I thought it would be the other way around, like Columbo questioning Jerma. “Now, this “Peep the horror thing”, aw gee, see, I just can’t grasp that, but my wife knows *all* about that stuff.”
"Oh one more thing. See-- from the sounds of it, anyway-- whoever threw up all over that poor woman's bed had eaten an entire sleeve of Oreos. And I couldn't help but notice you've got one of those empty plastic trays sittin' in your garbage over there."
I'd like to personally say thank you to Gianni for making a video specifically geared towards me, a fan of Columbo, Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy 7. "My wife loves that little Sora guy."
I have to really say, this is how you would do a continuation in the modern era, no trendy stuff added to lines, no slangs, just fine words that fits the character in a environment like this!
The sad part is that he could have easily altered his alibi by doing the old forehead-tap-and-shake and say "What was I thinking? Lieutenant, I wasn't playing the PS2 release of Kingdom Hearts, it was the PS3 remaster collection, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix. I really must apologize, but I've been so busy lately, what with the murder, and I must've forgotten which version it was." Course... That'd be when Columbo notes that they added trophies with HD 1.5 Remix and his player profile doesn't show anything...
@@SodapopKevin There was never even a PS3, it was all in your head. It was actually just games released for PC that you played on what you *_thought_* were emulators but really just the intended console !
I love this video. It's such a bizarre cross-section of late 00s console war memes and Columbo. This is one of those things the algorithm will drag up for somebody in like 10 years time and be completely incomprehensible. Heck, will people even remember the "PS3 has no games" thing in 10 years? That's not its legacy over time and was very much a critique concentrated around the first couple of years of its life.
@@johnmartinez7440 the early ps3s that were backwards compatible sold for $600 USD and were highly unreliable. part of the reason for that high price is that the backwards compatibility was achieved by putting ps2 internals into the ps3, which also probably wasnt great for cooling. i sure as hell wish they were all ps2 compatible, but the change wasnt made for no good reason
@@bruhbbawallace I wasn't aware the top loading PS3's were PS1 compatible though. Edit: Huh, apparently they could all play PS1. I seriously didn't know that.
Seriously, you have such a good impression of this guy and the plots are kinda well written It's kinda comforting, those vídeos, great Voice acting and script, actually make me happy
How is “I can’t believe he caved in jermas skull with the DualShock.” A sentence that makes any sense? God modern day words are Fuckin weird man. Oh and also n i c e comment.
The thing that makes the writing in this video 100% Columbo is how he says “My memory from that dreadful night, it’s all jumbled”. Like, why would his memory be jumbled if he was supposedly unaware that the murder was taking place? It’s just a subtle hint in his speech to remind the reader that yes, he is guilty, and he’s starting to crack. Excellent job, sir.
Well, we don't know what happened previously in the hypothetical episode. The image they're using for the killer is Jack Cassidy's character from Murder By the Book, and that character *did* contrive to "find out" basically on the day of the murder, and gave himself a good reason to have memory problems.
"The PS3 has no games" is still funny to me, this was more excellent content. A shame I've never actually seen any canon Columbo, but I've got this feeling you do it justice.
Flawless. There was so much of this that absolutely killed me: the PS3 not having games, the slight zoom in for the killer's inhale, and the fact that he fucking killed Jerma holy shit
This dude knocking off Jerma (probably to boost his own numbers) makes me desperately want a shitpost columbo full webseries. Like with 11 minute episodes and shit.
Except Jerma didnt real die. He had to claw his way out of his grave before finding a warehouse with a comically large meatgrinder for reasons of justice he says.
@@everettedrinksmilk2305 besides, with how many clones ready to be switched on at any second are out there, is one less Jerma really that much of a loss?
This genuinely feels like it coudl be an official episode of some weird modern Columbo radio show where almost everything is normal, but all the cases involve this oddly modern subject matter. And I gotta say, I'd absolutely listen to it. In fact, I want it, damn it.
the thing that gets me about this one is that the suspect doesn't even deny that the PS3 has no games, he just immediately goes the backwards compatibility explanation
these columbo memes actually got me into the show and i gotta say, this just feels like a regular episode with more modern day references injected in. truly perfect.
That honestly makes me so happy. My parents have always been huge Columbo fans, so I grew up with it. These memes are great and I hope they get more people into the series.
You did such a good impression of a classic Columbo villain that I didn't recognize it was you at all. I know that's typically the point of voice acting, but I just wanted to compliment your range.
I have watched a LOT of Columbo recently and, well... this is spot on. Every episode contains about an hour of this exact pattern of dialogue. Beautifully done, chaps
The Peter Falk impression is very good and the writing captures the heart and soul of classic Columbo episodes, but I am beyond impressed at anyone doing a Jack Cassidy impression at all, much less such a flawless one. Please keep these coming.
It's because Columbo is fairly timeless. We all love a good detective story where the pompous well-off guy who arrogantly believes he's committed the perfect crime has his alibi picked apart until he admits defeat. The PS3 _did_ have games, eventually.
