Dean Stockwell, actor, dies
Actor Dean Stockwell, known to many genre fans as Al from the time-travel series Quantum Leap, dies at the age of 85. Beginning his career on the Broadway stage at the age of six, Stockwell quickly made his way to Hollywood, appearing alongside the likes of Errol Flynn, Frank Sinatra, Katherine Hepburn, and Roddy McDowall, among many others. In the early 1980s, while he was contemplating a career change, an appearing in the film Paris, Texas revitalized Stockwell’s profile as an actor, leading to roles in Dune, Blue Velvet, and Married To The Mob, which earned Stockwell an Oscar nomination. Immediately after that, he was cast as Al in Quantum Leap, a show in which he co-starred opposite Scott Bakula for five seasons, racking up nominations for Emmy Awards for four of those years. Later genre TV work included a recurring role on Syfy‘s revival of Battlestar Galactica.
The Flash: Girls’ Night Out
The CW airs the 73rd episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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Legends Of Tomorrow: Return Of The Mack
The CW airs the 38th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, and Victor Garber. Arthur Darvill, Neal McDonough, and John Noble (Fringe) guest star.
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Soyuz TMA-11M / ISS Expedition 38
Soyuz TMA-11M is launched from Russia, on a fast-track trajectory to the International Space Station. The crew – Mikhail Tyurin, Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata – arrives just six hours after liftoff. Each of the crew has been in space on at least three prior missions. Also aboard the Soyuz is the Olympic torch, on its own first visit to space; the torch, along with the Expedition 37 crew, returns to Earth in May 2014. Though Soyuz vehicles are usually handed off to the next returning crew, Soyuz TMA-11M returns to Earth with the same crew after a six-month stay. This mission marked the first time the International Space Station was crewed by nine people simultaneously since the end of the Space Shuttle era.
Arrow: Damaged
The fifth episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. John Barrowman (Torchwood, Doctor Who) guest stars.
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Walking Dead: Guts
Cable channel AMC premieres the second episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name.
The Clone Wars: Chapter 1
Bridging the gap between Star Wars Episode II and Episode III, Cartoon Network premieres the first three-minute mini-episode of The Clone Wars, with character design and direction by animator Genndy Tartakovsky. Executed in a cel-animation style (rather than the full CGI of the later Clone Wars series), the shorts chronicle the battles between the Republic Clone Army and the Jedi vs. the Droid forces of the Separatists.
The Special Unit 2: The Rocks
UPN broadcasts the 11th episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Elaine Hendrix (Dynasty) guest stars.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Family
The 84th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Clare Kramer guest stars.
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The X-Files: The Sixth Extinction
The 140th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Michael Ensign guest stars in the seventh season premiere.
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Highlander: The Raven: Crime And Punishment
The seventh episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
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Deadly Games: The Car Mechanic
The eighth episode of science fiction series Deadly Games is broadcast on UPN, starring James Calvert, Cynthia Gibb, and Chrstopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back To The Future); Leonard Nimoy serves as the series’ executive producer. Mark Pellegrino guest stars.
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Space Precinct: Time To Kill
The week-long American syndication window opens for the sixth episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. Stephen Billington guest stars.
Star Trek: DS9: Civil Defense
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 52nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Forever Knight: Bad Blood
The 31st episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Cedric Smith (X-Men) guest stars.
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RoboCop: Corporate Raiders
The 20th episode of RoboCop: The Series airs in syndication, starring Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, and Andrea Roth. Gwynyth Walsh (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest stars.
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Highlander: Deadly Medicine
The week-long national syndication window opens for the sixth 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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Voyagers!: Worlds Apart
NBC airs the fifth episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Judson Scott (The Phoenix, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan) guest stars as Lawrence of Arabia.
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Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends: Spidey Goes Hollywood
NBC airs the ninth episode of the Marvel animated series Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, starring the voices of Dan Gilvezan (Transformers), Kathy Garver (Family Affair), and Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo, Transformers, The Smurfs).
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Quatermass: What Lies Beneath
The third episode of Nigel Kneale’s revived science fiction series Quatermass airs on London Weekend Television, starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale (Manimal). Kevin Stoney and Toyah Willcox guest star.
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Logan’s Run: Crypt
CBS airs the seventh episode of the TV adaptation of Logan’s Run. Soon-Teck Oh guest stars in an episode co-written by Harlan Ellison.
Six Million Dollar Man: The Bionic Boy
The 64th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Dick Van Pattern, Frank Gifford, Joan Van Ark, and Greg Evigan guest star in a special two-hour episode.
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The New Original Wonder Woman
The TV movie-of-the-week The New Original Wonder Woman airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Red Buttons, Chloris Leachman and Eric Braeden guest star. This is ABC’s second attempt to bring the comic book heroine to the small screen (following a 1974 pilot movie starring Cathy Lee Crosby). Ratings and reviews are impressive enough to merit two more one-hour specials, followed by a series pickup.
Chicago’s Greatest Hits
CBS Records releases Chicago’s Greatest Hits (also known as Chicago IX), the first compilation of hit singles from the group, covering their most popular songs from 1969 through 1974.
The Invaders: Summit Meeting, Part II
The 27th episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. William Windom (My World And Welcome To It) and Michael Rennie (The Day The Earth Stood Still) guest star.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Deadliest Game
The 39th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Lloyd Bochner guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: Wolf 359
ABC airs the 40th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Patrick O’Neal and Sara Shane star.
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Doctor Who: Dangerous Journey
The 44th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part two of the story now collectively known as Planet Of Giants.
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A For Andromeda: The Face Of The Tiger
The sixth episode of the British science fiction series A For Andromeda, created and written by John Elliot and astronomer Fred Hoyle, is broadcast on the BBC, starring Esmond Knight and Julie Christie. Despite being considered a seminal early British science fiction series, much of A For Andromeda no longer exists in the BBC’s archives; this is the only episode of the serial that is mostly complete, returned to the BBC by a private film collector in 2005.
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