Day: October 18, 2016

The Flash: Magenta

The FlashThe CW airs the 49th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.

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Red Dwarf: Lemons

Red DwarfThe 58th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on UK cable/satellite comedy channel Dave. This is the third episode of Red Dwarf X, the first full season of the series since 1999.

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Lost: Further Instructions

LostABC airs the 50th episode of the J.J. Abrams-produced series Lost. Ian Somerhalder reprises his first-season role as Boone; Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro are introduced as new regulars Nikki and Paulo, a move much-derided by the show’s rapidly growing fandom.

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Soyuz TMA-3 / ISS Expedition 8

Soyuz TMA-3The eighth full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-3. Alexander Kaleri and Michael Foale take up residence on the ISS for 194 days, both of them veterans of long-term stays aboard the Mir space station; arriving on the ISS with them for a ten-day stay is Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque, who returns to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-2 with the Expedition 7 crew.

E:FC: Emancipation

Earth: Final ConflictThe 47th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Jayne Heitmeyer, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Richard Eden (Robocop: The Series) guest stars.

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The X-Files: Teliko

The X-FilesThe 76th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Carl Lumbly (M.A.N.T.I.S.) guest stars.

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Sliders: The Dream Masters

SlidersFox airs the 27th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.

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Highlander: The Darkness

HighlanderThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 26th 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. Traci Lords guest stars in the episode that marks Alexandra Vandernoort’s exit as a series regular.

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STS-58

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Columbia is launched on the 58th shuttle mission, a two-week stay in orbit with the Spacelab module. This is the second Spacelab flight devoted to medical experiments and life sciences. Aboard Columbia for her 15th flight are Commander John Blaha, Pilot Richard Searfoss, mission specialists Rhea Seddon, William McArthur, David Wolf and Shannon Lucid, and payload specialist Martin Fettman.

STS-34

AtlantisSpace Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a mission lasting nearly five days, whose primary goal is to lift the interplanetary probe Galileo into orbit. Originally intended for launch in late 1982, Galileo is bound for Jupiter by way of a long, looping trajectory that sends it to Venus and back to Earth multiple times, picking up speed via gravitational assist with each visit. Galileo won’t actually reach Jupiter itself until December 1995. Aboard Atlantis for this flight are Commander Donald Williams, Pilot Michael McCulley, and mission specialists Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid, and Ellen S. Baker.

Doctor Who: Ghost Light, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 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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Knights Of God, Episode 6

Knights Of GodUK regional broadcaster TVS airs the sixth episode of Richard Cooper’s alternate-history series Knights Of God, portraying a struggle between oppressive government and rugged resistance fighters in a post-civil-war UK. Read more

Twilight Zone: Episode 28

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the 28th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Terry Farrell (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and George Wendt (Cheers) star in an episode comprised of three short stories, The After Hours (a remake of a classic Twilight Zone episode), Lost And Found, and The World Next Door.

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Wrecking Crew

Wrecking CrewNintendo releases Wrecking Crew for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Possibly the most obscure NES game to feature Mario, this is one of very few Mario games to continue the idea – established in Donkey Kong – that Mario is a construction worker rather than a plumber with super powers.

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Misfits Of Science: Your Place Or Mayan

Misfits Of ScienceThe second episode of James D. Parriott’s lighthearted sci-fi series, Misfits Of Science, airs on NBC, starring Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall (Predator, Harry And The Hendersons), and Courteney Cox (Friends, Scream, Cougar Town). Dean Devlin (future writer/producer of Stargate and Independence Day) guest stars.

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Twilight Zone: Episode 4

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the fourth episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Dee Wallace-Stone (E.T.) and Scott Grimes (The Orville) star in three short stories, including one directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist).

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Microsurgeon

IntellivisionImagic releases one of its first games for the Mattel Intellivision home video game console, Microsurgeon. With impressive graphics, the game puts players in the bloodstream of sick patient, where they must blast diseased cells with lasers to save the patient. Designed solely for Intellivision, Microsurgeon is a game that Imagic does not plan to port to the Atari 2600.

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Swordquest: Earthworld

TankNow that video game “easter eggs” – secret messages hidden in the games by their designers – are public knowledge, Atari releases its first game in which finding these messages is an integral part of the game. Swordquest: Earthworld kicks off a four-game cycle whose hidden secrets, when found, will allow the first player sharp enough to find and decipher the clues to claim a prize. A downturn in Atari’s financial fortunes will keep the contest from being completed, and the fourth game is never actually released.

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Turbo

TurboSega raises the graphical bar for first-person driving games with the release, at year’s end, of the arcade game Turbo. Adding constantly-changing, scrolling scenery and a variety of other cars as obstacles, Turbo undoubtedly trips up many a video game racing veteran with pure eye candy.

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Hammer House Of Horror: Charlie Boy

Hammer House Of HorrorThe sixth episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Horror airs on ITV. Leigh Lawson and Angela Bruce guest star; Janet Fielding (Doctor Who) makes her first TV appearance.

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Doctor Who: Meglos, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 533rd 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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Man From Atlantis: Hawk Of Mu

Man From AtlantisThe third episode of the science fiction series Man From Atlantis airs on NBC, starring Patrick Duffy and Belinda J. Montgomery. Victor Buono (Batman) guest stars. Read more

The Lost Saucer: Get A Dorse

The Lost SaucerABC airs the seventh 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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