Ving Rhames in upcoming Kojack TV Movie...

[BorderEevilIII]

from SF Chronicle...


NEW YORK (AP) -- "Who loves ya, baby?" Ving Rhames does.

USA television network on Wednesday confirmed plans to produce a movie adaptation of "Kojak," the 1970s police drama that starred Telly Savalas as the stylish, crome-dome Lt. Theo Kojak.

Rhames, best known for his role as Marsellus Wallace in the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction," will star in the TV movie. Production is expected to begin this month.

Rhames, 43, also is to appear in "Mission: Impossible 3" and as Sonny Liston in "Night Train," both slated for release next year.

"Kojak" aired from 1973-78.
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All I am gonna say is that both Rhames and Salvalas are both BALD.....

[drdash]

yes, that sounds sweet. i'll definitely be checking this out. love rhames and will see anything he does.

ciao
drdash

[RobertPaulson]

Rhames is definitely badass enough to look intimidating with a lollipop in his mouth.

Isn't some R and B singer doing the theme song for this?

[Zebra 3]

The USA network dares to call their Kojak remake an "original series," which I can guess the bad joke is only fitting.

[ukcats]

Originally posted by Zebra 3
The USA network dares to call their Kojak remake an "original series," which I can guess the bad joke is only fitting.

I think that USA says "Origial series" to indicate it is a new version and not re-runs of the old one. That's my guess anyways. Did you guys watch it this weekend? Loved Ving as Kojak. I thought it was a great homage to the old series.

[dellamorte dellamore]

Kenneth and CJ teaming up again , running around with firearms , only thing missing is the zombies . I'm starting to watch this show because of these two alone .

[B1rd_Po0p]

Originally posted by dellamorte dellamore
Kenneth and CJ teaming up again , running around with firearms , only thing missing is the zombies . I'm starting to watch this show because of these two alone .

Meh. Zombies would be the ONLY thing to get me interested in this film...

[Country1969]

Just caught an episode of it last night.
I really liked it. I saw the original series back when I was 6 -7 years with my dad. He used to watch it all the time.

[dellamorte dellamore]

" CJ " is a wussy on this show , what happened , they feminized him , he's all sensitive and caring . Maybe it's the clean shaven look that takes the edge off . It's still a good show though , not exactly great , but it's a nice way to pass some time , and i still get a kick out of seeing these two guys in action , Ving would look cool reading a tech manual for a dvd player , and CJ is still interesting . Don't expect anything great and you should have a good time with this new Kojack .

[Nachokoolaid]

Ving: "Who loves ya, nigga?"

For some reason Ving seems like a good fit for this character. Maybe it is the baldness. But I think they both have a certain suaveness. I mean, if you can pull off suave in a scene where you just got ass raped, you got skills.

[James Logan]

Originally posted by Nachokoolaid
I mean, if you can pull off suave in a scene where you just got ass raped, you got skills.

Yup. Ving's a cool cat. I'm looking to this maybe sometime getting onto French TV so I can catch a few episodes, because I'm willing to give it a shot.

[RobertPaulson]

Ving is the ultimate bad ass and I love the way his idea of justice doesn't need to follow the law - he does what he wants.

Show has impressed me so far.

[Donnie_Darko]

It's JoJACK, not KoBLACK... another typical fucking rape, of white TV history.

I'm still hoping someone picks up my pitch for "Asian Sanford and Son". Yea... that would rock.

[BananaDancer]

Originally posted by RobertPaulson
Ving is the ultimate bad ass and I love the way his idea of justice doesn't need to follow the law - he does what he wants.

Show has impressed me so far.

I agree. I have been very impressed with the show so far and it has become a Sunday night staple. I think I might love Roselyn Sanchez. She is awesome. Ving makes a bad ass Kojak also. You all been watching?

[chasingbanky]

Isn't Chazz in this show? When the hell is it on I need to give it a shot.

[James Logan]

Originally posted by Donnie_Darko
It's JoJACK, not KoBLACK... another typical fucking rape, of white TV history.

"Jojack"?

I personally don't mind, and I don't think there's that much to it. It's a revisitation of it, and if there's a bald actor who can pull off having a lollipop in his mouth at all times and look badass, it's Ving Rhames. So he's black. Big deal.

Besides, white people have been "raping" black stuff for so long, I don't think it'd be our place to complain over one little TV show.

[ukcats]

Originally posted by chasingbanky
Isn't Chazz in this show? When the hell is it on I need to give it a shot.

Yeah - he's suppossed to be a regular but I haven't seen him since the first episode. I still really like the show but wish he'd be on more.