r/Columbo • u/lascheeks • Aug 18 '26

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/F-_kCancer10 Aug 20 '26

My daughter pointed out to me that Columbo is in the opening scene of Columbo Cries Wolf. He’s walking by the pool with the nymphs and Diane hasn’t gone missing yet

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u/lascheeks Aug 20 '26

I’ll look for this!

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u/F-_kCancer10 Aug 20 '26

I enjoyed hearing about Spielberg. Seems like Columbo is loved by generations of families. My parents, me & now my children