![]() The production values were different, too. By way of comparison, ‘first class’ in the 80s and 90s seems a lot more sleazy and a lot less, well, classy. Music, fashions, automobiles, it was first class all the way. The original series provided us with a glorious snapshot of 70s opulence and fine living. TV had changed: Time waits for no man, and the world of the late 80s and 90s, when the bulk of the new episodes were produced, was massively different from the late 60s and 70s. The essential ingredients were there, but the end result, reasonably often, was something of a let down. Falk reprised the role, of course, and he brought back with him the coat, the car, the cigar – even Dog. The Columbo formula, so well established between 1968-78, was largely unchanged. Enough time has elapsed to allow for a level playing field in terms of passing judgement.Īnd on the surface, much was the same. “There are several gems tucked away amongst the ‘new’ episodes that really stand up to repeat viewing.”īut why was that the case? Surely it’s not simply a case of rose-tinted glasses? After all, the oldest ‘new’ episode is now more than 25 years old the newest, well over a decade. But when comparing apples with apples, the quality of the new episodes compared to the old is almost always found wanting. ![]() There are several gems tucked away amongst them that really stand up to repeat viewing. If you’ve ever read my article on my top 10 favourite Columbo episodes, you’ll have noticed that not one of them is from the new batch. And by ‘new’, I mean any of the 24 episodes released on ABC between 19. ![]() In fact I’d watch almost any ‘classic’ Columbo outing before I delved into the ‘new’ ones. Give me a choice of any episode and I’d be diving straight into the 70s classics.
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