Warrior: The Life of Sam Houston

Warrior: The Life of Sam HoustonDestiny and the Raven, the pilot script for an unproduced series, Warrior: The Life Of Sam Houston, is completed by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry for Screen Gems, the television production arm of Columbia Pictures. This will become the first Roddenberry pilot committed to film, starring Gregg Palmer and George Keymas, though it will not result in a series; a second pilot script, titled Exile, will remain unfilmed. The series concept, under the working title The Man From Texas, has been in development since at least September 1957. Hear more about it on the Gene-ology podcast

Adam Adamant Lives!: Death Begins At Seventy

Adam Adamant Lives!The 24th episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer. This episode, directed by Ridley Scott (Alien), is missing from the BBC’s archives.

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Doctor Who: The Moonbase, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 150th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the return of the Cybermen in a completely redesigned, more menacing form.

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Enterprise test drive

EnterpriseMated to its Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Space Shuttle Enterprise goes airborne for the first time in the first of a series of “captive-inert” test flights. During these flights, there is no crew aboard Enterprise, nor are any of the test shuttle’s systems powered up; the flights are intended to make sure that the combination of the 747 and the Enterprise is capable of being flown safely. Further “captive-inert” flights are carried out over a ten-day period.

Doctor Who: The Invasion Of Time, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 476th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Milton Johns and John Arnatt guest star.

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Mythicon: the myth begins!

Fire Fly by MythiconCupertino businessman Larry Jones incorporates Mythicon, a new video game software publisher focused entirely on providing games for the Atari VCS. With the knowledge that the market for VCS software is already becoming flooded, Mythicon’s business model involves selling games for a price point just under $10 each, and distributing them in grocery stores and drug stores rather than the usual retail chain outlets. Only three games – all three regarded as some of the worst yet produced for the VCS – are released before Mythicon closes up shop.

Twilight Zone: The Mind Of Simon Foster

The Twilight ZoneThe 57th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Bruce Weitz (Hill Street Blues) stars in an episode written by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah, Sense8).

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Superboy: Stand Up And Get Knocked Down

SuperboyThe 15th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Gary Lockwood (2001: a space odyssey, The Lieutenant) guest stars.

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Freddy’s Nightmares: Cabin Fever

Freddy's NightmaresThe 16th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Brett Cullen guest stars.

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The X-Files: E.B.E.

The X-FilesThe 17th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and guest starring Jerry Hardin. The trio of conspiracy theorists known as “The Lone Gunmen”, played by Bruce Harwood, Dean Haglund, and Tom Braidwood, make their first appearance here; they’ll eventually gain enough popularity to get their own short-lived spinoff.

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