My favorite Peter Falk scene



Serpentine, Sheldon, serpentine!

I adored Murder by Death.
Had no idea Truman Capote was in it!
But then when I first watched it I had no idea who he was (forgive me, a provincial teen) and after that I just accepted the performances for what they were.

In fact despite reading his books, I had no idea what he looked or sounded like until reading an article which included his disparaging review of Audrey Hepburn singing Moon River. The journalist let fly about Truman's own shortcomings.

Back to Peter Falk - the part was well written and he embodied it perfectly.
He was one of my secret heroes because he appeared to have ptosis (in fact it was a glass eye). I could not watch Columbo with anyone else in the room in case they made a comparison.

It's sad when anyone dies, but when people have dementia their passing must be slightly easier for their loved ones; the person has already slipped beyond their reach.

Was in the car with ma today, and mentioned his passing. She said 'Oh, I know. I was going to call you about it. You used to love him!'

I adored Columbo. Whenever it was on I'd watch. Watched with Mum a few times.

I especially remember that one with the theatre actors. Can't recall the title. Brilliant, brilliant show.

I always liked how apparently unheroic he was. With his shambolic appearance and broken down car. I liked that it was never about guns and might, but rather intelligence and guile. And that often he had sympathy for the villain. It was rarely as black and white as other detective shows.

ur gettin' Americanized.....

Did he pass on the left?

From the country that brought you

..."If you feel a bit guilty about it afterward we can dig a grave and you can throw up into it."

:lol2::lol2::lol2:

Can't find the thread that lies in between this one and the Celeb Death thread.

Just to say that Jimmy Saville is dead.
I met him.
He was odd. And misogynistic.
But he raised a lot of money for charity.

He was quite strange, almost anti-social for a man who courted fame and as you said, deeply mysoginistic and homophobic.

Did you know Thatcher entertained him at Chequers for several Christmases, now what do you suppose they talked about over the mince pies..?

I knew him slightly a long time ago and couldn't find a likeable side to him, but he had something. Fear? Massive insecurity?

He didn't have friends.

And yet I feel unaccounably sad at his passing. End of an era I guess.

Goodbye Smokin' Joe. When boxing was cool, you were the coolest.

The past few days, this whole Michael Jackson/Dr Death trial finally got to me.
Not the trial or the verdict... the Dr probably got the verdict he deserved.

But the whole, extended ad nauseam, Jackson family is my issue.
I've believed they are a hoard of hangers-on, grasping for $.
Some may think otherwise. I've just come to that belief over years,

Then today, Janet Jackson is on TV talking about the trial and verdict.
She says the Dr was just in it for the money, and didn't care about Michael.
She may be speaking truth, but she also needs to look behind her.

Is that a particularly Amercian phrase, or are you referring to any euphemism?

I think the British and Americans have always danced around the subject of death. Our old graveyards have:
"Taken from us..."
"Fell asleep..."
"Left us..."

"sleeps with the fishes..."

Can't remember how to link to a specific point on a YouTube clip.
But this one is at 2.20.


Luca Brasi ah he sleeps with the fishes...
Sounds gorgeous in a Welsh accent