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Watching Kojak at half-speed is like an opioid fever dream

Allan Rose Hill
May 06, 2025
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image: publicity photo

This clip from Kojak played back at half of the original speed is magnificently weird. In the scene Kojak gives a dope addict the business, and watching it makes me feel like I popped too many Vicodins myself.

"Half speed Kojak takes two hours to watch," writes Peter Ducharme who posted it. "But the nuances, you'd miss otherwise, ar…

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