Disney Noir Once Upon a Time ABC, Sundays, 8 PM ET/PT “Pilot” Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Directed by Mark Mylod “What do you think stories are for?” —Mary Margaret It’s no coincidence, I believe, that ABC is owned by Disney, and is now bringing a more or less live-action version of some of Disney’s most popular stories to the small screen. The trouble is that ABC does not appear to know what it wants to do with them. Animation? Only a few minor bits, like Jiminy Cricket. CGI? Lots of it, especially when we “flash back” to…
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The Night Stalker: “Pilot”
The X-Files, v. 2.0 by Sarah Stegall Series: The Night Stalker ABC, Thursdays, 9/8 Central Well, this is a surprise. I assumed ABC’s new “Night Stalker” would be a tired retread of that 70s show, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, complete with god-awful stuntmen-in-rubber-suit monsters and cackling one liners. I assumed I would hate it, sight unseen. Instead, I find myself a surprised fan of the show. Let me say right out front that I was never a fan of the 70s version of “Night Stalker”, and while I admire Darren McGavin (the original Carl Kolchak) there’s no getting around the…