Star Trek: Short Treks: Runaway
Streaming service CBS All Access debuts the first episode of Short Treks, a series of 15-20 minute short stories set in the Star Trek universe (in this instance, aboard the U.S.S. Discovery from Star Trek: Discovery). May Wiseman and Vadira Guevara-Prip star.
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The Flash: Flashpoint
The CW airs the 47th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. This is the series’ third season premiere.
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Red Dwarf: Trojan
The 56th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on UK cable/satellite comedy channel Dave. This is the beginning of Red Dwarf X, the first full season of the series since 1999.
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Doctor Who: Series 4 Specials soundtrack
Silva Screen Records releases a 2-CD set of Murray Gold’s soundtrack music from the 2009 Doctor Who specials. For the first time, a Doctor Who soundtrack from the new series spans two discs, presenting most of the music recorded for David Tennant’s final five special episodes.
Lost: A Tale Of Two Cities
ABC airs the 48th episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost, opening the show’s much-anticipated third season. Deep analysis of clues of the show’s backstory has now become a popular pastime, not simply an internet phenomenon. Elizabeth Mitchell (V), Michael Emerson, and Henry Ian Cusick join as series regulars; William Mapother and Brett Cullen guest star.
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SpaceShip One wins the Ansari X Prize
Privately-owned experimental space vehicle SpaceShip One makes its second qualifying flight into suborbital space, exceeding Mach 3 (the first privately owned vehicle to do so) and reaching an altitude of 112 kilometers. Brian Binnie pilots SpaceShip One for its third trip into space and earns the second set of FAA commercial astronaut wings as a result. A fourth trip is considered, but then cancelled to avoid any damage to the history-making vehicle. By this point, Virgin has already hired SpaceShip One designer Burt Rutan to build SpaceShip Two, a suborbtial passenger spacecraft which will take paying customers into space as part of the company’s “Virgin Galactic” service, based on the design of SpaceShip One. Rutan and investor (and Microsoft co-founder) Paul Allen also claim the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize.
Firefly: Our Mrs. Reynolds
Fox airs the third episode of Joss Whedon’s science fiction series Firefly, starring Nathan Fillion. Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) guest stars.
Mars Odyssey arrives at the red planet
NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey probe reaches Mars and settles into an orbit which will gradually be corrected by aerobraking (using the friction of the planet’s atmosphere to slow the vehicle down). Unlike the Mars Surveyor mission, Odyssey does not contain a landing probe, but will instead look at the planet from orbit. Another unique feature of Odyssey’s mission plan is the fact that it won’t be shut down when its scientific investigation has come to an end; it will be left in Mars orbit to serve as a communications relay satellite for future missions.
Voyager: Unimatrix Zero, Part II
UPN airs the 146th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, kicking off the show’s seventh and final season. Susanna Thompson guest stars as the Borg Queen.
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E:FC: Crackdown
The 45th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Lisa Howard (Highlander) and Janet Kidder (Continuum, Star Trek: Discovery) guest stars in the third season premiere.
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The X-Files: Herrenvolk
The 74th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Peter Donat (Time Trax) and Roy Thinnes (The Invaders) guest star in the fourth season premiere.
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Sliders: Electric Twister Acid Test
Fox airs the 25th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks. Corey Feldman (The Goonies, The Lost Boys) guest stars, reuniting with former Stand By Me co-star Connell.
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Star Trek: TNG: Interface
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 154th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Ben Vereen guest stars.
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Highlander: Studies In Light
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 24th 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.
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Star Trek: DS9: The Circle
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 21st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Frank Langella, Louise Fletcher and Philip Anglim guest star. This is the second part of a three-part story.
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Lucas reveals Star Wars prequel plans
A decade after the premiere of the most recent Star Wars theatrical film (and a couple of years into a burgeoning new wave of Star Wars marketing whose most visible components are new original novels, a new action figure line, and popular role playing and computer games), George Lucas quietly announces in Daily Variety that he plans to produce – but not direct – a trilogy of prequel movies set prior to Star Wars. Though the announcement excites the Star Wars fan base, it’s one of many such announcements in the pages of Variety, many of which concern projects that never make it to the screen.
Doctor Who: Ghost Light, Part 1
The 688th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Ian Hogg and Sylvia Sims guest star. This is the last story filmed for the original series, though it’s broadcast as the second story of the season.
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Red Dwarf: Queeg
The 11th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. Charles Augins guest stars. Stop shirkin’ and start workin’!
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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Pt. 5
The 646th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham, Michael Jayston, Nabil Shaban and Brian Blessed guest star.
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Twilight Zone: Episode 26
CBS airs the 26th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) and Lukas Haas star in an episode comprised of two short stories, J. Michael Straczynski’s What Are Friends For? and Aqua Vita.
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Misfits Of Science: Deep Freeze
The first episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, premieres on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). Larry Linville (M*A*S*H) guest stars.
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Twilight Zone: Episode 2
CBS airs the second episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Annie Potts (Ghostbusters), Meg Foster, and Terry O’Quinn (Lost) star in three short stories; Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street) directs two of them.
Hammer House Of Horror: Growing Pains
The fourth episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Horror airs on ITV. Barbara Kellerman guest stars.
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Doctor Who: Meglos, Part 2
The 531st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Jacqueline Hill (who starred in early seasons of Doctor Who as Barbara, one of the Doctor’s first companions) guest stars.
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Buck Rogers: Vegas In Space
NBC airs the third episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Cesar Romero (Batman) guest stars.
Star Blazers: Episode 24
The 24th episode of Star Blazers, an English rewrite and dub of the 1974 anime series Space Battleship Yamato, premieres in syndication across the U.S.
Battle Of The Planets: The Space Mummy
The third episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, The Space Mummy, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagakuninjatai Gatchaman.
The Lost Saucer: Beautiful Downtown Atlantis
ABC airs the fifth episode of Sid & Marty Krofft’s The Lost Saucer, starring Jim Nabors (The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle USMC) and Ruth Buzzi (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In).
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Shazam!: Goodbye, Packy
The 20th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne.
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Doctor Who: Planet Of Evil, Part 2
The 407th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Prentis Hancock (Space: 1999) guest stars.
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