The Mandalorian: Chapter 18: The Mines Of Mandalore
Streaming service Disney+ releases the the 18th episode of Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal. Katee Sackhoff and Amy Sedaris guest star. 
Superman & Lois: Anti-Hero
The CW airs the 22nd episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, and Alex Garfin.
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Avenue 5: This Is Physically Hurting Me
The eighth episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Paterson Joseph guest star.
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Batwoman: Grinning From Ear To Ear
The CW airs the 14th episode of Batwoman, starring Ruby Rose and Rachel Skarsten. Alessandra Torresani (Caprica) guest stars.
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Max Von Sydow, actor, dies
Actor Max Von Sydow, a frequent flyer in the science fiction and fantasy genre (among a legendary and very storied history of work in film and TV), dies at the age of 90. Rising to prominence in Ingmar Bergman’s influential 1957 movie The Seventh Seal, Von Sydow’s other major roles included Christ in 1965‘s The Greatest Story Ever Told, Father Merrin in 1973‘s The Exorcist and 1977‘s Exorcist II. In 1980, Von Sydow became a genre fixture with his near-definitive portrayal of Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon. Later genre entries included King Osric in 1982‘s Conan The Barbarian, roles in Dune and Dreamscape (both in 1984), The Minority Report (2002), episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Tudors, and Game Of Thrones (the latter for which he received an Emmy nomination), and a brief but pivotal role in the opening scenes of 2015‘s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Arrow: Doppelgänger
The 130th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Teryl Rothery (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
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The Expanse: The Seventh Man
The 17th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Chad L. Coleman (The Orville) and Peter Outerbridge (ReGenesis, Happy Town) guest star.
Doctor Who returns… a bit too early
Weeks before its intended premiere date, the first episode of the revived Doctor Who arrives early, via a rough edit leaked to internet filesharing services. Eventually traced to a real preview copy in the hands of a Canadian broadcaster, the episode is missing the new version of the theme music, but is otherwise mostly complete. The BBC tracks down the source of the leak, all while realizing that fandom is now capable of acquiring more than just advance episode titles and photos early.
Dark Angel: Love In Vein
The 35th episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. Ashley Scott (Birds Of Prey, Jericho) and future Battlestar Galactica cast members Rekha Sharma and Sam Witwer guest star.
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Stargate SG-1: Proving Ground
Pay cable channel Showtime airs the 99th episode of Stargate SG-1. Courtenay J. Stevens, Elisabeth Rosen, and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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STS-102 / ISS Expedition 2
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on the 103rd shuttle flight, a mission to exchange crewmembers aboard the International Space Station. In the cargo bay is a logistics module containing consumables, supplies, and equipment racks to be installed in the Destiny laboratory module. Aboard Discovery for her 29th flight are Commander James Wetherbee, Pilot James Kelly, mission specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards, and ISS Expedition 2 crewmembers James Voss, Susan Helms and Yuriy Usachev. The Expedition 1 crewmembers (William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev) return to Earth aboard the shuttle.
Voyager: Child’s Play
UPN airs the 138th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Mark Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, 24, Supernatural, Firefly) guest stars.
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The X-Files: The Red And The Black
The 111th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Veronica Cartwright (Alien) guest stars.
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Crime Traveller: Death In The Family
The second episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Mary Tamm (Doctor Who) guest stars.
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The X-Files: Teso Dos Bichos
The 67th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Vic Trevino guest stars.
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Sliders: Love Gods
Fox airs the 11th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks. Gwynyth Walsh (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest stars.
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The Tomorrow People: The Living Stones – Part 5
The 25th and final episode of Roger Price’s rebooted science fiction series The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV in the U.K. (and will appear later on Nickelodeon in North America), starring Kristian Schmid, Alexandra Milman, and Christian Tessier. Clive Merrison and Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf) guest star. After this series, The Tomorrow People will be revived in the 21st century for an American audience, as well as a series of Big Finish audios continuing the adventures of the 1970s series’ cast of characters.
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The Tomorrow People: The Monsoon Man – Part 5
The 15th episode of Roger Price’s rebooted science fiction series The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV in the U.K. (and will appear later on Nickelodeon in North America), starring Kristian Schmid, Naomie Harris (Spyfall), and Christian Tessier. Christopher Benjamin (Doctor Who) and Mac McDonald (Red Dwarf) guest star in the second season finale.
