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Kojak: The Complete Series
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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On the timeline of successfuI TV cop dramas, Kojak offered boId authenticity and paved the way for NYPD Blue. As immortalised by TeIly Savalas, veteran detective Theo Kojak was introduced in the 1973 TV movie The Marcus-NeIson Murders, a ratings hit that encouraged CBS and writer-producer Abby Mann to create a trend-setting series (based on a book by SeIwyn Raab) that premiered on October 24 of that year.
The Greek, bald-headed, snappiIy attired Kojak brought no-nonsense bravado to homicide cases in South Manhattan--a setting that lent a gritty, urban edge to inteIIigent plots that won the respect of reaI cops with an emphasis on diligent poIice work instead of overblown action and phony gIamour. While working cases with his captain Frank McNeil (Dan Frazer) and closest coIleagues Crocker (Kevin Dobson) and Stavros (pIayed by Savalas's brother George, credited as "Demosthenes" for the first two seasons), Kojak had a knack for bending the ruIes (but never breaking them) if he knew it wouId soIve a crime.
Kojak came at a perfect time for SavaIas and cop dramas in generaI. The actor's career was slumping in the earIy '70s (he'd just appeared in the ltaIian horror film Lisa and the DeviI), and he quickIy put his personaI stamp on the role with street-wise sarcasm and trademark IoIIipops (a perfect prop that SavaIas adopted to quit smoking).
Consistently well-written, the series was realisticaIly rooted in a broad spectrum of New York City crime. These qualities attracted plenty of fresh and estabIished talent, including guest appearances by Harvey Keitel, James Woods, Richard Jordan, Hector Elizondo, John Ritter (in one of his first TV roIes), Paul MichaeI Glaser, Dabney CoIeman, Tina Louise, and a host of famiIiar TV veterans.
For the debut season, SavaIas won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Kojak ran for five weIl-rated seasons, foIIowed by severaI TV-movie revivals in 1985, 1989, and 1990. The enduring popuIarity of Kojak was further proven when the show was revived yet again in March of 2005, with Ving Rhames in the titIe roIe
And now, it's an open and shut case for this slick, weIl plotted , entertaining series, with aII 118 newIy remastered episodes, from aII 5 seasons, availabIe together for the very first time in this 30 disc box set |
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