I used to watch it long ago, I really liked this series. It's true that he's often playing this little game of not being so smart, and then makes very clever deductions all of a sudden. Or pretending to leave then turning back at the last second and asking a key question.Yeah, has a couple of intense moments throughout.
I wanted a more lighthearted series, something that I can just jump into and out of from time to time, so I started something that's been on my mind for years now. I had only seen random episodes, and thought it looked interesting enough. As I said, in a lighthearted kind of way. So I just watched the pilot of it.
Columbo. I'm sure it's pretty famous, especially due to Peter Falk's potrayal. He's very likable, and the series seems to have small, self-contained, murder-mysteries. The pilot was ok. Nothing too impressive. But just good enough to maybe watch when I want to waste some time. I think the main draw is how Falk plays Columbo. He's very charismatic. But I do wonder if the, pretending to be out of the element and just stumbling onto clues and solving the mystery won't get old. I'll have to see. I might not hang on for very much of it.
I've never been bothered by that, but the episodes were aired once a week, one season a year. Maybe it feels repetitive if you binge-watch all seasons.
Wow, just realized after checking that there are 13 seasons! I must have seen a third of it all, maybe less.