Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Kirpianuscus it is the role of Telly Savalas. this fact is so obvious than is very difficult to ignore it. because his Theo Kojak is always surprising and gives the right expected portrait of unconventional detective against the crime world. because it is the hero in his way, far by others recipes and formulas. the face, the gestures, the voice. Telly Savallas works each detail with huge and precise care and efficiency. and this is the basic virtue of a series who remains, decade by decade, spectacular.

bkoganbing When I worked at New York State Crime Victims Board and of necessity I had to contact a lot of police. And cops like any other profession run the gamut in quality. I met time serving slugs, I met a group who were competent at their jobs, and I also met some folks who would really go the extra mile for the victims.I saw that in Telly Savalas as Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. He was passionate about his job, cared about the people he was sworn to protect and serve, and honest almost to a fault. And he had a precinct captain in Dan Frazer who backed him to the hilt although I think Frazer might have gotten a few gray hairs in the process.Of Greek ancestry in the show and in real life, Telly Savalas never missed an opportunity to show a personal life steeped in Greek-American culture. Jack Webb's Sgt Friday was as honest and dedicated as Kojak, but we never saw a personal side for that guy. And comic relief in this intensely dramatic series was always provided by George Savalas as Kojak's fellow Greek detective Stavros. Poor Stavros just sat amiably by as Kojak bounced a few zingers off him. But his expressions were priceless. The brothers played well off each other.Kevin Dobson was a young idealistic Detective Bobby Crocker who practically worshiped the tough Kojak. There was also Mark Russell and Vince Conti in the squad who got about as much dialog as those extra Bowery Boys with Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall. Every time something was afoot, Telly Savalas would always bellow out their names, "Saperstein and Rizzo" and these two would follow like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. I do wish the show had developed them as real people as they did for both Savalas brothers and Dobson.Watching the show on the METV network sure takes me back to New York of the Seventies. And I wish all the cops I dealt with were on the Kojak model.

Jo55 Great series! 30 years after, I always feel the same pleasure to re-discover each story. Just one regret: your list mentions 24 episodes; the box "Season 1" just has 22; 0/The Marcus Nelson murders and 4/The Trade-Off are missing. As I watched the first Season, there were a lot of stories I had forgotten. So hope that the 2 missing will be reported to another special DVD or box. By the way, starring Sgt Bobby Crocker was/is the best role for Kevin Dobson, except his terrific "spotted cravats", which (by chance!) did not took away anything from his natural charm. Hope the next series will be soon on the swiss/french market. Just for the pleasure to "crack for Crocker"!

mm-39 The 70's was the era of the police shows. Police story, Police women, Street's of San Fran, and SWAT were a few. Working evenings and not being able to sleep I started watching Kojak, and started reliving my childhood. The show is better than I remember for having some realism. The show's producers must have done research. Dated in spots, and has a TVish formula, but still good. I like the Crocker character. Everyone seems too grumpy on the show. My wife says the introductions of females in the work environment may have a calming effect on the work environment. ( could be a possibility) The characters do show a soft side. Worth watching late night if one can not sleep. Beats Elim a date. 8 out of 10. Only if I could stay awake for a whole show. My wife likes Kojak's sayings.