Grew up walking the Night Stalker series. Kolchak's "stir the pot" persona was memorable. It's interesting that Darren was 49 and Carol Lynley was 29. Carl, you dawg.
August 16, 2020, 05:01 PM
parabellum
Yeah, I watched it as a kid. The precursor to The X-Files.
August 16, 2020, 05:05 PM
braillediver
Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a weekly staple growing up.
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
August 16, 2020, 07:42 PM
Jimbo Jones
I watched it too...wasnt it on Friday nights? CBS?
Man that show scared the crap out of me as a youngster.
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver: Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a weekly staple growing up.
--------------------------------------- It's like my brain's a tree and you're those little cookie elves.
August 16, 2020, 09:56 PM
Jaycat
I was TERRIFIED of the Rottweiler vampire dude!
Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun!!!
August 17, 2020, 08:03 AM
Rinehart
I watched it as a kid also and really enjoyed it. There are several books and book series written around Kolchak's universe- (the movie was based on Jeff Rice's novel). Great characters-
August 17, 2020, 08:15 AM
dry-fly
Wow that brought back some memories. Wasn’t there also a show called “Night Gallery”? Seems like it had a different type story each episode.... similar to the Twilight Zone?
"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...
August 17, 2020, 08:19 AM
EUROFAN
Campy series? Yep. Did I love it? Oh yeah!!
NRA Life Member/GOA Life Member
August 17, 2020, 09:32 AM
bdylan
It was terrifying, but not to be missed.
August 17, 2020, 11:38 AM
kkina
quote:
Originally posted by dry-fly: Wow that brought back some memories. Wasn’t there also a show called “Night Gallery”? Seems like it had a different type story each episode.... similar to the Twilight Zone?
There's a reason for that. Rod Serling hosted the program, and wrote many of the scripts. He considered it a logical extension of TZ.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
August 18, 2020, 02:54 AM
bendable
Yeah ,I watched it all the time, when there was someone else in the house. Carl used to half piss me off when he put others in danger.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
August 18, 2020, 09:32 AM
lyman
quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO: That show used to scare the snot out of me.
me as well when I was a kid,
and I loved every minute of it
https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/
August 18, 2020, 11:06 AM
Batty67
Good show. It was a bit before my time so I watched many of the episodes in syndication. I was also inspired to watch several a few years ago. Some really hold up well...others fail hard. But all to be expected.
August 18, 2020, 01:43 PM
JSW
As a child I watched a few episodes when it originally aired. My parents put a stop to it after about the third time I kept them up with my bad dreams. I didn’t catch the rest of the episodes until about ten years later when I got cable TV.
Excellent Series. RIP Darren McGavin he is still missed.
August 18, 2020, 10:14 PM
eTripper
If I remember correctly, the Night Stalker series was produced by the late Dan Curtis. He had quite an affinity for the horror genre, doing remakes of Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Along with contemporary story-settings like The Norliss Tapes. Curtis had a knack for creating a sense of eeriness, and suspense in all the productions. The ABC television-series Dark Shadows exemplified it, centering on the gloomy; country estate of Collinwood. The haunting music, by Robert Cobert that he used; counterpointed the productions beautifully. The show was hit, and spawned two motion-pictures. I watched an interview with Curtis about the Night Stalker and he was more surprised, than anyone with the response to the premier. He added that Darren McGavin was the perfect-choice for the hapless reporter: Kolchak. Another aspect of the show was the great ensemble-acting by Carol Lynley, Elisha Cook, Jr., Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, and Kent Smith. Barry Atwater as the 'vampire' gets 'honorable mention'. He played the part of Janos Skorzeny to-the-hilt, yet he never uttered a spoken-line. Having Kolchak do the first-persion narration was also brilliant, and it closes with him listening to his own narration on tape. Of course: he runs through a litany of reasons why his account is now 'impossible to prove', while the flash-back credits begin to roll. A real fun blast from the past. This message has been edited. Last edited by: eTripper,
__________________________
"We're after men - and I wish to God I was with them. The next time you make a mistake, I'm going to ride off and let you die." - Deke Thornton, - The Wild Bunch
August 20, 2020, 09:20 AM
CQB60
The Ripper episode was pretty creepy. The headless motorcyclist was somewhat farcical..
______________________________________________ Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun…
August 20, 2020, 06:30 PM
ptb351
I loved this show as a kid.
August 20, 2020, 08:04 PM
Blackmore
The show had lots of names you'll immediately recognize in one episode/one off roles. Tom Bosley, Erik Estrada, Scatman Crothers, Jackie Russell, Jim Backus, Carolyn Jones, Frank Campanella, Larry Storch, Jamie Farr, Dick Van Patten, Jan Murray, Bernie Kopell, Art Metrano, Dwayne Hickman, Pat Harrington Jr., Hans Conreid, Larry Linville, Cathy Lee Crosby, Tom Skerritt, Phil Silvers; to name a few.
