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Roddenberry generates a new Trek

Gene RoddenberryFour days after a party at Paramount Pictures to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original Star Trek, the studio sends Trek creator Gene Roddenberry a memo detailing its plans to restart Star Trek on television with a new cast. The studio is aware that a new Trek series has an even chance of succeeding or failing, and challenges Roddenberry to come up with a better idea than the studio’s in-house concept of putting the movie Enterprise in the hands of a team of Starfleet cadets (a concept Roddenberry greatly dislikes). Roddenberry pitches a different concept back to the studio, involving the crew of a starship Enterprise set further in the future than Captain Kirk’s era. With the pitch approved and a new contract in hand, Roddenberry begins recruiting fellow behind-the-scenes veterans of the original series to refine his ideas.

Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 643rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham (All Creatures Great & Small) guest stars as the Inquisitor, with Michael Jayston as the Valeyard and David Selby (Dark Shadows) as Sabalon Glitz. The first four parts of the 14-part story are the final complete storyline written by former script editor Robert Holmes, who dies during production.

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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 644th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham (All Creatures Great & Small) guest stars as the Inquisitor, with Michael Jayston as the Valeyard and David Selby (Dark Shadows) as Sabalon Glitz. The first four parts of the 14-part story are the final complete storyline written by former script editor Robert Holmes, who dies during production.

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Twilight Zone: Episode 25

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the 25th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Jeff Yagher and Shelley Duvall star in an episode comprised of two short stories, George R.R. Martin’s The Once And Future King and A Saucer Of Loneliness, adapted by David Gerrold from Theodore Sturgeon’s short story. This episode opens the series’ second season.

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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 645th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham (All Creatures Great & Small) guest stars as the Inquisitor, with Michael Jayston as the Valeyard and David Selby (Dark Shadows) as Sabalon Glitz. The first four parts of the 14-part story are the final complete storyline written by former script editor Robert Holmes, who dies during production.

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Twilight Zone: Episode 26

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the 26th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) and Lukas Haas star in an episode comprised of two short stories, J. Michael Straczynski’s What Are Friends For? and Aqua Vita.

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Star Trek re-generated

Star Trek TNGParamount’s television division makes an announcement that sparks geek wars for years to come: Star Trek is coming back to television, but with a new cast and set in a different century, as Star Trek: The Next Generation. With Gene Roddenberry at the wheel once more, the new show – which will circumvent the network system completely by being sold directly to stations in syndication – will be set further in the future than the original series, with a new Enterprise and a budget of over one million dollars per episode. Paramount has decided on the risky syndication route after overtures to the three major networks provoke little enthusiasm; the new Fox network is more interested, but is unwilling to risk money on an order of more than a dozen episodes.

Twilight Zone: Episode 27

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the 27th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Glynnis O’Connor and Lisa Eilbacher star in an episode comprised of two short stories, Rockne S. O’Bannon’s The Storyteller and Nightsong.

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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 6

Doctor WhoThe 647th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham, Michael Jayston, Nabil Shaban and Brian Blessed guest star.

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Twilight Zone: Episode 28

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the 28th episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Terry Farrell (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and George Wendt (Cheers) star in an episode comprised of three short stories, The After Hours (a remake of a classic Twilight Zone episode), Lost And Found, and The World Next Door.

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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 7

Doctor WhoThe 648th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham, Michael Jayston, Nabil Shaban and Brian Blessed guest star.

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Doctor Who: The Trial Of A Time Lord, Part 8

Doctor WhoThe 649th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Lynda Bellingham, Michael Jayston, Nabil Shaban and Brian Blessed guest star. Nicola Bryant makes her last appearance as the Doctor’s companion, Peri.

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