@@WakiTheCroc Elbertson is one of his pseudonyms, not his real name. Dunno if he really likes his real name shared all that much so I won't post it here, but it's easy to look up if you're curious.
It is genuinely *shocking* how accurate to the show your performance as Columbo is, Gianni. The voice, the mannerisms, sound design, it's like Falk himself is doing this.
I've noticed some things, while watching the show. Columbo's life stories about wife, siblings, etc. aren't consistent. If you ever note them down, it turns out gibberish. For example Columbo does not know how to cook at all, then he said he learned to cook since childhood, in one case he and his wife could not find a babysitter for the children, in other they never had children, said he does all the shopping for the house and then said Mrs. Columbo manages all the family funds, and so on. What I get from this is that Columbo is either a pathological liar or screenwriters just forgot what they've written in previous series. I like to think it's the forward and it's all a facade, a musk to gain trust. Or he simply doesn't tell the whole truth about his real life to people who are potential criminals. There is also a clear difference between "public Columbo" and "Columbo on his own", it's like two different men. Either way, I believe that Columbo is a good man, who wants to do the right thing. It's just that there is some sort of darkness in him as well.
I think it's less that he feels a need to lie about his home life, and more that he deliberately makes up whatever detail he needs in order to casually guide a conversation towards nudging the details he wants out of someone in a way that sounds offhanded and nonthreatening.
Yeah don’t forget how he described her: ‘like me but in a dress!’😂 or something to that effect, implying she’s his doppelgänger OR she really doesn’t exist
@@mightyrobot42 "Aw gee, you wanna know how I got these scars? Well, Missus Columbo, she says I worry too much, I need to smile more. Probably should ya' know? Apparently it's not god for yer, ah - wadda ya call it? Self-confidence. Can I borrow a match? Where was I? - sorry - you see, she gambles. Now me, I don't understand any of it. Goes right over my head. But she loves the stuff. But I found out, that she gets in deep, and I mean real deep with the sharks. These are them tough guys, and well, they cut up her face. It's really not pretty. No siree. And well, a detective's salary isn't what it used to be we can't pay for any of them fancy surgieres. And I just wanna see Missus Columbo smile again, so I take that there razer, and I put it in my mouth... And you know what? She can't stand the sight of me. Geeze, funny the way the world works, ammI right? [SIGHS] Oh, just one more thing. Why so serious?"
He isn't a pathological liar, it's part of his act as a rambling forgetful detective specifically so that the crime perpetrators underestimate him and slip up into accidental confession.
"Look here, mister! To accuse me of something as dreadful as murder, in my own home! I've never seen that controller before in my life, and I can prove it! I've had my dual shock controller since the console released, and I'd never play without its rumble features." "Oh, of course sir. Sorry to inconvenience you, I'll get outta your hair. Have a nice day. Oh, but there is one thing. You said you had your controller since launch, and that does check out. But the PS3 didn't launch with DualShock controllers, they had Sixaxis instead. Now Sixaxis, that was some interesting tech. They could read the motion of the controller as inputs in the game. But see, those fine nerds over at Sony couldn't figure out how to fit that alongside the rumble in the controller, so those controllers didn't have that feature. Now tell me, 'cause all this mumbo-jumbo is going over my head; how would you be playing with rumble if you ain't got one of those Dualshocks?"
Honestly, UA-cam keeps shoving stuff about this Jerma fellow down my throat, even though I refuse to watch the videos, out of spite more than anything, somehow he manages to slip through the cracks and reach me anyway.
"GOOD DAY COLUMBO. IM TRYING TO SLEEP. YOU CAN LEAVE NOW." "Alright, I'll get out of your hair... Oh, um, gee, I forgot to say this earlier but-" *Screams of agony* "Huh, he cracked earlier than I expected."
Even though it’s a meme there has never been a more accurate portrayal of Columbo. Most episodes are just as goofy as this and I used to watch it every night of the week. An absolute classic.
The “PlayStation (number larger than 3) has no games is a timeless joke and has been relevant for the ps3, ps4 (it still is for that one) and ps5. It’ll probably apply for the ps6 and ps7 when those come out
Well, woddencha know it, there's a whole series like this on that eh streamin' service... "Peacock", isn't it? You see they got this show called "Columbo". Sounds just like it. My wife turns on an episode every night.
@@barragethree5047 I'll note that while Peacock is free, it's "technically" only usable in the US. If you're from outside the US a VPN can bypass that though. I'll also note that you'll have to download an apk and be in airplane mode if you wanna watch it on your phone. It is well worth the effort though. Columbo is a fantastic show to put on before bed.
you see of course, a crafty killer woulda claimed he was playing Final Fantasy Tactics instead, but columbo always makes them try and use the easy excuses. Truly a timeless show.
@@stocchinet I feel like he's more of a brawler kind of guy, usually sticking to the older characters, but not minding a try at the "anime swordfighters" from time to time.
I would absolutely, unironically, watch an entire movie in this style. Like, I love the idea of a classic murder mystery movie like this, but all of the dialogue is slightly tweaked to make it funnier and more memable.
Just a 2 hour conversation that just keeps "oh, one more thing"ing? Well, it's not exactly this style, but otherwise Knives Out is pretty bang on to that description if you've not watched it yet.
