ABC Pulls the Plug on 'Night Stalker'
 

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/newswire.cgi?id=7033

I actually thought the show was okay, but not good enough for me to be upset about this news. At least it frees up my Thursday logjam a bit.

I watched a few episodes and couldn't stomach it. WB pretty much beat them to the punch with Supernatural.

I still have never watched any off my Tivo. Should I even bother now?

I thought the pilot was laughable, and only caught one other ep. prior to this announcement. It won't be missed by me.

I'm a sucker for most "supernatural" type shows, but I deleted my Season Pass after the first episode. Mediocre at best. Personally, I'd just nuke 'em.

yeah I watched the first episode and had the feeling it wasn't going anywhere. Dropped it after that. Looks like most of america did too.

More scenes with Gabrielle Union in tiny panties would have definately helped.

Some of the previews looked decent, but I didn't hear that many good things about it so I never actually took the plunge and watched it. I guess I'm happy now that I didn't.

I don't understand all the praise for Supernatural. Usually I'm a WB fanboy, but I haven't found anything to like about Supernatural. OTOH, Night Stalker really impressed me. I liked the main theme by Phillip Glass, the characters, and some of the storylines. Also, unlike just about any other show, it's actually a little scary. I didn't like it enough to care about it getting cancelled, but I am surprised people were so negative towards the show.

i watched it twice, and it was pretty damned bad. buh-bye.

Interesting. I wonder if they'll leave the show up on the iTunes store. Not that I care about Night Stalker, but it will be interesting for the development of this whole video download business to see how they handle catalog titles/cancelled programs.

Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it!
 

I watched -- though wasn't a huge fan. Expected this I suppose.

yes please.

Wow, so far this thread is getting more views than the show itself did. :lol:

I went ahead and deleted my recordings. I could use the Tivo space anyway. :up:

Wasn't there a main thread last season for the cancellations?
We need to start one up for this season.

sucks, they were in the middle of a 2 part episode,. atleast have the decency to show the next episode.

I won't miss it.

Too. Many. X-Files. Clones.

Nightstalker.
Surface.
Invasion.
Threshold.
Supernatural.

There were more now than there were when The X-Files was airing.

It's strange that "Lost" seems to have inspired so many of them, as "Lost" really has little to do with The X-Files. While there are ambiguous supernatural overtones, the similarities end there. It's an ensemble cast. It's takes place in a can. The protagonists aren't investigating anything; they're struggling to survive.

The problem I had with the show is that the "reporter" thing didn't really play in 2005. It just seemed bizarre that reporters were granted the type of access they were, especially considering they ultimately were never allowed to actually write about any of their discoveries.

ditto.

I liked the new Night Stalker, although it did have a half-baked X-Files-ness about it. (I always wondering if some of the scripts were unused ones left over from that show.) But it was at least as good as Supernatural, if not better. (Supernatural is okay, but way overhyped and not nearly as good as EW claims.)

i watched the 1st episode, 1/2 way through i was liking it, noticed Spotnitz name so i was semi excited (loved X-files). i have them all on my DVR, and i will be dumpin them now, since what could i really miss?

No joke. The show wasn't great or anything, but they were about to reveal what "really happened" to his wife. At least let them finish that up.

I've watched the show. Can't say I cared much for it. It was more like background noise to whatever I was actually doing. I could really care less that it was canceled evem im the middle of a 2part episode.

Great! Means I can get my proper remake off the ground, with Steve Buscemi. :)

I'm glad to see it go. Ms. Union's sex appeal still doesn't make up for the wooden quality of her acting. Odd to see so many Supernatural haters, though. That show succeeds on so many levels, especially when compared to this one. The characters are more inviting, the dialogue is funnier, and the whole composition is cleaner and flows better without seeming so contrived or forcefully stylish (on Night Stalker the ending voiceover with key words popping up on the screen? WTF?). I gave them all (Threshold, Surface, this, Supernatural, Invasion) a try and am only sticking with the last two. I'd give them up too, but don't take away My Name is Earl!

Aw shucks. I was gonna say to at least watch "The Five People You Meet in Hell" directed by Rob Bowman. It was actually pretty good IMO.

