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Sounds like... by Childe Roland	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:22:42 AM
...a lot of formulaic "Point Pleasant"-ish crap on several sticks to me. Except perhaps Kolchak. If done right, that could be amusing.
Oh... by Childe Roland	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:23:08 AM
...and "First."
Oh well... by DocPazuzu	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:43:06 AM
...having also been a Kolchak-worshipping tot in Texas many years ago I would have preferred just bringing McGavin back as Kolchak for a new series. Why mess with perfection? The guy is synonomous with the blue-suited one. If they have to appeal to teenaged potheads with the attention span of fruitflies, they could include an apprentice or group of young'uns to be mentored by Kolchak -- a crew of true believers who have read his paranoid rants online about goblins and ghouls and sought him out for guidance. I know the idea sucks, but I'd accept it as long as McGavin is back as Kolchak. I fear, however, a pap smear of focus-grouped shite interchangeable with every other half-assed supernatural/20-something show ever made. If nothing else, maybe this means they'll release the original series on TV to drum up interest for the remake.
Forget these shows...where's DOCTOR WHO? by SpyGuy	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:44:24 AM
The latest word has DOCTOR WHO being pulled from the remaining PBS stations that still aired reruns of the original series. Is DOCTOR WHO (classic and the 2005 series) coming to the Sci-Fi channel?
What I MEANT to say was... by DocPazuzu	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:44:37 AM
...release the original series on DVD.
These all look like crap by wrbenson	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:48:56 AM
No offense...but really these types of shows before Medium, and PP haven't done CRAP! And the only reason PP is doing ok is CSI is on a break...and the OC is doing better since Survivor went off. There will be a backlash. Hell I don't even consider these sci fi...they're more of horror than that. I want space sci fi...but thanks to Enterprise that ship has sailed
Can a new Kolchak work without Darren McGavin? by reni	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:04:16 AM
Man I wish McGavin was young enough to play this again. The poor blighter suffered a stroke about 5 years ago. TV narrows the choices to play Carl but for what it's worth I'd settle for: Kevin Spacey, Phil Seymour Hoffman, Jeff Bridges or Dennis Quaid. Does anyone know who's been chosen?
Except for Kolchak.... by lonesomerhodes	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:13:11 AM
it sounds pretty boring.
boring? by gredenko	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:22:20 AM
How can you say it sounds boring? UNTITLED is going to rule the planet. I've been hearing about Untitled for months now and the pre-production looks incredible. All of these other shows are just nipping at the heels of Untitled, which will surely own the airwaves when it comes out. I've already started an untitled fan site- www.untitled-theseries.com check it!
They already remade Night Stalker by Skywise	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:23:48 AM
It was called "X-Files". (Or that short lived series that the sci-fi channel canned a few years back about the news tabloid that was really printing the truth about aliens and other stuff...)
Meh by Banky the Hack	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:27:07 AM
* "Briar & Graves" - could be interesting. Some of the best X-files were the religious ones. * "Fathom" (NBC) - So....the Abyss? Or are we talking X-Com 2: Terror from the Deep type stuff? * "Kolchak: The Night Stalker
I think they should remake The Outer Limits with Hulk Hogan as t by Lord Shatner	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:28:50 PM
"We will control all that you see and hear, brother"
Briar and Graves sounds like Mysterious Ways by Monkey Butler	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:34:16 PM
And that was the shittest thing ever. Seriously, it sucked out loud.
the Kolchak redux by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:49:59 PM
It should be the son of Carl Kolchak since in the original tv movies, he didn't seem to have trouble hooking up with the ladies...which seemed to be dismissed by the later television show. But a modern day Carl Kolchak wouldn't be fazed by his stories being crushed by Vincenzo at INS (the news syndicate of the television series, not "la migra"). A modern Kolchak would post directly on the web like Matt Drudge. And this was done about four years ago on a Fox TV show called "Freaky Links." Since the original Kolchak movies and tv series were supposed to be based upon "The Kolchak Tapes" (since Kolchak always recorded his thoughts on audio tape), his "son" (by way of the female student Kolchak hooked up with in "The Night Strangler") should find and listen to the tapes and start his career in paranormal investigative blogging. Your welcome, Frank Spotnitz, for the plot idea. Get in touch if you want other ideas. The television series theme song should get a more electronica sounding revision since the dramatic portion of the theme begs for drum & bass.
