The cold-blooded murder of a victim he did not even dislike emphasizes the villainy of this sleazy scumbag of a character who even tries to use show hero J.J. Starbuck as his alibi for the crime. Things strongly intensify as our yearn to see the frame-up broken and this awful individual put behind bars becomes much more powerful as the episode progresses.
Although not a 90-minute nor two-hour episode as "Columbo" and for this reason the show has to be fast-paced, Starbuck loses his temper a bit too uncontrollably. We are still glad to see his cause result in victory.
By the way, I just watched this episode for the first time in more than 30 years and loved it enough to sit down and write this review. "J.J. Starbuck" was quite an underrated show during its season. Unfortunately it did not have nearly the longevity as "Matlock" though is perhaps just as worthy of praise. Decent job by the actors and writers of this episode, which is among its best.
Although not a 90-minute nor two-hour episode as "Columbo" and for this reason the show has to be fast-paced, Starbuck loses his temper a bit too uncontrollably. We are still glad to see his cause result in victory.
By the way, I just watched this episode for the first time in more than 30 years and loved it enough to sit down and write this review. "J.J. Starbuck" was quite an underrated show during its season. Unfortunately it did not have nearly the longevity as "Matlock" though is perhaps just as worthy of praise. Decent job by the actors and writers of this episode, which is among its best.
