winstonfg Publish time 17-2-2021 20:51:07

Kojak - the best cop show before Starsky & Hutch

The guy was rude, bald and probably a nightmare to work for; but we all thought he was real cool for a while. I think if I'd been on the receiving end of a "Crocker!" or "Stavros!" I'd have probably ended up with some sort of complex, but it worked well and, in between, the show managed to tackle some serious issues.

I also remember it as one of the first shows out of the US where the good guys didn't always win.

Towards the end it started to get a bit preachy; but by then I'd moved on to Starsky & Hutch, so I didn't have to put up with it. For the first few seasons though it was definitely one of the best cop shows on TV.

score 8/10

winstonfg 16 December 2006

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