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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 277059" data-attributes="member: 23">Same here. You&#039;ve perfectly described the winning formula. I always love seeing how writers take these plot points and work with the limitations to make getting from A to B thoroughly fascinating.Definitely. Tweaking perfection can go either way. As you said, this was a definite case of it working in the show&#039;s favour.Just last week I watched him in one of his last films, Remember with Christopher Plummer. It was an absolutely amazing performance.I really loved this episode for the comedy. It was so funny to see Columbo meet someone who wouldn&#039;t put up with his slobby ways.Definitely. The entire scene felt ad libbed. I was also conscious that both actors had a literal studio audience, and thought this might have fed their performances as well. If the audience were responding well to it they had an instant gauge of how far they could go.Definitely. The sets and the location interiors are all so sumptuous and opulent.Definitely. I love seeing who&#039;s going to show up - not just as the killer and victim, but also the supporting cast. So many familiar faces.I&#039;m not sure I have a definitive answer, but I know at times Columbo had really short seasons because it was part of a &quot;wheel&quot; in rotation with other series, so this could have influenced it. It seems to have been really carefully scheduled, and I&#039;m sure the network would have had no qualms about moving things round to fit during its original run. Especially if they could get a few 2 hour slots rather than the usual 90 to maximise advertising revenue.Of course, it would then be difficult to syndicate, but from what I&#039;ve seen, Columbo episodes were often treated like films when it was repeated, rather than having regular slots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 277059, member: 23"] Same here. You've perfectly described the winning formula. I always love seeing how writers take these plot points and work with the limitations to make getting from A to B thoroughly fascinating. Definitely. Tweaking perfection can go either way. As you said, this was a definite case of it working in the show's favour. Just last week I watched him in one of his last films, [I]Remember[/I] with Christopher Plummer. It was an absolutely amazing performance. I really loved this episode for the comedy. It was so funny to see Columbo meet someone who wouldn't put up with his slobby ways. Definitely. The entire scene felt ad libbed. I was also conscious that both actors had a literal studio audience, and thought this might have fed their performances as well. If the audience were responding well to it they had an instant gauge of how far they could go. Definitely. The sets and the location interiors are all so sumptuous and opulent. Definitely. I love seeing who's going to show up - not just as the killer and victim, but also the supporting cast. So many familiar faces. I'm not sure I have a definitive answer, but I know at times [I]Columbo[/I] had really short seasons because it was part of a "wheel" in rotation with other series, so this could have influenced it. It seems to have been really carefully scheduled, and I'm sure the network would have had no qualms about moving things round to fit during its original run. Especially if they could get a few 2 hour slots rather than the usual 90 to maximise advertising revenue. Of course, it would then be difficult to syndicate, but from what I've seen, [I]Columbo[/I] episodes were often treated like films when it was repeated, rather than having regular slots. [/QUOTE]

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