Isn't it cute that they're both being remade?
We're proud to say that the Class of '99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history.
Jonathan ,'Touched'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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sumi - Mar 07, 2005 7:56:25 am PST #3472 of 3531
Art Crawl!!!
Topic!Cindy - Mar 07, 2005 7:57:39 am PST #3473 of 3531
What is even happening?
Oh, I'd always imagined I'd throw down for Telly, but Ving might just work.
Who/what is Kolchak? The references escapes me, completely, but I'm seeing it mentioned quite a bit, and now I'm starting to care, despite myself.
Scrappy - Mar 07, 2005 8:00:50 am PST #3474 of 3531
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Check this out, Cindy. [link]
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2005 8:12:38 am PST #3475 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm now amused by the thought of people who only know Darren McGavin from A CHRISTMAS STORY encountering Kolchak.
Kathy A - Mar 07, 2005 8:17:05 am PST #3476 of 3531
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Night Stalker is great cheesy fun! I remember the ep with the Spanish Moss monster, set in New Orleans. Very creepifying.
Topic!Cindy - Mar 07, 2005 8:38:50 am PST #3477 of 3531
What is even happening?
Thanks, Robin. I remember the "Night Stalker" title, but I don't think I've ever seen either the films or the series. Sounds sort of fun, though.
Nutty - Mar 07, 2005 8:43:43 am PST #3478 of 3531
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm sorry, didn't we just have 10 years of Kolchack the Night Stalker? I mean, I think David Duchovny is better looking (especially in Armani) than Darren McGavin, but -- marked similarities of concept.
DavidS - Mar 07, 2005 8:50:43 am PST #3479 of 3531
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I loved The Night Stalker. The first two TV movies were the best. Very dark and noir and scary. Some of the episodes were cheesy, but I remember the doppelganger episode disturbing me a lot. It was - as Nutty notes- one of the immediate inspirations for X-Files, but the tone was very different. McGavin was perfect as the seedy, abrasive reporter.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2005 9:01:00 am PST #3480 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Some of the episodes were cheesy, but I remember the doppelganger episode disturbing me a lot. It was - as Nutty notes- one of the immediate inspirations for X-Files, but the tone was very different.
Yes, indeed. Hard boiled, muckraking neo-noir vs. conspiracy theory drama. The monster of the week X-Files were closer to TNS than any of the myth-arc elements.
Nutty - Mar 07, 2005 9:08:16 am PST #3481 of 3531
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Right. Not to reveal my XF purism, but I first heard of Kolchak in a review of the first season of XF, when it was all dark and glum and incredibly cheap effects. I think Sci Fi ran old Kolchak episodes for a short while in the middle 90s, but I only ever saw one or two of them.