Star Wars (Special Edition soundtrack)

Star WarsRCA Victor Records releases an expanded, 2-CD re-release of John Williams’ complete score from Star Wars, tying into the upcoming Special Edition re-release of the original trilogy. (Previous CD releases of the original LP program had a running time just under the capacity of a standard compact disc, so this release adds roughly half an hour of additional material not previously available.) Read more

Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor

Doctor Who: The Key To TimeVirgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor by Jean-Marc Lofficier, detailing the development – including abandoned scripts and storylines – that led from proposals to a never-made Doctor Who theatrical movie to the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann. Read more

Sliders: Slide Like An Egyptian

SlidersFox airs the 36th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.

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The Outer Limits: Bits Of Love

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 44th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Jon Tenney (The Closer) and Natasha Henstridge (Species) guest star in the third season premiere.

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Lois & Clark: Sex, Lies And Videotape

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of SupermanThe 78th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Jack Wagner and Tony Amendola (Stargate SG-1) guest star.

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Hubble spots “space tornadoes”

Hubble Space TelescopeNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope does some interstellar storm spotting, capturing an image of funnel-cloud-shaped structures in the Lagoon Nebula, 5,000 light years away from Earth. Similar to the star-forming structures in the Eagle Nebula, the Lagoon Nebula’s star-birthing clouds are seen to be twisting into tornado-like shapes, possibly due to interactions of gases with extreme hot and cold temperatures, not unlike the weather processes leading to tornado formation on Earth.

The Outer Limits: Re-Generation

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 46th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Kim Cattrall (Star Trek VI: The Unduscovered Country) and Teryl Rothery (Stargate SG-1) guest star.

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The Empire Strikes Back (expanded soundtrack)

The Empire Strikes Back soundtrackRCA/Victor releases an expanded edition of John Williams‘ soundtrack to the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back; the release is timed to coincide with the re-release of the movie in “Special Edition” form. Read more

Sliders: Paradise Lost

SlidersFox airs the 37th episode of Tracy Torme’s alternate-universe science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, John Rhys Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, and Cleavant Derricks.

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Babylon 5: Into The Fire

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 72nd episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. This episode concludes the main Shadow War storyline with a philosophical discussion; some fans expecting a special effects firefight make their disappointment known. Read more

Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

Stick of joyProgrammer Nicola Salmoria releases the earliest version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, or MAME, a freeware PC program which allows users to obtain dumps of the original 1970s and 1980s arcade game ROM chips which MAME interprets, emulating the original hardware architecture to allow play of those games with remarkable fidelity to the original graphics and sounds. This kick-starts a golden age of computer emulation of classic video games and game systems, with the average desktop computer now sporting enough memory to allow for accurate emulation. The release of MAME also ignites an ongoing controversy about the legality of downloading games whose original manufacturers are no longer exploting their intellectual property (or, in some cases, no longer exist as corporate entities).

Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series

cover artPocket Books releases the Star Trek non-fiction book “Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series”, written by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, detailing the extent of the pre-production efforts that Paramount and Gene Roddenberry put into a 1970s revival of the original Star Trek that ultimately went unmade. Read more