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.
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Topic!Cindy - Mar 07, 2005 7:57:39 am PST #3473 of 3531
What is even happening?
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.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 07, 2005 9:11:07 am PST #3482 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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.
It was also an admitted inspiration of Chris Carter's. He always mentioned it in interviews about X-Files.