kolchak be a tv series that really do not fit into any category . part horror and part comedy and some social awareness throw in and and what we have be something that i think people weren not ready for . it a shame really and a i have start to watch these show on the chiller network and ( i never saw the original ) and i realize how different and interesting it really be . star darren mcgavin a kolchak a reporter for the international news service and and simon oakland a his always angry bos and tony vincenzo and the show follow the exploit of a chicago news reporter who more often than not and become a part of the story himself and a he search the windy city for modern day creepies that go bump in the night . the underlying charm of macgavin really set the show apart . a somewhat goofy guy and who always wear the same suit and you can not help but love him . his joke be great and and the back and forth between him and the skeptical editor and oakland and be downright hilarious . the story be for the most part pretty good and and the acting be very good . the 70 be not a great period for special effect and and the show suffer for it and but if you suspend disbelief and what you have be a fun series that be ahead of it time .