It's been a long week, and I followed my curiosity. (I'll confess I used
the educational LEXIS-NEXIS contract for a frivolous search -- but I was
honing my skills! Really I was! It's educational!)
Voila:
2. THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, October 31, 1993 Sunday, 3 STAR, ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. D1, 692 words, RELIABLE OLD 'COLUMBO' CURES NEW-SEASON
BLUES, By Greg Dawson, Sentinel Television Critic
It's hard to describe the sense of joy mixed with relief that washed
over me when a videotape of the latest Columbo landed on my desk.
. . .
Columbo: It's All in the Game airs tonight at 9 on WFTV-Channel 9.
. . .
It's All in the Game, written by star Peter Falk, with Faye Dunaway as
the designated high-society adversary, may not be the most brilliant
episode in Columbo's 62-show history dating back to 1971.
But it probably belongs in the top 25, and besides, even on a bad night
(which this isn't) Columbo provides the pleasure of witnessing one of the
classic characters in TV history.
. . .
Falk clearly was in a puckish mood when he wrote It's All in the Game. The
Columbo formula normally pits the dowdy detective against a well-toned and
tanned specimen of Tinsel Town's power-lunching elite.
Screenwriter Falk pokes fun at his character - "You know, you're not
exactly Robert Redford," Black quips - and some Columbo conventions.
"What's your first name? " Black asks.
"Lieutenant," he says, declining to end a 22-year mystery.
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Well, I think that's your answer. Hope this helps.
-- Mary
=====Mary Whisner, Head of Reference======================
=====Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington======
=====whisner@u.washington.edu=============================
On 1 Feb 1996, Joanna Erwin wrote:
> Greetings,
> Please take this request seriously! One of my partner's has asked me to
> find out the first name of the TV dectective Columbo, played by Peter Falk. All
> assistance will be appreciated.
>
>
> Joanna Erwin
> Director of Library Resources
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