Issues with running Get-Service on a remote VM

Hello,

I'm trying to create a script that will run the Get-Service command on a VM.  If I just want to look at all services that's rather easy by having this in the script:

$script = "Get-Service -Name *"

  Invoke-VMScript -vm $vm -ScriptText $script -ScriptType PowerShell -GuestCredential $GuestCredential | sort Name | Format-List | Out-File $log -append

With all the other proper stuff, like VM name, guest credentials, etc.  However that can be a huge list and I want to have an option to select either running or stopped services as well.  I notice when I run this command on my local machine it works properly:

Get-Service | ?{$_.Status -like 'Running'}

But when I put that into the $script line above and run it on a VM it throws this:

.Status : The term '.Status' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or

               operable program.

               Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try

               again.

               At line:1 char:20

               + & {Get-Service | ?{.Status -like 'Running'}}

               +                    ~~~~~~~

                   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (.Status:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

                   + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

So I'm not quite sure why it fails like that when running on a VM.  Here's what I have in the script:

Get-Datacenter -Name $dc[$answer - 1].Name | Get-Folder -Type "VM" | sort Name | Format-Table
$myfolder = Read-Host "Select a folder"
Get-Folder "$myfolder" | Get-VM | sort Name | Format-Table
$vm = Read-Host "Enter VM Name" #Enter VM name#

$log = Read-Host "Enter a log file name i.e. services.txt"
$GuestCredential = Get-Credential -Message 'Enter the credentials to access the VM' #Provide Guest OS credentials

$servicesanswer = 0

Write-Host "1 for started services"
Write-Host "2 for stopped services"
Write-Host "3 for all services"

while(1,2,3 -notcontains $servicesanswer) {
$servicesanswer = Read-Host "Select the services you wish to view"
}

if($servicesanswer -eq 1){
  $script = "Get-Service | ?{$_.Status -like Running}"
  Invoke-VMScript -vm $vm -ScriptText $script -ScriptType PowerShell -GuestCredential $GuestCredential | sort Name | Format-List | Out-File $log -append
  }
elseif($serviceanswer -eq 2){
  $script = "Get-Service | ?{$_.Status -like Stopped}"
  Invoke-VMScript -vm $vm -ScriptText $script -ScriptType PowerShell -GuestCredential $GuestCredential | sort Name | Format-List | Out-File $log -append
  }
elseif($serviceanswer -eq 3){
  $script = "Get-Service -Name *"
  Invoke-VMScript -vm $vm -ScriptText $script -ScriptType PowerShell -GuestCredential $GuestCredential | sort Name | Format-List | Out-File $log -append
  }

I had also noticed when I would select option 2 or 3 it would go to the loop at the end of the script and want to start over or exit.  I've tried changing those elseif's to just 'if' but that didn't make a difference either.  What am I missing here?