On the timeline of successful TV cop dramas, Kojak offered bold authenticity and paved the way for shows like NYPD Blue. The Greek, bald-headed, snappily attired Kojak, brought no-nonsense bravado to homicide cases in South Manhattan - a setting that lent a gritty, urban edge to intelligent plots and won the respect of real cops with authentic police work, instead of overblown action and phony glamour. Enjoy for the first time the complete season four on DVD.
