Kojak - Season One
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Movie Reviews of Kojak - Season One
Movie Review: My best DVD purchase ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
I canceled my satellite dish a few years ago and never got cable so I don't know if this show is currently running anywhere on cable. But the picture quality on this show is unbelievable. Yes, there are no extras per se and no booklet or info included, but the shows themselves are the thing! Great plots, a lot goes by that you miss, so watching an episode a second time is not a waste of time. Season has great views of 1970s New York City. The character actors and guest stars are also first rate. All in all, an awesome package. Put me down for the second season. Watched about 12 or 13 of the episodes over the first 3 or 4 days I had the set. Being Greek-American, it gives me goosebumps when I hear Greek being spoken or references to his Greek heritage. Yasou!Again, great colors. Remember, this show was on in the early '70s, so before cable and digital. This is like watching the show all over again for the first time! Again, the best DVD purchase I ever made, even better than seeing The Twilight Zone on DVD.Movie Review: One of the best of the genre and the era...
Summary: 5 Stars
I did not really remember watching this show when I was a kid, but I recently bought the DVD set on a sale at Amazon. I could not believe how good this show was. I was under the mistaken impression that Kojak was a 100% macho tough guy cop who always saved the day by the use of brute force. Boy am I glad I was wrong. Telly Savalas did portray Kojak with a macho toughness but with intelligence, compassion, warmth and sense of humor. He also had a sartorial eloquence unmatched by his peers.
It is also interesting to note all the young guests on season one who went on to big careers later in life (James Woods, Harvey Keitel, John Ritter, etc) I do hope to see the remaining seasons (2-5) issued by Universal. This is top quality entertainment, and I'll take it any day over the garbage being passed off as entertainment on tv today. I doubt that I'm the only one who hates "reality" programming that seems to have taken over television of today.
Movie Review: The Best TV Cop Show
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved Kojak when I was young. Adored Telly Savalas in pretty much everything he did and mourned his passing which left the world a poorer place.
So, it was with some glee that I discovered season one of KOJAK on DVD. Would the show be as good as I remembered it all those years ago? Would it just be a 'memory cheat' like so many others and good for nostalgia only. The answer to both questions is no. The reason? It's even better than I remembered. Great scripts, interesting plot lines and a real warmth from all the main characters. You just get to love having them around.
In a modern age where cellphones intrude everywhere, it's nice to see a slice of life where people had to run to the payphone on the corner. Buy this DVD and enjoy the big cars, big style and big heart of Telly Savalas. We miss you Telly.
Now when are they going to release more seasons of this?
Movie Review: THE BEST in a decade filled with great cop shows!
Summary: 5 Stars
First thing that comes to mind when writing this review is how much I want the rest of the series!!! That's how good KOJAK is.
I vaguely remember watching this with my mom in the 70's & really discovered it late at night while in college in the 90's. I love HAWAII FIVE-O. I love STARSKY & HUTCH. KOJAK is my favorite 70's show. Fascinating thing is with all the cop dramas produced in the 70's, none were alike. No CSI, CSI NY, & CSI MIAMI. Each 70'S drama brought something different to the table. KOJAK is New York. The location is everything in this show & the actors, particularly Savalas reflect the city. The shots of the city are wonderful. The plots usually are strong & the acting is superb. Can't praise this show enough.
Video is sharp & although there are no extras, the episodes are enough for me. Hope subsequent seasons are released. Excellent show!!
Movie Review: Nice hat, baby!
Summary: 5 Stars
Argumentably the best dressed cop in NYC, Theo Kojak only appears to spend half the episode driving down the street with his red light flashing. He's the tough, warm hearted man who can make it happen. You can tell the show is really old. Check out the dinky .38s the police pack, although the lieutenant could and did kill folks with that short barrelled pea shooter. The good thing, for me, about this package was that I did not see the show in syndication. So, with my memory, most of the episodes were new to me. Now, here is a great suspenseful cop show with terrific backup characters, but without the intense violence and "social redeeming values" of modern crime dramas. You can even watch the DVDs, for the most part, with your children without addling their little undeveloped brains. In short, a fine entertainment value... Hopefully, more seasons will be released!