Kolchak: The Night Stalker

I've been watching these lately. Man, what a great series. I have the set on DVD, and it's well-worth it, whether you've seen these before or want to give it a first-time try. Darren McGavin is at his best. Witty, clownish, bumbling, sarcastic, fearless, and warm all at once. Great chemistry between Kolchak and his editor Vinchenzo, who was always befuddled by his eccentric reporter and tried changing him, which failed every time. Certainly this was a who's-who for the times when it came to famous actors, THE NIGHT STALKER was a monster-of-the-week series, reliably shifting to sci-fi or outright horror, with retreads of classic monsters, or ones based on folklore. Great stuff, and the commonly used and proper phrase aptly applies; they don't make 'em like they used to.