An American Werewolf in London

  • Title: An American Werewolf in London
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There are early examples of films that mixed comedy and horror, but those were more slapstick in style such as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Shelved for more than a decade as investors were leary on the project that seemed too scary for a comedy and too silly for a horror flick, the success of 1981’s An American Werewolf in London would prove doubters wrong and open up a new subgenre for films such as Evil Dead 2 and Shaun of the Dead mixing comedic elements with more serious horror elements and gore.

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Matlock – The Before Times / Another Matlock

  • Title: Matlock – The Before Times / Another Matlock
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While last season’s finale teased for a moment that Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) and Matty (Kathy Bates) would be on the same page, the late twist of Julian‘s (Jason Ritter) involvement in the Wellbrexa cover-up left Olympia with no good options. The first two episodes of Season Two have both Matty and Olympia attempting to protect their friendship while also maneuvering behind each other’s backs as Matty pushes to reveal the evidence to the New York Times and Olympia keeps stalling trying to get Matty to go after Senior (Beau Bridges) who they both know was the one behind what happened.

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Watson – A Son in the Oven

  • Title: Watson – A Son in the Oven
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Picking up a few months after the events of the Season One finale, Watson returns with another case of the week while also teasing the possible return of Dr. Ingrid Derian (Eve Harlow) to the team as Watson (Morris Chestnut) hasn’t found a suitable replacement. However, it’s the final scene of the episode that provides the most intriguing change to the show with the apparent return of Sherlock Holmes (Robert Carlyle) potentially disrupting the life Watson has finally been able to carve out for himself after the loss of his friend. As to what Holmes’ return means, in both the short and long term, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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