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October 6, 2025 104 mins
For our second and final Columbo for the immediate future, we're diving into Fade in to Murder, and there we find an especially hammy William Shatner matching wits with our favorite TV detective while playing a famous TV detective himself. Layers!
 
CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 152: Columbo: Fade in to Murder
(00:00:17) - Intro.
(00:02:31) - Our second and final Columbo for this month: William Shatner in Fade in to Murder!
(00:07:25) - A little bit about the folks who made this one.
(00:09:24) - Let's get into the set-up for this week's murder.
(00:15:31) - This is quite the murder concept.
(00:25:50) - Showdown at the deli.
(00:32:22) - Break!
(00:32:42) - We're back, and hey! That's a Chekov! Also, a brief diatribe about why the '70s are Like This.
(00:37:07) - Columbo does his best Jerry Lewis routine, and Fowler lays it on thick.
(00:50:47) - Sid shows up, and Mark's watch gives the game away.
(00:54:03) - The Universal tour makes an appearance.
(00:57:52) - It's the Shatner and Falk show from here on out.
(01:04:55) - Pinning it on Sid, and Columbo plays dress-up.
(01:13:36) - Sid wasn't playing chess.
(01:17:27) - The video tape reveal (and some great screwing around).
(01:21:07) - Are we talking to Fowler or Lucerne?
(01:25:27) - Just one more thing...
(01:31:02) - Final thoughts.
(01:36:33) - What's coming up on the Watchcast for October. Or most of it, anyway.
(01:43:42) - Outro.

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