Thomas Veil
Jan 1, 2005, 09:38 PM
Wow! The new year started off with some of the best news I've heard in a long time. X Files writer-producer Frank Spotnitz is working on a new version of the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
Aside from Spotnitz's obvious credentials, I'm encouraged by his statement that "As much as I loved the TV movie, the (original) series was not successful. I wouldn't expect a religiously faithful adaptation. I don't intend to repeat the same mistakes."
What he's talking about is that the original show turned into a formulaic monster-of-the-week series. While still highly entertaining, it became far-fetched to believe that Kolchak could be stumbling across all manner of hobgoblins that frequently.
Anyway, I hope this turns into something good. I've often thought that the original source novel by Jeff Rice would make one helluva theatrical film.
Link (http://www2.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=&obj_id=42719)
Aside from Spotnitz's obvious credentials, I'm encouraged by his statement that "As much as I loved the TV movie, the (original) series was not successful. I wouldn't expect a religiously faithful adaptation. I don't intend to repeat the same mistakes."
What he's talking about is that the original show turned into a formulaic monster-of-the-week series. While still highly entertaining, it became far-fetched to believe that Kolchak could be stumbling across all manner of hobgoblins that frequently.
Anyway, I hope this turns into something good. I've often thought that the original source novel by Jeff Rice would make one helluva theatrical film.
Link (http://www2.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=&obj_id=42719)
