Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Lux
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Tread Perilously's Doctor Who month continues with a recent episode: "Lux." When The Doctor and Belinda end up in Miami, 1952, they encounter racist policies and a seemingly haunted movie theater with a reclusive caretaker. Once inside, though, it becomes clear what is actually haunting the venue -- a living cartoon called Lux. Sure, he might resemble Mr. Ring-a-Ding, but he has his own aims. Will The Doctor suss out the truth or will he be stuck in an animated Doctor Who forever. And will he ever be able to get Belinda home? For various reasons, Belinda is renamed "Belinder" and Justin is...
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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: Fugitive Of The Judoon
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Tread Perilously's annual Doctor Who month continues with "Fugitive of the Judoon." Gloucester resident Ruth Clayton is well-liked by locals, but her attempts to sell visitors on a guided tour is often met with shrugs. She's okay with it, though, as she's happily married and celebrating her 44th birthday. But when a troop of Judoon put Gloucester in a suspension field, The Doctor arrives to learn why they are so interested in Ruth and her husband. Is it possible she is more than just another tour guide? Meanwhile, Yaz, Graham and Ryan meet Captain Jack Harkness. It goes as well as you think....
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Tread Perilously -- Doctor Who: The Visitation
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Tread Perilously begins its annual Doctor Who month with a Fifth Doctor tale called "The Visitation." The Doctor manages to get Tegan to Heathrow Airport, but 300 years too early. Taking a look around, they find the nearby village is caught in the grips of a plague outbreak. But does the mysterious illness have anything to do with a meteor storm actor/highwayman Richard Mace saw a few days previously? Complicating matters is a seemingly abandoned manor house, an android disguised as Death, and a trio of aliens looking both to escape Earth and subdue it with advanced biological weapons. Erik...
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Tread Perilously -- V The Series: War Of Illusions
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Tread Perilously rounds out '80s flashback month with the lowest rated episode of V: The Series -- "War of Illusions." Just as Diana nears completion on her battlesphere -- a device certain to end the Resistance -- Mike Donovan gets word of an impending Visitor invasion and must find a former CalTech professor to crack the code of the alien technology. The professor, meanwhile, has a son who is much better at hacking into the Visitors' network. Will they team up with Donovan? Will Diana's new boy toy round up all the Resistance fighters in Highland Park? And will Dr. Julie Parrish make...
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Tread Perilously -- Matt Houston: Marlyn
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Tread Perilously continues its examination of 1980s TV with an episode of Matt Houston called "Marilyn." When Matt gets a panicked phone call from one of his employees, he soon discovers the man has been shot and hears his dying request: "Save Marilyn." This piques the private investigator/oil man's interest and he seeks out the missing woman. Just one problem: the employee did not have a Marilyn in his life. Nonetheless, the case leads Matt to some seemingly Irish gangsters and a woman made up to look like Marilyn Monroe. Is it all connected? And will "Too Mean" Malone get to cook a steak to...
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Tread Perilously -- Falcon Crest: The Price Of Freedom
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Tread Perilously's '80s flashback month continues with, at long last, an episode of Falcon Crest called "The Price of Freedom." It takes Richard Channing just a few days in prison to realize he needs out -- and he's prepared to sell out business rival Michael Sharpe to do it. Meanwhile at the winery, Angela Channing continues to plan for her Italian getaway, but still aims to break up her grandson Lance's marriage to Pilar. Will either person fall for the bait? And while Maggie tries to get on with her life, a surprise gift from Richard may change her destiny forever. After several thwarted...
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Tread Perilously -- Scarecrow And Mrs. King: Wrong Number
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Tread Perilously returns to the 1980s for a month of TV shows Erik and Justin have never covered before. First up: the Scarecrow and Mrs. King episode called "Wrong Number." When Mrs. King's first assignment re-checking security clearances becomes part of Scarecrow's latest mission, the two argue over the loyalties of one Dr. William Towne. Is he really a Soviet spy or just a hapless mathematician? Meanwhile, old foe Gregory returns and aims to get revenge on both Scarecrow and Mrs. King -- and now he has the resources of the KGB to do it. Is Towne also part of his plan? Justin more...
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Tread Perilously -- The Night Stalker
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Tread Perilously concludes its month of TV movies with The Night Stalker. When his editor cancels his vacation, Karl Kolchak finds a seemingly standard Las Vegas murder is just the beginning of a killing spree. But odd details -- like certain puncture wounds on the victims' necks and the complete loss of blood -- lead the intrepid reporter to suggest law enforcement is dealing with a man who thinks himself a vampire. Kolchak's current girlfriend, who works at a saloon, goes one step further: maybe the killer is a vampire. Can it be true? Will Kolchak accept that possibility? Will it...
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Tread Perilously -- Poison Ivy (1985)
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Tread Perilously's TV Movie month continues with Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, and Robert Klein in Poison Ivy. When Dennis Baxter takes a job at Camp Pinewood in Maine, he expects his summer will be filled by taking care of his charges and maybe romancing some of the counselors at the girls' camp across the lake. This changes when assistant nurse Rhonda Malone arrives on the scene. Will he find true love while the kids in his cabin learn the true meaning of friendship? Or will everything fall apart when the camp director declares a color war and splits the camp in two? Paul Pakler joins...
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Tread Perilously -- Deadly Intentions ... Again?
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Tread Perilously's TV Movie month continues with Deadly Intentions ... Again? After serving time for the attempted murder of his first wife, Dr. Charles Raynor returns to the loving embrace of his second wife, Sally. She has a plan to get him back into the workforce and see his medical license restored. Raynor has other plans -- finishing off his first wife and the federal prosecutor who put him behind bars. Will he be able to do so without the second Mrs. Raynor finding out? Also, what of his own adoptive mother, who hates Sally for baffling class reasons? Will Sally come to her...
info_outlineTread Perilously's '80s flashback month continues with, at long last, an episode of Falcon Crest called "The Price of Freedom."
It takes Richard Channing just a few days in prison to realize he needs out -- and he's prepared to sell out business rival Michael Sharpe to do it. Meanwhile at the winery, Angela Channing continues to plan for her Italian getaway, but still aims to break up her grandson Lance's marriage to Pilar. Will either person fall for the bait? And while Maggie tries to get on with her life, a surprise gift from Richard may change her destiny forever.
After several thwarted attempts, Justin finally sees an episode of Falcon Crest. Although, Erik suggests the episode is an example of the Prime Time Soap in decline. Justin makes an immediate connection between Angela Channing and Lucille Bluth. Lorenzo Lamas proves he has TV lead chops. Guest stars also abound with Tony Plana, John Diehl, and someone very dear to Erik and Justin's hearts. Also, Trapper John M.D.'s Gregory Harrison returns! Justin tries to figure out why Erik was watching Falcon Crest when it aired. A sauna scene leads to a very specific '80s flashback. The show's various theme songs are discussed -- yes, it matters -- and the streets of Pismo Beach lead to an explanation of Killer BOB.