Quantum Leap: Deliver Us From Evil

Quantum LeapNBC airs the 79th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Renee Coleman (A League Of Their Own), Carolyn Seymour (Survivors), and Kristen Cloke (Space: Above And Beyond) guest star.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Dark Age

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 20th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting 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. Robin Sachs (Babylon 5) guest stars.

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Xena: Warrior Princess: The Debt – Part 2

XenaThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 53rd episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Guest starring Jacqueline Kim (Star Trek: Generations), this is the conclusion of a two-part story. Read more

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: You Are Cordially Invited…

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 129th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is the first time that two regular characters in a Star Trek series have gotten married (in this case, Worf and Dax). Read more

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Band Candy

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 40th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting 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. Robin Sachs (Babylon 5) and Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.

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Level 9: Through The Looking Glass

Level 9UPN broadcasts the third episode of the near-future sci-fi series Level 9, starring Fabrizio Filippo (Queer As Folk, Delilah & Julis), Kate Hodge (She-Wolf Of London), and Michael Kelly (House Of Cards). Tucker Smallwood (Space: Above & Beyond) guest stars.

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2003 Robot Hall Of Fame inductees

R2-D2SojournerThe first four inductees – two real and two fictional – are inducted into the Robot Hall Of Fame created by Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science.

  1. Unimate (1961, General Motors) – the first robotic arm used in car assembly
  2. HAL-9000 (1968, from 2001: a space odyssey)
  3. R2-D2 (1977, from Star Wars)
  4. Sojourner (1996, NASA) – the first successful Mars rover

The panel of judges in future years will pare down the number of nominations awarded to fictional creations. R2-D2 actor Kenny Baker and Douglas Rains, the voice actor behind HAL, are in attendance.

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Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets – Part Two

Space Odyssey: Voyage To The PlanetsBBC1 airs the second half of the two-night event miniseries Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets, written and directed by Joe Ahearne. Chronicling a fictional multiplanetary mission through Earth’s solar system by an international astronaut crew, the series also slips factual information to the audience via a “reality show” format. This show will get a later U.S. airdate on the Discovery Channel. Read more

Night Stalker: The Source

Night StalkerABC airs the sixth episode of Frank Spotnitz’ sci-fi/horror series Night Stalker, a re-imagining of the 1970s series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, starring Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). ABC cancels the series after this episode, leaving four episodes unaired (which will later appear on Sci-Fi Channel and on the DVD release); this also means that the series ends with part one of what was intended to be a two-part story. Read more

Caprica: The Dirt Eaters

CapricaThe 15th episode 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, premieres on cable channel Syfy. Peter Wingfield (Highlander: The Series) guest stars. Read more

Doctor Who: The Great War

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the audio drama box set Doctor Who: Dark Eyes, featuring the episode The Great War. This set marks a new direction in the ongoing adventures of the eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, including new cover designs featuring a new costume McGann helped design. Read more