Kate Mulgrew is wonderful as the energetic journalist-amateur sleuth striding through a slew of adventures. Forget the ridiculous butthurt of the cultists of "Columbo" who have crashed its rating and enjoy this cheerful , unassuming series for what it offers--witty dialogue, cameos by bygone stars, time capsule of a slower, more hopeful time. While of modest ambition, some episodes rise to achieve real pathos (e.g. The puppet story), real scares and mystery (the spiritualists, the episode with overheard conversations...) But the main, and wholly sufficient reason to watch this, is Mulgrew--as intelligent as she is beautiful, with enough charm to fuel Hogwarts through a season.
Review of Mrs. Columbo
