Here’s an interesting/amusing rundown on something I’ve sometimes contemplated about the Columbo episodes. It just feels like it jumped from a frustrated business discussion straight to murder. The agreement could easily include Adrian producing a luxury range for the new owner, who could still produce their standard product range. Fine wine is frequently an appreciating asset, so the business spending on the wine is only a problem if Adrian himself is drinking it, thereby stealing company property.Īlso, just because the land changes ownership doesn’t mean Adrian has to lose control. The brother mentions Adrian buying fine wines, but those would not be a loss to the business unless they devalue. Even if he is more interested in luxury wine, he must be selling wine on a regular basis or he won’t have the cash flow to actually operate (wages, utilities, taxes). We know that from the fact that the group gets to taste it. Clearly it can produce good wine, so it isn’t totally clear why it would be losing money. So why not arrange a buy out/swap? It is clear that the brother finds ready cash preferable to long term investments. It must have been clear after the will was read that Adrian was a better fit for owning the land. The brother got the land by inheritance, but Adrian got the money. Adrian runs the winery, but the land itself is owned by the brother. I look forward to more, especially later 1980’s seasons, of which I have seen very little of since watching them on actual TV when I was a kid.I never quite understood the winery business in this one. I could go on for pages about the wonderful aspects of this series and it is no surprise that it lasted as long as it did. Another thing to love about the series is the fantastic array of vehicles featured throughout the run of the show, my favorite being Roddy Mcdowel’s Ferrari Daytona in the episode that featured him as a mad bomber of sorts who worked at some kind of chemical company. Like when asked why he is never seen around the office in one episode, he remarked that surprisingly little crime goes down at the police station. Some of his quotes regarding his job are classic. The guise of incompetence and confusion he puts on for his suspects is a deceptively brilliant approach to sussing out the guilty and perfectly masks his true brilliance in the science of detection and is unique to his character. He told the group how much he loved his job and all the great people he got to meet in his line of work. He put it best in ‘Try and Catch Me’ when he was put on the spot by Mitchel, the brilliant mystery writer at her luncheon in an attempt to trip him up. I love Columbo because unlike his other TV detectives, he is not your typical jaded, cynical, anti-social brilliant detective but rather a caring, enthusiastic, perceptive and very skilled investigator. They were excellent stories, cool mysteries and, of course, featured them man himself, one of the all-time best TV detectives. Years ago NetFlix featured a ton of Columbo episodes and I would watch them over and over when I wanted something to fall asleep to that wasn’t riddled with explosions, gunfire and people yelling. Happy viewing folks, and I do hope these episodes will bring you tonnes of pleasure! Columbo soundtracks and musical interludes.I’ve also set up a YouTube channel of my own, which has several compilation playlists featuring:. Columbo full episodes Season 1Īnd of course, I always advocate buying the whole series on DVD – you can’t go wrong! The channel started uploading full episodes in March 2018, albeit it not in chronological order. To view one of the available episodes, simply click on the relevant link in the list below. Ja Lieutenant, viz theez television sets you can vatch two episodes at the same time! Thanks to the official Columbo YouTube channel, HD versions of classic Columbo episodes can now be viewed in full online!
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