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Monday, April 11, 2005

Ving Rhames

So i'm up at 2 o clock in the morning John Colon Time because i'm still reeling from the series premiere episode of Kojak, starring Ving Rhames.

I can sum it up for you like this:

If you don't like the gritty reality of FX's "The Shield" but find NBC's "Law & Order (ANYTHING)" to be a little light in the loafers then this show is for you.

Ving Rhames regains his Pulp Fiction form and provides some genuinely thrilling TV moments. For example, the opening scene has Kojak coming in to interrogate a particularly tough suspect, he completely ignores the rights of the suspect and decides to play a modified version of russian roulette with the now stunned-beyond-shitless suspect. What Ving Rhames does is put one bullet in a six chamber gun and repeatedly pull the trigger of the gun right up against the suspects skull. Slightly modified russian roulette.

Basically Kojak ignores the law and tilts it in his favor to solve various crimes. The pilot episode provides a really great twist ending that had me saying "You know, this isn't bad for a USA Original series based a much beloved TV show from 30 years ago." Must watch tv.


~ "Yes!"

2 Comments:

Blogger Tim? said...

I've never even heard of that. But I trust your TV reviewing instincts.

8:08 AM  
Blogger Johnny said...

The black men are taking all the white men's acting jobs.
Heh, john colon time.

4:44 AM  

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