"Night Stalker" (2005) TV series

Writer:

Gregory Storm (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

What if everything you feared was real?

Plot:

Kolchak and his partner, Perri, investigate his wife's mysterious murder and end up uncovering something much more disturbing...

Plot Keywords:

Newsroom | Investigative Journalism | Female Reporter | Supernatural Power | Crime Investigation

Cast

Stuart Townsend	...	Carl Kolchak (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gabrielle Union	...	Perri Reed (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Jungmann	...	Jain McManus (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cotter Smith	...	Tony Vincenzo (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Al Whiting	...	Uniformed Cop (8 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

A hat similar to the one used in the original series was used as a prop for one of the scenes in the pilot.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Vladimir's Blues

Never have I so WANTED a series to do well

.....and never have I been so disappointed. I am not sure why this series was even produced at all?! Did they hope to draw in the fans of the old show? If so, this was not the way to do it. None of the charisma of Darren McGavin is evident in the "acting" of the current "Carl Kolchak". I'm also not sure why he has a partner. Since they went to all the trouble of lifting the following from the original: Kolchak drives a Mustang (updated), works as a reporter, works for Tony Vincenzo, you'd think they would also try and establish some of the charm of the original show (no one believes Kolchak, his bumbling, wacky clothing, intrusive style of reporting, etc. In their defense, I suppose they DIDN'T want to remake the series over again, perhaps they wanted to completely re-do the series and attract the younger viewer - but why call it the "Night Stalker"? They would have done just as well (which was horribly) with "Night Reporter Who Bears Little to No Resemblance to Carl Kolchak"