Not gonna lie, the shift from KH to FF7 with Cloud as the common factor was a stroke of momentary genius. I'd have admitted guilt the second he called out my PS3 not being able to play PS2 games.
I'll randomly say "Now how can you be playing your ps3 when the ps3 has no games." To my friend on discord. That line has lived rent free in my head for 2 years
it's been two months, but i thought i'd give a couple encouraging words, yes he may be gone, but as long as you keep fond memories of him, as long as you keep him in your heart, he'll live on, the one thing anyone ever wants to is to be remembered once they pass on, to know they made an impact on the world, no matter how tiny that impact was.
The dialog is interstellar, I laughed several times when watching this. Seeing serious middle-aged men from another time talking about gamer things and knowing that Jack Cassidy's character is a gamer and a Twitch streamer is beyond hilarious xD
Your videos made me start watching Columbo, I ended up becoming a big fan, and now I'm geeking out about how your Columbo videos are getting even better.
Thanks gianni, because of these memes i end up discovering Columbo and talked to my dad to watched together, he really end it up loving it, shame that we finish it now and amazing work with the script it really feels like watching a gotcha scene
"How could you have played your PS3 if PS3 has no games?", Columbo asked. "Well I was playing one of my PS2/1 games", he replied, still not trying to assume that PS3 had any games of its own. Perfection.
I love how this feels like you asked AI to recreate a modern Columbo episode, but it's not. This is brilliant work! The voice acting, the dialogue...it's 100% accurate to the show!
I used to work at a retro games store and tried on multiple occasions repairing the NEC capacitors on the CECHA01 PS3 (backwards compatible model). That particular model of PS3 fails all the time because of bad caps, it's one of the main reason why they're so rare. Basically, this video felt like a call out to my soul.
This is literally so perfect, I can't stand it! Not only are the voices very good impressions of either actor, you captured their inflections and everything, AND the particular cadence and style of written dialogue that the series is known for. Somebody is a real fan of columbo.
That could actually be a good tactic for murder investigations and alibis. Your save file and what time you saved it could be a good way to determine if someone was actually chilling on Kingdom Hearts or beating someone to death with a controller.
My parents love colombo and when i showed this to them they thought that this was absolutely brilliant because of how well it mimics the writing and the voice of both colombo and the jack cassidy is nice too
I rewatched this funny little meme video a few days ago, then later found out that I could watch columbo on peacock. Am now 6 episodes in. Its actually a really really great detective show, Peter falk is amazing, and this video gets the nuances of lieutenant columbo down perfectly
I like how the suspect's subtitles say "Final Fantasy 7" like he's clueless while Columbo's subtitles properly say "Final Fantasy VII".
It's the little things like that...
Oh, how very... observing of you, Sr....
His subtitle also misspells Spyro. I thought that was an honest mistake until you pointed that out. Very clever.
I love analyzing media and I love when other people do it too, thx for saying this lol
I yelped when he revealed Jerma was the victim, usually he is the perpetrator.
You see the way Jerma slapped himself? He probably was the perpetrator.
It's why he's retiring.
Jerma985(killcount)
@@GlassbrainZ Do you see the perpetrator? Yeah, I'm right here
I really thought of Jerma but abandoned the comment idea when I saw there was no other reference other than that
Hearing columbo say "Mr.Elbertson" sent me into a fit. i was NOT expecting that name around these parts
Right i was about to leave a comment asking if its a jerma reference 🤣
I thought it would be the other way around, like Columbo questioning Jerma.
“Now, this “Peep the horror thing”, aw gee, see, I just can’t grasp that, but my wife knows *all* about that stuff.”
"Oh one more thing. See-- from the sounds of it, anyway-- whoever threw up all over that poor woman's bed had eaten an entire sleeve of Oreos. And I couldn't help but notice you've got one of those empty plastic trays sittin' in your garbage over there."
Rip jerma
See we know Mr Elbertson was beaten over the head on account of him being so inhumanely short next to his attacker ...
"Is it a crime to be a gamer, detective?"
"Yes, actually."
"Well then, Mr. Columbo, I'm afraid I'm about to have to do a gamer moment on your ass."
yes
“They targeted gamers.” JFK
Roll credits
"Why Lieutenant, we certainly do inhabit a society."
"Mr. Elbertson was hit with a small blunt object. No bigger than about 157mm longways."
He crushed Jerma whole, the monster.
a wonder they could even find the body, much less tell it was human, and not some mosquito or other such creature.
@@demonminer8093 implying the body was actually human
But, here's the thing.
If he put Jerma in a meat grinder,
and all that came out was his eyeball?
Jerma'd probably be dead!
can't believe other people also thought about jerma when they heard elbertson
@@mageburger6183 he said he owns both a PS1 and a PS2.
Damn. This voice acting is some gourmet shit.
Literally the definition of French kiss
Remind me of when Guilliman and corvus corax played videogames together.
@@Accuracy_Precision you meant chef's kiss? right? right?..
@@jackantharia Did I seriously do that……….ight ima head out.
