Midnight Caller (TV Series) Conversations with an Assassin (1988) User Reviews

The start of an impressive series

[safenoe · 10/10 · 23 November 2016]

Midnight Caller is one of my favorite series of all time, and shame on the network for giving this fine series only three seasons. If Saved by the Bell can go on for who knows how long, then why not Midnight Caller?

Anyway, here we get the backstory of how Jack Killian (Gary "The Brady Bunch Movie" Cole) left the police force and ended up becoming a late night DJ. This episode features Jenny Wright, who was impressive in the movie The Chocolate War. We also are introduced to the regulars Devon King (Wendy Kilbourne), Billy Po (Dennis Dun), and Carl Zymak (Arthur Taxier).

Debut of the Nighthawk

[JasonDanielBaker · 10 March 2014]

Smarty-pants San Francisco cop Jack Killian (Gary Cole) goes into a deep depression after accidentally shooting his own partner dead. After months on leave he quits the force and becomes a talk radio show host at a station owned by bored socialite Devon King (Wendy Kilbourne).

After his show becomes popular a female serial killer (Jenny Wright) repeatedly calls in to the broadcast to confess she has been murdering men and tells Jack their destinies are intertwined. She stalks him and threatens to kill Devon leading to dangerous confrontations.

This dark beginning to an unlikely network series showcases the strengths (cast & attention to story/character arcs as well as inventive framing devices) and weaknesses (weird premise, lack of coherent direction and proper pacing).

Gary Cole and Wendy Kilbourne have such great chemistry it is easy for some of us to overlook the flaws.

My Favorite show, once upon a time

[planechick05 · 10/10 · 15 July 2021]

This is the show that fueled my crush on Gary Cole. He is just so versatile, in any role. Well done episode after episode. He and Wendy Kilbourne played off each other perfectly. Al in all, a great show.