Day: March 16, 2022

The Flash: Lockdown

The FlashThe CW airs the 157th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Superman & Lois: Haywire

Superman & LoisThe CW airs the fourth episode of Superman & Lois, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, and Alex Garfin.

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The Flash: Mother

The FlashThe CW airs the 135th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Star Wars Rebels: The Forgotten Droid

Star Wars: RebelsCable channel Disney XD premieres the 32nd episode of the series Star Wars: Rebels, a CGI animated storyline falling between the original and prequel trilogies of the Star Wars saga. Gina Torres (Firefly, Cleopatra 2525) guest stars.

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Ghostbusters soundtrack

GhostbustersVarese Sarabande releases a CD containing Elmer Bernstein‘s complete soundtrack from the movie Ghostbusters. Though an album was released with the movie in 1984, it consisted mostly of songs; this marks the first issue of Bernstein’s score, including pieces of music left out of the movie. The limited edition of 3,000 copies sells out quickly.

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The Outer Limits: Family Values

The Outer LimitsSci-Fi Channel airs the 129th episode of The Outer Limits. Tom Arnold and Catherine Mary Stewart guest star in the seventh season premiere.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Enemies

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 51st episode of Joss Whedon’s 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. Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse) and Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest star.

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Total Recall 2070: Brain Fever

Total Recall 2070Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV airs the tenth episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall. The series will air on the American pay cable channel Showtime later in the year. David Warner (Time Bandits, Tron) guest stars.

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The X-Files: Tempus Fugit

The X-FilesThe 90th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Joe Spano guest stars.

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Lois & Clark: A.K.A. Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of SupermanThe 81st episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Krstanna Loken (Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines) and Dwight Schultz (The A-Team) guest star.

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Hypernauts: Battle At Vekara

HypernautsABC airs the fourth episode of Hypernauts, created by Christy Marx (Jem) and Ron Thornton (the visual effects artist behind the CGI of Babylon 5), and starring Marc Daniel (Fast Track) and Carrie Dobro (Crusade). Richard Speight Jr. (Supernatural, Jericho) guest stars.

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Babylon 5: And The Sky Full Of Stars

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the eighth episode of Babylon 5. Christopher Neame (Doctor Who, Blake’s 7) and Judson Scott (The Phoenix, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan) guest star in a major “arc” episode that makes major revelations about the series’ intricate storyline.

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Quantum Leap: The Beast Within

Quantum LeapNBC airs the 92nd episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.

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Super Force: Breakfast Of Champions

Super ForceThe 21st episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Julie Michaels (Road House) guest stars.

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Robin Of Sherwood: Children Of Israel

Robin Of SherwoodThe eighth episode of Richard Carpenter’s fanciful retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Of Sherwood, airs on ITV, starring Michael Praed, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, and Nickolas Grace. David de Keyser (Yentl) guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Caves Of Androzani, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 624th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Robert Glenister (Life On Mars), Maurice Roeves (The Nightmare Man) and Christopher Gable guest star. Peter Davison makes his exit at the fifth Doctor in this story, with the new Doctor, Colin Baker, given a brief scene at the end of the episode.

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Astron Belt

Astron BeltSegaa releases the arcade game Astron Belt in American arcades. The first game to go into development specifically as a laser videodisc game, Astron Belt is a minor hit but it overshadowed by the Disney-esque visuals of another laserdisc coin-op, Dragon’s Lair.

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Doctor Who: The King’s Demons, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 601st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Anthony Ainley guest stars as the Master, and the episode introduces a robotic companion intended to be portrayed by a real robot, Kamelion. Kamelion’s designer dies prior to production, however, leaving minimal documentation for the robot’s operation; Kamelion’s further appearances are written out of the show and the robot only makes one further appearance. This brings Doctor Who’s 20th season to a close; the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors, airs later in the year as a stand-alone with a budget and production schedule separate from the rest of the season’s episodes.

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Doctor Who: Earthshock, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 575th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This is the first Cyberman story since 1975’s Revenge Of The Cybermen, and the first story since 1966 to depict the death of one of the Doctor’s traveling companions.

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Zaxxon

ZaxxonSega introduces the cult classic arcade game Zaxxon, significantly raising the bar for arcade graphics with its three-quarter isometric 3-D view (and making it nearly impossible to translate faithfully to home video game consoles of the era). Though this new perspective doesn’t make Zaxxon easy to play, it becomes one of the first video games that players line up just to look at.

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The Bionic Woman: The DeJon Caper

The Bionic WomanThe 33rd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Rene Auberjonois (Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.

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Six Million Dollar Man: The Bionic Woman – Part 1

Six Million Dollar ManThe 32nd episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Lindsay Wagner and Malachi Throne guest star.

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Mariner 10: one last visit to Mercury

Mariner 10The NASA/JPL probe to the inner planets, Mariner 10, makes its last flyby of Mercury, zipping over the planet’s north pole at an altitude of just over 200 miles, and taking the last close-up pictures of Mercury until the Messenger space probe in 2008. Just over a week after its final Mercury encounter, Mariner 10 runs out of fuel and is instructed to shut down. The next Mariner probes, Mariners 11 and 12, are slated to venture toward the outer solar system, and eventually undergo a name change, becoming Voyagers 1 and 2 – making Mariner 10 the last of the Mariner space probes.

Doctor Who: Death To The Daleks Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 369th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. John Abineri guest stars. This story is the third Doctor’s third and final clash with the Daleks.

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Doomwatch: Re-Entry Forbidden

DoomwatchBBC1 airs the sixth episode of the science fiction series Doomwatch, created by former Doctor Who writers Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis. Read more

Land Of The Giants: Return Of Inidu

Land Of The GiantsABC airs the 22nd episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Jack Albertson guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Fury From The Deep, Pt. 1

Doctor WhoThe 198th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the departure of Deborah Watling as the Doctor’s companion, Victoria Waterfield. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.

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