I just watched the one and only episode ever made, on YouTube, and it's a solid 10! There were so many laugh-out-loud moments, and Elvira is so beautiful! The rest of the cast was a joy to see as-well, like Katherine Helmond- whom I've never loved more than here! And I love how Elvira plays a phony psychic in the show, in addition to being a witch- PERFECT combo!!
Oh, what a loss that there were never any more episodes made. This is so much fresher, funnier, and more authentic to the spirit of witches and all things supernatural and Halloween-y than "Sabrina" ever could be, and the fact that there were no more made is a tragedy to all Elvira and Halloween fans, as well as fans of good sitcoms.
I just read this in the trivia section here, about why the show wasn't picked up:
"CBS produced the pilot under the reign of president Jeff Sagansky, who made assurances that it would be picked up. Sagansky fell ill and was hospitalized just as the fall schedule was being finalized, so CBS flew in the head of their sports department, Howard Stringer, to finish programming the season. Stringer hated the show's blatant sexual innuendo, and when he remarked that he wasn't picking it up, several executives walked out of his meeting and one quit."
And now, all I can say is a pox on you, Howard Stringer!!
This show had SO MUCH potential, but it would have only worked in it's time of the 1990s, when people had more of a sense of humor about things- and when Katherine Helmond was still alive and everyone was the ideal ages for it. As much as I would love to see an Elvira reboot now, people are too PC and easily offended these days and it would fail. But gosh, what could have been!!
