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A rare miss in the horror genre for famed British producer Richard Gordon, Voodoo Blood Death stars Bryant Haliday (The Projected Man) as Mike Stacey, a big game hunter who makes a huge mistake killing a sacred lion on Simbaza territory. So, as you may expect, a curse is placed on him that follows him back to England. While he imagines spooky faces haunting him - even chasing him - the wound he sustained during his African safari mysteriously won't heal.

Although the movie is made with general competence - the director is Lindsay Shonteff, whose credits also include Devil Doll and The Million Eyes of Sumuru - and tells a decent enough story, it's pretty much a wash when it comes to horror elements. Although Shonteff tries hard to create suspense, the movie just fails to be that interesting. For one thing, there's way too much padding, and for another, too much time is wasted on Stacey's dull domestic situation (he's trying to win back his estranged wife).

It's too bad; the score by Brian Fahey is good, and the capable supporting cast includes Dennis Price (Kind Hearts and Coronets), Lisa Daniely (The Vicious Circle), Mary Kerridge (Richard III), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (The Omen), and Danny D. Daniels (The Outing).

All in all, this has to rank as a disappointment.

Four out of 10.

This early episode takes place almost entirely outside of the station house. The action is set in an empty apartment that Barney, Fish, and Wojo aim to use for a stakeout operation. The punchline is that the detectives can barely get a moments' peace; tenants and other characters keep dropping in, leading Barney to lament the not-so-secret quality of their operation.

Written by co-creator Danny Arnold, Stakeout is a very funny episode with some great comic highlights. For one thing, Fishs' wife Bernice (character actress Florence Stanley, making her first series appearance) shows up, since it took a while for it to sink in that Fish had mentioned the possibility of divorce.

A well-meaning deli owner (Lou Jacobi) is all too happy to ply the detectives with food, while Wojo is so happy to be participating (he originally wasn't supposed to be) that he goes overboard stockpiling weapons.

Also guest starring other familiar faces like Vic Tayback, Eddie Barth, Brett Somers, and Marjorie Bennett, this is good fun for series fans, leading to a *hilarious* conclusion with Barney. Fish has most of the best lines, especially when landlord Mr. Stavochek (Tayback) is unaware that Fish & Barney are cops, and thinks that they're a *couple*! What I also love about this story is how keen Wojo is to be part of a stakeout; his initial entrance, which has him yelling while busting out karate moves, is a hoot.

Eight out of 10.