Yeah, the original Night Stalker had the benefit of some good writers and directors, and Darren McGavin was perfect for the role. They really knew how to work it given they had some of the cheesiest special effects on television at the time, and had to stick with that monster-of-the-week format. How could you not like Tony Vincenzo, Ron ‘Uptight’, and Miss Emily? Yes, I’m old enough to remember it on rabbit-ear TV from back then, but it’s still great late night Internet fare. They really screwed the pooch with that remake a few years back. They could have had a gold mine with that if they knew what they were doing.
We have “Night Stalker” on DVD and that includes the series and the two TV movies.
I really think they’re so much better than a lot of the stuff on TV these days.