There were 24 episodes in the second season and most were very good. However as with all episodic TV there are always a few "not so hot" episodes.
THE IMPRESSIONIST 9-26-85... Chuck McCann stars as an impressionist who is blackmailed by the government into helping them communicate with a captive alien being who has a secret the government wants.
LIFEBOMB 10-6-85... A CEO with heart trouble who is working himself way too much receives an offer of something very special to keep him alive. Be careful what you wish for.
RING AROUND THE REDHEAD 10-13-85... Bizarre tale about a man on death row (John Heard) who tells a female reporter how after an earthquake he found a portal to another world and met Keena, a beautiful redhead that has sealed his fate. Penelope Ann Miller is Keena.
PARLOUR FLOOR FRONT 10-20-85... A couple rent an apartment and find they have a tenant in the front Parlour. Soon weird things start to happen and it is suspected that the tenant is using Voodoo.
HALLOWEEN CANDY 10-27-85... Tom Savini directed this excellent horror tale about a cranky old man who hates children and Halloween, but get a most horrible comeuppance for his deeds.
THE SATANIC PIANO 11-85... John Harrison directed this tale about a struggling composer who meets a very strange man with a new machine that can read minds and help him make new music. Lisa Bonet stars.
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE 11-10-85... George Romero wrote this story about a radio talk show host who sadly discovers what he has become because of his anger towards people. Jerry Stiller gives an excellent performance as the angry host.
DISTANT SIGNALS 11-17-85... One of the most interesting and offbeat episodes ever done for this series. A mysterious man named Mr. Smith is a cult follower of a 60's detective show called Max Paradise. He come to Hollywood with a startling proposal to re-start the show with original cast members and to shoot in Black and White. Lenny van Dohlen is very god as Smith, but Darren McGavin steals the show as Van Conway, the actor who played Max Paradise.
THE TROUBLE WITH MARY JANE 11-24-85... A young girl is possessed by a demon and her mother hires two inept spiritualists to help her. Phyllis Diller and Lawrence Tierney star and I have to admit I have never seen a more bizarre combination.
URSA MINOR 12-1-85... A couple buy their daughter a teddy bear as a gift and that turns into days of terror for the couple. Very well done show.
EFFECT AND CAUSE 12-8-85...Susan Strasberg stars as a young artist who suddenly finds out she has the power to change reality and soon it gets totally out of control.
MONSTERS IN MY ROOM 12-22-85... A young boy who does not get along well with his step-father uses the monsters in his room to get revenge.
COMET WATCH 1-12-86... Strange episode starring Fritz Weaver in his second appearance on this series. In this episode a man finds out the truth about Halley's comet when a young woman falls out of his telescope. Weaver stars as Halley.
DREAM GIRL 1-19-86... Lou Cutell stars as a wimpy janitor who has the power to transport people into his dreams and fantasies. A very unique episode to say the least.
A NEW LEASE ON LIFE 1-26-86...A man moves into an apartment complex for a very inexpensive price. He is told he has to take the garbage out every night and put it in the disposal and he cannot drive nails into the walls. However, this is just the beginning. Marie Windsor stars.
PRINTER'S DEVIL 2-2-86... A failing writer is told to do animal sacrifices to become famous once again. Things soon get out of hand.
THE SHRINE 1-9-86... A woman has turned her daughters bedroom into a shrine and now after many years her daughter returns to see her and discovers there is a new and sinister tenant in the room. Coleen Gray stars.
THE OLD SOFT SHOE 1-16-86... A salesman rents a haunted room in a motel and falls under the spell of a lovely female ghost.
THE LAST CAR 2-23-86... Terrifying tale about a young woman who boards the last car on a train and finds the people on board to be very odd indeed. Begonya Plaza is excellent as the terrified young woman.
A CHOICE OF DREAMS 5-4-86... Abe Vigoda is a cruel gangster who has terminal cancer. A young doctor offers to save his life for the sum of 10 million dollars.
STRANGE LOVE 5-11-86... A doctor is called to a home and finds that his patients are actually vampires. He easily falls in love with the gorgeous female and they both plot the demise of Edmund the husband. Marcia Cross is stunning as Marie, a very seductive bloodsucker.
THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM 5-18-86... A televangelist dies and his greedy family is ready to collect all of his money....however he is niot done with them yet. Stella Stevens stars.
FEAR OF FLOATING 5-25-86... Strange story about a young man who has the ability to float in the air like a balloon. This is a hit and miss episode that I, to this day, don't really know what to make of.
THE CASAVIN CURSE 7-13-86... A beautiful woman believes she is under a curse because all of her lovers have been killed in brutal ways. This is a great episode not to be missed.
No comments:
Post a Comment