This was a total accidental find for me and now I’m hooked!
Carl Kolchak (played by Darren McGavin, who has been in EVERYTHING) plays a reporter who tracks down x-files-like cases that tend to involve various boogymen and monsters.
Here is the skinny:
- you get to see LA in the 1970’s, which is always awesome
- it has an odd comedic slant that helps the show feel original
- Guest Stars include: Scatman Crothers and Erik Estrada!
Here is the blurb on Netflix:
Independent News Service reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates the supernatural in this 1970s series. Kolchak has his work cut out for him as he tracks down Jack the Ripper, aliens, zombies, werewolves, vengeful spooks, Satanic dogs and a boogeyman from the Louisiana bogs. Guest stars include Richard Kiel, Phil Silvers, Keenan Wynn, Jamie Farr, Bernie Kopell, Tom Skerritt, Scatman Crothers, Dick Van Patten and Erik Estrada.
