Can I get “Columbo” on DVD?
It depends on where you are. To date, Columbo DVDs have been released in Japan, and in the UK. The Japan series of DVDs, from “CDJapan”, reportedly will include all of the “original” 45 episodes – a great coup, since only about 30 episodes have been made available (on VHS tape) in the USA. For details, go to http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/Listups/movie/columbo.html . In the UK, the first place to ever have Columbo on DVD, go to the “Universal Playback” site at http://www.universal-playback.com/product.asp?productID=118. “Playback” currently offers 9 episodes, on 4 DVDs. Sorry, we don’t know their plans for future releases, but presumably good sales will encourage more DVDs. In the USA, the sad news is that there are no locally produced DVDs of Columbo – yet. Columbia House has been actively working on the project, with “Columbo Phile” author Mark Dawidziak (who also supervised production and wrote the excellent liner notes for the Columbia House video tapes of “Columbo”). This DVD series sho