Shaun Cassidy by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:50:57 PM
Interesting that Herc didn't mention Cassidy was the producer of Roar.
more Kolchak by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:55:48 PM
I just watched "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" this weekend. In one scene, the Culkin kid is watching an episode of Kolchak on his television set. You have to freeze frame to see it, but it is obviously McGavin and his trademark blue suit; that and the fact that the show is credited at the end of the credits. Another point of interest is that David Fincher was trying to acquire the rights to a big screen adaptation of Kolchak even just recently. If you want to see the original TV movies, you can find them on a single DVD for $9.99 or less at Worst Buy. "The Night Stalker" looks like Buena Vista gave it a brand new film transfer because it is a crystal clear picture. The disc also includes an interview with producer Dan Curtis ("The Winds of War" and "Dark Shadows" amongst many others). If you watch "The Night Stalker", when we finally meet the Immortal, think about Ra's Al Ghul. I'm sure this character had quite an influence on Ghul's creation in the Batman mythos.
I bet... by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:56:50 PM
I bet none of these pilots make it to the Fall season. Just as "Dark Shadows v. 3.0" didn't make it to WB after they cancelled Angel.
Kolchack: Ed O'Neill by deadboy1313	Feb 3rd, 2005 12:59:54 PM
I've always hoped that Ed O Neill (Married With Children, Big Apple, Dragnet) would be the new Kolchack. He seems to have that same wry sense of humor that Darren McGavin had. As an actor he seems equally at home with comedy and drama, and hopefully they will stick to the mood of the original series, and not try to inject teen angst or bastardize it (see every show on the "WB".)
Hey, where's my AUTOMAN remake? by SpyGuy	Feb 3rd, 2005 01:11:36 PM
C'mon, if you cast BUFFY's Nicholas Brendon as Walter Nebicher, this would be ratings gold, man!
"Misfits of Science" remake followed by "Manimal" remake by The Gipper	Feb 3rd, 2005 01:37:57 PM
Now that "Friends" is over, Courtney Cox can revive her career with the role that made her a star -- "Misfits of Science"! She can be the new team leader. Right after that, they can put on "Son of Manimal" followed by "Return of the Man from Atlantas." I smell Nielsen ratings!!! Oh, never mind. That is just old cheese....
how about "Shadow Chasers" redux? by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 01:50:33 PM
I sorta remember three episodes airing on ABC of that in the early 80s. That, "Lotto" and "Masquerade (sic)". "Automan" and "Street Hawk" were rather similar, and both aired on ABC. I still want my "Shasta McNasty" reunion telefilm in anamorphic widescreen, and obviously not shot by MGM because they'd lie about the aspect ratio on their DVD sales and cause a giant class action lawsuit to be filed against them. Oh snap, that's already happened.
Wow! Two shows called "Untitled" in one season! by Voice O. Reason	Feb 3rd, 2005 02:03:27 PM
What are the odds of that?
Cool! So more series Sci Fi will greenlight, produce and then c by Swarmy	Feb 3rd, 2005 02:04:47 PM
They have a bad habit of canning new series after a few weeks. Unless it has 'Battlestar Galactica' or 'Stargate' in the title of course!
Bring back Millinneum! by ProzacMorris	Feb 3rd, 2005 02:28:38 PM
I'm really not sure in what contex but . . .
Millenium 3000! by Papa CaveDweller	Feb 3rd, 2005 02:33:05 PM
It could a super long series!
Forget your Manimals, your Automans, and your Misfits of Science by BurlIvesLeftNut	Feb 3rd, 2005 03:03:13 PM
We need a remake of "The Quest" stat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0 083469/).
