It's Andy Fish!

Hands down it’s KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER which ran on CBS-TV from 1974-1975 before being cancelled and finding a whole new life on what was called CBS Late Night back in the days before all the networks filled late night with second rate comedians and inane talk shows.

I love KOLCHAK, I refrain from watching it because there are only 20 episodes and I know them all by heart. Not only do I love Darren McGavin’s Carl Kolchak but the supporting cast and side characters the best of which can best be described as oddballs. It keeps things very interesting.

The best episodes of THE X-FILES (a series creator Chris Carter came up with because Kolchak was also his favorite) echo the great elements of what made Kolchak work. I’d recommend X-Files Season Five episode BAD BLOOD for an example of how horror and chills came together perfectly.

For Kolchak- of the 20 episodes none are bad, but some are a little weaker than the rest. The best ones off the top of my head;