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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 9781417014323
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417014326
Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Manufacturer: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Number Of Discs: 5
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 07, 2004
Running Time: 725 minutes
Sales Rank: 3378
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Theatrical Release Date: February 09, 1972
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
It s the landmark series that inspired an entire genre. Now television s greatest detective Columbo comes to DVD for the first time in this deluxe collector s set. Starring Peter Falk in his 4-time Emmy-winning role as the cigar-chomping trench coat-wearing police lieutenant this 5-disc collection includes every fascinating episode from the series first season. Also included are the two original Columbo movies: Prescription: Murder and Ransom for a Dead Man. Columbo s first season features legendary guest stars like Robert Culp Ray Milland Eddie Albert Suzanne Pleshette Don Ameche Leslie Nielsen and Roddy McDowall. It s no mystery why Columbo: The Complete First Season is the DVD set crime fans have been waiting for!System Requirements: Running Time 498 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025192558320 Manufacturer No: 25583
Amazon.com:
TV detective fans rejoice: Peter Falk's rumpled and infallible Lt. Columbo joins the DVD precinct with a five-disc set that features the detective's first nine appearances for NBC. Though Falk as Columbo (no first name) made his TV debut in 1967, the detective had actually first appeared on an episode of the 1960-61 Chevy Mystery Show (Bert Freed played the role) written by veteran TV scribes Richard Levinson and William Link (The Fugitive, Alfred Hitchcock Presents). The pair turned the episode into a stage play titled Prescription: Murder, which was adapted into a TV movie in 1967 with Falk in the lead. NBC greenlit a two-hour Columbo pilot (Ransom for a Dead Man) in 1971, and the series was launched that fall as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, a rotating 90-minute program that alternated Columbo with episodes of MacMillan and Wife and McCloud (another Levinson/Link creation). Viewers were quickly won over by Falk's shrewd performance as he matched wits with a host of exceptional guest stars (including Gene Barry, Patrick McGoohan, and others), all of whom assumed that the disheveled detective would never figure out their 'perfect crimes'; the popularity and quality of the original series allows Falk to continue to don the trenchcoat some 30 years later for occasional Columbo TV movies.
All seven 90-minute episodes of the 1971-72 debut season are included here, along with Prescription: Murder and Ransom for a Dead Man; unfortunately, as the lieutenant himself would say, 'Oh, just one more thing'--no extras are included in the set, but having these fine TV mysteries in one set should be reward enough for armchair sleuths. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Poor transfer / or DVD's
I hate to give this a poor review, but I ordered the first season with full intention of eventually ordering all the Columbo seasons on DVD.
But when I watched the 5 disc's from season 1, disc #2 and #5 would constantly freeze and pause and could not be watched. My DVD player is less than a year old and of very good quality, so I dont think it's the player causing the problem, plus I recently bought the entire Twilight Zone collection (28 dvd's with no viewing problems), Amazon was great in ... Read More
Rating: - Still Finding The Right Formula
When most people remember this television show, I would bet that the first image that comes to mind is of a disheveled, seemingly lost detective who tricks villains into taking him lightly, then nabs them in the end in fantastic fashion. For the most part, that is exactly how the episodes of "Columbo" transpired, but not entirely during the first season.
During the pilot episode ("Prescription: Murder") of the show, Columbo can be seen yelling (which would be completely out of character ... Read More
Rating: - Just Wonderful!
This is a great show. I was a kid when it was on and didn't see it often. (It was an "old" people's show.) I did have a thing for Stephen Spielberg at the time and saw the episode he directed many times throughout my life. Now I get to see that episode and many others made about that time. Peter Falk is wonderful in the role and I especially enjoyed discovering the early Columbo movies. The 60s setting to the first Columbo movie adds pizazz and spunk as well as a younger cuter Peter Falk. The Lee ... Read More
Rating: - Best detective ever!
It depends on one's preferences, though. I grew up with Columbo, my whole family watched it, and still watches it. I've seen some of them 5 times. It's a classic, got its unique style, either you love it or you don't, I do.
Rating: - Great
Excellent for fans of the detecitve genre. Colombo is the classic detective. He's something like the pre-cursor for all of the CSI guys and their knockoffs. If you enjoy detective/crime investigation shows, this is the series for you. Colombo mixes interesting detective stories with a very much likable personality. Would recommend this to anyone.
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