Shaun Cassidy Is Entertainment Poison by UncleSam	Feb 3rd, 2005 03:27:39 PM
Every Shaun Cassidy TV show has failed miserably. The only show that he was involved and was saved was Cold Case. And that's because he was eliminated from being producer and the ratings went up afterwards. Hollywood should get a hint and prevent Shaun Cassidy from producing any show.
Frank Black Lives by Skylewalker	Feb 3rd, 2005 03:29:09 PM
I agree with the above posts. BRING BACK MILLENNIUM! The DVDs of Season one and two that have recently come out confirm that this was the best tv drama in the post-Twin Peaks, pre-Sopranos 90s. And there's so many more places for this series to go as evil continues to take root in the guise of religious fundamentalism. America in the 21st Century needs Millennium. This is who we are.
supernatural- bill and teds extra-ordinary adventure by dr.bulber	Feb 3rd, 2005 03:42:06 PM
the early millenniums are awesome. i wish the show hadnt become wasted on the whole conspiracy of confusion which turned out to be 4 zombies in a basement. woo-hoo- apocolypse not. frank black rules. i want giles and the watchers.
What a bitter sweet day. by Nicky Butane	Feb 3rd, 2005 03:58:11 PM
I loved Kolchack: The Night Stalker, when I was a kid. I'm pretty happy to see it coming back. My joy is offset by the Enterprse getting the axe.
Briar and Graves by ProfHeff	Feb 3rd, 2005 04:46:00 PM
This sure sounds like that British tv series "Strange" that they've been playing on Showtime Beyond. Ahhh...originality !!
Fathom? by xsi kal	Feb 3rd, 2005 04:53:36 PM
Is that based on the comic? Or is it just a similarly themed series with the exact same title? And... isn't there supposed to be a movie in development for that comic franchise?
Kolchak Reborn by lynxpro	Feb 3rd, 2005 06:20:50 PM
You watch. If the pilot is made into a series, I bet David Duchovny will appear as a guest star, either as Agent Mulder or as a Mulder-esque character. I somehow think Fox would relent and allow for the charcter crossover unlike whichever power-that-was that prevented McGavin from portraying Kolchak in the two X-Files episodes he appeared in (Millennium fans will remember he was Frank Black's dad too). I find it interesting that ABC is the company ordering the pilot. ABC was the network that originally aired "The Night Stalker" and "The Night Strangler." They then sold the rights to a television series to MCA/Universal. Buena Vista Home Video distributes the two telefilms on DVD today. Buena Vista and ABC are both owned by Disney. But the series "Kolchak the Night Stalker" repeats on NBC Universal owned cable networks such as SciFi and Trio. The logical place for a new Kolchak show is SciFi. Are we about to see a rights-issue on the Kolchak intellectual property much like there was with the Bond franchise a few short years ago? The only characters that carried over from the ABC telefilms to the original series were Kolchak himself and Tony Vincenzo.
Bent Coppers by Pandas-R-Us	Feb 3rd, 2005 06:22:12 PM
Coming soon to BBC1. Ian and Ian Bent are two police officers. One's got curvature of the spine, the other's corrupt. They are both gay. And made of copper. It's set in the future.
"We kill the remakers... by SalvatoreGravano	Feb 3rd, 2005 07:28:37 PM
May all the remakes burn..." (sing to the music of "Walking in the Air")
more psychic crap is not sci-fi by kabong	Feb 3rd, 2005 08:01:42 PM
That's like calling White Noise a horror movie. It's just wrong.
Shaun Cassidy by sundancekeed	Feb 3rd, 2005 08:08:58 PM
written or produced TV shows may have been ratings disasters, but American Gothic was a hell of a good show. If it had landed on cable or better yet, HBO or Showtime instead of being bounced around on network TV, we'd probably all be talking about what a kick ass show it was, ala' The Sopranos or Carnivale. Best thing Gary Cole ever did and the kid was Lucas Black, who was a great young actor on it and later in Sling Blade. I saw him the other night in Friday Night Lights as the QB. He's superb in it.
