Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.

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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: The Pharaoh, Part 1

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the 11th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part one of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Peter Mark Richman and H.B. Hagerty (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century’s Tigerman) guest star. Read more

Beasts: The Dummy

BeastsITV broadcasts the sixth and final episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Bernard Horsfall (The Changes), Clive Swift (Excalibur, Keeping Up Appearances, Doctor Who), and Michael Sheard (The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade) star.

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Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 439th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Vulture Of The Andes

Six Million Dollar ManThe 65th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Henry Darrow, BarBara Luna, and Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat) guest star.

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Future box office champion?

Star WarsIn a pre-holiday telegram to 20th Century Fox’s distribution team, the studio’s VP of domestic distribution, Peter Myers, boldly predicts that the upcoming George Lucas film Star Wars could break all standing box office records in America. “Exceptional entertainment usually pays off,” Myers writes, “but when it is coupled with a spectacular and innovative presentation, the critics, opinion makers, and the public will be electrified, and it is quite possible Star Wars will emerge as the all-time box office champion.” Though enthusiastically championed by 20th Century Fox president Alan Ladd Jr., Star Wars has thus far been considered a risky prospect by 20th Century Fox shareholders and executives.

Six Million Dollar Man: The Thunderbird Connection

Six Million Dollar ManThe 66th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson.

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Starship 1

Starship 1One of the very first first-person space games is introduced to arcades by Atari. Despite its flickery graphics, Starship 1 gives would-be space heroes the chance to take aim at the bad guys; perhaps showing the enduring power of a certain science fiction series, Starship 1’s friendly ships look suspiciously like the U.S.S. Enterprise, while its enemy targets look somewhat like Klingon ships. Read more