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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 280760" data-attributes="member: 33">I have previously criticised some of the acting in Columbo for taking away some of my enjoyment of a particular episode but I don&#039;t think that on this occasion. William Shatner is not and has never been a good actor, I&#039;ve always considered him to be a star rather than an actor, however, here is style of acting fits the role he is playing, i.e. a ham actor playing a ham actor. What Mr Shatner lacks in acting chops he makes up with his charm and screen presence and overall I quite liked him in this episode. I also found his interactions with Columbo to be entertaining if not sometimes a bit silly. The whole tone of this episode is less serious than usual and I think that&#039;s to it&#039;s detriment. I normally like injections of humour into the storyline but when it&#039;s done too often it detracts from what should be the central theme of the show which is an investigation of a murder. A brilliant summary which I completely agree with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 280760, member: 33"] I have previously criticised some of the acting in Columbo for taking away some of my enjoyment of a particular episode but I don't think that on this occasion. William Shatner is not and has never been a good actor, I've always considered him to be a star rather than an actor, however, here is style of acting fits the role he is playing, i.e. a ham actor playing a ham actor. What Mr Shatner lacks in acting chops he makes up with his charm and screen presence and overall I quite liked him in this episode. I also found his interactions with Columbo to be entertaining if not sometimes a bit silly. The whole tone of this episode is less serious than usual and I think that's to it's detriment. I normally like injections of humour into the storyline but when it's done too often it detracts from what should be the central theme of the show which is an investigation of a murder. A brilliant summary which I completely agree with. [/QUOTE]

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