This show is entertaining, the characters and familiar actors are interesting and appealing, but there is no suspense. Columbo would get nowhere if the murderer would just stop engaging with Him. What do you not understand about "Anything you say can be used against you"? They should just say "You need to talk to my lawyer", and not be goaded into replying to Columbos' " Oh, just one more thing" ploy. Such hubris! It's amazing that this series lasted so long, when every episode followed the exact same outline. Streets of San Francisco was a more interesting, and somewhat more realistic, police detective series. Todays' police procedurals are so much more realistic and dramatic, it makes Columbo seem almost like a comfortable comedy.
Review of Columbo
