Category Archives: Tread Perilously
Tread Perilously — Supertrain: Express To Terror
Tread Perilously corrects an error by finally taking a look at the Supertrain pilot, “Express to Terror.” Noted industrialist Winfield Root’s wish to create an atomic powered transcontinental train service comes to fruition with the maiden voyage of Supertrain. It … Continue reading
Tread Perilously: Special Review Unit — Wildlife
Tread Perilously once again opens the case files of the Special Review Unit with an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit known as “Wildlife.” SVU detectives are called to the scene of a murder victim who was apparently … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Tread Perilously wraps up its look at Doctor Who‘s 23rd season, “The Trial of a Time Lord,” with part 13 (by Robert Holmes) and part 14 (by Pip & Jane Baker) — collectively known as “The Ultimate Foe.” When the … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Tread Perilously’s examination of Doctor Who‘s 23rd season, “The Trial of a Time Lord,” continues with parts 9-12: “Terror of the Vervoids” by Pip & Jane Baker. The Doctor finally mounts his defense by introducing into evidence an adventure from … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Tread Perilously continues its examination of Doctor Who‘s 23rd season, “The Trial of a Time Lord” with parts 5-8: Philip Martin’s “Mindwarp.” Continuing his case, The Valeyard introduces into evidence The Doctor’s visit to Thoros Beta; where he and Peri … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Tread Perilously settles in to watch one entire season of Doctor Who. Season 23, to be exact, the infamous “Trial of Time Lord.” This week: Parts 1-4 of the Trial, Robert Holmes’s “The Mysterious Planet.” When the Doctor is pulled … Continue reading
Tread Perilously — Black Mirror: The Waldo Moment
Tread Perilously concludes Sci-Fi month with the Black Mirror episode “The Waldo Moment.” When a failed comedian makes good as a naughty parody of a children’s show character, his producer positions him against a Conservative standing for MP somewhere in … Continue reading
