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Kojak isn't just one of the best cop shows of the '70s and all-time. The title character is also one of the best and coolest detectives ever to appear on prime-time. Telly Savalas was the perfect choice to play the detective who apparently never met a lollipop he didn't like.
Kojak was a no-nonsense cop who cared about solving crimes and getting criminals off the street. But he can also display care and sympathy for the relatives of crime victims, as demonstrated during a phone call he makes to a murder victim's mother in the episode "Girl In The River." In that episode, Kojak could identify with the victim's mother's discomfort about the thought that her daughter's killer has resurfaced, because he acknowledged his own inability to rest well with the killer still on the loose. But after the inevitable identification of the killer and the final showdown that results in the killer's death, the episode ends with Kojak calling the victim's mother again, this time to let her know that she can finally rest.
This is a classic TV show that must be watched and cherished.
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4-Kane 31 December 2009
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