Cable channel TNT premieres A Call To Arms, the fourth and final Babylon 5 TV movie produced for TNT. The movie features a mixture of familiar Babylon 5 characters as well as new characters who would later appear in the spinoff series Crusade; A Call To Arms is effectively a two-hour pilot for Crusade, which would premiere later in 1999.

The week-long national syndication window opens for the
The 32nd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Lisa Howard, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Star Trek) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for
Canadian broadcaster CHCH-TV premieres the first episode of Art Monterastelli’s sci-fi series Total Recall 2070, starring Michael Easton and Cynthia Preston, very loosely based on the 1990 film Total Recall. The series will air on the American pay cable channel Showtime later in the year, with parts one and two aired as a single movie-length episode. Though the series’ inspiration was based on a Philip K. Dick story, Dick is not acknowledged in the credits.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres
The 125th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Victoria Jackson (UHF) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 62nd episode of the science fiction series Sliders, starring Jerry O’Connell, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer, and Charlie O’Connell. Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.
The 45th 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. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres
Part one of the classic
UPN airs the
Showtime airs the 88th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix) guest stars in the fifth season premeire, written by A.L. Katz (Tales From The Crypt).
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the
Sci-Fi Channel premieres
The 11th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.