PeacockKolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series centers on a lone reporter's fight to expose supernatural phenomena against a skeptical establishment, with its critique of institutional denial being broad and apolitical, emphasizing individual persistence over specific ideological solutions.
The series features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, consistent with the era it was produced. The narrative focuses on supernatural investigations and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes or offer critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
The series frequently depicts Christian elements, such as holy water, crosses, and the presence of priests, as genuinely effective against supernatural evils like vampires and demons. Adherents, particularly clergy, are generally portrayed with respect and sometimes possess valuable knowledge of the occult, even if Kolchak himself remains a skeptic.
In episodes like "The Golem," Jewish folklore and mysticism are presented as a legitimate source of powerful supernatural phenomena within the show's reality. The Jewish community and its traditions are portrayed with respect, acknowledging their historical depth and the significance of their lore.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a 1970s supernatural horror series, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its episodes. The narrative focuses exclusively on reporter Carl Kolchak investigating various monstrous and paranormal phenomena.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series features original episodic stories with a consistent male lead, Carl Kolchak, and his editor, Tony Vincenzo. No established characters from prior source material or real-world history have their gender changed in this adaptation.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) is the original television series featuring the character Carl Kolchak, who was consistently portrayed by a white actor, Darren McGavin, as established in the preceding TV movies and source material. There are no instances of established characters being portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.4
7.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
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