Luke Perry, actor, dies
Actor Luke Perry, at the time a current regular on the CW’s Riverdale series and a former teen heartthrob from his years as one of the stars of Fox’s Beverly Hills 90210 throughout the 1990s, dies at the age of 52 several days after suffering from a major stroke. Among his many high-profile series roles were HBO’s acclaimed prison drama Oz, and the starring role in Jeremiah, Showtime’s early 21st century adaptation of a popular post-apocalyptic comic book, adapted by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. He also had a minor part in the 1997 genre cult classic The Fifth Element, and was one of the stars of the 1992 movie Buffy The Vampire Slayer, upon which the later TV series was based. His first TV role – albeit uncredited – was in an episode of 1982’s short-lived time travel series Voyagers!.
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Arrow: Brothers & Sisters
The 152nd episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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Star Wars Rebels: Secret Cargo
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 52nd episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Lars Mikkelsen (House Of Cards, Sherlock) and Genevieve O’Reilly (reprising her role of Mon Mothma from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) guest star.
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Tony Dyson, Star Wars droid builder, dies
The designer and builder of the original R2-D2 props/costumes for Star Wars, roboticist and former toy designer Professor Tony Dyson, is found dead in Malta. Using Ralph McQuarrie’s artwork as his guide, Dyson built eight full-size R2 units for the 1977 film, some of them remote-controlled marvels of electronics, and others hollow shells to be operated by actor Kenny Baker. Dyson’s other film credits included Superman II and the James Bond film Moonraker. He provided other specialized droids for the original trilogy, and later formed a droid builders’ club in the UK, though he was legally forbidden by Lucasfilm to use his original 1976 design specifications. Some of his proteges went on to build R2 units for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Mr. Dyson was 68.
GOES-15
NOAA’s GOES-15 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral into geosynchronous orbit to monitor weather patterns over the United States. In accordance with NOAA’s policy of having standby weather satellites already in orbit before their predecessors are decommissioned, GOES-15 is held in reserve until late 2011, when it will become the primary GOES-WEST satellite. It remains in orbit on active weather-watching duty.
Gary Gygax, D&D creator, dies
The co-creator of the seminal “paper-and-dice” role playing game Dungeons & Dragons dies at the age of 69. Gary Gygax helped to devise the D&D system with Dave Arneson in 1974, and the game instantly took off, with players adoring its simultaneous escapism and complexity, and parents – usually having heard horror stories of a few bad apples – protesting the game vigorously. D&D created its own little empire for publisher TSR Inc., and numerous add-ons and imitations followed (including virtually the entire metal miniature gaming industry), influenced video and computer games, and inspired an animated series (whose production he was involved in) and movies. He still received – and enjoyed – fan mail from avid D&D players past and present.
Leonard Rosenman, film composer, dies
Oscar-winning Film and TV composer Leonard Rosenman dies at the age of 83. Known for such movie scores as East Of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause (both starring James Dean), he also created the music for pivotal SF movies such as Fantastic Voyage, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Ralph Bakshi’s animated rendition of Lord Of The Rings, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. He also scored episodes of TV’s original Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, among a great many others, including National Geographic and Jacques Cousteau specials.
Sarah Jane Adventures action figures
British toymaker Character Options releases a wave of three action figure double-packs from the Doctor Who spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures. Made in scale with the company’s popular range of Doctor Who toys, the spinoff characters do not sell well enough to justify the manufacture of a second series of figures.
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Sci-Fi channel airs Stargate Atlantis: Letters From Pegasus
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 16th episode of Stargate Atlantis. Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1) guest stars as Colonel Samantha Carter.
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Red Dwarf: Back In The Red, Part III
The 47th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. At the conclusion of this episode, the main characters are sentenced to time in “the tank,” where they remain for much of the rest of the season.
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Cable channel TNT premieres A near-Mir-miss
Crew members of space station Mir and Russian ground controllers practice manual remote control of an unmanned Progress supply vehicle near the station. Where most previous Progress spacecraft have automatically docked using the KURS radar system, Russia is now seeking alternatives, as the Ukraine-made KURS hardware is proving too expensive to keep buying for non-reusable vehicles. During Mir Commander Vasily Tsibliev’s attempt to redock Progress M33, the remote control signal is interrupted, leaving the ten-ton Progress barreling toward the station. Fortunately, it narrowly misses Mir, though the remote control issue will resurface more dramatically with the next Progress craft to visit the space station.
Xena: The Prodigal
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 18th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Tim Thomerson guest stars as Meleager.
STS-62
Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on the 61st shuttle mission, a two-week visit to Earth orbit carrying two cargo-bay-mounted experiment systems operated primarily from the ground. Crew members participate in experiments involving the side-effects of long-term space travel. The crew for Columbia’s 16th flight consists of Commander John Casper, Pilot Andrew Allen, and mission specialists Pierre Thuot, Charles Gemar and Marsha Ivins.
Quantum Leap: Ghost Ship
NBC airs the 68th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Carla Gugino (Chicago Hope, Threshold) guest stars.
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Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: The Curse Of The Jackal
The first episode of George Lucas’ historical adventure series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles premieres to great fanfare on ABC, starring Sean Patrick Flannery. Margaret Tyzack (Quatermass) and Oliver Ford Davies (Star Wars Episode I) guest star in the feature-length series premiere.
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Freddy’s Nightmares: Prisoner Of Love
The 43rd 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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Superboy: Birdwoman Of The Swamps
The 17th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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Twilight Zone: Cat And Mouse
The 59th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Pamela Bellwood (Dynasty) stars in an episode written by Christy Marx (Jem And The Holograms).
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Beauty and the Beast: Everything Is Everything
CBS airs the 19th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Josh Blake guest stars.
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The Powers Of Matthew Star: Brain Drain
The 18th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. John Vernon (Animal House) guest stars.
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Voyager 1 and the rings of Jupiter
As it nears its closest approach to the planet Jupiter, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe detects the first likely signs of a ring system around Jupiter’s equatorial region. Barely visible until Voyager 1 is behind the planet and can see them through scattered sunlight, the rings are only about 20 miles thick, but are over 150,000 miles in diameter. The lead time between Voyager 1’s visit and Voyager 2’s later flyby allows ground controllers to plan a better observation campaign for Voyager 1’s sister ship, and the rings are observed in more detail by the later Galileo and New Horizons missions.
Alien Worlds: The Keeper Of Eight, Part 1
The ninth episode of Lee Hansen’s syndicated science fiction/space opera radio series Alien Worlds airs on American radio stations. Janet Waldo (The Jetsons, Battle Of The Planets) and Pete Renaday (Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) guest star.
The Bionic Woman: Out Of Body
The 55th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. Nehemiah Persoff guest stars.
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Doctor Who: Invasion Of Time, Part 5
The 478th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Milton Johns and John Arnatt guest star. This is the first appearance of the Sontarans since 1975.
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Man From Atlantis
The science fiction TV movie-of-the-week Man From Atlantis airs on NBC, starring Patrick Duffy and Belinda J. Montgomery. Created by Mayo Simon and classic Star Trek veteran Herbert F. Solow, Man From Atlantis centers around a mysterious man from the ocean (Duffy) discovered by humans, who find he is willing to live among them and coexist for peaceful purposes. Three more TV movies will follow, each successful enough for NBC to greenlight a weekly series in the 1977-78 season. 
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