I’ve been on bit of a werewolf kick as of late. By as of late I of course mean since I first started dating my girlfriend some 30 odd months ago. So what do werewolves and my girlfriend have in common you ask? This question, and many more, I promise to answer in the next several paragraphs. I may even sneak in one or two comments on this weeks entry while I’m at it.

Back when Fox was a brand new network it was initially viewed as the brash young upstart that was merely for kids and infantile grownups. Programming like The Tracy Ullman Show, 21 Jump Street, and Married with Children did little to dispel this notion in the publics eye, and the Fox Network certainly enjoyed being viewed as the rebel network.. But Fox was up to something on Saturday nights when it began broadcasting the television show Werewolf in 1987. Designed with adults in mind, nonetheless a legion of teens, tweens, and other assorted pre-pubescent watched the show. I mean, if it is on television, how scary could it be?

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