Day: March 3, 2016

Legends Of Tomorrow: Marooned

ArrowThe CW airs the seventh episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber. Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.

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Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars illustrator, dies

Star Wars, as envisioned by Ralph McQuarrieRalph McQuarrie, the artist who envisioned key scenes and settings of the Star Wars universe, before sets or models were built and before filming began, dies at the age of 82. As the production artist for Star Wars, McQuarrie got his licks in early on how the “universe” should look, from costumes to spacecraft to weaponry. George Lucas credited McQuarrie’s artwork with keeping the movies’ “look” on track, as well as selling 20th Century Fox on the idea of financing the first movie in the absence of any kind of test footage. McQuarrie also provided concepts for a redesigned U.S.S. Enterprise for an early ‘70s Star Trek movie project, Star Trek: Planet Of The Titans, that ultimately went unfilmed. He also contributed early concept art to Battlestar Galactica, E.T., Cocoon, Batteries Not Included, and many others, and had also worked on the animated artists’ conceptions of the Apollo moon missions played during CBS’ coverage of those flights.

Cecily Adams, DS9’s “Moogie”, dies

Cecily AdamsActress and casting director Cecily Adams, known to fans of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Quark’s mother, Ishka (also known affectionately as “Moogie”), dies due to lung cancer. The daughter of Get Smart! star Don Adams, Ms. Adams had made appearances on DS9, Total Recall: 2070, Murphy Brown and Home Improvement. Behind the scenes, she lent her casting expertise to such series as Third Rock From The Sun, That 70s Show, Eerie, Indiana, and many others. She is survived by her husband and a two-year-old daughter.

Jeremiah: The Long Road

JeremiahPay cable channel Showtime premieres the first episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s post-apocalyptic series Jeremiah, based on a popular comic of the same name from Hungary. Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210) and Malcolm Jamal-Warner (The Cosby Show) star; guest stars in the pilot include Teryl Rothery (Stargate SG-1) and future Battlestar Galactica regulars Tricia Helfer and Kandyse McClure.

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The X-Files: Provenance

The X-FilesThe 191st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Twister) guest stars.

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The Outer Limits: Seeds Of Destruction

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 114th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Killed By Death

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 30th 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. Richard Herd (V, Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars.

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Superboy: Superstar

SuperboyThe 46th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Ami Dolenz guest stars.

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The Greatest American Hero: It’s All Downhill From Here

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 24th 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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Blake’s 7: Sarcophagus

Blake's 7BBC1 premieres the 35th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. This episode, written by fantasy novelist Tanith Lee, is unique in that it features only the regular cast with no speaking guest stars.

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Quark: The Old And The Beautiful

QuarkThe third episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. The show returns to a half-hour format for the remainder of its run. Read more

Wonder Woman: Flight To Oblivion

Wonder WomanThe 31st episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Michael Shannon (Future Cop) guest stars.

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The Bionic Woman: The Deadly Missiles

The Bionic WomanThe sixth episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Forrest Tucker and Lee Majors guest star.

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The Changes: The Quarry

The ChangesThe ninth 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. Tom Chadbon (Doctor Who, Blake’s 7) and Oscar Quitak (Brazil) guest star. The series was filmed in 1973, but has been held for broadcast until 1975. Read more

The Evil Touch: Gornak’s Prism

The Evil TouchThe 21st 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.) Darren McGavin (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) guest stars and directs.

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Doctor Who: Frontier In Space, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 339th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This is the last story featuring Roger Delgado as the Master before the actor’s untimely death in June 1973. Madhav Sharma (Moonbase 3) guest stars.

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Apollo 9

Apollo 9Apollo 9 lifts off on a ten-day mission to test the first lunar lander, but only in Earth orbit. Jim McDivitt and Rusty Schweickart put the lunar module, nicknamed Spider, through its paces, while David Scott mans the command module Gumdrop. This is the first flight of the completely non-aerodynamic lunar module, and various docking maneuvers and spacewalk scenarios are practiced. The crew returns to Earth in the Apollo command module, while Spider is left in a low orbit which decays two weeks later, allowing it to disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere.

This mission is dramatized in the Spider episode of HBO’s 1998 series From The Earth To The Moon.

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Flaming Ice

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 106th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Michael Pate guest stars.

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Time Tunnel: The Death Merchant

The Time TunnelThe 25th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series The Time Tunnel airs on ABC, starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. Malachi Throne, Whit Bissell, and Lee Meriwether geust star.

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Batman: He Meets His Match…

BatmanThe 16th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Cesar Romero guest stars as The Joker; Linda Harrison (Planet Of The Apes) makes her first appearance on film as a background character. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)

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Twilight Zone: Mr. Dingle, The Strong

The Twilight ZoneThe 55th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Burgess Meredith and Don Rickles star in an episode written by Serling.

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One Step Beyond: The Dream

One Step BeyondABC airs the seventh episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Reginald Owen and Richard Lupino guest star.

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Pioneer 4

Pioneer 4NASA’s Pioneer 4 space probe is launched toward the moon atop a Juno II booster. For the first time in the Pioneer program, the target is reached, with Pioneer 4 passing the moon at a distance of 37,000 miles. The television camera designed to activate just in time to catch the first glimpse of the lunar far side fails to deploy, thanks to a light sensor that isn’t tripped by the light reflected from the moon. Measurements of radiation near the moon are taken and transmitted back to Earth before Pioneer 4 slides into an orbit around the sun.

Adventures Of Superman: The Atomic Captive

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 96th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.

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