I don't need you to tell me how good my voice acting is, okay? I'm the one who does it, I know how good it is.
Can't believe he murdered Jerma for not knowing how to open a top-loading PS3
It was bound to happen eventually
He killed him with PlayStation 2: The board game
I'd like to personally say thank you to Gianni for making a video specifically geared towards me, a fan of Columbo, Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy 7. "My wife loves that little Sora guy."
That's so wholesome, man.
musta been a spiritual experience. something of a final fantasy for ya, one might say
We finally found Columbo's wife
That's so wholesome i wouldn't mind Sora and Columbo interacting heck i wouldn't mind Columbo teaching Sora his skills as a detective.
The voice acting is brilliant, but the writing is just *uncanny* in how well it fits the show
Ho!
Eyyyy Love your channel!
Jack what in the *fuck* are you doing here?
It makes me want to re watch the show lol
I have to really say, this is how you would do a continuation in the modern era, no trendy stuff added to lines, no slangs, just fine words that fits the character in a environment like this!
The sad part is that he could have easily altered his alibi by doing the old forehead-tap-and-shake and say "What was I thinking? Lieutenant, I wasn't playing the PS2 release of Kingdom Hearts, it was the PS3 remaster collection, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix. I really must apologize, but I've been so busy lately, what with the murder, and I must've forgotten which version it was."
Course... That'd be when Columbo notes that they added trophies with HD 1.5 Remix and his player profile doesn't show anything...
And he noted he didn’t have any PS3 games. Double contradiction.
He acknowledged PS3 had no games. You didn't watch the video, didn't you Culombo?
But could he really play the PS3 remaster collection if... PS3 has no games!
@@SodapopKevin There was never even a PS3, it was all in your head. It was actually just games released for PC that you played on what you *_thought_* were emulators but really just the intended console !
"I don't have a profile because I play game backups from my jailbroken console" and then he's arrested faster than for a murder charge lol
"We determined from Mr.Elbertson's autopsy-"
Damn. Jerma really couldn't pay off that debt.
Maybe he just peeped the horror who knows!
LUL
How is this related to Jerma?
@@casinomann Elbertson is Jerma's actual last name
@@aloofdefloof Proof? For all we know Harrington is his last name.
The writing in these is perfect and the voice acting is better.
Its perfect, the muffled and scratchy background completes the experience.
I very much agree
hi, im surprised to see you here. im glad you didnt lose it
@@danh7647 Doppelganger!
@@danh6036 this cannot be, I challenge you to a lightsaber duel
Poor Jerma, he's so old that he died while Columbo was still on the air.
you fool that was Jerma984, our Jerma was still in a lab waiting to get cloned into existence!
@@crep4114 so your saying our jerma is an *imposter* ?
@@egg-cf8bt yeah a jerma died back in 2017, didn't you see? They keep backups for a reason
@@egg-cf8bt Beetlejuice is the original Jeremy.
@@the-red-thing kinda sussy
"So, if you'll excuse me, I have a Twitch stream scheduled for noon..." had me ROLLING
That's why he killed jerma. Lower the competition
I love this video. It's such a bizarre cross-section of late 00s console war memes and Columbo. This is one of those things the algorithm will drag up for somebody in like 10 years time and be completely incomprehensible.
Heck, will people even remember the "PS3 has no games" thing in 10 years? That's not its legacy over time and was very much a critique concentrated around the first couple of years of its life.
I don't even remember it myself now
it will always live on to some degree through the linkin park in the end cover (you know the one)
I wasn't aware of that being a thing, but I don't know whose bright idea not making later PS3s backwards compatible with PS2 games was. Ludicrous.
@@johnmartinez7440 the early ps3s that were backwards compatible sold for $600 USD and were highly unreliable. part of the reason for that high price is that the backwards compatibility was achieved by putting ps2 internals into the ps3, which also probably wasnt great for cooling. i sure as hell wish they were all ps2 compatible, but the change wasnt made for no good reason
@@bruhbbawallace I wasn't aware the top loading PS3's were PS1 compatible though.
Edit: Huh, apparently they could all play PS1. I seriously didn't know that.
Seriously, you have such a good impression of this guy and the plots are kinda well written
It's kinda comforting, those vídeos, great Voice acting and script, actually make me happy
He didn’t actually write the story, it was originally a tumblr post
@@funnylittlecreature it's Still a great story anyway, Just hope he gives sources
@@felipecosta-kv2fx He do, just gotta check the description
@@felipecosta-kv2fx the source is in the video description
@@felipecosta-kv2fx A big hole? Must be shooting a different kind of movie.
I can’t believe he caved in jermas skull with the dualshock. What an absolute PSYCHO.
How is “I can’t believe he caved in jermas skull with the DualShock.” A sentence that makes any sense? God modern day words are Fuckin weird man. Oh and also n i c e comment.
@@griffithwes0074
Wtf
@@griffithwes0074 when imposter is suspicious
@@griffithwes0074 stop stanning, doomer. even coomers wouldn't stoop so low
Got what he deserved if you ask me
Gianni is just straight up rebooting the series now
Somehow, against all odds, Columbo is relevant and popular amongst both boomers and zoomers
Amen. Doing god's work.
