Day: May 8, 2022

The Man Who Fell To Earth: New Angels Of Promise

The Man Who Fell To EarthShowtime broadcasts the third 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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Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor

Ncuti GatwaThe BBC announces that 29-year-old actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the fourteenth actor to take on the lead role of Doctor Who, following Jodie Whittaker’s departure in a special episode yet to air in 2022. He is best known for his role in the Netflix series Sex Education, The transition to a new Doctor also includes the transition to returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, who was largely responsible for returning Doctor Who to television in 2005 and left the series in 2009 after four seasons. The first new episodes under Davies will not be broadcast until 2023.

The Flash: Harry And The Harrisons

The FlashThe CW airs the 89th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.

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Arrow: Darkness On The Edge Of Town

ArrowThe 22nd 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: The Vampires Of Venice

Doctor WhoThe 764th episode of Doctor Who (the 66th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Rory (played by actor Arthur Darvill) joins the TARDIS team full time in this episode.

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K-9: The Last Oak Tree

K-9UK cable channel Disney XD airs the 14th episode of K-9. The Australian-made series features no Doctor Who-related characters other than K-9.

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Dollhouse: Omega

DollhouseThe 12th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) and Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One) guest star in the first season finale. A further episode, Epitaph One, is produced as a potential series finale, but upon renewal of Dollhouse, that episode does not air on broadcast TV, instead going direct to DVD via the box set release of this season.

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Dark Angel: Hit A Sista Back

Dark AngelThe 19th episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. Lisa Ann Cabasa and Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Spiral

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 98th 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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E:FC: Abduction

Earth: Final ConflictThe 65th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Lexa Doig (Andromeda) guest stars.

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Lois & Clark: The House Of Luthor

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of SupermanThe 21st episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. John Shea, Richard Belzer, James Earl Jones (Star Wars), and Phyllis Coates (The Adventures Of Superman) guest star in the first season finale.

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Escape From Jupiter: Blast Off

Escape From JupiterThe fifth 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: Eye Of The Beholder

HighlanderThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 20th 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: Heart Of A Champion

Quantum LeapNBC airs the 50th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.

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Star Trek: TNG: Q Who?

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 41st episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Guest starring John de Lancie and Whoopi Goldberg, this is the episode which introduces the Borg to the Star Trek universe.

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V: The Final Battle Part Three

VNBC premieres the third and final part of its continuation of Kenneth Johnson’s alien invasion epic, V: The Final Battle. Now bearing little resemblance to the story Johnson originally hoped to tell with the sequel, the three-night event scores enough in the all-important Nielsen TV ratings to convince NBC to order a weekly series to be produced in time for 1984’s fall TV season.

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The Nightmare Man: Part 2

Nightmare ManBBC 1 premieres the second 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.

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The Next Step Beyond: The Haunted Inn

The Next Step BeyondThe week-long syndication window opens for the 19th episode of The Next Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.

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First Star Trek movie… cancelled?

Star TrekAfter spending months in development, the much-publicized big-screen relaunch of Star Trek is cancelled by Paramount. Unable to find a satisfactory script, and having great difficulty negotiating with the stars of the TV series, Star Trek: Planet Of The Titans is dumped by the studio, with no other plans to revive Star Trek in the works. Mere weeks later, a record-breaking movie not originating from Paramount convinces the studio to get back into the big-budget science fiction space race.

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King Of The Castle: Episode 1

King Of The CastleThe first episode of children’s fantasy series King Of The Castle premieres on HTV. The series is created by Bristol-based writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin (Sky, Doctor Who), and stars Philip Da Costa. Talfryn Thomas (Survivors) and Milton Johns (Doctor Who, The Empire Strikes Back) also star.

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Doctor Who: The Search

Doctor WhoThe 70th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part three of the story now collectively known as The Space Museum. Peter Craze and Jeremy Bulloch guest star.

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The Twilight Zone: Mr. Garrity And The Graves

The Twilight ZoneThe 152nd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. John Dehner and Stanley Adams star.

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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Vault

Tales Of TomorrowThe 81st episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode, based on a story by A.E. Van Vogt.

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