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The CW airs the 125th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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The CW airs the 72nd episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, and Tala Ashe.
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Cable channel Disney XD airs the 50th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Sharmila Devar (Scandal) guest stars. 
The CW airs the fifth episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber.
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The 60th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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Sci-Fi Channel airs the 48th episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica.
BBC Radio 7 airs the eighth episode of a new series of Doctor Who audio dramas, starring Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor, with Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller. The new eighth Doctor adventures are produced by, and will later get a CD release from, Big Finish Productions.
Sci-Fi channel airs the seventh episode of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica.
The 89th episode of the prequel spinoff Star Trek: Enterprise airs on UPN. James Avery (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 14th episode of Stargate Atlantis. Gildart Jackson guest stars.
The 168th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, and Christopher Judge. Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons) guest stars.
The 67th episode of the prequel spinoff Star Trek: Enterprise airs on UPN.
The 137th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan also star.
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Described as one of New Zealand’s leading actors, Kevin Smith – known best to genre fans as Ares, god of war and most persistent (and funniest) foil of Hercules and Xena – dies at the age of 38 in Beijing, China after suffering severe injuries in a fall. He was injured after wrapping production on the film Warriors Of Virtue II, and spent ten days in critical condition before dying in his sleep. He was due to appear in an upcoming Bruce Willis movie, to begin filming in March. He is survived by his wife and three children.
The 103rd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, Melinda Deines, Guylaine St. Onge, and Alan Van Sprang.
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Big Finish Productions releases the 29th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher.
The 174th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and Robert Patrick. David Duchovny appears as Agent Mulder.
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Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 62nd episode of Stargate SG-1.
Showtime airs the 112th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series.
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The 45th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. The first part of a three-part story opening the eighth season, this episode brings back Chris Barrie as Rimmer on a full-time basis, though in an attempt to reboot the show, neither Rimmer nor the rest of the Red Dwarf crew are holograms. Norman Lovett also rejoins the cast full-time as Holly.
UPN airs the 83rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Tony Todd guest stars.
Cable channel TNT premieres the 93rd episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5.
Pony Canyon releases the album Namco Classic Collection, new remixes and compositions based on music from Namco’s classic arcade games.
Silva America releases the 2-CD set Space And Beyond, compiling new recordings of science fiction soundtrack highlights played by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, including previously unreleased music from the Star Trek franchise.
Fox premieres the 16th episode of the military science fiction series Space: Above And Beyond.
The 59th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. John Shea and Billy Dean guest star.
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The 38th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos.
The 17th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and guest starring Jerry Hardin. The trio of conspiracy theorists known as “The Lone Gunmen”, played by Bruce Harwood, Dean Haglund, and Tom Braidwood, make their first appearance here; they’ll eventually gain enough popularity to get their own short-lived spinoff.
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Fox airs the 20th episode of the sci-fi western, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., starring Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, and Christian Clemenson. Billy Drago (The Untouchables) and Richard Herd (V) guest star.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the fourth episode of Babylon 5. David McCallum (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) guest stars.
The 37th episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Ginger Lynn guest stars.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 88th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) and Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers) guest star.
The 41st episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger.
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The 16th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Brett Cullen guest stars.
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The 15th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Gary Lockwood (2001: a space odyssey, The Lieutenant) guest stars.
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The 57th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Bruce Weitz (Hill Street Blues) stars in an episode written by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah, Sense8).
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The 16th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Scott Hylands (Night Heat, V) guest stars.
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Cupertino businessman Larry Jones incorporates Mythicon, a new video game software publisher focused entirely on providing games for the Atari VCS. With the knowledge that the market for VCS software is already becoming flooded, Mythicon’s business model involves selling games for a price point just under $10 each, and distributing them in grocery stores and drug stores rather than the usual retail chain outlets. Only three games – all three regarded as some of the worst yet produced for the VCS – are released before Mythicon closes up shop.
BBC1 premieres the 33nd episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7.
The 16th episode of Glen A. Larson’s science fiction series Battlestar Galactica, Murder On The Rising Star, airs on ABC. Brock Peters guest stars.
The seventh episode of Watermark Radio’s syndicated sci-fi radio drama Alien Worlds is broadcast across the U.S., created by Lee Hensen and starring Roger Dressler, Linda Gary, and Corey Burton (Star Wars: The Clone Wars). Hans Conreid guest stars.
The 476th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Milton Johns and John Arnatt guest star.
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The 53rd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. Frank Converse (Coronet Blue) guest stars.
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Mated to its Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Space Shuttle Enterprise goes airborne for the first time in the first of a series of “captive-inert” test flights. During these flights, there is no crew aboard Enterprise, nor are any of the test shuttle’s systems powered up; the flights are intended to make sure that the combination of the 747 and the Enterprise is capable of being flown safely. Further “captive-inert” flights are carried out over a ten-day period.
The fourth episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man) guest stars.
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The 16th episode of The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV.
The 104th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Lawrence Montaigne guest stars.
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The 150th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the return of the Cybermen in a completely redesigned, more menacing form.
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British broadcaster ABC airs the 110th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
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The 24th episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer. This episode, directed by Ridley Scott (Alien), is missing from the BBC’s archives.
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