Loki: The Variant
Streaming service Disney Plus releases the second episode of Loki, created for TV by Michael Waldron and starring Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Owen Wilson.
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Stephen Furst, actor & director, dies
Actor and director Stephen Furst, well-known to the American viewing public as hapless Flounder from the 1970s frat movie Animal House and as Dr. Axelrod from St. Elsewhere, dies at the age of 63 from complications from a long battle with diabetes. Furst co-starred as much-put-upon Centauri diplomatic aide Vir Cotto in all five seasons of the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5; he also directed episodes of Babylon 5 and its follow-up, Crusade, as well as voicing Booster in the animated Toy Story TV spinoff, Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command. He also directed (sometimes under a pseudonym) such Syfy original movies as Path Of Destruction and Basilisk: The Serpent King.
Shenzhou 9
China launches its fourth manned space mission, Shenzhou 9, on the first manned flight to the small space station Tiangong-1. The crew consists of Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang, and the first female space traveler from China, Liu Yang. Automated docking at Tiangong-1 has been rehearsed by ground controllers during the unmanned Shenzhou 8 mission, but this mission requires both automatic and manual dockings to be carried out. The crew will spend a total of 13 days in space.
Doctor Who: Utopia
The 737th episode of Doctor Who (the 39th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Guest starring John Barrowman and Sir Derek Jacobi, this is the first part of a three-part season finale reintroducing the Master, the Doctor’s rival Time Lord from the classic series.
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Witchblade: Emergence / Destiny
The 12th and 13th episodes of Witchblade airs on cable channel TNT, based on the Top Cow comic book of the same name, starring Yancy Butler, David Chokachi and John Hensley. This episode is the beginning of the series’ long-delayed second season, and takes place in a parallel timeline concurrent with (but different from) the events of the first season.
Farscape: Home On The Remains
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 29th episode of Farscape.
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Crusade: The Long Road
TNT airs the second episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s short-lived Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade. Edward Woodward (The Equalizer) guest stars as the mentor of Technomage Galen, played by Woodward’s real life son, series regular Peter Woodward.
Star Trek: DS9: A Call To Arms
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 122nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode concludes the show’s fifth season, and kicks off the Dominion War storyline which is resolved with an unprecedented six-episode arc in the sixth season.
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Babylon 5: Intersections In Real Time
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 84th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5.
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The Outer Limits: Paradise
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 38th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Mel Harris (thirtysomething) and Geraint Wyn Davies (Forever Knight) guest star.
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Young Indiana Jones: Travels With Father
The feature-length 32nd episode of George Lucas’ historical adventure series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles airs on cable channel The Family Channel, starring Corey Carrier and Sean Patrick Flanery. Michael Gough (Batman, Doctor Who) guest stars. This is the final episode/TV movie of the series.
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The Outer Limits: Quality Of Life
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 13th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, The X-Files) and Nicole de Boer (Deepwater Black, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.
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Mann & Machine: Mann’s Fate
The sixth episode of the science fiction police series Mann & Machine, co-created by Dick Wolf and Robert de Laurentiis, is broadcast on NBC, starring David Andrews and Yancy Butler. (The series has already been cancelled at this point; NBC is burning off the remaining episodes in off-season time slots.)
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Lindsey Buckingham: Out Of The Cradle
Lindsey Buckingham‘s solo album Out Of The Cradle is released, featuring the single “Don’t Look Down”.
Tales Of The Unexpected: The Last Of The Midnight Gardeners
ITV airs the 90th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Jane Asher guest stars.
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GOES-3 goes up
NOAA’s GOES-3 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral into a geosynchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean, replacing the first operational GOES satellite, GOES-1. GOES-3 will serve as a working weather satellite for over a decade, ultimately decommissioned from that role in 1989 and then serving as a communications satellite for the Pacific Ocean region and Antarctica, a role it continues to fill over 35 years later.
GOES-2 goes up
The second in a new generation of geosynchronous weather satellites is launched for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, GOES-2. An acronym for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-2 is initially positioned at a point over 60 degrees west longitude on Earth, though it will be repositioned several times in its career as a weather satellite. In 1993, it will cease weather monitoring operations and will act chiefly as a communications satellite serving islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as manned research facilities in Antarctica. GOES-2 will serve that function through 2001.
The Out Of The Unknown: The Chopper
BBC2 airs the 47th episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of The Unknown. Written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale, the story stars Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who). This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.
Vostok 6: first woman in space
While cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky orbits overhead about Vostok 5, Vostok 6 is launched from the Soviet Union, carrying the first female space traveler, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Spending nearly three days in orbit, Tereshkova’s Vostok capsule serves as a rendezvous target for Vostok 5, though without precision piloting ability, the two vehicles’ closest approach is no closer than within three miles, and neither Vostok is actually equipped for any kind of docking. Tereshkova’s flight is a political point scored for the Soviet Union, but only a brief victory for womankind: it will be two more decades before another woman flies in space. The glass ceiling remains firmly in orbit.
‘Way Out: The Overnight Case
CBS broadcasts the tenth episode of the anthology series ‘Way Out, hosted by author Roald Dahl. Kevin McCarthy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers) and Martin Balsam star.
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One Step Beyond: The Riddle
ABC airs the 22nd episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Warren Stevens and Barry Atwater guest star in the first season finale.
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Adventures Of Superman: The Jolly Roger
The 78th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. This is the fourth season finale.
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Science Fiction Theatre: The Missing Waveband
The 49th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Dick Foran and Stafford Repp.
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