BFD by SG7	Feb 3rd, 2005 08:35:06 PM
YAWN. FUCKING YYYYAAAAWWWWWNNNNN.
The Night Stalker and a Question by Ingeld	Feb 3rd, 2005 08:59:06 PM
Like others here, I too loved the Night Stalker when I was a kid. McGavin was great and the actor who played his editor was great too. I think what hurt the show was that it was always set in one place--Las Vegas. (The pilot movies were in Chicago). It became unbelievable that this one reporter would always be stumbling onto this stuff, (that it was all happening in one city) and that no one else would ever hear about it. X Files improved upon this by have Fox and Mulder running around the entire country. Also, I heard that McGavin never really cared for the role or had much good to say about the series. Finally, I have a question. In the mid to late seventies I remember watching a pilot movie about a man whose eyes could manipulate light energy. He could focus his eyes on something and blow it up or move it around. I remember that at the end of the show he was locked in a dark room and was rendered powerless, but thanks to a firefly (I kid you not) that was stuck in with him, he was able to use the light to blow the door off and escape. Does anybody else remember this silly movie, what was it called or did I dream the whole thing. Needless to say, I don't think the stinker ever became a series.
First "Kolchak," then we'll get a "Cop Rock" remake! by Miracleman	Feb 3rd, 2005 09:04:17 PM
Seriously though, I wouldn't mind seeing that "Kolchak" show... to be fair, I've never seen any of the episodes from the original series, but it involves werewolves and demons and robots, I'm sold.
Where's the re-make of "Quark?" by jesuschrist	Feb 3rd, 2005 09:31:50 PM
You know, the old Richard Benjamin show? Loved it!
More like dead bugs splattered on the windwhield when driving up by Bong	Feb 3rd, 2005 09:47:59 PM

hey say what you by Purgatori	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:22:15 PM
will, but I'd take Manimal, Automan, Misfits, and old school Kolchak over all the shit on tv right now. For God's sake no more OC inspired crap!!!!! And why God why are you fucking with the classic that is The Nightstalker?? They truly must have ran out of stuff in Hollywood. If they do this right, great. But they won't. They'll put it on head to head with American Idol or some shit so it will die, even if it is good. As for who should play Kolchak if they must do this? Scott Cohen. After his turn in NYPD Blue, we know he can do dishevled and smartass quite well. But I just can't really see this without McGavin. :(
kolchak setting by chaoslover01	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:46:53 PM
Actually, Ingeld, the first movie was set in Las Vegas, the second movie in Seattle- great elevator ride going up in the space needle- and the Series was set in Chicago.
More pilot details by sftv	Feb 3rd, 2005 10:49:18 PM
If you'd like to read the actual article linked to about the pilots, you can read it on yahoo News (use this short link: http://tinyurl.com/5nfoz). For even more details, this audition notice site has character details on Shaun Cassidy's Invasion, J. J. Abram's What About Brian, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Fathom, a big spoiler for Enterprise about a half human/half vulcan baby, and stuff on lots of movies including Babylon 5: The Memory of Shadows. http://www.myentertainmentworl d.com/mew/audition_film-tv.htm l
We really do need MillenniuM back. by Johnny Smith	Feb 3rd, 2005 11:26:14 PM
The time is now.
Kolchak was grade A 70's cheese. by Batutta	Feb 4th, 2005 12:55:15 AM
Fun, bur extreeemely dated. It would be hilarious if they treated this show like lost episodes form the 70's, complete with wah-wah disco music and crappy lighting.
AUTOMAN! by superhero	Feb 4th, 2005 01:51:00 AM
How's that for obscure?
Gotcha Beat by Purgatori	Feb 4th, 2005 02:46:39 AM
STREETHAWK BABY! And what about Cliffhangers??? Cliffhangers was the shizznit, well everything but that Susan Anton crap.
