Day: August 31, 1951

The fifth episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series, Tales Of Tomorrow, air on ABC, with each episode’s opening titles proclaiming that the series is produced “in cooperation with the Science-Fiction League of America”, a collective of sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov and Theodore Sturgeon among its members. This episode, which featured Chloris Leachman, no longer remains in the archives and may be lost.

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The 36th episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan.

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ITV airs the 34th episode of P.J. Hammond’s science fiction series Sapphire & Steel, starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. David Collings and Edward de Souza guest star in the final episode; despite ending in a cliffhanger, the series ended due to the frequent lack of availability of its two leads. Big Finish Productions will revive Sapphire & Steel as a series of audio dramas in the 21st century.

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The 13th and final episode of Return To Jupiter airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Co-produced by ABC and Japanese network NHK, this children’s sci-fi series stars Sonia Todd (Home And Away) and David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy) and guest stars Bruce Spence (The Road Warrior, Star Wars Episode III).

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Sci-Fi Channel airs the 59th episode of the science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, and Charlie O’Connell.

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The third episode of the Sci-Fi Channel original series Welcome To Paradox airs, a loosely-connected anthology of science fiction stories set in Betaville, a utopian future city whose incredible technology has frequently unintended side-effects. Ice-T (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) stars in a story co-written by author Donald Westlake.

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