Hard on the heels of the last episode of The Bloody Pit
comes a second October show! In this one I team up with John Hudson once again to talk
about one of our favorite television shows of all time- Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Never given much respect in its original run in 1974-75 it now stands
as one of the most influential and entertaining horror series as it set the
template for many things that came after it. Having a stellar cast and a smart
group of creators the show should have been one of the great successes of its
time but its 'monster of the week' format was seen as silly and the distain
came even from the talented people involved. Nevertheless, for those that caught this
one season wonder at the time or in countless reruns, Kolchak became one of the
great icons of the genre.
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Bloody Pit #11 - Kolchak: The Night Stalker
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70s horror,
monsters,
NetFlix,
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The Bloody Pit,
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Without Kolchak, there'd be no X-Files.
Very true- or FRINGE which I think turned out much better than the X-FILES.
And without DARK SHADOWS there would have been no Kolchak, as Dan Curtis' success with DS allowed him to bring NIGHT STALKER and other great horror shows to the small screen. Yay, Dan!
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