I have long had a professional and personal interest in Falk. Then Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne cited “Columbo” as an influence on their new Netflix series “Poker Face.” (As with “Poker Face,” “Columbo” is available on NBC’s streaming service Peacock in beautiful prints.) First Christian Bale based his “Amsterdam” character’s delivery on Falk’s iconic ‘80s detective along with a glass eye (Falk had one in reality).
It delights me no end that Peter Falk and “Columbo” are back on people’s lips these days. Columbo in a 1974 publicity image for the season three episode 'Swan Song.' (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)
