RikerDonegal · @RikerDonegal
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I watched/reviewed/rated 25 episodes of #ClassicTV between May 14th and May 27th.
Here's how they lined up.
10/10
#BuffaloBill
#Highlander
#HillStreetBlues
#Hunter
#TheMaryTylerMooreShow
#Seinfeld
9/10
#Baretta
#Kojak
#TheOtherOne
#SantaBarbara
#30Rock
#Viper
#Werewolf
8/10
#TheATeam
#Branded
#TheFamousTeddyZ
#HardcastleAndMcCormick
#Rhoda
#Riptide
#TalesFromTheCrypt
7/10
#FernwoodTonight
4/10
#WonderWoman
#classictv #buffalobill #highlander #hillstreetblues #hunter #themarytylermooreshow #seinfeld #baretta #Kojak #theotherone #santabarbara #30rock #viper #werewolf #TheATeam #branded #thefamousteddyz #hardcastleandmccormick #rhoda #riptide #talesfromthecrypt #fernwoodtonight #inbedwithmedinner #three #thesixmilliondollarman #wonderwoman
RikerDonegal · @RikerDonegal
10 followers · 589 posts · Server mastodon.ie... a serial bomber starts hitting their stores.
3️⃣ Several solid character moments for Kojak and Crocker in this one. And a typically bleak worldview. Definitely one of the better episodes.
📺 December 1976: CBS aired #Kojak on Sundays before #Delvecchio. Against it, NBC aired #TheMoneychangers.
#Kojak #delvecchio #themoneychangers #70stv #tvdetectives #classictv
RikerDonegal · @RikerDonegal
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#Kojak s4e13 (1976) - 9/10
1️⃣ After 3 lacklustre episodes in a row, the show rebounds with this very strong script from #BurtonArmus.
2️⃣ #BrookeAdams (#Lace) and #SimonOakland (#KolchakTheNightStalker) are given well-rounded characters to play. She’s a terrified young woman, alone in the city, who isn’t believed by Kojak and consequently ends up murdered. He’s an ex-cop working in private security, fighting with a boss who is willing to risk innocent lives when ...
#Kojak #burtonarmus #brookeadams #lace #simonoakland #kolchakthenightstalker
RikerDonegal · @RikerDonegal
8 followers · 346 posts · Server mastodon.ie3️⃣ The espionage is cleverly written. Cold and smart; mature. The enemy team even sacrifice one of their own to sell the lie!
4️⃣ On this show, we almost never see the regular characters interacting off-duty. But this episode has several such scenes, because there is no mission.
5️⃣ The climax is very exciting.
6️⃣ Teleplay by #GeneKearney (#Kojak).
#genekearney #Kojak #espionage #spies #60stv
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1978 — The finale of #Kojak aired on CBS.
#TellySavalas played Theo Kojak for 17 years: in a 1973 pilot film, TV series (1973-78) and 7 TV movies (1985-90)
#nostalgia #1970stv #classictv #tellysavalas #Kojak
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1973 — Lt. Theo Kojak was introduced in THE MARCUS-NELSON MURDERS on CBS.
The TV movie won Emmys for director #JosephSargent and writer #AbbyMann (adapting a book about a 1967 murder case).
The series followed in Oct, '73.
#nostalgia #1970stv #1970s #tellysavalas #Kojak #classictv #abbymann #josephsargent
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1976 — WHO LOVES YA, BABY? debuted on CBS.
#TellySavalas headlined this variety special w/ #DiahannCarroll, #ClorisLeachman and
#BarbaraEden!
#nostalgia #Kojak #1970stv #classictv #onthisday #barbaraeden #ClorisLeachman #diahanncarroll #tellysavalas
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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"We're all born bald, baby."
#TellySavalas (1922–1994) was #BornOnThisDay.
#nostalgia #1970stv #1970s #classictv #Kojak #bornonthisday #tellysavalas
gummyarts · @gummyarts
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Telly Savalas was born 101 years ago today.
#tellysavalas #Kojak #baseballcards #cardart
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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This week in 1976 — #TellySavalas as #Kojak made his fourth appearance on the cover of #TVGuide. 🍭
#nostalgia #1970s #1970stv #classictv #tvguide #Kojak #tellysavalas
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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#GeorgeSavalas (1924–1985) would have been 98 today.
The younger brother of #TellySavalas — and his #Kojak co-star — was also a decorated World War II veteran.
#1970stv #1970s #classictv #Kojak #tellysavalas #georgesavalas
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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"A writer worth his salt at all has an obligation not only to entertain but to comment on the world in which he lives.”
— #AbbyMann (1927-2008)
The Oscar-winning screenwriter of #JudgmentAtNuremberg (1961) + Emmy-winning creator of #Kojak would have been 95 this week.
He also won Emmys for #MurderersAmongUsTheSimonWiesenthalStory (1989) and #IndictmentTheMcMartinTrial (1995).
#nostalgia #screenwriting #classicfilm #classictv #indictmentthemcmartintrial #murderersamongusthesimonwiesenthalstory #Kojak #judgmentatnuremberg #abbymann
Old British Telly · @oldbritishtelly
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[1974] Kojak - A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city. First episode: A robbery of armoured car guards morphs into a deadly hostage stand-off, with bulldog Lt. Theo Kojak as the negotiator.
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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#JohnAniston (1933-2022) — soap opera icon, Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement winner for his work on #DaysOfOurLives, #SearchForTomorrow and #LoveOfLife
He also appeared on shows like #ThatGirl, #Kojak and #TheWestWing in a 60-year career.
#ClassicSoaps #ClassicTV #RIPJohn #RIPJohnAniston #DAYS #Soaps #SoapOpera #DOOL
#dool #Soapopera #soaps #days #ripjohnaniston #ripjohn #classictv #classicsoaps #thewestwing #Kojak #thatgirl #loveoflife #searchfortomorrow #daysofourlives #johnaniston
greum maol · @stevenson
233 followers · 1890 posts · Server mastodon.scot@OrTheWhale is watching #Kojak for the first time...
HER: Kojak wears some beautifully-tailored suits.
ME: Corruption in the #NYPD paid very well in the early 70s.