tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post4729450492471251782..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: "Columbo": Where Were You in '72?NYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-77548665198525524252021-04-26T07:22:02.392-04:002021-04-26T07:22:02.392-04:00It still hits a nerve. I read a lot of comics, so ...It still hits a nerve. I read a lot of comics, so clue-deficient "mysteries" bug me. All that's missing is putting "Crisis" in the title and making the storyline patently offensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-69722352470049302312021-04-24T06:59:59.100-04:002021-04-24T06:59:59.100-04:00That was the idea: instead of "who committed ...That was the idea: instead of "who committed the murder?", which has been done to death, "How's he going to catch them?" You still get to play detective, figuring out what tiny inconsistencies will give the murderer away.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-16559152836008470502021-04-24T06:01:56.319-04:002021-04-24T06:01:56.319-04:00Also explains an unpardonable sin: Showing the cri...Also explains an unpardonable sin: Showing the crime, including the perpetrator's face, at the beginning!<br /><br />I expect mysteries to be a mental game between the writer and myself. There must be some clues which wilL hint at the culprit without giving away too much.<br /><br />You do not just give away a mystery at the beginning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-74876685828866377232021-04-21T15:48:55.237-04:002021-04-21T15:48:55.237-04:00My family was big fan of the show and would watch ...My family was big fan of the show and would watch it every time it was onjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042785568975031327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-579170921684710192021-04-20T14:16:46.583-04:002021-04-20T14:16:46.583-04:00We called them the Geritol SetWe called them the Geritol SetNYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-17376351630168755712021-04-20T08:56:36.404-04:002021-04-20T08:56:36.404-04:00Maybe it was just an anti-arson sign?
Damn, even ...Maybe it was just an anti-arson sign?<br /><br />Damn, even kids' shows at the time mentioned hippies. Was Columbo already for the, what was your generation's equivalent of ok boomer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com