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88A really good, really weird show.
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75Right from the dark start, the new "Night Stalker" is a more provocative, emotionally layered thrill ride.
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70There's something stylishly scary at work here.
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70A dependable source of entertaining fright.
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70For all those who are not confirmed "CSI" fans, this is worth a look.
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63The show's weaknesses, in its first two episodes, rest in some slack dialogue and unevenly edited payoffs of suspense.
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63What the show lacks most is the humor that lightened the original.
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63This doesn't have as distinctive a style as The WB's Supernatural--that's more like a jeans ad for the undead--but Kolchak three decades on still knows how to move. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]
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60Perfectly fine and nothing special.
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60[It] lacks the flavor of the original and would have worked better under a different title.
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50Despite these obvious missteps and in between the blatant attempts to appease original fans, Night Stalker shows promise.
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50Give it some style points, no doubt, because there are several very cool moments. But you get the feeling that Spotnitz knows where the problems are, and he's trying to fix them.
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40If a show could get by on atmosphere alone, ABC's stylishy shot "Night Stalker" would be an outright success. It is creepy, spooky and scary.... But all this isn't enough to overcome what will likely prove to be an insurmountable problem: casting.
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38The first episode is moody and violent but not particularly frightening. The second is psychobabble nonsense without much suspense.
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38There are two major things you need to know about Night Stalker. One is that it's a third-rate rip-off of a superior series. The other is that the series it's ripping off is The X-Files.
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30This is one decidedly unfrightening resurrection of the Night Stalker.
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30A bland, routine echo of its predecessor, even if it boasts much more spectacular effects.
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30Individually and as a team, Townsend and Union exhibit less chemistry than a third-grade science set.
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30It looks a lot less like "Kolchak" than like a cup of weakly brewed "X-Files" -- minus the spice and clever humor.
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30It's not the weakest of the new supernatural pilots, but it so quickly falls into generic horror moves and a stifling atmosphere that it doesn't make for a terribly auspicious hour.
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30What is missing here is heart, drama, and - most inexcusably - horror.
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20The story is weak and, based on their performances, the cast knows it.
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10Kolchak's ridiculously precious writing is not the only thing that rings false about Night Stalker.
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