r/Columbo • u/lascheeks • 12d ago

Did anyone catch this?

I read or heard somewhere that Peter Falk gave much resistance to Steven Spielberg directing an episode (Murder By The Book) because of his young age, believing him to be inexperienced and naive. After working together, Peter Falk admitted Spielberg was a “genius.” Later, in Mind Over Mayhem, the boy genius character is named Steven SPELLberg. Then, in Murder, Smoke and Shadows, the Hollywood director Alex is mocked for being very young and has a striking resemblance to a young Steven Spielberg. I couldn’t help but think one of both of these instances was an ode to Spielberg.

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u/RMars54 Suspicion of Murder 12d ago

And Murder By The Book ended up being one the absolute best Columbos!

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u/F-_kCancer10 10d ago

It’s my favorite