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The X-Files: Pusher

The X-FilesThe 66th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Robert Wisden (Jeremiah) and Steve Bacic (Andromeda) guest star.

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Crewed Spaceflight Mir

Mir: Fire on high

The Mir fireFire breaks out aboard the Russian space station Mir, forcing the crew to break out face masks and goggles which they must keep on even after the fire is put out. The culprit is determined to be an oxygen generator, which is damaged beyond repair; fortunately, American crewmember Jerry Linenger is a medical doctor and determines that he and his crewmates are none the worse for wear. A new oxygen generator will arrive on the next Space Shuttle mission to Mir later in the year.

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Total Recall 2070: Rough Whimper Of Insanity

Total Recall 2070Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV airs the seventh episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall. The series will air on the American pay cable channel Showtime later in the year. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (The Mandalorian) guest stars. (The episode title, also used by the earlier UPN series Nowhere Man, is an anagram of “information superhighway”.)

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Doppelgangland

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 50th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest star.

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Deaths Matters of Life & Death

Nicholas Courtney, Doctor Who actor, dies

Nicholas CourtneyForever known as the Brigadier (and thus the only ranking UNIT officer who counts), actor Nicholas Courtney dies at the age of 81, the only actor to have appeared alongside every Doctor in Doctor Who. After appearing as a one-off guest character in the Hartnell era, Courtney is drafted into the role of Colonel Lethbridge Stewart for a 1968 Doctor Who story, proving popular enough to return the following season with a promotion to Brigadier. In this role, Courtney guest starred with every television Doctor (including, thanks to a cameo in a 1993 charity skit, Colin Baker); he would also appear alonside Paul McGann in a Big Finish audio play, a medium that also saw him appearing with David Tennant, years before being cast as the tenth Doctor. Courtney would play the role for Big Finish several times, and even reprised the Brigadier in a 1995 fan-made video production, before bringing the character back in a two-part episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

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Arrowverse (DC) Franchises Superman Television

Superman & Lois

Superman & LoisThe first episode of Superman & Lois premieres on the CW, starring Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, and Alex Garfin. The latest in a long line of television iterations of DC Comics’ most famous character, this series shares continuity with Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman, and Legends Of Tomorrow.

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