Kolchak: The Backstory by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 09:33:57 AM
Kolchak has been in legal hell for years. Speaking as someone who runs a couple of Kolchak sites and mailing lists and keeps in contact with a couple of particulars, here's the scoop: author Jeff Rice wrote the Kolchak Paper. ABC optioned it and gave it to Richard Matheson for the screenplay. It did well, they cut out Rice, and had producer Dan Curtis and Matheson create the second movie - 'The Night Strangler'. Initially they planned to do a third movie with Matheson and William F. Nolan called 'The Night Killers', but instead ABC took Kolchak to series on very short notice. Rice was still not involved or consulted, and had to sue them just to be recognized as the Kolchak creator. He succeeded at the very last moment of the short production schedule anyway, and purportedly they had to paste his name on less than a week before the first episode went to air (9/13/74). Meanwhile, McGavin wanted to produce the series, but Universal sent suits Paul Playdon and then after two episodes, Cy Chermak, to try to run the show. The fights between those guys and McGavin (and Darren's wife the late Kathie Browne, who acted as an unofficial associate producer) are legendary. That along, with the short shooting and extended night filming, burned McGavin out and he basically dropped out. Since then, Jeff Rice has been dissatisfied with the various attempts to get a Kolchak line going (by Topps, along with a few others) and has maintained his rights as creator. He finally worked with Mark Dawidziak (to produce a novel, 'Grave Secrets') and is now working with Moonstone Comics, who I'd highly recommend. They're producing a regular and prestige comic (issue #5 of the regular comes out next week) and they've released the first three prestige in trade paperback (ISBN #0-9726443-9-3) with an all new short story. Moonstone's also going to be getting out a short-story anthology and some other written projects as well, as well as a comic project involving a famed writer who has worked with both Trek and B5. If Spotnitz (who I've spoken with briefly) is going haead, that almost certainly means he has Rice's blessing, which is the key factor since Rice retains the rights and any project is dead without his approval. Hope that clarifies things. Meanwhile, check out Moonstone if you get the chance - http://www.moonstonebooks.com/ kolchak.asp
Oops, a few more things by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 09:36:08 AM
I guess Moonstone is advertising their Kolchak/Sherlock Holmes three-issue mini-series, so that's one of those projects. You can also get a special edition printing of all three of the Kolchak movie scripts - it's a nice product.
Ingeld by lynxpro	Feb 4th, 2005 11:59:26 AM
Actually, the telefilm "The Night Stalker" was set in Las Vegas. The sequel telefilm, "The Night Strangler" was set in Seattle. Both telefilms were written by Richard Mathieson (sic), the writer of "I Am Legend" and countless other tales. The "Kolchak the Night Stalker" television series was set in Chicago.
re: Matheson by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 12:21:13 PM
Actually, the first movie was written by Jeff Rice and the screenplay by Richard Matheson. Rice then wrote a novelization based on Matheson's screenplay of his original book "The Kolchak Papers." Yeah, kinda confusing. ;) The second movie was written by Matheson, and then, ironically, Jeff Rice wrote an adaptation novel based on Matheson's screenplay. The subsequent novel by Dawidziak, Grave Secrets, is set in Los Angeles and the Moonstone comics have continued to place him there. >> Also the TV show was mostly set in Chicago - in one episode Carl goes to Los Angeles, and on another he takes an ocean cruise.
Gislef_crow by lynxpro	Feb 4th, 2005 01:04:05 PM
Gislef, you are a wealth of Kolchak info. What's your website address? And where can one get a copy of "The Kolchak Papers" by Jeff Rice? Amazon.com and imdb gave me the impression that Rice never wrote an actual book that led to the telefilms/series, but more along the lines of a fictional book that encompassed all the stories; much as the Star Wars stories are supposed to be part of the Journal of the Whills (sic).
