Arrow: The Huntress Returns
The 17th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Jessica De Gouw (Dracula) guest stars.
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Dollhouse: Man On The Street
The sixth episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Amy Acker (Angel), Patton Oswalt, Kevin Kilner (Earth: Final Conflict) and Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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Crowded House: Something So Strong
Story: One of the biggest – and yet most low-key – rock music success stories to emerge from the south Pacific, Crowded House formed from the ashes of New Zealand mondo bizarro supergroup Split Enz, reflecting songwriter Neil Finn’s desire to explore song arrangements more easily duplicated on stage. By the luck of the draw, Crowded House’s first album was boosted by “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, a single which climbed to #2 on the U.S. Billboard charts. But that immense success proved nearly impossible to duplicate later, with no further hits in America and a widespread cult following overseas. The book ends with the last known whereabouts of the musicians, managers, record company execs, friends and family members following the group’s 1996 farewell concert in Sydney, which went down in the history books as the biggest concert audience anywhere in the world that year. Not bad for a group that nobody recognizes by name anymore…
Review: I’ve always been fascinated by both Crowded House and Split Enz, so this book was a godsend for me, finally revealing something about the members of the group and the army of supporters and friends who helped them almost reach the top of the charts (however briefly). All of the group’s members are interviewed, as are all of the key players except for Craig Hooper (a “fifth Beatle” type who was ejected from the band just before their successful first album) and the enigmatic Youth (who produced the fourth and final non-compilation Crowded House album). Considering how many people play a part in generating this kind of success story, that’s not a bad bit of journalism.
Star Trek: Enterprise: Rogue Planet
The 17th episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. Eric Pierpoint (Alien Nation) guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: Glyphic
Showtime airs the 70th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Catherine O’Hara (SCTV, Schitt’s Creek) directs an episode written by Naren Shankar (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Orville).
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UPN airs the Space Precinct: Smelter Skelter
The week-long American syndication window opens for the 18th episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. Bradley Lavelle (Robin Of Sherwood, Judge Dredd) guest stars.
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Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Princeton, February 1916
The 12th episode of George Lucas’ historical adventure series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles airs on ABC, starring Sean Patrick Flanery. Robyn Lively (Twin Peaks, Savannah) and Clark Gregg (Agents Of SHIELD) guest star.
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Nightmare Cafe: The Heart Of The Mystery
NBC airs the foruth episode of Wes Craven’s Nightmare Cafe, starring Robert Englund (V, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Jack Coleman (Heroes), and Lindsay Frost (Mancuso, FBI). Timothy Carhart guest stars.
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Love & Curses: Bride Of The Wolfman
The 17th episode of Love & Curses (formerly titled She-Wolf Of London) is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. Tony Amendola (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
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Quantum Leap: Private Dancer
NBC airs the 44th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Debbie Allen (Fame) guest stars.
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Star Trek: TNG: Contagion
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 36th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) guest stars.
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Amazing Stories: Such Interesting Neighbors
The 42nd episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Adam Ant guest stars.
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Odyssey2 production ends
Like many other companies tied into the video game business – whose profits seem to be in an endless downward spiral – North American Phillips (formerly Magnavox) closes down production of Odyssey2 hardware and software, and reassigns staff programmers to other products, including Phillips’ stand-alone word processor, VideoWriter, though few of the company’s former game designers remain with that project for long.
Special Bulletin
NBC premieres the two-hour TV movie Special Bulletin, presented in the style of a live breaking news report, and conceived, written, and directed by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz (later creators of the late ’80s series Thirtysomething). As is often the case with fictional presentations produced in the style of a news broadcast, some audience members are genuinely alarmed by the movie, despite frequent on-screen disclaimers advising those watching that it is just a movie.
NBC airs the Blake’s 7: Gambit
BBC1 premieres the 24th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. Aubrey Woods, Denis Carey and Nicolette Roeg guest star. This continues the story arc concerning Blake’s search for the Federation’s central control facility.
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The Next Step Beyond: Ghost Of Cellblock Two
The week-long syndication window opens for the 12th episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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Blake’s 7: Deliverance
BBC1 premieres the 12th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. This episode is the first part of a trilogy spanning the first and second seasons, involving the acquisition of a supercomputer called Orac.
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Doctor Who: The Claws Of Axos, Part 2
The 290th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado guest stars as the Master.
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Mr. Spock’s Music From Outer Space
Dot Records releases the Leonard Nimoy‘s album Mr. Spock’s Music From Outer Space, a collection of songs both in and out of character as Spock. Aside from providing material for future Golden Throats albums, this record sparks a feud between Nimoy and Roddenberry; Roddenberry claims co-writing credit on the Star Trek theme (which is featured on the LP) and credit for creating Mr. Spock, and demands – to coin a phrase – a piece of the action.
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Return Of The Phantom
The 58th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Alfred Ryder guest stars in the second season finale.
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Doctor Who: The Centre
The 63rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part six of the story now collectively known as The Web Planet.
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The Twilight Zone: The Masks
The 145th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Robert Keith stars in an episode written by Serling.
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Tales Of Tomorrow: Read To Me, Herr Doktor
The 74th episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC, starring Mercedes McCambridge and Everett Sloane.
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