Night Stalker

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 30, 1999
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 8 out of 36
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  1. lucas38
    Oct 10, 2005
    1
    Why bother? No one could ever replace Darren McGavin in one of the most memorable roles on TV, c'mon! The original "Night Stalker" worked on so many different levels (and still does after 30 years the opening credits and music still rings in my head), the new "Night Stalker" is just a weak, castrated version of the superior original.
  2. LaunceR
    Oct 6, 2005
    1
    This asinine waste of the public airwaves posits an idiotic indie rocker as the new Kolchak. What was 'smatter with the old Kolchak? The pilot shows the police allowing not one, but three, reporters from the newspaper past the yellow tape into the house with an active crime scene, where the indie rocker collected evidence. Does anyone in Hollywood have the slightest fucking clue of This asinine waste of the public airwaves posits an idiotic indie rocker as the new Kolchak. What was 'smatter with the old Kolchak? The pilot shows the police allowing not one, but three, reporters from the newspaper past the yellow tape into the house with an active crime scene, where the indie rocker collected evidence. Does anyone in Hollywood have the slightest fucking clue of how anything in the real world operates?… Expand
  3. Vanessam
    Nov 20, 2005
    3
    Really disapointing redo of a great series that deserves a resurrection. Good concepts were bogged down by poor execution and actors who for the most part looked like they would rather be somewhere else. So glad the network put them out of their misery.
  4. SonnyB
    Oct 28, 2005
    1
    Someone once said that TV shows are produced to be watched by viewers with the average mentality of a 12 to 14 year old. After seeing all the positive reviews I
  5. bills
    Jan 13, 2006
    0
    Not only is this a halfhearted attempt at capitalizing on yet another cult classic, but it has received the most offensive CSI-style glazing-over that the networks seem to think is what constitutes good story and visuals these days: Glamour, Glitz, Perfect Hair, Stylish Clothes, Fake Top 40 Music, Anorexic Women and let's not forget Flash Scene Cuts and Grotesque Overuse of CG Not only is this a halfhearted attempt at capitalizing on yet another cult classic, but it has received the most offensive CSI-style glazing-over that the networks seem to think is what constitutes good story and visuals these days: Glamour, Glitz, Perfect Hair, Stylish Clothes, Fake Top 40 Music, Anorexic Women and let's not forget Flash Scene Cuts and Grotesque Overuse of CG Recoloring. That some spritzer-sipping network fop in an Armani thinks this CSI-meets-XFILES mess is a 'homage' to Darren McGavin's cult favorite is the REAL scary subplot behind this one.… Expand
  6. JoeK
    Nov 3, 2005
    1
    This show that is supposed to be a reimagining of the 70's Kolchak: the Night Stalker is only a stinker. The Producers, Writers and Actors must think that the television audience are mindless zombies. Please ABC, scrap and burn this insult to the senses and we will try to forget it ever existed.
  7. JohnE
    Oct 19, 2005
    1
    Horrible - I couldn't care less about these characters. A waste of an IP.
  8. BrennanS.
    Nov 12, 2005
    2
    Strange and terribe acting, and is saved by Gabrielle Union, the one actress on the show with talent, Stuart Townsend acting grade: 7 ** C+ Gabrielle Union acting grade: 9 *** A-

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#49 Best TV Season of 2005
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#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 10 out of 23
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    30
    What is missing here is heart, drama, and - most inexcusably - horror.
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  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    Individually and as a team, Townsend and Union exhibit less chemistry than a third-grade science set.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    40
    If a show could get by on atmosphere alone, ABC's stylishy shot "Night Stalker" would be an outright success. It is creepy, spooky and scary.... But all this isn't enough to overcome what will likely prove to be an insurmountable problem: casting.
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