Columbo Explains the Seventies

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The popularity of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is enduring. In the seventies Peter Falk portrayed arguably the most popular detective in television history. It was through his takedowns of the rich and famous in the Classic </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> era's original 45 episodes that he became a beloved fixture in worldwide popular culture.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo struck a powerful chord with that viewing audience and not simply because of his likeable middle-class somewhat forgetful kind and moral everyman qualities. In seventies </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the social and cultural issues of the era were intersected and reflected. What could those original episodes explain about class conflict power struggles feminism race relations sex technology media psychology politics and violence? How is this particular TV cop a product of his particular time?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The decade that featured Watergate </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Future Shock</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Dr. Joyce Brothers The Pentagon Papers </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Joy of Sex</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Vietnam War protests Phyllis Schlafly the Family Viewing Hour </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Conversation</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the Equal Rights Amendment Werner Erhard's EST and The Battle of the Sexes also produced </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. Coincidence? As our favorite detective would do let's look for the little things to help uncover the clues. In </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo Explains the Seventies: A TV Cop's Pop Culture Journey</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> author Glenn Stewart will stimulate thought for new and long-time viewers alike and provide fans with more reasons to watch and rewatch </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Columbo.</em></p><p></p>