Day: May 15, 2022

The Man Who Fell To Earth: Under Pressure

The Man Who Fell To EarthShowtime broadcasts the fourth 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: Think Fast

The FlashThe CW airs the 90th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Arrow: Sacrifice

ArrowThe 23rd 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 in the first season finale.

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Soyuz TMA-04M

Soyuz TMA-04MPart of the 31st full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-04M. Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba take up residence on the ISS for 124 days, becoming part of the Expedition 31/32 crews. All three return to Earth in September 2012 aboard the same vehicle.

K-9: The Cambridge Spy

K-9UK cable channel Disney XD airs the 16th episode of K-9. The Australian-made series features no Doctor Who-related characters other than K-9.

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Alexander Courage, Star Trek composer, dies

Star TrekComposer, arranger and orchestrator Alexander Courage, composer of the theme from the original Star Trek, dies at the age of 88. Courage was responsible for writing the iconic main theme as well as the scores for the show’s two pilot episodes. When Star Trek went to series, however, Roddenberry – ahead of the curve on almost every imaginable marketing angle – wrote and published lyrics to Courage’s theme, thereby earning 50% of the profit from any future use of that music, a move which alienated the composer. Due to Star Trek using a library approach to its music, however, Courage’s music resurfaced in almost every episode in some capacity. Courage began orchestrating and arranging for other composers, including John Williams (The Poseidon Adventure, Jurassic Park) and Jerry Goldsmith, who asked Courage to write a few pieces for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture which utilized the original TV theme.

Dark Angel: Meow

Dark AngelThe 20th 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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E:FC: Point Of No Return

Earth: Final ConflictThe 88th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Von Flores. The fourth season finale also marks the final appearance of Robert Leeshock as a series regular.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Weight Of The World

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 99th 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: Arrival

Earth: Final ConflictThe 66th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Lisa Howard (Highlander) guest stars in the third season finale.

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Highlander: The Raven: War And Peace

Highlander: The RavenThe 21st 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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STS-84: sixth Shuttle-Mir docking

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the 84th shuttle mission, a ten-day flight with a visit to the Mir space station. Among the supplies hauled to Mir by Atlantis is a new oxygen generator to replace one damaged by a fire aboard the station in February. The crew for Atlantis’ 18th flight is Commander Charles Precourt, Pilot Eileen Collins, mission specialists Michael Foale, Carlos Noriega, Edward Lu, Jean-Francois Clervoy and cosmonaut Elena Kondakova. Foale remains to take up residence on Mir, while American astronaut Jerry Linenger leaves the station to return with the shuttle crew, having spent 132 days in space.

Escape From Jupiter: Temporary Relief

Escape From JupiterThe sixth 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: Nowhere To Run

HighlanderThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 21st 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. Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) guest stars.

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More from Magellan the mapmaker

VenusNASA’s Magellan space probe, which has been mapping the planet Venus from orbit since September 1990, completes the first phase of its map-making mission, completing radar imaging of more than 80% of the planet’s surface. NASA authorizes an extended mission, lasting into 1992, which will yield a more complete map of the Venusian surface, including its polar regions.

Quantum Leap: Nuclear Family

Quantum LeapNBC airs the 51st episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.

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The Nightmare Man: Part 3

Nightmare ManBBC 1 premieres the third 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 Pact

The Next Step BeyondThe week-long syndication window opens for the 20th episode of The Next Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Frank Ashmore (V) guest stars.

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Man From Atlantis III: Killer Spores

Man From AtlantisThe science fiction TV movie-of-the-week Man From Atlantis III: Killer Spores airs on NBC, starring Patrick Duffy and Belinda J. Montgomery. James B. Sikking (Hill Street Blues) guest stars. Read more

King Of The Castle: Episode 2

King Of The CastleThe second episode of children’s fantasy series King Of The Castle is broasdcast 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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Six Million Dollar Man: The Ghostly Teletype

Six Million Dollar ManThe 79th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. This episode is the fourth season finale.

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UFO: Computer Affair

UFOThe 21st 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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