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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]](Its descendant Creator/TouchstoneTelevision produced [[Series/NightStalker the 2005 revival]])[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].

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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC Circle Films]],[[note]](Its descendant Creator/TouchstoneTelevision produced [[Series/NightStalker the 2005 revival]])[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].Television]]. Notably without Dan Curtis' involvement.
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* CreatorBacklash / DisownedAdapation: Svengoolie mentioned on [[Series/{{Svengoolie}} his show]] that Jeff Rice, who wrote the unpublished book that served as the basis for ''Film/TheNightStalker'' only optioned the book for the film and had never intended it to be a TV series, trying to sue [=McGavin=] for making it.

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* CreatorBacklash / DisownedAdapation: Svengoolie mentioned on DisownedAdaptation: During his airing of ''Film/TheNightStalker,'' [[Series/{{Svengoolie}} his show]] Svengoolie]] mentioned that Jeff Rice, who wrote the original unpublished book that served as the basis for ''Film/TheNightStalker'' aforementioned movie was based on, only optioned the book it for the film movie, and had never intended it wasn't pleased to be hear a TV series, series was being made from it, even trying to sue [=McGavin=] for making over it.
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* CreatorBacklash / DisownedAdapation: Svengoolie mentioned on [[Series/{{Svengoolie}} his show]] that Jeff Rice, who wrote the unpublished book that served as the basis for ''Film/TheNightStalker'' only optioned the book for the film and had never intended it to be a TV series, trying to sue [=McGavin=] for making it.
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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]](Its descendant Creator/TouchstoneTelevision produced the 2005 revival)[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].

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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]](Its descendant Creator/TouchstoneTelevision produced [[Series/NightStalker the 2005 revival)[[/note]] revival]])[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].
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** Stanley Adams, who played a used car salesman in ''Film/TheNightStalker'', play a bartender in "The Devil's Platform".

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* FollowTheLeader: Creator/ChrisCarter has [[WordOfGod explicitly named]] ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' as an inspiration in his creating ''The [=X-Files=]''. Also, the 2005 revival was overseen by ''The [=X-Files=]'' writer-producer Frank Spotnitz.

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* FollowTheLeader: Creator/ChrisCarter has [[WordOfGod explicitly named]] ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' the series as an inspiration in his creating ''The [=X-Files=]''.''Series/TheXFiles''. Also, the 2005 revival was overseen by ''The [=X-Files=]'' writer-producer Frank Spotnitz.



* RecastAsARegular: Before playing Miss Emily, Ruth [=McDevitt=] played an elderly fan of Emily's column.



** Creator/ChrisCarter tried to get [=Darren McGavin=] to appear on ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Kolchak so as to create a SharedUniverse. [=McGavin=] declined, opting to appear as the original character Arthur Dales instead.

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** Creator/ChrisCarter tried to get [=Darren McGavin=] Creator/DarrenMcGavin to appear on ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Kolchak so as to create a SharedUniverse. [=McGavin=] declined, opting to appear as the original character Arthur Dales instead.



** Before playing Miss Emily, Ruth [=McDevitt=] played an elderly fan of Emily’s column.
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** Creator/PhilSilvers, a comedic actor known as "The King of Chutzpah," guest stars in "Horror in the Heights" as a Jewish retiree barely scraping by a living.

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** Creator/PhilSilvers, a comedic actor known as "The King of Chutzpah," Chutzpah" [[Series/ThePhilSilversShow aka Sgt. Bilko]] guest stars in "Horror in the Heights" as a Jewish retiree barely scraping by a living.
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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]]Its descendant Touchstone Television produced the 2005 revival[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].

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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]]Its Films]],[[note]](Its descendant Touchstone Television Creator/TouchstoneTelevision produced the 2005 revival[[/note]] revival)[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].
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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]]Its descendant Touchstone Television Television produced the 2005 revival[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].

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* ChannelHop: The TV movies were produced by [[Creator/{{ABC}} ABC Circle Films]],[[note]]Its descendant Touchstone Television Television produced the 2005 revival[[/note]] the series was produced by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]].

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