Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh
theLogBook.com releases the 24th episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, covering the following shows from the week of January 12th, 1981:
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: Episode 2
- Buck Rogers In The 25th Century: Time Of The Hawk
- The Incredible Hulk: Fast Lane
- Doctor Who: Warriors’ Gate Part 3
Arrow: Fundamentals
The 133rd episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The Expanse: The Monster And The Rocket
The 22nd 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. Terry Chen (Continuum) guest stars.
Retirement homes for Space Shuttles
NASA announces the results of a bidding process for soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle vehicles by institutions across the country. The original test vehicle, Enterprise, will be removed from the Smithsonian and replaced by the space-flown Discovery, while Atlantis will become the centerpiece of a new exhibit at NASA’s own Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour will be handed over to the California Science Museum in Los Angeles, while Enterprise’s new home will be in New York City’s Intrepid Museum. Institutions not selected to receive one of the shuttles, including NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, almost immediately claim that the selection process has been swayed by politics. None of the vehicles will be transported from Kennedy Space Center to their new locations until the following year.
Red Dwarf: Back To Earth, Part 3
The 55th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This is the conclusion of a three-part story commissioned by UK comedy channel Dave. The story receives sharp criticism for completely breaking down the “fourth wall”, and for borrowing heavily from the movie Blade Runner. Despite the fan criticism, Dave begins putting together financing to a full season of six episodes, which won’t appear until 2012.
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Doctor Who: The Fire Of Pompeii
The 742nd episode of Doctor Who (the 44th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Peter Capaldi and Tracey Childs guest star, and future series star Karen Gillan makes an appearance (though not in the later role of Amy Pond).
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Lost: S.O.S.
ABC airs the 43rd episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost. Wayne Pygram (Farscape) and Michael Emerson guest star.
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Jeremiah: City Of Roses
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the sixth episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s post-apocalyptic series Jeremiah. Robert Moloney (K-9) guest stars.
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Dark Angel: Dawg Day Afternoon
The 39th 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 Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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Stargate SG-1: The Warrior
Pay cable channel Showtime airs the 104th episode of Stargate SG-1. Tony Amendola and Rick Worthy guest star.
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Millennium Daleks
Welsh toy company Dapol announces the release of a series of limited edition Doctor Who “Millennium Daleks”. Essentially the same mold and tooling as with their existing Dalek action figures, these Daleks have an assortment of glittery, colorful paint jobs (not matching anything seen on television).
E:FC: Bliss
The 39th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Lisa Howard, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau.
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Highlander: The Raven: Love And Death
The 17th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
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Star Trek: DS9: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 166th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars.
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From The Earth To The Moon: Night 2
Pay cable channel HBO’s heavily-promoted docudrama miniseries From The Earth To The Moon, continues, executive produced by actor Tom Hanks (Apollo 13) through Ron Howard’s Imagine Films. The series chronicles NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The second night premieres the episodes We Have Cleared The Tower (chronicling the preparations for the launch of Apollo 7) and 1968 (chronicling the flight of Apollo 8). Mark Harmon (NCIS) stars as Wally Schirra, with David Andrews (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Terminator 3) as Frank Borman and Tim Daly (Wings) as Jim Lovell. Peter Horton (thirtysomething) and Ann Magnuson guest star.
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Crime Traveller: The Lottery Experiment
The seventh 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). Gawn Grainger guest stars.
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Lois & Clark: Faster Than A Speeding Vixen
The 82nd episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher.
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The X-Files: Jose Chung’s “From Outer Space”
The 69th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Charles Nelson Reilly and William Lucking guest star.
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The Outer Limits: Inconstant Moon
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 33rd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Michael Gross (Tremors, Family Ties) guest stars in an adaptation of a Larry Niven short story.
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Space: Above And Beyond: R&R
Fox premieres the 19th episode of the military science fiction series Space: Above And Beyond. Rapper Coolio and David Duchovny (The X-Files) guest star.
Sliders: Prince Of Wails
Fox airs the fourth episode of Sliders, Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series.
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Star Trek: DS9: Vortex
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 11th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode is written by Sam Rolfe of Have Gun, Will Travel fame.
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Mann & Machine: Dating Game
The second episode of the science fiction police series Mann & Machine, co-created by Dick Wolf and Robert de Laurentiis, is broadcast on NBC, starring David Andrews and Yancy Butler. Richard Burgi and Kate Hodge (She-Wolf Of London) guest star.
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The Flash: Twin Streaks
The 18th episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays. Lenny von Dohlen (Twin Peaks, Red Dwarf) guest stars.
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Robin Of Sherwood: Herne’s Son, Part 2
The 15th episode of Richard Carpenter’s fanciful retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Of Sherwood, airs on ITV, starring Jason Connery, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, and Nickolas Grace. Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) guest stars.
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STS-51D
After a month of delays due to damage and a change in the flight schedule, Space Shuttle Discovery returns to orbit for a week-long flight. A Canadian communications satellite and the LEASAT-3 satellite are redeployed, but LEASAT continues to malfunction despite multiple attempts to active and launch it. Discovery’s crew on this flight consists of Commander Karol Bobko, Pilot Donald Williams, mission specialists Rhea Seddon, Jeffrey Hoffman and David Griggs, and payload specialists Charles Walker and Senator Jake Garn, the first member of the U.S. Congress to fly in space while in office. This flight’s return to the runway at Kennedy Space Center marks the first time a shuttle orbiter experiences significant damage upon landing, including a blowout of one of its landing gear wheels.
R.E.M.: Murmur
I.R.S. Records releases R.E.M.‘s debut album Murmur, featuring the single “Radio Free Europe”.
Columbia opens the doors
Safely in orbit, the cargo bay doors are opened for the first time on Space Shuttle Columbia, revealing that some of the shuttle’s protective thermal tiles are already missing. (A later post-landing inspection reveals that more than 100 tiles are damaged, and 16 tiles are completely lost, all probably due to unexpected vibration during launch.) NASA deems the damage non-critical and gives the go-ahead for a landing, even though it’s impossible to see what damage may have been done to the more critical tiles on the shuttle’s underbelly.
Tales Of The Unexpected: Vicious Circle
ITV airs the 36th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Siobhan McKenna guest stars.
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STS-1: Columbia’s first flight
Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on the shuttle system’s first flight into a space, with Commander John Young (a Gemini/Apollo veteran) and Robert Crippen aboard, the first two-man American crew since the Gemini program’s final flight in 1966. It’s a true test flight in every sense of the word – every previous American manned spacecraft had been flown unmanned first to verify safety and spaceworthiness, making the shuttle’s first flight a case where everything has to go perfectly the first time.