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Kojak - Season One

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Director: Alex March, Allen Reisner, Charles R. Rondeau, Charles S. Dubin, David Friedkin
Starring: Telly Savalas, Roger Robinson, Art Metrano, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson
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Released: 2005-03-22

Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 Star
Media: DVD (3)
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On the timeline of successful TV cop dramas, Kojak offered bold authenticity and paved the way for NYPD Blue. As immortalized by Telly Savalas, veteran detective Theo Kojak was introduced in the 1973 TV movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders (not included in this 3-disc set), a ratings hit that encouraged CBS and writer-producer Abby Mann to create a trend-setting series (based on a book by Selwyn Raab) that premiered on October 24 of that year. The Greek, bald-headed, snappily attired Kojak brought no-nonsense bravado to homicide cases in South Manhattan--a setting that lent a gritty, urban edge to intelligent plots that won the respect of real cops with an emphasis on diligent police work instead of overblown action and phony glamour. While working cases with his captain Frank McNeil (Dan Frazer) and closest colleagues Crocker (Kevin Dobson) and Stavros (played by Savalas's brother George, credited as "Demosthenes" for the first two seasons), Kojak had a knack for bending the rules (but never breaking them) if he knew it would solve a crime.

Kojak came at a perfect time for Savalas and cop dramas in general. The actor's career was slumping in the early '70s (he'd just appeared in the Italian horror film Lisa and the Devil), and he quickly put his personal stamp on the role with street-wise sarcasm and trademark lollipops (a perfect prop that Savalas adopted to quit smoking). Consistently well-written, the series was realistically rooted in a broad spectrum of New York City crime. These qualities attracted plenty of fresh and established talent, and these 22 well-preserved episodes include guest appearances by Harvey Keitel, James Woods, Richard Jordan, Hector Elizondo, John Ritter (in one of his first TV roles), Paul Michael Glaser, Dabney Coleman, Tina Louise, and a host of familiar TV veterans. For this debut season, Savalas won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Kojak ran for five well-rated seasons, followed by several TV-movie revivals in 1985, 1989, and 1990. The enduring popularity of Kojak was further proven when the show was revived yet again in March of 2005, with Ving Rhames in the title role. --Jeff Shannon

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Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 Star

Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Telly-he is cool!! 2010-03-16
Comment: Telly Savalas is Kojack.Cool,hip cop with an attitude that says -''look out''.This is a role that Telly was meant to play!!
When he asks-"who loves you baby'?--the only answer is--WE DO !!!!!
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Classic TV, it doesn't get any better 2010-03-08
Comment: Kojak is one of my all-time favorite TV programs. It has realism, intelligent plots, great supporting actors, and of course Telly Savalas playing the title role perfectly as a hard-nosed, smart, compassionate, and charming police lieutenant. TV doesn't get any better than Kojak...come on Universal, give us more so we can give you a "Who loves you baby?"
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: PLEASE MORE KOJAK! 2010-02-17
Comment: I was a young boy growing up in NZ when Kojak first aired and I was never allowed to watch the show. But the image of Telly Savalas and his lollipops and the 'who loves ya baby' routine has always loomed large on me. I bought Season One a few years ago whilst visiting Vancouver and in my opinion it is the best police drama EVER. It exceeded my expectations...it is just so well done..it's gritty and it's authentic, (just look at Kojak's office) and the whole cast is fantastic.

I have also been enjoying reissues of 'Hawaii 5-0' as well, and to a much lesser extent, 'The Streets of San Francisco'. But back to Theo: I'd like to add my name to the growing list of disappointed customers who can't get any more KOJAK seasons on DVD. Wake up Universal Studios...please release the remaining seasons of Kojak - there are many many fans just like me who would love to own their own copies - attn Universal Accountants and Finance Analysts:-that means $$$$$$.......(I can just imagine Theo Kojak yelling out "CROCKER - YOU AND STAVROS GO AND SORT OUT UNIVERSAL .... N O W !!!" )
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Classic! 2010-02-11
Comment: Great classic show! Better than most movies today. Class act, hope they make the rest of the series available on dvd!
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: MORE KOJAK,PLEASE! 2009-12-30
Comment: Nothing really needs to be said about one of the GREATEST cop shows ever! This dvd has great audio and video quality- but there IS one huge problem...WE WANT MORE!!! Write your congressman- maybe not but come on UNIVERSAL, get with the program and give the public what we deserve- the whole series! WHO LOVES YA BABY? We will if you release the complete series! SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S THE DEAL? PEACE...