Blue Origin NS-22
Blue Origin launches the New Shepard suborbital flight NS-22, the vehicle’s sixth crewed flight. Passengers on this flight are Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry, and Steve Young.
Peter Capaldi is the Doctor
In a live half-hour reality-show-style special broadcast simultaneously around the world, the BBC reveals that actor Peter Capaldi will be the twelfth incarnation of the last Time Lord in Doctor Who. Capaldi has already appeared in the series once (in 2008’s The Fires Of Pompeii) and in the third season of the spinoff series Torchwood. At the age of 55, Capaldi is the oldest actor to play the Doctor since William Hartnell, and represents a significant departure from his youthful precessor, who is leaving the TARDIS at the age of 30. Capaldi’s first Doctor Who episodes will not be seen until 2014.
Masters Of Science Fiction: A Clean Escape
The first episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series Masters Of Science Fiction, drawing on the genre’s literary greats and hosted by Professor Stephen Hawking, premieres. Judy Davis (Barton Fink, Naked Lunch) and Sam Waterston (Law & Order) star in Sam Egan’s adaptation of a John Kessel short story. Robert Moloney (K-9) guest stars.
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Godzilla: 50th Anniversary Edition
La-La Land Records releases a 50th anniversary CD of Akira Ifukube’s soundtrack from the original 1954 Japanese version of Godzilla.
The Outer Limits: Mindreacher
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 142nd episode of The Outer Limits. Jamie Luner (Melrose Place) and Rekha Sharma (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Discovery) guest star.
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Farscape: Look At The Princess, Part 3
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 35th episode of Farscape. Wayne Pygram guest stars as Scorpius.
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Stargate SG-1: Window of Opportunity
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 71st episode of Stargate SG-1.
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The Outer Limits: Something About Harry
Showtime airs the 125th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Judd Nelson guest stars.
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The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion
Pocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion”, written by Terry J. Erdmann & Paula M. Block.
Crusade: Racing The Night
TNT airs the ninth episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s short-lived Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade. This was intended to be the first episode shown, though TNT nixed the original running order.
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The Outer Limits: The Sentence
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the 43rd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) guest stars in the second season finale.
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Forever Knight: False Witness
CBS airs the seventh episode of Barney Cohen and James Parriott’s supernatural crime series Forever Knight, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Ellen Dubin (Lexx) guest stars.
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Beauty and the Beast: Legacies
CBS airs the 55th and final episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Ron Perlman, Jo Anderson, and Roy Dotrice. David Graf and Armin Shimerman guest star in the series finale.
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Tales Of The Unexpected: Bird Of Prey
ITV airs the 94th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Sondra Locke and Frank Converse guest star.
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Cosmic Avenger
With game play similar to the coin-op hit Defender (but more detailed, colorful graphics), Universal introduces the minor arcade hit Cosmic Avenger in America. Though it never really sets earnings records, home video game rights are eventually snapped up by Coleco, which will offer a home version of Cosmic Avenger on its upcoming Colecovision console.
Ace Of Wands: Seven Serpents, Sulphur and Salt, Part 3
ITV airs the 16th episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael McKenzie, Tony Selby and Judy Loe. Russell Hunter guest stars as Mr. Stabs. This episode, like the rest of the series’ first two seasons, is now missing from the archives.
Adam Adamant Lives!: The Terribly Happy Embalmers
The sixth episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer. John Le Mesurier guest stars.
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Out Of This World: Medicine Show
British broadcaster ABC airs the sixth episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of This World. Adapted by Julian Bond from a story by Robert Moore Williams, the story stars Raymond Adamson and Jacqueline Hill (Doctor Who), and is introduced by Boris Karloff (in much the same way that Rod Serling introduced episodes of The Twilight Zone). This episode no longer exists in the archives.
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