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Soon-Teck Oh, actor, dies

Soon-Teck OhKorean-born actor Soon-Teck Oh dies as a result of a chronic illness at the age of 85. Arriving in the United States in 1959 as a college graduate with a degree in international relations, he was drawn into show business, gaining high visibility in the 1974 James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun. He guest starred on countless American TV series, including The Invaders, The Wild Wild West, Night Gallery, Search, Logan’s Run, The Greatest American Hero, Highlander, Time Trax, Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1, and Seven Days, to name just some of his genre credits.

Chuck McCann, actor, dies

Chuck McCann in Far Out Space NutsComedian and actor Chuck McCann, a familiar TV face from his start in children’s television in New York in the 1950s to his near-ubiquity in both television shows and commercials in the 1970s and 1980s, dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 83. He continued to be a fixture on children’s television nationally, including a stint on the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning kids’ sci-fi comedy Far Out Space Nuts in 1975, of which he was also co-creator. McCann’s voice could also be heard in numerous animated TV series, including Pac-Man and Animaniacs; he was the voice of The Thing in the animated Fantastic Four series.

Legends Of Tomorrow: The Good, The Bad And The Cuddly

ArrowThe CW airs the 51st episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Tala Ashe. Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who), Matt Ryan (Constantine), Neal McDonough, and John Noble (Fringe) guest star in the third season finale.

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The Flash: Null And Annoyed

The FlashThe CW airs the 85th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Danny Trejo, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes (Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back), Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis) and Morena Baccarin (Firefly, V) guest star in an episode directed by Smith.

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The Expanse: Fight Or Flight

The ExpanseThe 24th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy, opening the series’ third season.

Lost In Space: Impact

Lost In SpaceThe first season of a reimagined Lost In Space series premieres on the Netflix streaming service, including the first episode, Impact. As with the 1960s series, the new show follows the exploits of the Robinson family as they are stranded on an alien planet with a shifty passenger known only as Dr. Smith, though the story is generally given a more serious, mysterious tone than the light-hearted family-hour viewing of the original show. Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Maxwell Jenkins, Mina Sundwall, and Parker Posey star. The new series gains enough of a following for Netflix to quickly green-light a second season, which will not premiere until late 2019. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

The Expanse: IFF

The ExpanseThe 25th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Raven Dauda (Star Trek: Discovery) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost, V) guest star.

Blue Origin NS-8

Blue Origin NS-8Commercial spaceflight operator Blue Origin, owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, launches its eighth New Shepard flight. The uncrewed (but human-rated) capsule includes several commercial and research payloads, as well as a telemetry test dummy nicknamed “Mannequin Skywalker”, designed to record potential spaceflight stresses on future human passengers. An apogee of 351,000 feet is reached for the first time. As with past missions, both the capsule and its single-stage suborbital booster come in for soft landings near Blue Origin’s Texas launch facility. This is the second flight for the third New Shepard reusable capsule, as well as the second flight for the third New Shepard reusable booster.

The Expanse: Reload

The ExpanseThe 27th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Raven Dauda (Star Trek: Discovery) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost, V) guest star.

The Flash: Harry And The Harrisons

The FlashThe CW airs the 89th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.

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The Expanse: Triple Point

The ExpanseThe 28th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy.

Syfy cancels The Expanse

The ExpanseIn the midst of the show’s third successful season, cable broadcaster Syfy surprises fans of The Expanse by announcing the show’s cancellation; the decision is made not due to ratings, but due to post-broadcast distribution rights on streaming services, rights which are controlled by the production company and not Syfy. A fan campaign begins to find a new home for the series, with Netflix and Amazon Prime seen as the best contenders to rescue the show.