Guest Kolchak Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 any idea when it is suppose to air?? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's supposed to start airing this fall on thursday nights opposite CSI. A pretty rough time slot to start a series off. I will definitely be taping it. CSI is my wife's absolute favorite show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kolchak Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 So far I am not sure how I feel about the fairly short clips, but I know my immediate reaction was that Kolchak should be older. Even though I am sure that I fall directly into the demographic they're trying to appeal to by making him a "hip", late twenty-something, it still feels somewhat wrong to me. That said, I completely agree that show deserves a chance. It's really a shame that the built in audience it should have is getting set to hate it before they've even aired an episode. Clearly Kolchak isn't exactly a household name, so I really have to believe that the people who thought this up are doing it out of respect for the original character, rather than just phoning in a watered down update to cash in. With that in mind, I am willing to shelve my assumptions and give it a fair shot. And with X-Files gone, I definitely have room in my life for another take on the creature of the week hunters. I am surprised that more folks don't seem to agree and would rather shoot it down before it even gets off the ground. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I sort of agree with you. I will certainly give it a fair shot. I really want it to be great. There are a lot of bad TV shows out there right now and we sure good use a good one. I don't mind his age as much as the tone of the clips. He seems to lack the humor and the everyman quality of the original Kolchak. It's hard to tell from 3 or 4, 20 second clips, but that is my greatest fear. From what I've read, it appears that there will be more of a continuing thread to the series involving his missing/dead wife. So it sounds like it won't be the monster of the week type of show as in the past. A member of the yahoo Kolchak group claimed to have seen the pilot and did not seem impressed. He didn't give a lot of details, but he didn't sound optimistic. I certainly would not pass judgement after only one episode though. Very few show have a very strong pilot (Millennium excluded of course). There is a lot of work to be done such as setting the plot line, introducing characters, explaining relationships, etc. The characters need time to grow on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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