Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 287207" data-attributes="member: 23">Oops. I&#039;ve just seen [USER=33]@Angela Channing[/USER]&#039;s last post on the previous episode, so a delayed reaction from me...I&#039;d agree. Once the credits had rolled I actually forgot Peter Falk had written this one, so I feel I viewed it fairly objectively, without too much expectation around it. But I think it shows that he&#039;s not a professional writer. And sometimes an actor can have too much clout on a show. With Peter Falk as Executive Producer as well as star and writer who&#039;s going to dare suggest that the writing could use a few tweaks. This is a great point. For me, I&#039;ve got used to Columbo crossing the line, but my main concern with it was how out of character it was for Columbo. No matter what the end, I just can&#039;t see him allowing physical contact to happen when he&#039;s so devoted to his wife. It just felt as though it was written more for Peter Falk&#039;s benefit than it was Columbo&#039;s. Ha ha. Well, yes. There&#039;s a fine line between homage and rip off, and I can fully understand this is one of those scenes that can be interpreted either way. Perhaps I was a bit generous as I really wanted this to be a better episode than it actually was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 287207, member: 23"] Oops. I've just seen [USER=33]@Angela Channing[/USER]'s last post on the previous episode, so a delayed reaction from me... I'd agree. Once the credits had rolled I actually forgot Peter Falk had written this one, so I feel I viewed it fairly objectively, without too much expectation around it. But I think it shows that he's not a professional writer. And sometimes an actor can have too much clout on a show. With Peter Falk as Executive Producer as well as star and writer who's going to dare suggest that the writing could use a few tweaks. This is a great point. For me, I've got used to Columbo crossing the line, but my main concern with it was how out of character it was for Columbo. No matter what the end, I just can't see him allowing physical contact to happen when he's so devoted to his wife. It just felt as though it was written more for Peter Falk's benefit than it was Columbo's. Ha ha. Well, yes. There's a fine line between homage and rip off, and I can fully understand this is one of those scenes that can be interpreted either way. Perhaps I was a bit generous as I really [U]wanted[/U] this to be a better episode than it actually was. [/QUOTE]

Verification

Who played Sue Ellen in Dallas?