Our Columbo rewatch continues with... "Publish or Perish" This episode aired January 18, 1974. Columbo joins Eileen and Neal for lunch at the famed Chasen's Restaurant. The restaurant, that closed in 1995, was, ironically, well known for its chili. The $6 chili would be equivalent to about $40 today. This is the second of three…

#32. "Cold Snap" (The Fury of Firestorm #21, 1983) A dying Killer Frost goes on a destructive rampage, wreaking havoc in her insatiable quest for heat energy, setting up a final confrontation with her nemesis, Firestorm. Writer: Gerry Conway Artist/Storyteller: Rafael Kayanan Artist/Embellisher: Rodin Rodriguez Colorist: Carl Gafford Letterer: John Costanza This single issue tale…

I'm a Hard Watch.  I enjoy roughly 1 in every 5 shows I watch (Of the 750+ international crime shows I've watched to date, I've been able to recommend about 150).  I also a Hard Read.  Almost 50 stores into this 100 Supervillain Stories comic book marathon I'm doing, I can honestly say I really…

This episode aired December 16, 1973. Subliminal advertising was an invention of James Vicary, a market researcher, who claimed to have inserted subliminal frames of Coca-Cola and popcorn during a screening of a movie which resulted in an 18% increase in Coca-Cola sales and a 58% increase in popcorn sales. Under scrutiny however, Vicary admitted…

Big fish! Taking his breakfast in bed... Enjoying some peanut butter... Sharky's gives mom her birthday presents... Gooood morning! Our happy boy... \Sharky's memoirs: Chapter 9!

#29. "Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure" A Daily Bugle photographer, jealous of Peter Parker's photographs, may hinder Spider-Man as he faces off with Doctor Octopus. Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Penciler: Staz Johnson Inker: Danny Miki Colors: Avalon Studios Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Rus Wooton The focus is on an embittered Daily Bugle photographer and his quest to…

This episode aired November 4, 1973. Katey Sagal, who has a bit part as a secretary at campaign headquarters, is the daughter of Boris Sagal who directed this episode. Actor Robert Karnes, who played Sergeant Vernon in this episode, played Sergeant Grover in The Greenhouse Jungle (1972). This was one of the rare episodes in…

Tomorrow, I head off to Montreal for four days.  But not before dropping my breakdown of our next Columbo episode - "Candidate for Crime"! Senatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended victim of a mob hit gone wrong. I, uh, have thoughts. I…

Akemi's belated birthday presents arrived today courtesy of Vancouver's Beta 5 Chocolates... The selection included: the Brown Sugar Milk Tea yellow birdies, the Vietnamese Coffee darker chocolates, the Cookie Monster cookie-themed chocolates in blue, my personal favorite Caramelized Banada directly below them, the Peanut Caramel in pink below them, and the Matcha-Yuzu in green. Her…

This episode aired October 7, 1973. This was Peter Falk's favorite episode of the series as it marked the first time his character demonstrated a fondness and respect for an adversary. “I’m very fond of the episode,"he revealed. "Columbo liked the Donald Pleasance character a lot. That character had the same obsession with excellence that…

Out and About with Sharky...The Sniffle Sensorium! Bath time! Sharky jumps on the latest Japanese TikTok trend... The Royal Treatment... The pretending to sleep while holding a treat in your hand challenge... Sharky wants to tell you a secret...

26  "Absolute Zero" (Flash #182) Captain Cold maybe a thief, but is he a murderer? Maybe. And we find out why. Writer: Geoff Johns Penciler: Scott Rollins Inker: Dan Panosian Colorist: James Sinclair, Digital Chameleon Letterer: Gaspar Saladino This story offers insights into the mind of Leonard Snart, aka Captain Cold - his backstory, origin,…

This episode aired September 23, 1973. The Beauty Mark lab previously played as the operating room in "A Stitch in Crime". Martin Sheen offered his thoughts on Columbo creators Levinson and Link: “I just adore them. It’s just that simple. They’re just such good and decent and bright and funny guys. I laugh around them…

Assemble a four-person SG team for a new spinoff series. BUT - you must use at least one character from each the three Stargate shows (SG-1, Atlantis, Universe). Who is on your four-person SG team? Mine... Assemble a four-person SG team for a new spinoff series! BUT - you can't use characters who have already…

22 Villains United (2005) Recruited by the mysterious Mockingbird, six rogues must work together to thwart the machinations of the Secret Society of Supervillains. Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Dale Eaglesham, Val Semeiks Inker: Wade von Grawbadger, Prentiss Rollins Colorist: SNO-CONE Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher, Pat Brousseau, Nick J. Napolitano Plenty of terrific twists, turns, shocks…