I finally made a Columbo sideblog

I'll make this all look nicer later, I have more important columbo posting to do

[el-ffej]

A brief appreciation of Peter Falk in Columbo, by Joe Dator in The New Yorker

[drememoto]

“One more thing, sir. You told me you couldn’t possibly have been at the crime scene at that time on account of your alibi, that being that you were at home playing your PlayStation 3. Now, forgive me, but if that’s true, I just gotta ask– how could you have been playing your PS3 if the PS3 has no games?”

[giantkillerjack]

“Why, Lieutenant, the PS3 is backwards compatible with many PS2 games. I was simply playing one of my many PS2 games at the time of the murder. Surely you are at least familiar with Kingdom Hearts? I’d be happy to show you my save file if it would put your mind at ease.”

[drememoto]

“Ah, gee. Kingdom Hearts… Yeah, that one’s a classic. one of the best ones, even. My wife loves that little Sora guy. No, I agree. You’re right, sir. I should’a thought of that. Well, I’ll get outta your hair, then. — Oh, one more thing…

I just remembered something you might find a little interesting. See, you’ve got one of those black models. With the top-loading tray. And those PS3 models are backwards compatible. … but only for PS1 games. Kingdom Hearts wasn’t on the PS1, though, was it? …”

[giantkillerjack]

“Oh… yes, how very… observant of you, Lieutenant. Well, I… suppose I must have been mistaken. My memory of that dreadful night - it’s all jumbled, you see. It must have been one of my other games from my PS1 library. Spyro, perhaps. Or– yes, now I remember. It was Final Fantasy 7 - the character of Cloud is in both that game and in Kingdom Hearts. I must have simply gotten my wires crossed. How silly of me.”

[drememoto]

“All right, then. That explains it. Well, have a good night, then.  … Oh, uh… I figure I oughta let you know … we did have your memory card searched. We didn’t see Final Fantasy VII on there. Must’ve been a glitch or something. Might wanna get that checked.”

[giantkillerjack]

“Now, see here, Columbo, perhaps if you were spending more time looking for actual clues, rather than harping on my gaming habits, you might have caught the real killer by now!

If you have anything more to say to me, you can kindly say it to my lawyer.

So, if you’ll excuse me, I have a Twitch stream scheduled for noon, and I do not care to keep my followers waiting. Good day, sir.”

[drememoto]

“Certainly, sir, I’ll be outta your way now. Oh, – gee. Gosh, I nearly forgot. I figured I’d mention. We did get one lead. On the murder, sir.

We determined from Mr. Elbertson’s autopsy that he was repeatedly beaten in the back of the head with a small, blunt object. No bigger than about 157 mm longways. Likely a, uh … analog gamepad of some kind. Dualshock, that’s what the lab boys told me. You got any idea what sorta console uses those? I only ask ‘cause you seem to know about these sorta things. What with you being– well, being a gamer.”

[dog-coded-characters-tournament]

WHO’S A GOOD DOGGIE? 🐾

Columbo (Columbo)

Wolfie (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)

Voting ended onMar 18

Propaganda:

Columbo

Columbo is explicitly referred to as “like a little shaggy haired terrier who’s got a grip on my trousers and won’t let go”

Wolfie

dog-coded cat

Barks

[dog-coded-characters-tournament]

COLUMBO WINS 🐾

You’ve all betrayed me

[hermitcoat-deactivated20260321]

Should I start watching Columbo

[falkisms]

You should

[igotaholeinmepocket]

just a little guy.

[beentobeetle]

I started watching Columbo and felt the need to study him like a bug … so I did ……

[bowelfly]

Woodland detectives

[charl0ttan]

guy who drops his trenchcoat on the sidewalk by mistake but before he can pick it up two ants have crawled inside and everyone nearby starts scolding him for trying to take the coat of a normal adult human person

[mrkkywater]

I don’t even really have time to get into a new show rn and I have other shows to watch but be honest w me tumblr… should I get into columbo

I do like a good mystery, and the little trenchcoat man fascinates me

[mrkkywater]

Yall have won me over, I’m watching the first episode rn and it’s splendid

[mrkkywater]

I don’t even really have time to get into a new show rn and I have other shows to watch but be honest w me tumblr… should I get into columbo

I do like a good mystery, and the little trenchcoat man fascinates me

[falkisms]

Get into Columbo.

[tournamentpollsinc]

Round One

Bitchy Old (& Middle Aged) Queens

Shaun Gilmore VS Columbo

Shaun Gilmore

Columbo

Voting ended onJan 13

[myclutteredbookshelf]

Which detective's dog is the goodest boy?

Asta (The Thin Man)

Dog (Columbo)

Milou (The Adventures of Tintin)

Voting ended onJan 14

(I'm aware that Tintin's dog is called "Snowy" in the English translation; I went with "Milou" here because I fear that I would face the wrath of my Tintin superfan uncle if I did otherwise.)

[garakcore]

stop what you are doing and look at columbo's dog. thank you

[moonshapedbox]

watched nearly 6 hours of columbo today and my soul actually feels rejuvenated. i love watching that rumpled scruffy dog of a man solve crimes and irritate the fuck out of everybody in the room by his naturally curious and inquisitive behavior

[columboscreens]

[mechachimera]

Happy Sunday Columbo Picmix

[cosmosredshift7]