Subject: Re: Emmys: OOOOOH, I'm steamed!
From: dan@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Dan "Parmenator-X" Parmenter)
Date: 1990-09-16, 23:05
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <36429@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> mathews@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU 
(Ryan D Mathews) writes:

> >Directing? Nope. Writing? Nope. Lead actor? NO! They gave it to Peter
> >Falk for Columbo! Twin Peaks tossed over for a series of detective
> >movies? My god, they shouldn't even be in the same category!

Now Ryan, be fair.  Did you watch any Columbo this season?  It was
*really* good.  It wasn't the equal of the original run, but there
was some fine stuff going on.  It's a really well-done show, and I
have a feeling that part of the reason it may have won was as sort
of a long-term recognition of Falk's talents, which are considerable.
It's one of the few shows that was consistently as good and as worth
watching as TP.

As for whether it "belongs" in the same category as TP, well, I
think that Agent Cooper and Columbo are quite similar.  They are both
enigmatic, both use esoteric methods (Coop's dreams and rocks, Columbo's
feigned naivete),both make reference to unseen female companions (Diane
and Mrs. Columbo) and both are played by talented off-beat actors. 

Of course, Columbo could crack the Laura Palmer case in about 15 minutes...

- Dan
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