@@theussmirage i have absolutely no idea how this happened. I never would've guessed this was possible
@@theussmirage Columbo and The Three Stooges
The thing that makes the writing in this video 100% Columbo is how he says “My memory from that dreadful night, it’s all jumbled”. Like, why would his memory be jumbled if he was supposedly unaware that the murder was taking place? It’s just a subtle hint in his speech to remind the reader that yes, he is guilty, and he’s starting to crack. Excellent job, sir.
It would be jumbled but not because the night was dreadful, just uneventful.
Who among us can say that our memories weren’t jumbled after a long night spent trying to follow a Square Enix plot?
@@Wertsir sus
“readers”, right
Well, we don't know what happened previously in the hypothetical episode. The image they're using for the killer is Jack Cassidy's character from Murder By the Book, and that character *did* contrive to "find out" basically on the day of the murder, and gave himself a good reason to have memory problems.
"The PS3 has no games" is still funny to me, this was more excellent content. A shame I've never actually seen any canon Columbo, but I've got this feeling you do it justice.
As a big fan of Columbo, your feelings are spot on. He does this series justice :)
Looks like it's on the free streaming services
As someone who has only seen the episode of Columbo with Leonard Nimoy, this is not accurate at all because there's no Leonard Nimoy.
The "directed by Tetsuya Nomura" part was the cherry on top of this whole thing. Nothing short of marvelous work, Gianni and Jack.
I also would have accepted Directed by Shu Takumi.
Only Nomura could make as sensible a plot as this
@@heyoyo10gaming4 agreed. Hideo Kojima directs Reno 911!
@@heyoyo10gaming4 You mean like FFVII remake's?
@@dragonslayergu1161 I mean like the Kingdom Hearts franchise
Flawless. There was so much of this that absolutely killed me: the PS3 not having games, the slight zoom in for the killer's inhale, and the fact that he fucking killed Jerma holy shit
This dude knocking off Jerma (probably to boost his own numbers) makes me desperately want a shitpost columbo full webseries. Like with 11 minute episodes and shit.
@Far Stox Jerma would wake up at his own funeral, punch the person doing the speech in the nose, and run through the fucking wall
Except Jerma didnt real die. He had to claw his way out of his grave before finding a warehouse with a comically large meatgrinder for reasons of justice he says.
@@everettedrinksmilk2305 besides, with how many clones ready to be switched on at any second are out there, is one less Jerma really that much of a loss?
@@Axl4325 Two hundred thousand units are ready, with a million more well on the way.
Gianni absolutely abusing the “oh one more thing” line
just like Columbo did
Uncle
This genuinely feels like it coudl be an official episode of some weird modern Columbo radio show where almost everything is normal, but all the cases involve this oddly modern subject matter.
And I gotta say, I'd absolutely listen to it. In fact, I want it, damn it.
Technicly, it'd be very much Columbo, for even back when it was made, the show oftentimes made the killers use "new' technology to have an alibi.
the thing that gets me about this one is that the suspect doesn't even deny that the PS3 has no games, he just immediately goes the backwards compatibility explanation
These lines prove Gianni's been actually watching these episodes
Cant blame him, columbo’s a good show
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They were written by someone on tumblr whose post is in the description, but I have no doubt Gianni watches the show to better do his impression
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@@JDan011 damn, that sucks. Guess it was a good enough comment to steal in the first place, huh?
The moment Columbo says “oh, one more thing...” just give up at that point.
these columbo memes actually got me into the show and i gotta say, this just feels like a regular episode with more modern day references injected in. truly perfect.
Columbo is great.
@@gadget914 Columbo is FUCKING great, I might add! One of my favourite shows of all time
That honestly makes me so happy. My parents have always been huge Columbo fans, so I grew up with it. These memes are great and I hope they get more people into the series.
It begins...the era of the gen z Columbo fandom is upon us. May it be the one brightspot of the 2020s.
I just started watching it today and it is my new favorite show.
i love how he is about to leave like 5 times and just keeps coming back with “just one more thing…”
Interviewing him in the Columbo Dimension
This actually got me to watch Columbo for the first time. It’s uncannily good, had me waiting for “just one more thing” every time
Same.
Honestly a dream come true to do a Columbo bit opposite you
I can’t believe my favorite lemonade review channel is also collaborating with THE Colombo Duke Nukem Kino Fabino. A dream come true
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Hey there brendan!
Get better at media analysis.
Your takes are shit.
@@Hailix4240 make your own videos then, theres room for more than 1 take
You did such a good impression of a classic Columbo villain that I didn't recognize it was you at all. I know that's typically the point of voice acting, but I just wanted to compliment your range.
