My partner and I started season 8 of “Columbo” the other night. For reference, this was the revival season after the series was off-air for around eleven years. It’s interesting to see how much of this first episode feels new and different while still staying true to the show’s formula. Peter Falk sounds older (and looks a little older, too). A lot of the cinematography (specifically the lighting) feels moodier, darker, in some ways the 70s run never touched on much. Lots of neon. A plot about the Cold War (and another plot about a con artist magician who changed their name and came to America after crimes in another country - this time he’s also a psychic LOL). The style and length and pacing of the opening bit showing the crime & the motive.
There’s a lot of little things, but the big thing for me is the music. Tonally feels very different from some of the earlier “Columbo” scores. I don’t know if it was a case of “well this was the style in the 80s” or “the show staff wanted to do something different” or “different music guys” or something else. I’d have to look into it. Lots of droning, brooding synths mixed in with some jazzier stuff. It’s really interesting how music & sound design can change the mood of a piece so drastically.
Very fun episode. It’s interesting to see them try new things while also holding fast to what makes the show feel so strong. I know some of the later-run episodes get a little wild with the formula (sometimes in cool ways & sometimes in weird or awful ways) and I’m very excited to get to those. It’s always fun to look at some years-long way too big thing and see how different times and different people shape it in different ways.
Columbo does get to wear a gnome-ass big wizard hat in this one.
Fucking unreal
We are having fun in the wacky world of Paranatural. Readers supporting Paranatural on Patreon got to meet Razor Rex a long time ago (minus her beautiful horns or ears or whatever it is she’s got going on up there now).
I’ve now made 50 guys in this style! Woo!
A decent chunk haven’t been posted here before, so feel free to ask me about them.
Storclutch: Legend says it descends from the mountains to carry away misbehaving children. It crawls as fast as it flies.
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