I actually enjoyed this show much more than Supernatural... which now that my WB affliate has moved it to 9pm on Sunday nights has forced me to pretty much abandon it too. :(

Hmmm...not sure how I feel about this. I only watched the first ep, which I wasn't that impressed with. I was still going to give it a chance, just haven't gotten around to watching the other eps on my Tivo yet. Supernatural rocks, so I'm happy to get my supernatural fix from it. Ah well, one less conflict on Thursday nights. :)

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/kolchak.html
 

That being said....

I don't think there was any "Supernatural Hate" in any posting here, just some of us think it gets overpraised about as much as the new Night Stalker gets slammed. Instead, I rate both shows about the same - neither one is great, but both are interesting enough to be watchable.

(P.S. I think a lot of the hatred toward the new Night Stalker had a lot to do with it being an inferior remake of the original show. People have a chip on the shoulder with the show, so it had virtually no chance. Change the name of the show and the characters, but keep the plots exactly the same otherwise, and I think this show would've gotten as much love as Supernatural currently gets.)

I was a big fan of the new Night Stalker so I will miss it.

I was curious but there was too much else on at that time period so never saw an episode. I'm sure that was the case with most people.
They shouldnt have changed the premise that radically.

I think Supernatural is very overrated, veryyy dull and not at all scary.

Well, as for Supernatural vs Night Stalker, I think Supernatural started off very strong but has since settled into 'good but not great' territory. Night Stalker didn't impress me right off the bat, but it was slowly getting more interesting. Too slowly, unfortunately.

Worst of the new "horror" shows this year (except for maybe "Ghost Whisperer", which I've yet to see).

I agree!
and why did it have to be a Kolchak copy. I thought a better back story would have this Kolchak be ac ousin of the MacGavin character and he got obssesed with his uncle's old files and stories.

this show tried to have too much "shock" factor. plus the bad acting. :hscratch:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/pr...0051212scifi01

Monday, December 12, 2005
SCI FI CHANNEL TO AIR 3 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EPISODES OF TOUCHSTONE'S 'NIGHT STALKER' (2005) AS PART OF 10-EPISODE OFF-NET PICK-UP
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SCI FI CHANNEL TO AIR 3 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EPISODES OF TOUCHSTONE'S 'NIGHT STALKER' (2005) AS PART OF 10-EPISODE OFF-NET PICK-UP

Series to Debut on SCI FI Summer '06

New York, NY - December 12, 2005 - SCI FI Channel has acquired all ten episodes of Touchstone Television's series remake of 'Night Stalker' it was announced today by Thomas Vitale, SCI FI Channel's Senior Vice President, Programming and Original Movies. In addition to the seven episodes that aired on ABC this fall, SCI FI will have the exclusive premieres of 3 never- before-seen episodes. The series is slated to launch next summer.

'Night Stalker' is executive produced by Frank Spotnitz ('X-Files') and stars Stuart Townsend ('Queen of the Damned'), Gabrielle Union ('Bring It On'), Eric Jungmann ('Varsity Blues') and Cotter Smith ('X2').

Inspired by the original movie and series, Carl Kolchak ('Townsend'), is a crime reporter whose wife was mysteriously killed 19 months earlier. Now, in the eyes of the FBI, Kolchack is the primary suspect. His determination to discover the truth behind his wife's murder leads him to investigate other crimes that seem to have some kind of supernatural component. But he's trying to piece together a puzzle that keeps changing its shape. Who or what is committing these crimes? How are they all related? And why do some victims end up with a strange red mark on their hands in the shape of a snake? With his reluctant partner Perri Reed ('Union'), a sexy if skeptical fellow reporter in tow, Kolchak will go to any lengths to answer these questions.

SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 85 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

That oughta be a perfect match for the other show they picked up. Passions.

Well guess I'll leave that Season Pass intact so as to not forget this and miss it when it re-airs. I'd like to at least see all 10.

I'd be curious to check out the 3 unaired episodes. Too bad they won't be airing for another 6 months or so...

....and won't be available in hi def......