Apple TVKodiak (1974)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Kodiak is a short lived, half-hour adventure program that aired Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m Eastern time on ABC during the 1974-1975 television season. The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay, an Alaska State Trooper. Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook, used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry. The show was broadcast against NBC's mega-hit Sanford and Son. Kodiak couldn't lure viewers in to watch and was cancelled after the first episode, although a total of four episodes were aired. The show was filmed in Bend, Oregon Using the Old Skyliners Ski Lodge as the primary Meeting Place.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Kodiak is a short lived, half-hour adventure program that aired Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m Eastern time on ABC during the 1974-1975 television season. The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay, an Alaska State Trooper. Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook, used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry. The show was broadcast against NBC's mega-hit Sanford and Son. Kodiak couldn't lure viewers in to watch and was cancelled after the first episode, although a total of four episodes were aired. The show was filmed in Bend, Oregon Using the Old Skyliners Ski Lodge as the primary Meeting Place.
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative centers on a game warden enforcing laws against poachers and navigating the wilderness, presenting a largely apolitical story focused on individual responsibility and the challenges of nature rather than explicit ideological promotion.
The film features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The adventure drama series "Kodiak" (1974) focuses on a special agent for the Alaska Fish and Game Department. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the series' narrative or character portrayals, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1974 series "Kodiak" is an original production. There is no evidence of prior source material, historical figures, or earlier adaptations from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Kodiak (1974) was an original television series, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, no characters in the show were pre-established as a specific race to be changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
5.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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