The show had potential for humor, but what emerged was a somber program that veers uncomfortably close to glorifying Hitler. Kolchak is an irritating reporter and sets a bad example; he’ll do practically anything to get a story. A recurring problem is the series' writing, which frequently descends into something resembling Nazi ideology—the murder victims are consistently women with dark hair and dark eyes. This pattern of reverence for Hitler’s genocide program is hard to ignore; it evokes images of Nazis abducting attractive young women before carrying out executions. This is the show’s biggest flaw, and it's impossible to overlook. It seems likely that either the writer or director experienced heartbreak at the hands of several dark-haired women and never recovered. Simon Oakland nearly redeems the series with his grounded character who possesses the sense of reason that Darren McGavin’s Kolchak entirely misses. However, even he can’t overcome the poor quality of the writing.

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