The Man Who Fell To Earth: Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
Showtime broadcasts the second episode of The Man Who Fell To Earth, a series continuation of the 1976 David Bowie film, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Bill Nighy, Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Prodigy), and Jimmi Simpson (Westworld).
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The Flash: Therefore She Is
The CW airs the 88th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Grace Lee Whitney, Star Trek actress, dies
Actress Grace Lee Whitney, a familiar face of ’60s TV who had a recurring role in the first season of Star Trek as Yeoman Janice Rand, dies at the age of 85. Compared to most of her castmates, her brief tenure aboard the Enterprise was tumultuous, ending just eight episodes into her stint as an intended semi-regular character. Her dismissal from the show led to a career downturn and battles with alcohol addiction, from which she recovered, reprising the role of Rand in cameo scenes in several of the Star Trek films, an episode of Voyager, and the Hugo-nominated fan-made episode World Enough And Time in 2007.
Arrow: The Undertaking
The 21st episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. John Barrowman (Torchwood, Doctor Who) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: Flesh And Stone
The 763rd episode of Doctor Who (the 65th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Alex Kingston reprises the role of River Song in the second half of a two-part story that also brings back the Weeping Angels.
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K-9: Alien Avatar
UK cable channel Disney XD airs the 12th episode of K-9. The Australian-made series features no Doctor Who-related characters other than K-9.
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Dollhouse: Briar Rose
The 11th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Aisha Hinds (Invasion, Under The Dome) and Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One) guest star.
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Spirit’s sticky situation
NASA’s Spirit Mars rover becomes stuck in an area of soft, dusty soil in which its wheels can no longer gain traction. Efforts to simulate the problem on Earth begin, as well as studies to see if Spirit can free itself, but attempts to wiggle or rotate the rover’s wheels on Mars produce no results (and eventually wear out the independent motor of another of its wheels). The attempts to free Spirit from its Martian sandtrap continue through early 2010.
Star Trek: Voyager Companion
Pocket Books releases the officially-sanctioned Star Trek: Voyager episode guide “The Star Trek: Voyager Companion” by Paul Ruditis.
The John-Nathan Turner, Doctor Who producer, dies
The man who could arguably be considered the most high-profile (and controversial) producer of 20th century Doctor Who dies at the age of 54. John Nathan-Turner took over the reins of the Doctor’s adventures in 1980, drastically revamping the show’s look, sound, and feel, and forever altering its course by replacing Tom Baker as the lead actor in 1981; Nathan-Turner personally selected each of the following Doctors – Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy – for the remainder of the show’s tenure on BBC-TV. Always a staunch champion for the series at a point when its support among the BBC brass was at an all-time low, John Nathan-Turner attracted both attention and criticism for getting well-known performers to do guest stints on the show. It was under JN-T’s reign that Doctor Who was put on an 18-month “hiatus” (originally a full-scale cancellation), and eventually was dropped altogether.
Dark Angel: I And I Am A Camera
The 18th episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. Rainn Wilson (The Office, Star Trek: Discovery) and Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tough Love
The 97th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Clare Kramer guest stars.
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Star Trek: DS9: Avatar, Book One
Pocket Books releases the post-TV-series sequel novel “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Avatar, Book One”, written by S.D. Perry.
E:FC: One Taelon Avenue
The 64th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau.
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Star Trek: DS9: The Die Is Cast
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 66th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Andrew Robinson and Paul Dooley guest star.
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Voyager: Cathexis
UPN airs the 12th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) guest stars.
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Space Precinct: Deathwatch – Part 2
The week-long American syndication window opens for the 24th and final episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. With the series’ continuation dependent upon its American ratings, Space Precinct is not renewed for a second season after it fails to carve out a niche in a very crowded genre field in syndication. The series will air later in the UK.
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Lois & Clark: Barbarians At The Planet
The 20th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. John Shea and Patrick Kilpatrick guest star.
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Escape From Jupiter: In The Nick Of Time
The fourth episode of Escape From Jupiter airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-produced by ABC and Japanese network NHK, this children’s sci-fi series stars Steve Bisley (Mad Max).
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Highlander: Avenging Angel
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 19th episode of the fantasy series Highlander, starring Adrian Paul (War Of The Worlds), Alexandra Vandernoort, and Stan Kirsch, and based on the mythology created in the 1986 movie of the same name.
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Quantum Leap: Last Dance Before An Execution
NBC airs the 49th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Jenny Gago (Alien Nation, Dangerous Minds) and James Sloyan guest star.
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Star Wars: Heir To The Empire
After much pre-publicity billing it as – at long last – the Lucasfilm-authorized continuation of the storyline, Timothy Zahn’s novel “Star Wars: Heir To The Empire” is released by Bantam Books. Introducing Grand Admiral Thrawn, Talon Karrde and Mara Jade, among other characters later regarded by fans as mission-critical to the overall Star Wars storyline, the book also introduces the former Imperial capitol world Coruscant (a rare bit of naming that originates in non-movie media and is later carried over to “official” media). The first of a trilogy of novels, “Heir” forces its way to the top of the bestseller lists.
Star Trek: TNG: Pen Pals
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 40th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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V: Part One
NBC premieres the first part of Kenneth Johnson’s epic alien invasion miniseries V, a political allegory by way of science fiction. Originally intended to be a non-sci-fi Nazi-rise-to-power-in-America tale called It Can’t Happen Here, Johnson turns it into the big TV SF saga of the early ’80s at NBC’s behest during development.
Small area networks on microcomputers
Corvus Systems, makers of hard disk drives for the Apple II and other microcomputers, releases the Corvus OmniNet, the first local area networking hardware/software bundle aimed at small businesses, schools, and even high-end home users. Since Corvus’ 5 and 10 megabyte hard disk drives for the Apple II had initial price tags in the $5,000 range, Corvus also created the OmniNet hub to allow small businesses and schools to maximize that investment by allowing multiple computers to access it. Forseeing the future of the business market, Corvus also makes OmniNet cards for the IBM PC. Though Ethernet is already in use at this time, its expensive hardware and installation is generally limited to large business customers.
The Nightmare Man: Part 1
BBC 1 premieres the first episode of the short-run series The Nightmare Man, written by former Doctor Who script editor Robert Holmes, directed by ’70s Doctor Who director Douglas Camfield, and starring many faces familiar to fans of that series. Not intended to be an ongoing series, this one-off four-part serial is commissioned to fill a gap in the BBC’s summer schedule.
Enterprise rolls out to the pad
The Space Shuttle Enterprise, a full-sized, full-weight test article not intended for orbital flight, is mated to an external tank and a pair of solid rocket boosters and rolled out to Launch Complex 39A at Cape Canaveral for engineering fit-checks of the redesigned launch pad (a hand-me-down from the Apollo era, where the same pad had launched all but one of the Saturn V rockets). Enterprise remains on the pad for over a month, providing the first photo opportunity of the full-size shuttle launch stack in all of its glory.
The Next Step Beyond: Woman In The Mirror
The week-long syndication window opens for the 18th episode of The Next Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Martine Beswick (Thunderball, From Russia With Love) and Craig Littler (Jason Of Star Command) guest star.
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Future Cop: Cleaver & Haven
The TV movie-of-the-week Future Cop airs on ABC, starring Ernest Borgnine (McHale’s Navy), Michael J. Shannon, and John Amos (Good Times), involving a veteran LAPD cop who is assigned a rookie trainee who turns out to be an android. The movie achieves a high enough rating to return as a short-lived series in 1977, though the show will also become the subject of a lawsuit over its premise. 