She-Wolf of London

A funny, clever and wonderfully atmospheric show that deserved much more attention than it originally received. It had an interesting quality that was very reminiscent of some of the better "Hammer Studio" horror films of the sixties and seventies. The humor of this show had a similarity to that on "The Avengers". "She Wolf of London" also possessed wonderful dialogue filled with double entendres and spoken by a really excellent cast. The leads had great rapport and the supporting players were unusually good.

The change of name to "Love &Curses" and setting to LA was a huge mistake and the loss of the distinctly English atmosphere hurt the show. However, even those episodes are funny, well written and well acted.

Watch it if you can!

The first time I watch She-Wolf of London aka Love and Curses was back in 1991. It was aired on free TV before the Sci-fi channel existed. I enjoy watching the show for its unique plots and story lines. She-Wolf of London was ahead of its time and precursor for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy I do not care for as much as this show. The show had intelligent plots involving around the two characters Randy and Ian played by Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. The show died a miserable death when the locate changed half way through the season from London to Los Angeles. If the show stay in London, the show would had lasted another TV season. Moving to Los Angeles ruined the atmosphere of the show, and the characters were not the same when it first started.

When I first spotted this series i was 8 years old. The first episodes were scary and spooky ( i was not allowed to watch the series in the beginning) but in the end, the whole series turned into a comedy. Still it was a very good show. I remember scenes like Randi turning into a werewolf in the wc of an airplane or Ian turning into a zombie. The show was also very audacious (with gore, violence and sexuality) but just the right kind of way. All in all, very good series and i hope it's going to re-run here in Finland. I wished it would have lived longer... Definitely a cult-show.

And by the way, Kate Hodge was (and still is) soooo sweet. :)

There was a second season of this series, called "Love and Curses" where Randi and the professor moved to the states and he hosted a television should about mythology and the supernatural which they always ended up investigating or battling. No listing on here for that, someone who has the knowledge should add it. My husband I used to watch this show while we were in college and then again on the Sci Fi channel when they did their limited series collection show -- that was a great show! They should bring it back and show all those odd limited shows again. "She-Wolf of London" was campy but as someone who now has a PhD minor in folklore it was also interesting to see them play with legends, myths and folktales.

A short-lived program for a short-lived network, She-Wolf began as serious horror, set in London. As episodes progressed, the writers started sprinkling in a little humor. Midway through its run, it settled on a mixture of comedy and Gothic horror that would later see huge success in Joss Wheadon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

The formula didn't last long - budget cuts and network fiddling lead to retooling the show, now a comedy based in Los Angeles. It retained the supernatural themes, but not the serious horror. The final third of its run had a noticeable drop in production value, and while those episodes could at best be described as silly, they were also very, VERY funny.

A flawed program, but influential and entertaining.