Legends Of Tomorrow: The Magnificent Eight
The CW airs the 11th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber. Brent Stait (Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda) guest stars.
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The Flash: All Star Team Up
The 18th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW. Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), and Amanda Pays (Max Headroom, The Flash) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Gridlock
The 729th episode of Doctor Who (the 31st since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Ardal O’Hanlon and Georgine Anderson (Century Falls) guest star.
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The X-Files: Scary Monsters
The 196th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish.
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Farscape: Picture If You Will
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 27th episode of Farscape.
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The Outer Limits: Stasis
Showtime airs the 116th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Sean Patrick Flanery (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Dead Zone) guest stars.
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Babylon 5 episodic soundtracks, wave 2
Christopher Franke’s second wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records. Individual CDs with the complete scores from the episodes The Fall Of Night, Interludes and Examinations, Into The Fire, No Surrender, No Retreat, The Face Of The Enemy and The Ragged Edge are released, the last of these before the episode’s airdate.
Xena: Blind Faith
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 42nd episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Angel
The seventh episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star; David Boreanaz guest stars.
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The X-Files: The Calusari
The 45th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi.
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VR.5: Facing The Fire
The sixth episode of the science fiction series VR.5 airs on Fox, starring Lori Singer (Fame), Michael Easton (Total Recall 2070), and Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). Neal McDonough (Legends Of Tomorrow, Star Trek: First Contact) guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: The Second Soul
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the fourth episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. D.W. Moffett and Rae Dawn Chong guest star in an episode written by Alan Brennert.
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Superboy: Nick Knack
The 47th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Gilbert Gottfried guest stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: A Distant Shore
CBS airs the 38th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice.
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Quantum Leap: How The Tess Was Won – August 5, 1956
NBC airs the fourth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Lance LeGault and Marshall Teague guest star.
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Max Headroom: Body Banks
The third episode of the American-made Max Headroom series premieres on ABC, starring Matt Frewer and Amanda Pays. (This is the the American-made drama series, not the music video/talk show series featuring the same character.) W. Morgan Sheppard and Concetta Tomei guest star.
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The Greatest American Hero: Who’s Woo In America
ABC airs the 29th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Barbara Hale (Perry Mason) guest stars.
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Columbia returns from orbit
The first shuttle to return from space, Columbia touches down on the dry lake bed strip at Edwards Air Force Base in California, two days and six hours after liftoff (and after putting a cool million miles on the odometer). The aerodynamics involved in gliding after re-entry are found to be trickier than the previous test landings of the Enterprise. Inspection of the thermal tiles lining the shuttle’s belly reveals more damage than expected, and NASA begins working to refine the process of fitting the tiles to the shuttle.
Supertrain: A Very Formal Heist
The seventh episode of Supertrain airs on NBC, starring Edward Andrews and new cast member Joey Aresco. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lyle Waggoner (Wonder Woman), Peter Lawford (The Thin Man, Ocean’s 11), Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller), and Sally Kirkland guest star.
Tales Of The Unexpected: Lamb To The Slaughter
ITV airs the fourth episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Susan George and Brian Blessed guest star.
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The Bionic Woman: Canyon Of Death
The tenth episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Gary Collins (The Sixth Sense) guest stars.
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Sky: Juganet
The second episode of the children’s science fiction series Sky airs on ITV, created and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin (later the creators of K-9 for Doctor Who).
Doctor Who: Planet Of The Daleks
The 345th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Prentis Hancock (Space: 1999) guest stars.
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UFO: Ordeal
The 19th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. George Sewell and Gabrielle Drake guest star.
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Nimbus 3
NASA launches the Nimbus 3 satellite, designed to observe weather patterns from orbit and test new weather and climate detection technologies. Nimbus 3 is the first Earth-orbiting spacecraft to test the SNAP-19 radioisotope thermoelectric generator system; devices similar to the SNAP-19 will become the primary power source for later deep space and outer solar system interplanetary missions. Nimbus 3 loses attitude control in 1970, but is kept online for engineering information-gathering purposes until 1972.
Batman: The Pharaoh’s In A Rut
The 28th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Victor Buono guest stars as King Tut.
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Vehicle Assembly Building open for business
NASA’s massive Vehicle Assembly Building is completed at the spaceport rapidly taking shape on Cape Canaveral ahead of the Apollo lunar missions. Topped off at a total cost of $117,000,000, the VAB is where Saturn V rockets are assembled for the Apollo moonshots, and the huge, eight-acre building will later transition to the assembly of the Space Shuttle launch system elements and the Space Launch System boosters for the 21st century Orion program.
‘Way Out: The Sisters
CBS broadcasts the third episode of the anthology series ‘Way Out, hosted by author Roald Dahl. Lois Smith (True Blood, Twister) stars.
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One Step Beyond: The Navigator
ABC airs the 13th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Robert Ellenstein and Olan Soule (Super Friends) guest star.
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Adventures Of Superman: The Brainy Burro
The 102nd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
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