I have watched a LOT of Columbo recently and, well... this is spot on. Every episode contains about an hour of this exact pattern of dialogue. Beautifully done, chaps
same
I grew up with MeTV on all the time so I saw it almost every day and yes it is indeed spot on
I've never watched Columbo and these shorts have me hooked on it
I literally bought a Peacock subscription so I could watch the show because of these fucking videos
True but I still really liked the series
hearing "well, what with you being a gamer" is one of the funniest and most jarring things to hear from Columbo
It’s so in character
If I do hear that from Columbo and out of context, I'll probably think of gambling or hunting.
it almost sounded like a slur, or insult the way in annunciated it, like he should be ashamed of being a gamer
I watch this video every day. I'm not sure why.
Did you watch today?
It’s because it’s that good
Did you watch today?
@@bees7798 Yup.
It’s time for your daily viewing, Austin.
The Peter Falk impression is very good and the writing captures the heart and soul of classic Columbo episodes, but I am beyond impressed at anyone doing a Jack Cassidy impression at all, much less such a flawless one. Please keep these coming.
I don't know how, but the "PS3 has no games" joke somehow managed to be more outdated than Columbo itself.
Great work as always!
It's because Columbo is fairly timeless. We all love a good detective story where the pompous well-off guy who arrogantly believes he's committed the perfect crime has his alibi picked apart until he admits defeat.
The PS3 _did_ have games, eventually.
@@benjaminoechsli1941 The PS3 still has no games
while there may be games for the ps3, now, there are no ps3s
@@Oh-Ben L
its ok now the ps5 has no games
Love how the victim of this gamer murder is suggested to be Mr. Jeremy Elbertson
What's the reference? I'm not familiar :D
@@IntrusiveThot420 Jeremy Elbertson is the real name of Jerma985, an e-clown
@@WakiTheCroc gianni is so impeccable with the references in his scripts 😂
@@WakiTheCroc Elbertson is one of his pseudonyms, not his real name. Dunno if he really likes his real name shared all that much so I won't post it here, but it's easy to look up if you're curious.
@@Em0srawk There is a reason he refers to himself as Elbertson, so yeah, no need to talk more about it.
It is genuinely *shocking* how accurate to the show your performance as Columbo is, Gianni. The voice, the mannerisms, sound design, it's like Falk himself is doing this.
I've noticed some things, while watching the show. Columbo's life stories about wife, siblings, etc. aren't consistent. If you ever note them down, it turns out gibberish. For example Columbo does not know how to cook at all, then he said he learned to cook since childhood, in one case he and his wife could not find a babysitter for the children, in other they never had children, said he does all the shopping for the house and then said Mrs. Columbo manages all the family funds, and so on.
What I get from this is that Columbo is either a pathological liar or screenwriters just forgot what they've written in previous series. I like to think it's the forward and it's all a facade, a musk to gain trust. Or he simply doesn't tell the whole truth about his real life to people who are potential criminals. There is also a clear difference between "public Columbo" and "Columbo on his own", it's like two different men. Either way, I believe that Columbo is a good man, who wants to do the right thing. It's just that there is some sort of darkness in him as well.
Just don't ask Columbo how he got his scars.
I think it's less that he feels a need to lie about his home life, and more that he deliberately makes up whatever detail he needs in order to casually guide a conversation towards nudging the details he wants out of someone in a way that sounds offhanded and nonthreatening.
Yeah don’t forget how he described her: ‘like me but in a dress!’😂 or something to that effect, implying she’s his doppelgänger OR she really doesn’t exist
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"Aw gee, you wanna know how I got these scars? Well, Missus Columbo, she says I worry too much, I need to smile more. Probably should ya' know? Apparently it's not god for yer, ah - wadda ya call it? Self-confidence. Can I borrow a match? Where was I? - sorry - you see, she gambles. Now me, I don't understand any of it. Goes right over my head. But she loves the stuff. But I found out, that she gets in deep, and I mean real deep with the sharks. These are them tough guys, and well, they cut up her face. It's really not pretty. No siree. And well, a detective's salary isn't what it used to be we can't pay for any of them fancy surgieres. And I just wanna see Missus Columbo smile again, so I take that there razer, and I put it in my mouth...
And you know what? She can't stand the sight of me. Geeze, funny the way the world works, ammI right? [SIGHS]
Oh, just one more thing.
Why so serious?"
He isn't a pathological liar, it's part of his act as a rambling forgetful detective specifically so that the crime perpetrators underestimate him and slip up into accidental confession.
he nailed jack cassidy's smug voice
"Look here, mister! To accuse me of something as dreadful as murder, in my own home! I've never seen that controller before in my life, and I can prove it! I've had my dual shock controller since the console released, and I'd never play without its rumble features."
"Oh, of course sir. Sorry to inconvenience you, I'll get outta your hair. Have a nice day.
Oh, but there is one thing. You said you had your controller since launch, and that does check out. But the PS3 didn't launch with DualShock controllers, they had Sixaxis instead. Now Sixaxis, that was some interesting tech. They could read the motion of the controller as inputs in the game. But see, those fine nerds over at Sony couldn't figure out how to fit that alongside the rumble in the controller, so those controllers didn't have that feature. Now tell me, 'cause all this mumbo-jumbo is going over my head; how would you be playing with rumble if you ain't got one of those Dualshocks?"
