Star Trek: Discovery: If Memory Serves
Streaming service CBS All Access releases the 23rd episode of Star Trek: Discovery. Melissa George (Roar, Alias, Heartbeat), Alan Van Sprang (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, The Tudors), and Ethan Peck (10 Things I Hate About You) guest star in an episode which hearkens back heavily to the original Star Trek series pilot, The Cage.
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The Orville: Blood Of Patriots
Fox airs the 22nd episode of the science fiction drama-comedy The Orville, starring and created by Seth McFarlane. Robin Atkin Downes (Babylon 5) and Norm MacDonald guest star.
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The X-Files: Familiar
The 215th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
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Europa Clipper
After a long process of gaining sufficient approval to be budgeted for a design phase, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft gets a name and a preliminary shape, but no completion date or launch window any more specific than “the 2020s”, likely putting it at Jupiter’s intriguing moon Europa in the early 2030s after a series of gravity assists. Europa Clipper is intended to closely survey Europa from orbit, attempting to focus on its icy surface and the saltwater ocean believed to be hidden beneath that surface.
The Flash: The Wrath Of Savitar
The CW airs the 61st episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Legends Of Tomorrow: Land Of The Lost
The CW airs the 29th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber.
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Lost: Enter 77
ABC airs the 58th episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost. Mira Furlan (Babylon 5) and Andrew Divoff guest star.
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Paul Winfield, actor, dies
Actor Paul Winfield, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries King, dies of a heart attack at the age of 62. In genre circles, Mr. Winfield won praise for his portrayal of Captain Terrell of the Reliant in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan and as General Richard Franklin in the GROPOs episode of Babylon 5, but perhaps his best genre outing was in a 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Darmok. He received Emmy nominations for his work in King and Roots: The Next Generation, as well as an Oscar nomination for Sounder; he finally took home an Emmy for a guest role on Picket Fences in 1995.
UPN airs the The Strangerers: Fargle
The fourth episode of the science fiction comedy series The Strangerers is broadcast on Sky One, created and written by Rob Grant (Red Dwarf), starring Mark Williams and Jack Docherty.
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The X-Files: Arcadia
The 132nd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Peter White guest stars.
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Red Dwarf: Nanarchy
The 44th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. Norman Lovett makes his first appearance as Holly since season two. Also making its appearance for the first time since the fifth season – despite the fact that the show is named after it – is Red Dwarf itself. This ends the series’ seventh season.
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Sliders: Sole Survivors
Fox airs the 40th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and Kari Wuhrer. Jay Acovone (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: Tempests
Showtime airs the 52nd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) guest stars.
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Hubble peeks at Pluto
After decades of the tiny object being seen only as a point of light in even the best telescopic images, the Hubble Space Telescope makes the first survey of the surface of Pluto. Even without the distortion introduced by Earth’s atmosphere, Hubble’s best shots of Pluto are vague due to the distance from Earth to Pluto, but they mark the first time that even blurry surface detail has been seen. The new images help NASA gain support for a Pluto flyby mission in the 21st century, which will eventually be named New Horizons.
Red Dwarf: White Hole
The 22nd episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. David Ross, the original actor behind the mask of Kryten, returns as the voice of Talkie Toaster.
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Quantum Leap: Good Night, Dear Heart – November 9, 1957
NBC airs the 25th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Marcia Cross (Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives) and Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek: Voyager) guest star.
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Probe: Computer Logic
The first episode of the present-day science fiction series Probe airs on ABC. The pilot movie is written by Michael Wagner (Hill Street Blues) from a premise Wagner devised with famed SF author Isaac Asimov, a fact that figures heavily into promotion of the series. Parker Stevenson and Ashley Crow star.
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ALF: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
The 44th episode of ALF airs on NBC, centering around Paul Fusco’s puppet creation of a furry, wisecracking alien marooned on Earth.
The Writers’ Guild goes on strike
With nearly all of its members voting in favor of a work stoppage, unionized Hollywood writers go on strike for five months, crippling the TV and movie industry. Several shows’ fall premieres are delayed significantly, and many television series and movies have to commence production on partially-finished scripts with no opportunities for rewrites (including Tim Burton’s Batman and the James Bond movie Licence To Kill). In the unusually long “off season,” attempts are made at reviving prime-time variety shows, and fledgeling network Fox rushes several “unscripted” series, including Cops and America’s Most Wanted, into production to fill the gap; these prove to be surprise hits, giving “reality” TV a permanent foothold on many network schedules. Many returning shows do not air new episodes until November or December, if they even generate new material before the end of 1988.
Twilight Zone: Episode 20
CBS airs the 20th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Lane Smith (V) and Mare Winningham star in an episode comprised of two short stories, Profile In Silver and Button, Button, the latter of which is Richard Matheson’s adaptation of his own short story.
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Sorcerer
Upstart video game manufacturer Mythicon releases Sorcerer for the Atari 2600. One of only three games issued by Mythicon before it goes out of business, and considered one of the worst games ever made for the 2600, Sorcerer is designed to be sold at a low price point at drug stores and other retail venues not normally associated with video games.
Doctor Who: Logopolis, Part 2
The 551st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, continuing a trilogy of stories themed around the Doctor’s regeneration and the reintroduction of the Master. Janet Fielding joins the cast as new companion Tegan. Anthony Ainley guest stars as the Master.
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Now, Voyager
NASA Administrator James Fletcher announces that the ambitious twin Mariner Jupiter/Saturn ’77 space probes, due to be launched later in the year, have been christened with new names: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The name change has been initiated by recently-promoted Voyager program manager John Casani, who thinks the spacecraft need a name that’s less of a mouthful (the name “Discoverer” was also considered). For the first time, NASA openly admits that one of the vehicles – Voyager 2 – may continue on to Uranus and Neptune should its Saturn flyby go well in 1981, depending on the spacecraft’s health.
Six Million Dollar Man: Big Brother
The 57th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Lindsay Wagner guest stars in the third season finale.
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Kolchak: The Knightly Murders
ABC airs the 18th episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, based on the 1973 TV movie The Night Stalker and starring Darren McGavin. Hans Conreid guest stars.
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The Six Million Dollar Man
The TV movie-of-the-week The Six Million Dollar Man airs on ABC, starring Lee Majors, Martin Balsam, and Darren McGavin. Based loosely on the 1972 novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin, this movie begins the story of bionic man Steve Austin on television, and proves to be popular with the TV audience. Two further movies will follow in 1973 before a long-running series begins in 1974.
Doctor Who and the Silurians, Part 6
The 263rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Paul Darrow (Blake’s 7) and Peter Miles guest star. This is the first story to feature the Silurians.
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Star Trek: The Savage Curtain
The 77th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Lee Bergere and Barry Atwater guest star. This episode features the last Klingon seen in the original series.