kolchak be sheer entertainment . great story and a great cast and nothing else to weigh it down . darren mcgavin give an energetic performance that pull the audience along with him . simon oakland and jack grinnage and ruth mcdevitt give mcgavin the kind of solid support that most leading actor can only dream of have . some excellent guest star add colour and verve to individual episode erik estrada in legacy of terror and phil silver in horror in the height and antonio fargas in the zombie . it easy to see how a boyhood spent watch kolchak drive chris carter to create the x file . darren rip . simon rip . ruth rip .