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Maybe it was my brief experience. Probably more Reddit, in general than Columbo reddit in particular.
It is unfortunate. However, Reddit is a cesspool of young, tedious obnoxious people who constantly think they or their generation is smarter than Columbo and that generation. They put down one bit of evidence ignoring the entire puzzle put together, in a shallow attempt to discredit the show, the investigation and the era. Otherwise, it's full of memes and what if crossovers.
Now there is three
What ambiguity? Ambiguity requires clues that conflict, allowing for somewhat supported theories. There is no maybe Michael did it, or they got trapped in a cave, or fell off the rock. Nothing supports any of those. It's an artsy dreamy, oh maybe they were entranced by the call of nymphs and transformed into swans bit of nonsense. Nothing explains or even alludes to why Irma remembers nothing or why Miranda knew she wasn't coming back. Beautifully directed, vague nonsensical fluff. It reminds me of those horrible modern art paintings of cubes or splattered paint, that are worth millions, because "they are so deep". They aren't full of meaning and ambiguity; they are cubes and paint splatters.
Multicultural has nothing to do with racism. Sun and Jin were from Korea, by the way. This is an international flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. People from various countries were on board departing from and arriving to major international airports. They hired extraordinary actors to play extraordinary characters. I'm assuming you have never been on an international flight. There are people from all over the world on them.
Who should have played the lead?
Jimmy Stewart. Shep is supposed to be older, sophisticated, professional, stable and ordinary. Both the fiancee and Gillian are looking for just that, for different reasons. Jimmy Stewart is handsome, though, particularly in a suit. And neither women are immature school girls, appearing older than they probably are.
Cary Grant often played the handsome, charming man caught in a net, of some sort, using charm, with and humor. It would have been routine. Jimmy Stewart has a gentlemanly quality; even tempered, polite, rational. So, when he is confused or angry, it's memorial and appropriate. He fumbles, or the eyebrows flair. There's a noticeable change, and it's genuine.
Finally, when he holds and kisses Gillian, there is sincere warmth and passion. You know why Gillian fell in love with Shep.
I find the recent hit pieces on LOST to be not so coincidentally timed to promote the horrendous conclusion of the awful Manifest that thinks it better than LOST.
It's the 21st century. Do you honestly think anyone involved in the creation and execution of the show was hung up on racism? They didn't hire an actor to check a diversity box. They hired actors to play a character.
A vast amount of angry contemptuous electromagnetism could destroy anything. As it continued to gather anger, it could eventually destroy everything.
Hepburn, absolutely.
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