The Prisoner: Night 2
American cable channel AMC broadcasts the third and fourth episodes of its six-part remake of The Prisoner, starring Jim Caviziel as Number Six and Sir Ian McKellen as Number Two. With its more modern imagery and less ambiguous storytelling style, the remake proves to be controversial with fans of the original 1960s Prisoner.
Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars
The 756th episode of Doctor Who (the 58th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Lindsey Duncan guest stars in a special episode that goes on to win a Hugo Award (the first Doctor Who Hugo awarded to someone other than incoming showrunner Steven Moffat).
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The Prisoner: Night 1
American cable channel AMC broadcasts the first and second episodes of its six-part remake of The Prisoner, starring Jim Caviziel as Number Six and Sir Ian McKellen as Number Two. With its more modern imagery and less ambiguous storytelling style, the remake proves to be controversial with fans of the original 1960s Prisoner.
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K-9: Regeneration
UK cable channel Disney XD airs a one-off “sneak preview” of the first episode of K-9. Filmed in Australia, this series is aimed at younger viewers, and is the brainchild of original K-9 co-creator Bob Baker, who has been trying to launch a K-9 series since the 1990s. Other than the character of K-9, the show has no other ties to the Doctor Who universe, since the BBC is not involved. 
Dollhouse: Belonging
The 16th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Keith Carradine (Madam Secretary) guest stars in an episode directed by Jonathan Frakes. With ratings for the series faltering, Fox pulls Dollhouse from the schedule just before the November ratings sweeps; by the time new episodes resume in December, the series has been cancelled, but the remaining episodes will be “burned off” in December and January.
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Dollhouse: Belle Chose
The 15th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Arye Gross (NPR’s Star Wars radio adaptation) and Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
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Dollhouse: Instinct
The 14th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest stars.
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Dollhouse: Vows
The 13th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest stars in the second season premiere.
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Eureka: What Goes Around, Comes Around
Syfy airs the 43rd episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Niall Matter (Primeval: New World) guest stars in the third season finale.
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Eureka: Have An Ice Day
Syfy airs the 42nd episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) guest stars in an episode directed by Morton.
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Eureka: You Don’t Know Jack
Syfy airs the 41st episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton.
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Eureka: Shower The People
Syfy airs the 40th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Billy Campbell (The Rocketeer) guest stars.
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Eureka: Ship Happens
Syfy airs the 39th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Tamlyn Tomita (Babylon 5, Star Trek: Picard) guest stars.
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Eureka: If You Build It…
Syfy airs the 38th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Niall Matter (Primeval: New World) guest stars.
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Eureka: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Syfy airs the 37th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Ever Carradine (The Handmaid’s Tale) guest stars.
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Eureka: Insane In The P-Brane
Syfy airs the 36th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Chelah Horsdal (The Man In The High Castle, Star Trek: Discovery) guest stars.
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2009 Doctor Who Comic-Con exclusives
British toymaker Character Options and American distributor Underground Toys release a wave of exclusive Doctor Who action figures at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. This wave includes the first action figures ever made of the Doctor’s two earliest incarnations, as well as the first Cyberman design not from the current series. Rounding out the wave is the first action figure of any Doctor Who character in a costume specified by the Big Finish audio adventures.
Eureka: Your Face Or Mine
Syfy airs the 35th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton.
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Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day Five
BBC1 premieres the 31st episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood. Peter Capaldi and Susan Brown guest star. The experimental five-episode season proves to bit a hit with critics and viewers, particularly in America, where it’s hailed as one of the television events of the year, imported or not.
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Eureka: Welcome Back, Carter
Syfy airs the 34th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, and Joe Morton. Ty Olsson (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars in the long-delayed continuation of the third season, a side-effect of the 2007-2008 Writers’ Guild strike.
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Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day Four
BBC1 premieres the 30th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood. Unlike previous seasons, this season – subtitled Children Of Earth – is only five episodes long, broadcast at a rate of one installment per night, with the implication that the story is unfolding more or less in real time. Peter Capaldi and Paul Copley guest star.
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Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day Three
BBC1 premieres the 29th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood. Unlike previous seasons, this season – subtitled Children Of Earth – is only five episodes long, broadcast at a rate of one installment per night, with the implication that the story is unfolding more or less in real time. Peter Capaldi and Paul Copley guest star.
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Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day Two
BBC1 premieres the 28th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood. Unlike previous seasons, this season – subtitled Children Of Earth – is only five episodes long, broadcast at a rate of one installment per night, with the implication that the story is unfolding more or less in real time. Peter Capaldi and Paul Copley guest star.
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Sci-Fi to Syfy
The Sci-Fi Channel, launched in 1992, implements a major rebranding campaign, in the process renaming itself Syfy (a change that meets with some derision from the genre fan community). Unlike the generic term “sci-fi”, the new name can be copyrighted and marketed more aggressively. (Though the “Syfy” spelling was originated by a fan-run website called Syfy Portal, that site’s owners sold that brand earlier in the year, renaming their site Airlock Alpha in the process.) Along with the rebranding comes a somewhat more expansive view of what constitutes genre programming, with reality shows and sports programming (some of it shared with other cable channels under Comcast/Universal ownership) now, another move that meets with criticism and will be somewhat reduced over time.
Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day One
BBC1 premieres the 27th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood. Unlike previous seasons, this season – subtitled Children Of Earth – is only five episodes long, broadcast at a rate of one installment per night, with the implication that the story is unfolding more or less in real time. Peter Capaldi and Paul Copley guest star.
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Dollhouse: Omega
The 12th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) and Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One) guest star in the first season finale. A further episode, Epitaph One, is produced as a potential series finale, but upon renewal of Dollhouse, that episode does not air on broadcast TV, instead going direct to DVD via the box set release of this season.
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Dollhouse: Briar Rose
The 11th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Aisha Hinds (Invasion, Under The Dome) and Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One) guest star.
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Dollhouse: Haunted
The tenth episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Aisha Hinds (Invasion, Under The Dome) guest stars.
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Caprica
The pilot movie of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, is released direct-to-DVD. Starring Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales and Alessandra Toressani, Caprica actually began its development as a non-Galactica-related pitch about the dawn of a society’s disastrous over-reliance on technology. The pilot will be broadcast nearly a year on Syfy, though its initial means of release reflects an end-of-decade spike in direct-to-DVD genre movies that includes two one-off Stargate SG-1 DVDs.
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Twilight Zone: The Movie soundtrack
Film Score Monthly releases a limited edition CD of Jerry Goldsmith‘s soundtrack from 1983’s Twilight Zone: The Movie, presenting the complete score (including songs) for the first time.