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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 276124" data-attributes="member: 33">Another great review [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER] and Etude In Black is another great episode. It depends on what you consider to be a fixture. I don&#039;t think Sergeant Kramer has appeared yet nor has the tune for Knick Knack Paddy Whack been used yet (I think Columbo first whistles it in Any Old Port In A Storm before it&#039;s used in later episodes as theme tune or as part of the background score) both of which I consider to be regular Columbo features.. I agree, it&#039;s a great scene. I often wondered if the motivation for the scene was because they spent a lot of money hiring the house they wanted to make full use of it so that scene was conceived. Scenes in which Columbo interacts with the murderer and you feel their relationship is developing in an interesting way is always fascinating and this is a great example of this.Wow, this is a great piece of trivia which I didn&#039;t know. I&#039;ll look out for this next time I watch this episode.I completely agree. This was what I was referring to when I made this comment:The construction of the scene shows the work of a skilled director, in this case the actor who played Coach in the sitcom Cheers. It starts with a stunning wide shot showing the enormity of the stadium and you see a figure on stage in the distance playing the simplest of tunes in the grandest of settings. The camera slowly zooms in to show Columbo is playing. I think is shows intrigue, drama and comedy all at once.There&#039;s another great stadium shot in The Most Crucial Game which I loved so much I made it my computer desktop picture for a while. When you get to that episode it will probably obvious which camera shot I mean.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 276124, member: 33"] Another great review [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER] and [I]Etude In Black[/I] is another great episode. It depends on what you consider to be a fixture. I don't think Sergeant Kramer has appeared yet nor has the tune for [I]Knick Knack Paddy Whack [/I]been used yet (I think Columbo first whistles it in [I]Any Old Port In A Storm[/I] before it's used in later episodes as theme tune or as part of the background score) both of which I consider to be regular Columbo features.. I agree, it's a great scene. I often wondered if the motivation for the scene was because they spent a lot of money hiring the house they wanted to make full use of it so that scene was conceived. Scenes in which Columbo interacts with the murderer and you feel their relationship is developing in an interesting way is always fascinating and this is a great example of this. Wow, this is a great piece of trivia which I didn't know. I'll look out for this next time I watch this episode. I completely agree. This was what I was referring to when I made this comment: The construction of the scene shows the work of a skilled director, in this case the actor who played Coach in the sitcom [I]Cheers[/I]. It starts with a stunning wide shot showing the enormity of the stadium and you see a figure on stage in the distance playing the simplest of tunes in the grandest of settings. The camera slowly zooms in to show Columbo is playing. I think is shows intrigue, drama and comedy all at once. There's another great stadium shot in [I]The Most Crucial Game [/I]which I loved so much I made it my computer desktop picture for a while. When you get to that episode it will probably obvious which camera shot I mean. [/QUOTE]

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