Review of Werewolf

Werewolf (1987–1988)
10/10
Stupid Fox Executives ruined a great show...
6 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I started reminiscing about this show the other day and as I was thinking about it. I asked a couple of people if they'd remembered the show at all. Of course and unfortunately most people don't. This is due to a bunch of Executive MORONs who worked over at early FOX channel back in 1987. I remember being a young boy and absolutely loving this show. I couldn't wait for it to come on if my memory serves correctly every Friday night at like 8 or 9 p.m. I was absolutely enamored with it. Of course I've always been a werewolf horror fan. After watching American Werewolf and then of course The Howling done by 2 masters of practical effects Rick Baker and Rob Bottin I was hooked when this show aired. Unfortunately was canceled after 28 episodes so you never get to fully see if Eric Cord breaks his curse. As I was thinking about it the other day I decided to see if I could find it listed on IMDb and was pleasantly surprised to see that I wasn't alone in loving this show. And to see so many people reviewing it saying when they were little boys absolutely loved this made me laugh, BC I could totally relate. This was an excellent show and I would love to be able to find the series on DVD or BLU-Ray somewhere. The special effects were amazing for the time and especially for a T.V. Series at a brand new network at that. As a kid not only did the werewolf designs frighten me but also made me want to be one when i was a kid. I still believe to this day that they're still some of the best looking Werewolves to date. They're some of the most menacing for sure. I've seen some clips on Youtube and the only issue is the body suit now looks a little cheesy. But back when I was 9 years old they scared the crap out of me. But every Friday I was waiting for the show to come back on. I wish a network would remake this with the practical effects and technology we have today, but no one wants to do practical anymore because of the cost. Yet look at The Walking Dead and how well it's done. Done with almost all practical make-up not CGI. Or even Game of Thrones incredible show and all the costumes are hand made if I'm not mistaken. One of the best shows to date. Honestly I would like to see a show based on something like this in the future. But if you have a chance of if you're just reminiscing this show was amazing. Totally underrated.
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