Day: August 31, 2001

Stargate SG-1: 2001

Stargate SG-1Pay cable channel Showtime airs the 96th episode of Stargate SG-1. Christopher Cousins (Breaking Bad), Robert Moloney (K-9), and Ronny Cox (RoboCop) guest star in an episode rounding off the show’s “years trilogy”.

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Welcome To Paradox: The Winner

Welcome To ParadoxThe third episode of the Sci-Fi Channel original series Welcome To Paradox airs, a loosely-connected anthology of science fiction stories set in Betaville, a utopian future city whose incredible technology has frequently unintended side-effects. Ice-T (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) stars in a story co-written by author Donald Westlake.

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Sliders: The Dying Fields

SlidersSci-Fi Channel airs the 59th episode of the science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, and Charlie O’Connell.

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Return To Jupiter: Space Pirates

Return To JupiterThe 13th and final episode of Return To Jupiter airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-produced by ABC and Japanese network NHK, this children’s sci-fi series stars Sonia Todd (Home And Away) and David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy) and guest stars Bruce Spence (The Road Warrior, Star Wars Episode III).

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Dave Edmunds: Riff Raff

Dave EdmundsScotti Bros. Records releases the Dave Edmunds album Riff Raff, again pairing Edmunds with producer Jeff Lynne of ELO fame. The album includes the singles “Breaking Out” and “S.O.S.”

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Return Of The Video Jedi

Return Of The JediAtari releases the arcade game Return Of The Jedi in the United States, completing its own coin-op Star Wars trilogy and allowing players to participate in the thrill of helping Ewoks snag Imperial speeder bikes out of mid-air.

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Sapphire & Steel: Assignment Six, Part 4

Sapphire & SteelITV airs the 34th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. David Collings and Edward de Souza guest star in the final episode; despite ending in a cliffhanger, the series ended due to the frequent lack of availability of its two leads. Big Finish Productions will revive Sapphire & Steel as a series of audio dramas in the 21st century.

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Burgertime

BurgertimeData East’s food-obsessed arcade game Burgertime debuts in the United States, licensed locally by Midway. Challenging players – who may or may not be old salts at the fast-food business – to work their buns off trying to complete several burgers despite a revolt by the ingredients, Burgertime becomes a hit with seasoned gamers.

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Doctor Who: The Dominators, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 213th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story is the beginning of season six, Patrick Troughton’s final season and the last season to be shot in black & white.

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Men Into Space: The Sun Never Sets

Men Into SpaceThe 36th episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan.

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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Last Man On Earth

Tales Of TomorrowThe fifth episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series, Tales Of Tomorrow, air on ABC, with each episode’s opening titles proclaiming that the series is produced “in cooperation with the Science-Fiction League of America”, a collective of sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov and Theodore Sturgeon among its members. This episode, which featured Chloris Leachman, no longer remains in the archives and may be lost.

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