The Columbo Files

This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends) get into 1972's Season 2 opening "Étude in Black,." They John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner, Mryna Loy, Anjanette Comer, James Olson, the first appearance of Dog, Columbo's canine companion, and a small cameo by Pat Morita! They discuss how the episode works in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown, ultimately giving them one of the all time classics in Columbo history.



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This Week in the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends) give their rankings of the Season One episodes!


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This Week in the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends) do a deep dive into the career of our beloved star, Peter Falk.


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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends) get into 1972's "Blueprint for Murder," the Season 1 finale directed by Peter Falk himself! They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Patrick O'Neal, Forrest Tucker, Janis Paige, and Pamela Austin. They discuss how the episode works for them in some regard, but ultimately ends up as a competent but not exactly outstanding episode for them in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown.




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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into 1972's "Short Fuse." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Roddy McDowall, Ida Lupino, James Gregory, William Windom, & Anne Francis. They discuss how the majority of this episode falls flat for them in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown.



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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into 1971's "Lady in Waiting." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Susan Clark, Richard Anderson, and Leslie Nielsen. They discuss how the events of this episode in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown, and how this episode quietly becomes one of the show's best episodes so far.


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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into 1971's "Suitable For Framing." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Ross Martin, Kim Hunter and Don Ameche. They discuss how the events of this episode bring the show back into form this week in the Columbo Files' standard three act breakdown.


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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into the 1971's "Dead Weight." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, with Eddie Albert and Suzanne Pleshette. They discuss how the events of this episode ultimately fall flat this week in Columbo Files standard three act breakdown.


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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into the second series episode, 1971's "Death Lends a hand." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, notably frequent guest star Robert Culp, and discuss the the events of the episode in their three act breakdown.


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This week on the Columbo Files! John and Antonicus (Anthony to his friends), as they dive into the first official episode, 1971's "Murder by the Book." They discuss the history behind this episode's legendary cast and crew, including a young Steven Spielberg, compare Peter Falk's performance with what they've seen so far, and discuss the the events of the episode in their three act breakdown.


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