Bravo sir bravo columbo would be proud
I'm grinning ear to ear, good job
@MageBurger idk, I was just having fun and I didn't know the measurements of the different controllers. My bad.
“What’s your favorite Columbo episode?”
“It’s complicated.”
Everything I learn about Jerma has been against my will. I'm curious to see how much I can learn from this method
Search "Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Temple" on UA-cam and watch the video. This is not a request. 🔫🤬
Did you know that Jerma once threw up an entire sleeve of Oreos in his mother's bed during his adult life?
@@LgMONSTAa and that happened quite recently too
Honestly, UA-cam keeps shoving stuff about this Jerma fellow down my throat, even though I refuse to watch the videos, out of spite more than anything, somehow he manages to slip through the cracks and reach me anyway.
Yeah, that streamer is FUCKED.
I can't handle how accurate to every episode of Columbo this is.
I just watched the episode this character appears in ("Murder by the Book"). Gianni nailed his voice, and the music is the same too.
"GOOD DAY COLUMBO. IM TRYING TO SLEEP. YOU CAN LEAVE NOW."
"Alright, I'll get out of your hair... Oh, um, gee, I forgot to say this earlier but-"
*Screams of agony*
"Huh, he cracked earlier than I expected."
Damn, this script being this good, and then you drop the bombshell of MR ELBERTSON? 10/10.
Truly a FUCKED UP surprise.
@@RiggedDynamo truly a PSYCHOTIC surprise
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Wasn’t expecting you her
Gianni doesn't disappoint!
“But sir…”
“How could you have your wires crossed? It’s a very simple task, yet you stood by the panel for more than a minute?”
Even though it’s a meme there has never been a more accurate portrayal of Columbo. Most episodes are just as goofy as this and I used to watch it every night of the week. An absolute classic.
Nearly 3 minutes of “modernized” Columbo. Beautiful.
The best part is that this joke could be relevant again thanks to the PS5’s limited library. :V
Sad thing is unlike the PS3, the PS5 hasn’t been getting a bunch of kino games later after launch.
The “PlayStation (number larger than 3) has no games is a timeless joke and has been relevant for the ps3, ps4 (it still is for that one) and ps5. It’ll probably apply for the ps6 and ps7 when those come out
Their voices are so auditorily aesthetically pleasing
Well, woddencha know it, there's a whole series like this on that eh streamin' service... "Peacock", isn't it? You see they got this show called "Columbo". Sounds just like it. My wife turns on an episode every night.
@@barragethree5047 I'll note that while Peacock is free, it's "technically" only usable in the US. If you're from outside the US a VPN can bypass that though. I'll also note that you'll have to download an apk and be in airplane mode if you wanna watch it on your phone.
It is well worth the effort though. Columbo is a fantastic show to put on before bed.
you see of course, a crafty killer woulda claimed he was playing Final Fantasy Tactics instead, but columbo always makes them try and use the easy excuses. Truly a timeless show.
every time columbo goes "oh, one more thing" i get giddy with excitement
2:23 Something tells me Mr. Elbertson was an absolutely f u c k e d streamer.
The PS3 doesn't even use an external memory card to save games, and excellent bluff from the lieutenant.
Not to mention the card he held up was an original PS1 memory card, something the perp would have recognized since he himself owns PS1 games.
Y’all remember when Franklin invited Columbo into his gamer pad, and the two of them played Smash Bros? Probably one of my favorite scenes.
Columbo mains sora
@@stocchinet I feel like he's more of a brawler kind of guy, usually sticking to the older characters, but not minding a try at the "anime swordfighters" from time to time.
I would absolutely, unironically, watch an entire movie in this style. Like, I love the idea of a classic murder mystery movie like this, but all of the dialogue is slightly tweaked to make it funnier and more memable.
Just a 2 hour conversation that just keeps "oh, one more thing"ing?
Well, it's not exactly this style, but otherwise Knives Out is pretty bang on to that description if you've not watched it yet.
Did you know there's an entire series like this?
@@Gustav_Kuriga What's it's name?
@@joapercan6887 Columbo lol
@@badabang. No, I mean, with the dialogue being stupid, not the actual columbo series.
I just love how they both agree that the PS3 has no games, like at all, aside from old PS2 and PS1 games. This is incredible!
As a old fan of this show, This is perfect!
Oh wow I’d forgotten about you. Your comment has reminded me of your existence. I have now subscribed
@@archusrtm6325 that's a little backhanded lmao
@@QuinnActually backhanded?
@@archusrtm6325 thats true! im gonna check out his vids again id forgotten about him too
What do you know what you say what you know what you say what you know what you say
PS3 has no games is just the best joke. It's just so funny. And this is just phenomenally done!
Joke?
@@Yormunzumr The implication of a company releasing a console and forgetting to release anything for it, exquisite
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Uncharted, Killzone, the Last of Us, InFamous, etc. Sure ps3 had no games at the start, but later on - oh boy
@@steelbear2063 Yeah, but that joke was so popular at the beginning it just kinda stuck.
@@steelbear2063 What games? Just some movies and a Halo clone.
