She-Wolf of London

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.

When I first saw this show, I found it to be very entertaining. It had everything I could ask for in a show dealing with the supernatural. Action, adventure, comedy, drama and romance. That was until the show left England, went to America and was renamed. After that, it all went downhill. The only good episode from Love & Curses was Bride Of The. Wolfman. I honestly wish that this show had stayed in London.

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 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!