re: Kolchak stuff by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 01:41:29 PM
http://www.geocities.com/Area5 1/Stargate/4991/klchkhom.htm and http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/s ervlet/ShowMainServlet/showid- 2694/ are the links to check. Rice wrote "The Kolchak Papers" but he only published it the minimal amount to ensure copyright (publication was a requirement for copyrighting back in the day). Rice's book was then optioned by ABC and turned over to Matheson for screenplay. I don't believe "Kolchak Papers" is in print or ever really was. Heck, it's difficult to find the two paperbacks of Stalker & Strangler. I have both, and Strategic Applications may or may not have Night Stalker and Grave Secrets available (http://www.geocities.com/Area 51/Stargate/4991/kolchak/book_ ordering.htm). I haven't really checked in with them for a while and they don't have a web site. "Papers" and his novelization of the two movies are Rice's only Kolchak works that I'm aware of. Yes, there's a few sites out there like www. thrillingdetective.com that have the facts on Rice's publishing screwed up, but the information cited above comes from Mark Dawidziak, the original Kolchak chronicler for Mr. Rice, and Dawidziak's Night Stalking Companions.
Moonstone by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 01:44:40 PM
Oh, Moonstone did an adaptation of one of the two scripted-but-unfilmed 70's Kolchak episodes, "Get of Belial." That's in the trade paperback above. The other one, "Eve of Terror," is coming out later this year.
As to Shaun Cassidy... by Gislef_crow	Feb 4th, 2005 04:47:36 PM
First, I'm going to check with a couple of my Kolchak contacts and see if anything's moving forward. I can at least involve the Kolchak creator's approval on the project. Meanwhile, I'm not sure I'd say that Shaun Cassidy has failed miserably with every project he's worked on. We're talking Roar and American Gothic among others, right? And I don't remember The Agency being a total loss.
Chris Lemmon as Kolchak. by riskebiz	Feb 4th, 2005 05:37:41 PM
Chris Lemmon (Jack's son) always sort of remined me as a young Darren McGavin. He'd be the appropriate age that Darren was when he did Kolchak. I think they ought to get Chris Lemmon. Weird casting, but he'd work well.
80's Swords n Sorcery series...... by Bootskin	Feb 4th, 2005 10:38:06 PM
Anyone remember the name of that old fantasy series (lasted a few episodes only i think....) in the early-mid eighties? All I really remember about it was that the big bad in the show had a trident for a hand or some such.....hmm maybe I hallucinated this... Could've sworn it was called Wizards and Warlocks or something along thoose lines....hehe....Anyone remember Voyagers? Quantum Leap with a pocketwatch.....
Bruce Campbell as Carl Kolchak by Uncapie	Feb 5th, 2005 02:20:59 AM
You know it would work.
I demand a remake of Far Out Space Nuts by Drunken Rage	Feb 5th, 2005 08:42:20 AM
It'd be a helluva lot better than that "road trip between LA and SF and they encounter supernatural stuff along the way" bullshit.
re: Kolchak and ABC by Gislef_crow	Feb 5th, 2005 04:18:46 PM
Okay, checked with a few of my sources. ABC/Disney have the TV & movie rights to Kolchak, Jeff Rice has the literary rights. Thus he has control over comics and novels, while ABC can produce a "Kolchak movie" without involving Mr. Rice. Spotnitz plans to at least credit, and possibly involve Mr. Rice, no matter what. One other thing to keep in mind is that remember where "Dark Shadows" was a year ago. "Oh year, it'll be a series - WB is big on it, Angel just got cancelled and they're looking to fill its niche," etc., etc. Oh, and look for a series of Monk novels from Penguin/Putnam.
Van Praagh by Mafu	Feb 5th, 2005 05:40:37 PM
James Van Praagh has been proven to be a phony, a hack, and a two-bit hustler. Nothing he ever said about speaking with the dead was true, even though it bolstered his fame in the 1970s and 1980s. He used techniques all "psychics" have used since time immemorial: fishing for people desperately unhappy after the death of a loved one, utilizing the answers from audience questionnaires taken before shows to develop credibility with the audience, and using the power of suggestion to lead credulous participants any direction Van Praagh wanted. Psychic abilities don't exist, even though movies and television shows use this simplistic drama for many purposes. Anyone who believes psychic abilities might exist, check out: http://www.randi.org/research. You can earn 1 million dollars if you can substantiate your psychic abilities, but not one person has ever claimed the $1 million. Enough said.