The little zoom on Ken when he breathes in is fantastic
By Nomura-logic the second half of the episode involves visiting the world of the Flying Nun with a special appearance of Columbo's Nobody Xumolboc.
I'm a simple man. I hear xumolboc, i click like.
I like to think that the guy columbo is talking to didn't commit the murder, he was just embarrassed about the game he was playing.
Not gonna lie, the shift from KH to FF7 with Cloud as the common factor was a stroke of momentary genius. I'd have admitted guilt the second he called out my PS3 not being able to play PS2 games.
These shorts introduced me to the character of Colombo, and I am incredibly grateful for them
He's actually just making full Columbo episodes now.
Having Jerma be the victim is the cherry on top. Well done once again, good sir.
The way he said "ps3 has no games" was hilarious.
I'll randomly say "Now how can you be playing your ps3 when the ps3 has no games." To my friend on discord. That line has lived rent free in my head for 2 years
My father died about a week ago, I haven't been able to smile or laugh at anything. Except for this. Thank you, Gianni. You have made me laugh again
I lost my father just over a year ago. I know the pain, buddy. I hope you're doing alright.
Jesus loves you
hang in there!
it's been two months, but i thought i'd give a couple encouraging words, yes he may be gone, but as long as you keep fond memories of him, as long as you keep him in your heart, he'll live on, the one thing anyone ever wants to is to be remembered once they pass on, to know they made an impact on the world, no matter how tiny that impact was.
Your father didn't die. You're misremembering. You have to misremember, see- its better than the alternative.
The dialog is interstellar, I laughed several times when watching this. Seeing serious middle-aged men from another time talking about gamer things and knowing that Jack Cassidy's character is a gamer and a Twitch streamer is beyond hilarious xD
As someone who binged 6 seasons of Columbo within a week...
This has all the makings of a canon episode
Damn, I can’t believe you’re rebooting the show for free.
THE PLOT TWIST THAT IT WAS JERMA WHO WAS MURDERED EGADS
holy crap i got so invested on this and it's over now
hope the fundraiser gets going huge, thanks for the work gianni
I love this. Never stop dipping your toes into the columbo dimension
yessss more columbo voicelines
Your videos made me start watching Columbo, I ended up becoming a big fan, and now I'm geeking out about how your Columbo videos are getting even better.
I didn’t knew Columbo before this video.
Now I have started watching series after watching this video.
Now I am re watching this as columbo fan
Nice to hear that. It's an absolutely wholesome show.
Thanks gianni, because of these memes i end up discovering Columbo and talked to my dad to watched together, he really end it up loving it, shame that we finish it now and amazing work with the script it really feels like watching a gotcha scene
this is amazing, it's literally like watching an episode of Columbo. That deep breathe in at 2:02 was right out of the show lmao
Fascinating. A weird paradoxial universe where gaming consoles were invented earlier then expected.
Along with the internet in general and it's culture.
"How could you have played your PS3 if PS3 has no games?", Columbo asked. "Well I was playing one of my PS2/1 games", he replied, still not trying to assume that PS3 had any games of its own. Perfection.
I love how this feels like you asked AI to recreate a modern Columbo episode, but it's not. This is brilliant work! The voice acting, the dialogue...it's 100% accurate to the show!
This is one to one with the structure of a Columbo episode, I love it
This is amazing. I'd like to see/hear more Columbo with a modern twist.
I used to work at a retro games store and tried on multiple occasions repairing the NEC capacitors on the CECHA01 PS3 (backwards compatible model). That particular model of PS3 fails all the time because of bad caps, it's one of the main reason why they're so rare.
Basically, this video felt like a call out to my soul.
I've watched several episodes and I come back to this and .. it's just another episode in the show. xD It's so good.
Backwards Compatibility. What a beautiful dream it feels like.
This is literally so perfect, I can't stand it! Not only are the voices very good impressions of either actor, you captured their inflections and everything, AND the particular cadence and style of written dialogue that the series is known for. Somebody is a real fan of columbo.
Mr. Elbertson. The murderer killed Jerma-
That could actually be a good tactic for murder investigations and alibis. Your save file and what time you saved it could be a good way to determine if someone was actually chilling on Kingdom Hearts or beating someone to death with a controller.
They coulda left the game running idle while they killed ol jerma.
@@alicev1500 or even better, they have friends in a party chat that will back up their alibi
My parents love colombo and when i showed this to them they thought that this was absolutely brilliant because of how well it mimics the writing and the voice of both colombo and the jack cassidy is nice too
every single columbo villain would've gotten away with it if they refused to speak without a laywer
The “oh, and one more thing” is spot on. Kudos to you for making this masterpiece, just like the actual show😂
"You missed that one, try another!"
This makes me so giddy as a Columbo fan, and the Jerma refrence..Outstanding! i love each and every one of these mini masterpieces.
I rewatched this funny little meme video a few days ago, then later found out that I could watch columbo on peacock. Am now 6 episodes in. Its actually a really really great detective show, Peter falk is amazing, and this video gets the nuances of lieutenant columbo down perfectly
1:15 WHY IS JACK CASSIDY'S HAND SO BIG????!!