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Spectre

SpectreNBC premieres the made-for-TV movie Spectre, starring Robert Culp, Gig Young, John Hurt and Majel Barrett. Created and co-written by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, Spectre is an atypical Roddenberry project, dealing in magic and the occult rather than science fiction. It is intended to serve as a series pilot, though no series is ordered.

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Salvage 1: Energy Solution

Salvage 1The 12th episode of the series Salvage 1 airs on ABC, starring Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, and Trish Stewart. Richard Jaeckel (Spenser For Hire) and Peter Donat (Time Trax) guest star.

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Salvage 1: Confederate Gold

Salvage 1The 13th episode of the series Salvage 1 airs on ABC, starring Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, and Trish Stewart. Richard Jaeckel (Spenser For Hire) and R.G. Armstrong (T.H.E. Cat, Children Of The Corn) guest star in the first season finale.

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Movies Star Wars

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes BackWith expectations riding higher than they probably ever will for another sequel in movie history, the first Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, hits theaters and kicks off a whole new wave of merchandise. Yoda, AT-ATs, and Darth Vader’s march are unleashed on the world, while the cliffhanger ending hooks everyone in for the third movie with a shocking reputation about Luke’s lineage.

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The Outer Limits: Summit

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 100th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Marcia Cross (Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives) and Michael Ironside (V, seaQuest 2032) guest star.

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Television X-Files

The X-Files: Requiem

The X-FilesThe 161st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. William B. Davis and Nicholas Lea guest star in an episode that revisits the events of the series premiere.

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Star Trek Television

Enterprise: The Expanse

EnterpriseThe 51st episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN, ending the show’s second season with a setup for the third year, which will involve the Enterprise penetrating the territory of the Xindi, an unknown race that launched a deadly sneak attack on Earth. The show’s producers are consciously mirroring recent history, with the Xindi attack paralleling the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Doctor Who Television

Doctor Who: The Empty Child

Doctor WhoThe 707th episode of Doctor Who (the ninth since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. John Barrowman guest stars in the first appearance of Captain Jack Harkness (a character who will later led the spinoff series Torchwood); this is the first episode of a two-part story and is the first non-parody Doctor Who episode written by future showrunner Steven Moffat. The episode goes on to win a Hugo Award.

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