Werewolf - Nightwatch

To me this is what the show truly promised at the beginning. In fact, it had all the major principles of the initial story arc involved heavily: Skorzeny, a werewolf of certain vintage, Eric Cord, a young man whose life was forever scarred by the werewolf bite, and bounty hunter, Alamo Joe. Supposedly Skorzeny was the one responsible for Eric’s condition, the pentagram symbol emerging on his hand to tell him the beast was near. Alamo Joe was out to catch (or, preferably, kill) Cord while Skorzeny stayed ahead of the silver bullet. It was Skorzeny using his wits and survivalist wisdom to keep from being killed by Cord, while Eric had to depend upon the kindness of others, the dangerous werewolf he became to interfere for his advantage, and sometimes simply luck/fate. Joe would get so close to Cord, and yet much like Eric would be on the heels of Skorzeny, none of the parties were particularly successful in their quest. In Nightwatch, Eric is waiting on Skorzeny’s boat until he boarded so he could shoot him with some silver bullets he had made at a nearby pawn shop. The first big scene is quite gnarly: Eric waits for Skorzeny, he arrives with quite a big smile, Eric shoots him, and Skorzeny just rises to his feet unharmed and giddy. It is a nightmare, but this tells us that Eric is quite tormented and scared of Skorzeny. He is the boogeyman, with Eric needing to take him out, to be justified his rightful revenge. While hunting for Skorzeny, he encounters two fishermen looking to score Alamo Joe his prize and an aged fisherman named Mueller (Denny Miller), all of whom give Eric more than his fair share of trouble. Mueller smacks him around a bit for following him (believing Mueller is Skorzeny) while the two fishermen (one of whom is B-movie actor, Grand Bush) attack him in Skorzeny’s boat. You get Mueller unwisely confronting Skorzeny about his presence in the town, throwing around warnings and paying heavy for it. You have Alamo Joe firing off rounds at Eric Cord in werewolf form, narrowly missing this opportunity to kill him. And there is Skorzeny, full of delight and quite proud of Eric’s missed chance to get at him. The show had potential, but along the way lost focus, turning into “Eric’s adventures”. Chuck Connors looked great as the heavy—this snarling, eye-patched, growly, larger-than-life boat captain—and Eric is the sympathetic hero, dogged by not only Alamo Joe but the beast within. Never too far away is the werewolf; Eric can’t outrun that. In pro wrestling terms, Eric is the babyface and Skorzeny, the heel. Joe is the “tweener”. David Hemmings goes right for the old Universal Studios fog and teeth with his direction. I think you can see how inspired initially the show felt. I think where everything went wrong was Connors' lack of association going forward. He's primarily mentioned not seen.When your awesome villain isn't featured as a star, just ghosting the show, it can be a bit of a drag. And Joe, looking like this western gunslinger, should at least be firing his damn gun at something more...