Day: February 10, 2016

Arrow: Sins Of The Father

ArrowThe 82nd episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown) guest stars.

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Star Wars Rebels: The Call

Star Wars: RebelsCable channel Disney XD premieres the 28th episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga.

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Agent Carter: A Sin To Err

Agent CarterThe sixth episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Agent Carter, starring Hayley Attwell as Agent Peggy Carter, is broadcast on ABC. Ralph Brown (Star Wars Episode I, Lexx) guest stars.

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Ladyhawke soundtrack remastered

Ladyhawke soundtrackLa-La Land Record releases a remastered, expanded 2-CD edition of the soundtrack from Richard Donner’s 1984 film Ladyhawke, scored by Alan Parsons Project orchestral arranger Andrew Powell, and featuring most of Powell’s Project bandmates, including production by Parsons himself. Clocking in at over two hours, this edition of the soundtrack features more of the orchestral and choral pieces from the score than the prior CD release.

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The Flash: The Nuclear Man

The FlashThe 13th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW. Victor Garber (Alias, Legends Of Tomorrow), Clancy Brown (Highlander, Earth 2), and Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.

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Primeval: Episode 1

PrimevalITV premieres the first episode of the science fiction series Primeval. Starring Douglas Henshall, the series focuses on a combination of time travel and dinosaurs (with effects provided by the producers of the Walking With Dinosaurs documentary series).

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 28th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. James Marsters and Juliet Landau guest star.

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The Cape: The Last To Know

TimecopThe 16th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who serves as the series’ technical consultant, makes an on-screen appearance as himself.

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Soyuz TM-25

Soyuz TM-25Russian cosmonauts Vasili Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin lift off aboard Soyuz TM-25 for an eventful mission aboard Russian space station Mir. Tagging along is German space traveler Reinhold Ewald, who will remain in space for 19 days before returning to Earth with Mir’s previous crew aboard Soyuz TM-24; Tsibliyev and Lazutkin will later be joined by American shuttle astronaut Jerry Linenger. Their 184-day stay is marred by numerous emergencies aboard the station, ranging from a fire in the station’s cramped quarters to a collision with an unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which Russian ground controllers are initially eager to keep quiet from the rest of the world.

The X-Files: Colony

The X-FilesThe 40th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Peter Donat (Time Trax) makes his first guest appearance as Mulder’s father.

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Superboy: Brimstone

SuperboyThe 43rd episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice) guest stars in an episode written by Eisner Award-winning comic writers Mike Carlin (currently editor of DC’s Superman comics) and Andy Helfer.

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Circus Charlie

Circus CharlieKonami introduces the arcade game Circus Charlie in the United States. Patterned after the Olympic-themed Track & Field, Circus Charlie is a “multi-event” game based on circus tricks.

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Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

Atari 2600Activision releases the Pitfall II: Lost Caverns cartridge for the Atari 2600 home video game system, adding new adventures to Pitfall Harry’s resume and wowing players with sophisticated polyphonic music from a console infamous for its buzzes, bleeps and bloops. (The secret: the cartridge contains its own special audio chip.)

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The Greatest American Hero: The Shock Will Kill You

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 21st episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp.

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Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth III

Galactica 1980The third episode of a vastly retooled Battlestar Galactica (or, depending on how you look at it, the show’s 24th episode) premieres on ABC, concluding a three-part storyline.

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Odyssey2

Odyssey2Having originally announced a programmable video game console in 1977 before almost cancelling the project, Magnavox launches its first cartridge-based video game console, the Odyssey2. Though intended to compete with the Atari VCS, the Odyssey2 is at a disadvantage thanks to its underpowered Intel processor and a limited graphics set.

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Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 503rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, continuing the Key To Time storyline. John Woodvine (Knights Of God) and Lalla Ward guest star. Valentine Dyall makes his first appearance as the Black Guardian. This is the final six-part Doctor Who story to be broadcast.

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Wonder Woman: Death In Disguise

Wonder WomanThe 29th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Joel Fabiani (Department S) guest stars.

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No love for Studio II

Studio IIJust before Valentine’s Day, RCA kills its Studio II home video game console, whose blocky black & white graphics and library of “edutainment” cartridges have proven to be no competition for the more game-oriented, full-color consoles from Fairchild and Atari over the previous two Christmas shopping seasons. 120 employees directly involved with developing for or assembling the Studio II and related products are laid off from RCA’s facility in Swannanoa, North Carolina as a result. The company makes no further attempts to break into the video game business.

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The Fantastic Journey: Atlantium

Fantastic JourneyThe second episode of the short-lived NBC series The Fantastic Journey premieres. Katie Saylor joins the cast as Liana, a character not included in the original series outline who helps the few holdovers from the pilot episode. Read more

The Changes: A Pile Of Stones

The ChangesThe sixth episode of The Changes airs on BBC1, adapting the novels of Peter Dickinson into a ten-part television serial starring Vicky Williams and Keith Ashton. The series was filmed in 1973, but has been held for broadcast until 1975. Read more

The Evil Touch: The Fans

The Evil TouchThe 19th episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Vic Morrow (Combat!, Twilight Zone: The Movie) guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Carnival Of Monsters, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 336th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Jon Pertwee’s “Navy Lark” co-star Tenniel Evans guest stars, and making his first Doctor Who appearance is Ian Marter.

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