Month: January 1978

Surround

SurroundAtari releases Surround as a cartridge for the Atari 2600. Surround is “inspired” by the many 1970s arcade games which later, in turn, inspired the “light cycles” sequences in Tron.

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The Next Step Beyond: Tsunami

The Next Step BeyondThe week-long syndication window opens for the first episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond. John Newland resumes his hosting and directing duties from the original series; Laraine Stephens (Matt Helm) guest stars. Though syndicated genre programming will become commonplace in the late 1980s, this is a rare example of a genre show produced for first-run syndication in the late 1970s.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Walk A Deadly Wing

Six Million Dollar ManThe 91st episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Eric Braeden (Escape From The Planet Of The Apes) guest stars.

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