Fox television was just starting out, so it is not fair of me to judge too harshly the low-budget fur-suit effects of Werewolf. Even if they were often ridiculous.
However, as a genre fanatic I stuck with the show religiously in '87, despite the modified gorilla suits. The series started out well and remained engaging for the better part of it's run, following the tradition of the Fugitive, the Incredible Hulk and the Night Stalker.
Then it started trying to become artsy. The imagery of Werewolf's last episodes may remind some viewers of David Lynch's work a few years later, or vice versa. Whether this was the director's attempt to make up for increasingly dodgy writing, or an exercise of artistic freedom following early news of cancellation, the result was arguably a bad end to a potentially classic TV show.
For the sake of nostalgia, I do hope to see this series published on DVD. Newcomers would probably dig the show, though it isn't going to live up to the high praise some reviewers give it.
However, as a genre fanatic I stuck with the show religiously in '87, despite the modified gorilla suits. The series started out well and remained engaging for the better part of it's run, following the tradition of the Fugitive, the Incredible Hulk and the Night Stalker.
Then it started trying to become artsy. The imagery of Werewolf's last episodes may remind some viewers of David Lynch's work a few years later, or vice versa. Whether this was the director's attempt to make up for increasingly dodgy writing, or an exercise of artistic freedom following early news of cancellation, the result was arguably a bad end to a potentially classic TV show.
For the sake of nostalgia, I do hope to see this series published on DVD. Newcomers would probably dig the show, though it isn't going to live up to the high praise some reviewers give it.