Well this was an extremely short season… only 3 episodes. All of them were rather good though, with the first one standing out due to the actor chosen for the bad guy: William Shatner, playing an actor that is famous for playing a TV detective… pretty meta, but used in a fun way. Walter Koenig…

Another 6-episode season, though still longer than the next ones. The season had several highlights, though a comparatively weak ending, but more on that later. The first episode was already something special since it ends without the arrest of the murderer.  Location-wise 2 episodes stand out: The second episode takes place in the suari embassy…

This season was shorter with only 6 episodes, compared to the usual 8/9 of the previous seasons (I’m  counting season 1 with the pilot episodes, as that’s also how the DVDs are distributed). There are some highlights in terms of location in this season, with one episode taking place on a cruise ship and another…

The season continues on strong after the second one. The cases are very varied in terms of perpetrators and themes. During this season, Columbo takes a more active role in convicting the culprit, laying out a trap in multiple episodes (he did trick the perpetrators in one episode of the previous season – “Dagger of…