Ranjit Rewinds

The last of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins me, Ranjit S. Ruprai, to cover Culp’s career from theatre to television to cinema.Television Academy interview by Stephen J. Abramson in 2007TV showsTrackdown (1957-1959)I Spy (1965-1968)The Greatest American Hero (1981-1983)Diagnosis Murder S05 E10: Discards (2000)Films & TV MoviesBob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) Dir. Paul MazurskyHannie Caulder (1971) Dir. Burt KennedyHickey

The fourth of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins me, Ranjit S. Ruprai, to discuss the classic sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits, with a discussion of the award-winning episode Demon With A Glass Hand.Main items of discussionThe Outer Limits S02 E05: Demon With A Glass Hand (1964)The Ray Bradbury Theatre S04 E11: The Long Years (1990)The books we refer toSchow, D. J., & Frentzen, J. (1986). The Outer Limits: The Official Companion. Ace

The third of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins me, Ranjit S. Ruprai, to discuss the classic sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits, delving into Culp’s first two appearances.Main items of discussionThe Outer Limits S01 E03: The Architects Of Fear (1963)The Outer Limits S01 E09: Corpus Earthling (1963)The book we refer toSchow, D. J., & Frentzen, J. (1986). The Outer Limits: The Official Companion. Ace Science Fiction BooksWe also briefly

The second of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins me, Ranjit S. Ruprai, to talk about our Columbo-based friendship, with an in-depth discussion on a later 90s episode and the first episode of “non-canonical” Mrs Columbo, both guest starring Robert Culp.Main items of discussionMrs. Columbo S01 E01: Word Games (1979)Columbo S10 E01: Columbo Goes To College (1990)Her Life AsA Man (1984)Highway To Heaven S03 E21 Parents’ Day (1987)We also

The first of five episodes about the actor, writer and director Robert Culp. Film critic Phuong Le joins me, Ranjit S. Ruprai, to talk about our Columbo-based friendship and have an in-depth discussion on the three classic episodes starring the quintessential Columbo villain, Robert Culp.Main items of discussionColumbo S01 E02: Death Lends a Hand (1971)Columbo S02 E03: The Most Crucial Game (1972)Columbo S03 E04: Double Exposure (1973)A great book on ColumboKoenig, D (2021). Shooting Columbo: The