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"The Forgotten Room" 'Kojak"

[carmenjulianna · 8/10 · 9 May 2024]

The Mid-1970's Cop dramas were some of the most memorable to this day..! Especially 'Kojak' which surpassed anything that had been on our tv screens before.. Seeing the mean streets of New York in 'Kojak' were really authentic, and actually believable..! Having been to New York as a child many times with my papa around the same time, and also in the 60's; I New it was as you see it in the series.

Telly Savales personified realism, and a style completely one of his own unique kind. (Loveable comes to mind) No-one but Telly could have pulled it off playing 'Kojak' Having recently watched re-runs on itv4, I have become hooked once again 'The beginning song played at the start of the episode 'The Forgotten Room' series 3 episode 16 was sung by Telly Savales himself. I thought the song was really emotional, touching and a classic. I searched for the song on YouTube and I found it...I have also purchased dvds of 'Kojak' that way, I can watch the series all over again. Such memories from my youth, one calls "The good Ol' days" The 70's & 80's bring nostalgia in abundance.. Where have all those real men disappeared to??? Those actors like 'Telly Savales' etc were the real deal. Movies today don't seem to have a genuine sense of realism. Watching 'Kojak' I can see my childhood memories as if they were all straight in-front of me.. My own Papa was big as life, just like Telly Savales (I miss him so-much) I thank itv4 for bringing back this wicked drama series..!!! Please repeat the series all again..!

R. I. P. Tell Savales. You are dearly missed.

Well liked kid

[bkoganbing · 5/10 · 14 August 2019]

It seems Theo Kojak knows every Greek in New York City, talk about a tight knit community. There's a homicide of a prostitute in a Greek neighborhood and an alert but not well liked security guard played by Oscar Beregi fingers this young Greek immigrant George Pan Andreas.

You can't find anyone to say an unkind word about him which causes Kojak some doubts. If he has to arrest him, he'd better have the evidence.

A couple of good guest star performances are in this episode. Oscar Homolka as the Greek Orothodox priest and Rhoda Gemignani who Andreas has been giving some kanoodling to ever since her husband died. She's a strong alibi witness for him.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Embarrassingly thin and weak episode

[ronnybee2112 · 3/10 · 23 September 2023]

I like the Kojak tv series. I like Telly Savalas. At least 50%+ of the Kojak episodes are pretty-good. Of the remainder of the episodes,half of them or 25% of the total are very-good,and the remaining 25% of all the episodes are laugh-out-loud howlers,like this one here. In this episode a rather big-deal is made about the main characters being Greek (like the star Telly Savalas is in real-life). The idea being pushed (in an incomplete and sideways manner) is the conflict between the traditions of the 'old world' Greeks and the 'new world' of freewheeling 1970's NYC,USA. The differences in the life,traditions and lifestyles of the different generations of Greeks in the US is touched upon in quite a superficial and vague manner. The entire idea of old-world traditional Greeks vs new-world Greeks is spotty,incomplete and it actually contributes very-little to the actual story besides filling time and muddying the plot.

The actual story here is about a Greek immigrant guy that appears to be perhaps in his early 30's that is accused of murdering a prostitute. He may or may not have a somewhat-secret relationship with his widowed Greek landlady. The landlady is presented as being in her late 40's or early 50's.

The man denies murdering anyone. He also strongly denies associating with 'those types of women'. The landlady eventually claims that she and the tenant were 'together' during the time frame of the murder,providing an alibi for her tenant. Kojak has to wade-through several different possibilities while he tries to figure-out what happened.

This episode has a thin plot and a thin story which uses a lot of padding and filler material to fill the time.

This episode is pretty disappointing compared to most of the others in the series.

I didn't like it very-much at all.

Watch it if you must,and please let us know what YOU think about it ! 3/10 a weak episode.