Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective (1989)
Season 8, Episode 3
7/10
I am tired of having SEX and the married detective...
18 July 2021
...inside my television. This is the 5th time it airs in under 2 months, between COZI and MeTV, you'd think no other episodes were ever made! Actually, this is one of the better episodes. All the other times I try to tune in, it's duds. Admittedly, this is one dreadful show. It's always a carbon copy of a previous one, like Bewitched. You've seen one you've seen them all! It's very hard for this show to hold my interest. I change channels during commercial break and I come back on time for Act II but holy ship of mercy, this series is a snoozefest that looses my interest fast. I need something a bit more stimulating.

Well this one is a bit better. It's got the great music by Patrick Williams, one of my favorite composers ever. It holds my interest. It's got great decor. Now, I can't tell you that I'm gonna run out and start turning my bedroom red, satin sheets, red wallpaper, Tiffany lamps, carpets, chairs, black statues and black accents but I can tell you this: it's turned me into an interior decorator. An armchair one. Does anyone have twenty grand lying around and wanna hire me? I'll totally replicate this room for you. The saxophone CD is on me, free.

Otherwise, what can I tell you? There's the wealthy man's Mariette Hartley running around doing naughty things and using disguises. That keeps your interest. If you ever need to change your Superman (or Wonder Woman) suit and have run out of phone booths, a public restroom will do just as well. Bunch up your stuff in butcher's paper and have plenty of tape to spare. Then watch this show to know what to do with it.

This episode is 10/10 for Patrick Williams. 8/10 for the decor. 8/10 for Lindsay Crouse's performance and about a 6/10 for Columbo. (What can I say? He just bores me and he smokes cigars, yuck!) Well, if you got the old TV show channels, you're sure to run into this show. No spoilers. There's the red lamp, red carpet, velvet red chairs. Oh yeah. Fascinating decor even though it's not for me. At least this show has visual appeal. And a fire place in the middle of the bedroom to boot. What more could you want? A great review, which you're just done reading. Now rate it with a Yes or a No button below. The end.
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