Friday the 13th: The Series title, the series has no story connections to the film series of the same title, as Jason Voorhees does not make an appearance, nor does any character connected to the films. In the United Kingdom it was allegedly listed on TV schedules as "Friday's Curse" though when going to advertisement breaks on ITV it was titled "Friday the 13th: The Series". The series and the films have several cast and crew ties, however. The show's producer, Frank Mancuso, Jr., was producer of the film series from "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) until the final installment distributed by Paramount (""
Jason Beghe J. Simpson and Sam J. Jones in HBO's sequel to "1st & Ten" titled "Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back", and John Voorhees of "The Seattle Times" wrote: "The cast, which includes O.J. Simpson, Sam Jones and newcomer Jason Beghe, is first-rate." In 1988, he starred in the film "Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Fear", directed by George A. Romero. He portrayed Allan Mann, a law student made quadriplegic when hit by a truck in the opening credits of the film. "The Philadelphia Inquirer" gave a positive review of Beghe's performance in "Monkey Shines": "Acting only with his face and