a5c7b9f00b A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city. Lt. Theo Kojak is the main character in this popular television police drama. Kojak is a tough cop, but his trademark is a fondness for lollipops. Despite his difficult work, he tirelessly brings criminals to justice while staying upbeat and good-natured. It was my mother's favorite show on TV.Her, being part Greek born in Egypt she and her friends found Kojak very sexy.I enjoyed his quirky remarks,his lollipop and his poor poor brother Stavros. Stavros of the talking to the plants guy! Everyone in the series shone,not so much for any violent stunts or microscopic dissecting of a cadaver(like the CSI of todays TV),no they were entertaining and spellbinding simply by solving crimes,witty dialogue and astute observations of human behavior.No DNA or gleaming forensic rooms with computers etc,these men solved crimes methodically and with common sense. I have purchased series one of this show and would love to see the rest of series two to five released on DVD.Would make a great birthday present for Mum. Millie Telly Savalas was a grizzled film and TV veteran when he got the spotlight in 1973, with KOJAK. It was a most deserved turn in the sun. Telly took this character and made it his own…the ethnicitity, the old world charm, the brains behind the tough NYPD detective lieutenant that had a genuine compassion for the crime victims he encountered. Telly was the man! The scripts were outstanding, especially in the first season, when penned by Jack Laird, Robert Foster and Halston Wells. The direction was cineamatic quality by the likes of Leo Penn, Jeannot Szwarc and Joel Oliansky. Memorable episodesSIEGE OF TERROR, DEAD ON HIS FEET, LAST RITES FOR A DEAD PRIEST, THERAPY IN DYNAMITE…I could go on and on. It's also the breeding ground where James Woods, Steven Keats, Harvey Keitel and David Proval cut their small screen dramatic teeth. It's time for this TV legand to be released uncut and unedited on video.
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