I’m sorry, I am physically incapable of seeing a Dog appreciation post without taking on the story of how Dog came to be on Columbo.
See the studio wanted Columbo to get a partner. To help with the ratings. Peter Falk didn’t think Columbo needed a partner but the studio would not budge. So he suggested “What if his partner was a dog?” The studio agreed, as this was the time when K9 units were starting to become more prevalent in US law enforcement as part of the war on drugs, so they were thinking “Columbo gets a German Shepherd to help him sniff out clues! This will be great!” Meanwhile Peter Falk goes down to the LA pound and gets the most docile Basset hound he can find, dotes on him and brings him to the meeting. “Meet Columbo’s new partner!” He says showing them the dog. “What’s his name?” They ask. “Dog,” He answers. The studio knows that they have met an unstoppable force. There will be no way around it. Columbo’s new partner is an inaction star, a Basset Hound named Dog.
And people loved it.
Fun fact: Later on the same dog would be used as the station dog for Firehouse 51 on Emergency! a procedural show following the new and experimental Paramedic program that was instrumental in spreading the program to the rest of the United States.
[ID: a clip from the Justice League (2001) episode In Blackest Night: Part 1 where John Stewart is shown walking down the street. A basketball bounces to his feet, and a child says “Yo! A little help? Over here!” and gestures for its return. John confidently tries to shoot the ball into the child’s basketball net and fails, only hitting the rim. The child looks at him with disappointment, and the camera cuts back to John’s blank face. End ID]
Oh no, you must’ve misheard me. I never said morally GRAY, I said morally GAY. As in he takes a certain homosexual approach to dealing with ethical dilemmas. Also he’s killed 200 people
i finished reading your story and i must say that, while it’s alright, there’s so many plot holes because the characters made irrational decisions and didn’t think logically 100% of the time. consider fixing this next time please
also, the fact your characters weren’t able to overcome their internal struggles is a massive plot hole. everyone knows emotions are very easy to understand and sort, and the fact your characters acted on them was such a massive story contrivance it broke my sense of belief. please fix this.
oh i can’t fucking believe this. the gods—they smote me. just smited me out of the blue. i’ve been smit. they gave me absolutely no warning before smating me. smoted my guts all over the place. with thunderbolts and everything. absolutely smurted me
linguists and philosophers don’t know how this word works really
