Not everything that is older is better...this one is DEFINITELY better. When the first episode of Columbo premiered, 'Prescription: Murder', it broke the mold on police shows. Not before or since has a show managed to give away so much, so early, at the beginning while still holding our attention for an hour and a half. There was never a question of "whodunnit'" here. . .they showed us right up front. No the real mystery was in watching Columbo wear down a suspect until they give themselves up.