"Night Stalker" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Writer:

Gregory Storm (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

What if everything you feared was real?

Plot:

Kolchak and his partner, Perri, investigate his wife's mysterious murder and end up uncovering something much more disturbing...

Plot Keywords:

Remake Of Cult Classic | Supernatural Power | Los Angeles California | Investigative Reporter | Cover Up

Cast

Stuart Townsend	...	Carl Kolchak (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gabrielle Union	...	Perri Reed (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Jungmann	...	Jain McManus (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cotter Smith	...	Tony Vincenzo (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Al Whiting	...	Uniformed Cop (8 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

Bernard Fain, the FBI agent who harasses Kolchak, has the same first name as the agent (Bernie Jenks) who was friendly with Kolchak in the original 1972 movie.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Vladimir's Blues

Down the drain.

When this was announced I knew there would be trouble.Kolchak is one of TV land's most beloved and remembered supernatural-themed shows.One of the reasons being the superb casting of the Late,greats Darren McGavin,and Simon Oakland.

As a big fan of the original I was looking forward to a faithful updating.The studio just used the name to launch a generic x-files wanna-be.

This time we get Sturt Townsand and Gabrielle Union.They are not bad.The stories that aired had a little promise.The whole thing played like a wake.None of the charm or wit of the original to be found,and ended up very disappointing.

Townsend is a bit underrated in my book.He could have grew into the role if given time and better writing.A bit too young for the character in my book.

With Time this might have developed into something good.The show needed to start with a BANG;Not on mute.They just went for a serious tone with nothing to balance it out.How could the network have the stomach to green-light this and send it out into the public.

It was clear from the start they had no idea of the following the original had.

I expected more.