the good* part!

Screencap: Bolonco in a room wields a skateboard in his left arm and has his right arm raised to his hair in a similar way to Columbo's typical gestures. He wears similar clothes and has similar hair to Columbo, though a different hair color. Bolonco says, "That does imply 100 escapes, doesn't it?"

*Lupin III is good throughout, this is just a joke.