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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 2, 2021 19:43:21 GMT
Good article considering it is the Guardian.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 3, 2021 4:20:19 GMT
It's a wonder that Kolchak: The Night Stalker didn't generate high enough ratings to continue on for another season when it was on prime time on ABC. Then apparently somebody at CBS saw the potential for it to become a big hit on late-night TV. And they were right; when CBS added Kolchak to its late show line-up, the ratings went through the roof. Go figure. So then CBS would continue to periodically bring back Kolchak to their late show throughout the 1980s, and the ratings would remain strong.
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Post by autumn on Apr 4, 2021 2:18:23 GMT
I have Kolchak on DVD. Loved it.
Remember the episode when his secretary was the monster?
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 7, 2021 2:39:26 GMT
I have Kolchak on DVD. Loved it. Remember the episode when his secretary was the monster? Yep, that one was Horror In The Heights. The evil spirit disguised itself as Miss Emily. Great episode.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 7, 2021 23:44:49 GMT
My favorites are
The Spanish Moss Murders
Horror in the Heights
Zombie
Vampire
Chopper
R.I.N.G.
Werewolf
The worst is the Youth Killer.
I think it could not have lasted beyond another season.
I think they had exhausted the monster of the week story--they would have benefited from an extra 15 minutes.
There were three episodes they didnt film--a mutant in a mine shaft which sounds too close to the Sentry episode--something about haunted paintings--and a female version of Jekyll Hyde "Eve of Terror" which sounds good-but I don't know what they would have done--the comic adaptation is too fragmented.
Some other ideas mentioned by fans etc:
gremlins at Chicago airport
a killer puppet or clown
a giant spider (an idea Dan Curtis did for a tv-movie)
I just think they would hit a road block after another few episodes because Kolchak acted like he had amnesia in a way-there
was never any continuation between episodes except a couple of minor references.
The show as a monster of a week format could not have lasted another season--because you would eventually be thinking
what is this surge of monster activity in Chicago?
So, 2 seasons at most.
I think they would have run out of steam.
And if they had done the show as more serialized--with recurring story plots--ehh I don't know.
I think it would have been weird to do that.
It was stupid of the network not to back the show more because the tv-movies did well and the show is still popular.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 9, 2021 23:18:16 GMT
That was must watch TV when I was a kid. And I remember being ultra pissed when it was cancelled. i think I had my mother write to the network. Fat lot of good it did
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Post by Sarge on Apr 26, 2021 5:15:15 GMT
One of my favorite shows as a kid. I've read it inspired Chris Carter to make X-Files.
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Post by Prime etc. on May 16, 2021 2:30:05 GMT
For a show that didnt even complete its first season--look how popular it is.
But it had to do with McGavin being dissatisfied with the show too.
But I heard that in the 1990s he attended a meeting on a comic book version of it to give his creative input.
The third Kolchak movie, The Night Killers I think was the title--it would have been interesting to see what the final Matheson script looked like if he had finished it.
The draft version you can read is not hopeful.
Although John Carradine's character Crossbinder is in it too.
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Post by theravenking on Jun 10, 2021 15:39:42 GMT
Darren McGavin played Frank Black's father in the Millennium episode Midnight Of The Century.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 10, 2021 17:23:29 GMT
Yeah I stumbled upon that episode when it aired.
I didn't watch Millennium after the first season but I recall seeing him by channel flipping.
Supposedly McGavin did not want to play Kolchak on the X-Files--some say the rights were too entangled but it sounds like he did not feel the character was best served as a guest star.
Because he did participate in a meeting for a comic book project in the 90s and so he was still interested in the character. I think he felt Kolchak had to be center stage, not a guest star.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 10, 2021 17:33:44 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 19, 2021 20:58:39 GMT
Extras:
KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER (1974-75) Complete Series
• Brand New 2K Masters for All 20 Episodes
• NEW Interview with David Chase, the Creator of The Sopranos and Co-Writer of Eight Kolchak: The Night Stalker Episodes
• NEW Interview with Dana Gould, the Creator of Stan Against Evil
• NEW Booklet Essay by Mark Dawidziak, the Author of The Night Stalker Companion and Kolchak Novel, Grave Secrets
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE RIPPER by Mark Dawidziak, the Author of The Night Stalker Companion and Kolchak Novel, Grave Secrets
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE ZOMBIE by Author/Historian David J. Schow
• NEW Audio Commentary for THEY HAVE BEEN, THEY ARE, THEY WILL BE… by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE VAMPIRE by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE WEREWOLF by Filmmaker/Historian Constantine Nasr
• NEW Audio Commentary for FIREFALL by Author/Historian David J. Schow
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE DEVIL’S PLATFORM by Filmmaker/Historian Constantine Nasr and Screenwriter/Producer Rodney Barnes
• NEW Audio Commentary for BAD MEDICINE by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE SPANISH MOSS MURDERS by Film Historian/Screenwriter Steve Haberman
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE SPANISH MOSS MURDERS by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Screenwriter/Producer Cyrus Voris
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE ENERGY EATER by Mike White and Chris Stachiw of The Kolchak Tapes Podcast
• NEW Audio Commentary for HORROR IN THE HEIGHTS by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• NEW Audio Commentary for MR. R.I.N.G. by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Screenwriter/Producer Cyrus Voris
• NEW Audio Commentary for PRIMAL SCREAM by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Screenwriter/Producer Cyrus Voris
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE TREVI COLLECTION by Film Historian/Author Amanda Reyes
• NEW Audio Commentary for CHOPPER by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw
• NEW Audio Commentary for DEMON IN LACE by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw
• NEW Audio Commentary for LEGACY OF TERROR by Film Historian/Author Amanda Reyes
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE KNIGHTLY MURDERS by Filmmaker/Historian Michael Schlesinger
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE YOUTH KILLER by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE SENTRY by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• THE DEVIL’S PLATFORM – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• BAD MEDICINE – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE SPANISH MOSS MURDERS – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE ENERGY EATER – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• HORROR IN THE HEIGHTS – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• MR. R.I.N.G. – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• PRIMAL SCREAM – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE TREVI COLLECTION – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• CHOPPER – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• DEMON IN LACE – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• LEGACY OF TERROR – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE KNIGHTLY MURDERS – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE YOUTH KILLER – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• THE SENTRY – TV Spot (New 2K Master)
• Newly Commissioned Art by Mark Maddox
• Optional English Subtitles
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