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Star Trek: DS9: Move Along Home
The week-long national syndication window opens for the ninth episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Joel Brooks guest stars. Allamaraine!
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Dark Shadows: Episode Ten
The tenth episode of a modern reboot of Dan Curtis’ gothic horror series Dark Shadows is broadcast on NBC, starring Ben Cross, Lysette Anthony, Roy Thinnes (The Invaders), and Jean Simmons.
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Doctor Who: Caves Of Androzani, Part 1
The 621st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Robert Glenister (Life On Mars), Maurice Roeves (The Nightmare Man) and Christopher Gable guest star. This four-part story is the swan song of the fifth Doctor (Peter Davison).
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Doctor Who: Enlightenment, Part 3
The 598th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Valentine Dyall appears as the Black Guardian with Cyril Luckham reprising the role of the White Guardian. This concludes the 20th season’s “Guardian/redemption of Turlough” trilogy.
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Emerson Arcadia 2001
Emerson, an American radio and telvision manufacturer that has shown no previous interest in the video game boom, releases its own console, the Emerson Arcadia 2001. Intended to be a serious challenger to the Atari VCS and Intellivision, the Arcadia 2001 has limited graphics capabilities and a limited library boasting relatively generic sports games and knock-offs of popular arcade games, as well as a few incredibly obscure licensed arcade ports.
Doctor Who: Earthshock, Part 1
The 572nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. What most fans don’t realize, thanks to a carefully coordinated reveal, is that Earthshock is the first Cyberman story since 1975’s Revenge Of The Cybermen. The Cybermen are only seen at the end of part one, and producer John Nathan-Turner declines the potentially valuable offer of a Radio Times magazine front cover in order to preserve the surprise.
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Tales Of The Unexpected: Skin
ITV airs the 11th episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Derek Jacobi guest stars.
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The Compact Disc
Following five years of research and development, Netherlands-based Philips Electronics demonstrates one of the earliest iterations of the compact audio disc, an optical disc in the now-familiar five-inch size which can be read by a CD player with a laser diode. Philips and Sony, who have been developing the new medium in parallel, will later join forces and create a standard for audio compact discs in 1980, introducing the CD as a consumer product in the early 1980s despite resistance from record companies with a vested interest in vinyl LPs (and only a begrudging acceptance of audio cassettes). In addition to higher audio fidelity and a more durable medium (an optical disc encased in a plastic shell, protecting the physical surface that is so often damaged with vinyl), the CD and its player can also compensate for any damage suffered by the disc through error correction.
Columbia completed (almost)
Space Shuttle Columbia is officially rolled out of the Rockwell International construction facility in Palmdale, California, even though her outer “skin” is still unfinished – NASA technicians continue working on perfecting the first spaceworthy shuttle’s thermal tiles for much of the next year, delaying the first launch until sometime in 1981 (just another in a series of delays for a vehicle that had been intended to fly as early as 1977).
Don’t Panic
With the BBC giving his creation a late-night time slot indicating that they don’t really know what to do with it, Douglas Adams bursts onto the scene with the premiere of his radio series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Another attempt at mixing comedy and science fiction, Adams’ densely-worded style of wit catches on with an audience that’s never heard anything like it before. Hitchhiker’s Guide goes on to conquer nearly every medium exposed to it in the years to come.
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Star Wars: The Comic
Marvel Comics begins shipping the first issue of its six-issue adaptation of George Lucas’ upcoming film Star Wars, with Lucas reaping the rewards of the licensing arrangement directly since 20th Century Fox has allowed him to keep all merchandising rights to the yet-to-premiere movie. Adapted from the screenplay and edited by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Howard Chaykin, lettering by Jim Novak and colors by Marie Severin, the first six issues offer an interesting visual take on a universe whose visuals were not finished enough for the artist to view ahead of time. After the six issue movie tie-in, Thomas and Chaykin would begin concocting the budding franchise’s first-ever non-film storylines.
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Doctor Who: Genesis Of The Daleks Part 1
The 392nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This episode marks the first-ever appearance of Davros in the series, as well as the first attempt to nail down an origin story for the Daleks themselves.
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