Kolchak: The Night Stalker to be remade?

[Khephra]

Kolchak Stalks Again?

Frank Spotnitz, one of the creative forces behind The X-Files, is developing a fresh take on the classic supernatural TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker for ABC, the original home of the spooky series, Variety reported. X-Files creator Chris Carter often cited Kolchak as one of the inspirations for his own show.

Kolchak debuted as a pair of 90-minute telefilms in 1972 and 1973 and became a short-lived weekly ABC series in September 1974, with The Sopranos creator David Chase and film director Robert Zemeckis among its writers. Darren McGavin played a reporter named Carl Kolchak who had a tendency to uncover mysteries involving vampires, serial killers and other freakish occurrences, the trade paper reported.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-10/14/10.00.tv

[WI_DEM]

1. That is impossible

the 1974-75 Darren McGavin series is a classic and I can say right off the bat any remake will not do justice to the original.

[NC_Nurse]

2. I loved that show.

I hope they don't make it cheesy like they do most remakes....

[Ratty]

4. I did too

Although when I watched an episode or two not long ago, being much MUCH older than when I enjoyed it as a kid, it seemed silly to me. But gosh, back then it was my favorite. It scared the pants off my sister and me.

I'm more cynical about these things. I remember being VERY excited when they did a remake of "The Invaders!" (A Quinn Martin Production. Act 1: Evil Rides a Saucer!). But man was it a big letdown. The brief-lived remake of Dark Shadows was actually pretty decent. I was sorry that one wasn't picked up for another season.

[flamingyouth]

3. Darren McGavin totally owns that part

I can't imagine who they could possibly get to play Kolchak in a remake. But I admit, with good people behind the project, I'd tune in to check it out. It's one of my all-time favorite shows.

[forgethell]

5. This is great news,

although I doubt it can come close to the original. sort of like "The Fugitive" remake. but anything would be good.

[Gothmog]

6. Kolchak was a great show

I read that it was part of the inspiration for the x-files. I would love to see it redone.