Night Stalker: What's the Frequency, Kolchak?

"What's the Frequency, Kolchak?" is the tenth and final episode of the supernatural drama television series Night Stalker. It was directed by Colin Bucksey with a script written by Vince Gilligan. It was originally slated to air on ABC on Thursday, March 17th, 2006 at 9:00 pm. It eventually aired on October 13th, 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel. In this episode, Carl Kolchak is kidnapped by a man who insists that Carl has been sending him secret messages through his stories.

Notes & Trivia

 * Night Stalker was created by Frank Spotnitz, based on characters created by Jeff Rice.


 * This episode is rated TV-PG.


 * This episode did not originally air as part of its first-run ABC line-up. The series had been cancelled and the finale was bumped. It eventually aired on the Sci-Fi Channel (later Syfy) on October 13th, 2006, which also happened to be a Friday the 13th.


 * This is the final episode of the series. Final appearance of these versions of these characters.


 * There are a total of seven credited cast member in this episode, which is the lowest cast count of the entire series.


 * This is the first and only appearance of Paul Krieger.


 * This is the first and only appearance of Todd Hoffman.


 * This is the first and only appearance of Stanley Kim.


 * This is the only episode of Night Stalker directed by Colin Bucksey.


 * This is the only episode of Night Stalker written by Vince Gilligan.


 * Actor Reggie Lee will go on to play the role of Sergeant Wu on the NBC television series Grimm.
 * This is the only episode of the series where Carl Kolchak does not provide the opening narration. Instead, it is spoken by Perri Reed.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is taken from the phrase "Kenneth, what is the frequency?", which refers to something that a man who assaulted CBS Evening News reporter Dan Rather in New York City said to him in 1986. The phrase "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", was also used as the title to a song by the alternative rock band R.E.M. on their 1994 album Monster.