Before he was known for doing blockbusters for sharks, foreigners and dinosaurs, Steven Spielberg was honored to direct an episode of Columbus. His contribution to the series, "Murder from the Book", is the first regular episode of the long -standing drama after two successful TV films, and helped to get the show at the flying start. In fact, Peter Folk-who plays the title crime in the titular crime series- was so blown away by Spielberg's director's style that made him think about how television can be made.

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As he once said "A pebble mill of one" In an interview:

“I knew this guy was extremely.

Folk explained that Spielberg had placed the camera in the second -story window in a building across the street, noting that it was unusual for directors to shoot that way, especially in the area of ​​television. Folk then knew that Spielberg was too talented for television and would continue to do even more things afterwards. Spielberg, meanwhile, considered Columbus as an opportunity to bring a cinema to the television media.

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"Book Murder" set a high standard for Many great episodes "Columbus" It followed it. Small screen procedures from the 1960s and early 70s were known for having simple, economic settings that allow episodes to be made quickly. However, Steven Spielberg, who was 24 years old at the time, was different from the norm using the complex and ambitious cameras settings that were reserved for films then.

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It was not just a coincidence, nor, because Spielberg entered Columbus in order to make a movie ... sight. During the conversation with "On a Small Screen", " He once explained that he had been blown up by Steven Boco's script for "murder from the book" and wanted to do that justice, and it all came out. In his own words:

"I treated (" Columbus ") as a little mini movie, and I made the film with the psychology of the film director, not on the TV.

Needless to say, the experience has opened the way for Spielberg to direct a lot of great movies In the coming years, the rest is history. He is now widely considered one of the best he has ever done, and Columbus has played a small role in approaching the dance.

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