Remakes? The world needs only ONE stinkin remake: Six. Little. W by Teethclenched	Feb 5th, 2005 06:31:45 PM
HOLMES AND YO-YO: THE NEXT GENERATION.
re: Van Praagh by Gislef_crow	Feb 5th, 2005 08:11:48 PM
Maybe the show based on Van Praagh will be how a different "psychic" is busted each week. A network version of Penn & Teller's show, maybe? First week: Van Praagh gets shown up. Second week: John Edwards.
I would kill to see Millennium back on the air by JackBurton	Feb 5th, 2005 11:02:35 PM
Literally kill. Man I loved that show. The ironic think is with the current trend in forensic crime drama it'd probably have been a far bigger rating success if it had come along just that little bit later. I'd also settle for a movie or even tv film. Come on Fox, do something right for once, bring back Frank Black. As for Shaun Cassidy, I'll at least check anything new the man does after the brilliant but all too short lived American Gothic...which still needs a dvd release damn it. And a new Kolchak, could go either way, wait and see on that one I guess. Casting is going to be damn important, and should prove a good indicator one what the quality (or lack of) might be, personally I think I'd go with Lance Henriksen for the role, though I could see Buscemi or Campbell as well. Whoever they cast needs to be a bit gruff and weathered, both in look and personality. Of course they also need to get the scripts just right if this has any chance of working too. We'll see...
Kolchak casting by Gislef_crow	Feb 5th, 2005 11:13:08 PM
Well, if they could get him, Nick Nolte has been a name tossed out from time to time who would seem to work.
The loud noise you are about to hear... by CrusherJen	Feb 6th, 2005 02:35:03 AM
...is me taking a gi-normous sledgehammer to my television set. What's the point?! All the new tv shows are CRAP! The original Kolchak shows were magnificent, they don't need remaking. (Though I might be tempted by Bruce Campbell...) Thanks for the info, Gislef_crow, you rock! Nothing else mentioned here sounds even remotely decent. --And: I liked American Gothic. It may have been cheese, but it was good cheese. Gary Cole was wondrously creepy. BTW, I thought I was the only one who remembered "Wizards and Warriors" (speaking of cheese)! Mafu, I do believe in psychic ability-- everyone I know, including me, has had some sort of experience, from prophetic dreams to astral projection... but I don't believe in anyone who's trying to make money off of it. And the #1 show I want back on the air: the Lone Gunmen!!!!! (and OK, Angel too.) Both shows beat the crap out of the rest of the dreck currently airing.
To Bootskin by Ines5	Feb 6th, 2005 10:46:38 AM
I Think The Television Show You are Talking about was Called Wizards and Warriors. I use to Watch it when I was a small Kid. it Aired way Back in The Early 80's.
Wizards and Warriors by Ingeld	Feb 6th, 2005 10:53:33 AM
Yes, it was Wizards and Warriors, and it was terrible. It starred Jeff Conaway from Taxi. It was painful to watch. Now, it is painful to remember.
The Bruce by lynxpro	Feb 6th, 2005 03:40:16 PM
You know, Campbell's name is thrown around this website for just about any role in the casting stages (even Jesus) by his fans. But you know what? Bruce would work well...damn well...as Carl Kolchak. Rewatch his "Snooty Usher" from Spidey2. Put an ugly pale blue suit on him, a ridiculous hat, and make him a reporter. And then you have Kolchak.
Forget everything else! I WANNA SEE ASPEN MATHEWS SHAKE HE HOT L by RickSlamu2	Feb 7th, 2005 02:39:07 PM
If you knew anything about the Fathom comic you know that from a T AND A stand point alone this would be one interesting show!

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