Fresh and Exciting

best movie i've ever seen.

A Disappointing Continuation

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

I've been watching Kojak on Hulu and am impressed with the acting by the main stars, the cinematography style, and the overall HD streaming quality. Many up and coming stars are given their break into show business courtesy of the main star, Telly Savalas, as Kojak. I was amazed to see how the police were portrayed back in the 70's. "Stop or I'll shoot" is said often and they actually shoot criminals in the back when they run.

"Kojak" was a fairly tough police drama series that wasn't exactly known for being flamboyant or pretentious. The feature length pilot episode proved all this, thanks to its rather grim but realistic plot. Telly Savalas was given the role of his career as the title character. He had been very successful in portraying some villainous characters. Finally, he had the chance to be cast against type for this television show. The actor proved he could play honest and decent characters and Kojak is that, plus tough. He is very good at his job as police officer in a Manhattan precinct but was also quite harsh when necessary. Telly Savalas gave a sterling performance. The writing was very good on the whole as the show lasted five seasons and over a 100 episodes. There are all kinds of cases that were covered during the series, from police corruption to drug trafficking, armed robbery, problems within the department etc. The show lent itself to some gritty realism and it served its purpose very well. There wasn't a good deal of location shooting and the studio backlot came in useful. This caused "Kojak" to look slightly artificial at times but I can overlook this. Another winner from "Universal" studios.

in great measure, scene for one actor. his humor, his art to gives many nuances to character, each episode as a joke , audience complicity are pieces of a nice work. in same measure, it is a fragment of past sensitivity. with its naivety, passions and way to define reality. and, in essence, Kojac is a cage. for a very interesting actor who leaves in shadow of this clever, funny, ironic detective.today, Kojak is a sentimental trip around borders of an age. seed of memories, taste of lollipop, charming adventures, not credible situations and memorable music. a TV legend far from every attempt to create a new version of it. unique, powerful, seductive. a kind of iceberg. or only page of a not boring past.

Kojak isn't just one of the best cop shows of the '70s and all-time. The title character is also one of the best and coolest detectives ever to appear on prime-time. Telly Savalas was the perfect choice to play the detective who apparently never met a lollipop he didn't like.Kojak was a no-nonsense cop who cared about solving crimes and getting criminals off the street. But he can also display care and sympathy for the relatives of crime victims, as demonstrated during a phone call he makes to a murder victim's mother in the episode "Girl In The River." In that episode, Kojak could identify with the victim's mother's discomfort about the thought that her daughter's killer has resurfaced, because he acknowledged his own inability to rest well with the killer still on the loose. But after the inevitable identification of the killer and the final showdown that results in the killer's death, the episode ends with Kojak calling the victim's mother again, this time to let her know that she can finally rest.This is a classic TV show that must be watched and cherished.