Deadly Games

Christopher Lloyd starred in this extremely short-lived TV series. I enjoyed it very much, my favorite memory being of going to Jack-in-the-Box and getting a Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich every Tuesday night just before it started. The show is pretty dumb, with okay special effects and a stupid plot, but it's still a lot of fun. Enjoyable entertainment.

This series wasn't around too long but had some pretty cool moments while it lasted.

Gus, a loser who is having problems with his wife, creates a video game with himself as a hero called The Cold Steel Kid. He battles Jackal(played by Christopher), an arrogant and almost game show host-like villain, who always seems to defeat him. But once Gus finally masters Jackal, the unreal happens...Jackal becomes real! Jackal escapes the game and beings to terrorize Gus with other characters from the video game, all of whom Guz based on people who terrorized/traumatized him in real life, including a quarterback called "Killshot", his ex-boss(Lavar Burton with steel hands and cool contact lenses), a cover girl(Kathy Ireland in her bra & panties) and even his old camp conselor. Silly and definitely entertaining!

This show had a really good premise: A frustrated daydreamer suddenly has to become a hero to defeat the villains he created and (unintentionally) brought into the real world. Unfortunately, the premise is the only good thing about this show; the acting is terrible, the writing is terrible, and the directing is terrible. The presence of Christopher Lloyd and a bunch of famous guest stars doesn't help; if anything, they emphasize by contrast just how terrible this show really is. I can only assume that this show was aimed at video-game players by people who believed that video-game players are idiots.

I would really like to see this show remade with competent actors, writers, and directors. This show could be amazing if it were properly and intelligently handled. As it is, I feel no need to watch it ever again.