The Wonders Of The Universe
Dragon’s Domain Records releases the soundtrack album The Wonders Of The Universe: Music From The Big Finish Space: 1999 Audio Dramas, collecting composer Joe Kraemer’s music created for the Big Finish Productions audio drama reboot of Space: 1999, as both a download and a CD.
The Flash: Funeral For A Friend
The CW airs the 164th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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The Flash: Timeless
The CW airs the 141st episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Syfy cancels The Expanse
In the midst of the show’s third successful season, cable broadcaster Syfy surprises fans of The Expanse by announcing the show’s cancellation; the decision is made not due to ratings, but due to post-broadcast distribution rights on streaming services, rights which are controlled by the production company and not Syfy. A fan campaign begins to find a new home for the series, with Netflix and Amazon Prime seen as the best contenders to rescue the show.
Arrow: Monument Point
The 90th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Neal McDonough (Boomtown) guest stars.
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Doctor Who: Nightmare In Silver
The 799th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 101st episode since the series’ revival). Warwick Davis (Willow, the Star Wars movies) guest stars in an episode written by Neil Gaiman, featuring the Cybermen.
Another Earth soundtrack
Milan Records releases the soundtrack from the movie Another Earth, with music by electronica group Fall On Your Sword (co-founded by LCD Soundsystem’s Phil Mossman).
STS-125: last stop at Hubble
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the 126th shtutle flight, the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (and the only post-Columbia flight not to visit the International Space Station). The repairs and upgrades conducted during a series of spacewalks will extend Hubble’s operation life through at least 2014. Aboard Atlantis for her 30th flight are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Greg Johnson, and mission specialists John Grunsfeld, Michael Massimino, Andrew Feustel, Michael Good and Megan McArthur. This mission was nearly cancelled in light of post-Columbia flight rules requiring all shuttle flights to visit the space station.
Douglas Adams, writer, dies
Douglas Adams, the creator of the insanely popular (and maniacally funny) Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy franchise – spanning two seasons of BBC radio series, five novels, a game and a brief TV series – dies suddenly of a heart attack in his California home at the age of 49. Adams created the Guide in 1978 as a radio series, and the subsequent “trilogy” of five books sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Recently, Adams had been working on H2G2, a cyberspace version of the Guide (to which visitors could add their own entries), as well as collaborating with Austin Powers director Jay Roach on an upcoming movie version of the story. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife Jane and a six-year-old daughter.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Prom
The 53rd episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest stars.
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Total Recall 2070: Assessment
Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV airs the 18th episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall. The series will air on the American pay cable channel Showtime later in the year. Xenia Seeberg (Lexx) guest stars.
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Team Knight Rider: Spy Girls
The 21st episode of the sequel series Team Knight Rider airs in syndication, starring Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, and Nick Wechsler. Felicity Waterman (Knots Landing, Babylon 5: Mind War) guest stars in an episode that attempted to back-door pilot a spinoff series.
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E:FC: The Joining
The national syndication window opens for the 22nd episode of the posthumous Gene Roddenberry science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict, bringing the series’ first season to a close. (Though the 21st to air, the show’s distributor, Tribune Entertainment, is holding the 20th episode back to air during the July ratings sweeps.) The marks the final regular appearance of series star Kevin Kilner, who would be replaced in the upcoming second season; he would later make a few guest appearances in the fifth season.
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Star Trek: DS9: Profit And Lace
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 145th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Wallace Shawn guest stars as Grand Nagus Zek.
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The X-Files: Demons
The 96th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Jay Acovone guest stars.
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Forever Knight: Ashes To Ashes
The 69th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and Lisa Ryder.
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Babylon 5: By Any Means Necessary
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 12th episode of Babylon 5.
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Star Trek: TNG: I, Borg
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 122nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Whoopi Goldberg and Jonathan Del Arco guest star.
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The Flash: Alpha
The 21st episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays. Sven-Ole Thorson (Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future) guest stars.
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Superboy: Standoff
The 76th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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Dracula: The Series: Klaus Encounters Of The Interred Kind
The 21st and final episode of Dracula: The Series airs in syndication, starring Bernard Behrens, Geordie Johnson, and Mia Kirshner. Geraint Wyn Davies (Forever Knight) guest stars in the series finale, which ends on an unresolved cliffhanger intended to lead into an ultimately unproduced second season.
Amazing Stories: One For The Books
The 23rd episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Leo Penn guest stars.
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The Max Headroom Show, Episode 5
The fifth episode of The Max Headroom Show premieres, starring Matt Frewer. (This is the music video/talk show series, not the American-made drama series featuring the same character.)
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Mego snags Buck Rogers toy license
Still stinging from the business decision to not bid on the Star Wars toy rights in 1977, toy maker Mego International grabs the license for Universal Studios and NBC’s upcoming science fiction series Buck Rogers In The 25th Century while the show is still in the earliest stages of pre-production. This lead time, unusual in the late ’70s toy business, will become more common in later years; Mego has action figures and vehicles ready to ship when the series premieres in late 1979.
Doctor Who: Planet Of The Spiders Part 2
The 377th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This is the final story of the third Doctor’s era.
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Doctor Who: The Wheel In Space, Pt. 3
The 206th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the return of the Cybermen and the introduction of Wendy Padbury as the Doctor’s new companion, Zoe. This is one of two episodes remaining intact from this story.
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The Twilight Zone: Young Man’s Fancy
The 99th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Phyllis Thaxter and Alex Nicol star.
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Men Into Space: Beyond The Stars
The 31st episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan. Gene Nelson and James Best guest star.
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