Year: 1997

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The Cape: Enemy Within

  • February 24, 1997

TimecopThe 18th episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.

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Sliders: The Exodus, Part 2

  • February 28, 1997

SlidersFox airs the 39th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and Kari Wuhrer. Roger Daltrey (Highlander, Witchblade) guest stars. This is John Rhys-Davies’ final appearance as a series regular, though one episode filmed prior to his two-part exit had yet to be shown, and would appear later.

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Crewed Spaceflight Mir

A near-Mir-miss

  • March 4, 1997

MirCrew members of space station Mir and Russian ground controllers practice manual remote control of an unmanned Progress supply vehicle near the station. Where most previous Progress spacecraft have automatically docked using the KURS radar system, Russia is now seeking alternatives, as the Ukraine-made KURS hardware is proving too expensive to keep buying for non-reusable vehicles. During Mir Commander Vasily Tsibliev’s attempt to redock Progress M33, the remote control signal is interrupted, leaving the ten-ton Progress barreling toward the station. Fortunately, it narrowly misses Mir, though the remote control issue will resurface more dramatically with the next Progress craft to visit the space station.

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Crime Traveller: Death In The Family

  • March 8, 1997

Crime TravellerThe second episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Mary Tamm (Doctor Who) guest stars.

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Deaths Matters of Life & Death

Terry Nation, Dalek creator, dies

  • March 9, 1997

Terry NationWelsh-born writer Terry Nation, who wrote the first Doctor Who scripts featuring the Daleks, dies at the age of 66. A former comedy writer, Nation had recently been fired from a steady comedy job when his agent directed him toward the still-in-development BBC science fiction series; Nation’s first script drew the ire of Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman, who issued his famous “no bug-eyed monsters” edict in response, though Nation’s scripts were bought and filmed by the show’s first producer, Verity Lambert. The Daleks immediately secured the future of both Doctor Who and Nation himself, who went on to create seminal BBC genre series such as Survivors and Blake’s 7 before emigrating to America, where he became a producer on MacGyver. At the time of his death, he had been developing concepts for a Blake’s 7 revival with input from series star Paul Darrow.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer arrives on TV

  • March 10, 1997

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe first (Welcome To The Hellmouth) and second episodes (The Harvest) of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, premieres on the WB network. The series is based loosely upon the 1992 comedy movie of the same name, also written by Whedon, but represents a major rethink of the character of vampire-killing cheerleader Buffy Summers, as well as addressing modern topics facing teenagers in the 1990s. Anthony Stewart Head, Alyson Hannigan, and David Boreanaz also star.

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Crime Traveller: Fashion Shoot

  • March 15, 1997

Crime TravellerThe third episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Alexis Denisof (Angel) guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Witch

  • March 17, 1997

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe third 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 and Alyson Hannigan also star; Robin Riker guest stars.

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Television X-Files

The X-Files: Max

  • March 23, 1997

The X-FilesThe 91st episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Joe Spano guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Teacher’s Pet

  • March 24, 1997

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe fourth 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 and Alyson Hannigan also star; Musetta Vander guest stars.

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Sliders: The Last Of Eden

  • March 28, 1997

SlidersFox airs the 42nd episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and Kari Wuhrer. Ron Melendez (Legacy) guest stars; this episode, filmed prior to John Rhys-Davies leaving the series, marks his final appearance in the show; additional scenes were filmed to make this episode a “flashback”.

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Crime Traveller: Sins Of The Father

  • March 29, 1997

Crime TravellerThe fifth episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Stephen Greif (Blake’s 7) guest stars.

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