Highbridge Audio releases the audio drama Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi: Dark Lords Of The Sith, based on the Tales Of The Jedi comic book story arc by Kevin J. Anderson and Tom Veitch. 
Highbridge Audio releases the audio drama Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi: Dark Lords Of The Sith, based on the Tales Of The Jedi comic book story arc by Kevin J. Anderson and Tom Veitch.
Namco releases the arcade compilation Namco Museum Volume 4 for the Sony Playstation, including the ’80s arcade games Pac-Land, Ordyne, and others. (The same title was released to the Japanese market the previous year, with the same lineup of games.)
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the first episode of Stargate SG-1, a television continuation of the hit 1995 science fiction movie Stargate. Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) stars as Colonel Jack O’Neill (a role played in the movie by Kurt Russell). To make the series fit in with the cable channel’s other fare, there is nudity in the pilot, though that does not become a recurring feature of the series. 
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the second episode of Stargate SG-1.
Sierra and Sonic Images Records release the compilation album The Best of Babylon 5, gathering highlights from Christopher Franke’s episode soundacks. The CD is initially included with the CD-ROM title The Official Guide To Babylon 5; a later pressing will be sold by Sonic Images in 2001.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the third episode of Stargate SG-1. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Space Rangers) guest stars.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the fourth episode of Stargate SG-1. Teryl Rothery makes her first guest appearance as Dr. Fraiser.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the fifth episode of Stargate SG-1.
Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from the movie Planet Of The Apes is released on CD by Varese Sarabande Records.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the sixth episode of Stargate SG-1. Harley Jane Kozak guest stars.
UPN airs the 68th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, beginning the fourth season. Jeri Ryan joins the cast as new series regular Seven of Nine, a woman rescued from years of Borg assimilation.
UPN airs the 69th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This is Jennifer Lien’s final episode as series regular Kes, who transforms into a higher being at the end of the episode. This is the first time we see the more familiar form-fitting silver suit for Seven of Nine.
Interplay releases a limited run of Ron Jones‘ soundtrack from the Interplay PC game Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. (A wide release, via Sonic Images, will be announced but cancelled in 1998.) This title is unrelated to the later TV series.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the seventh episode of Stargate SG-1. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the (Hugo-winning) third season episode Severed Dreams.
Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the third season episode A Late Delivery From Avalon soundtrack.
Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the third season episode Walkabnout.
Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the third season episode Shadow Dancing.
Christopher Franke’s first wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including a CD with Franke’s complete score from the third season episode Z’ha’dum.
UPN airs the 70th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the eighth episode of Stargate SG-1.
UPN airs the 71st episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the ninth episode of Stargate SG-1. James Earl Jones (the voice of Star Wars‘ Darth Vader) provides a character voice in this episode.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 47th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, opening the show’s third season. Kevin Smith guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 123rd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode initiates the show’s sixth season, continuing the Dominion War storyline with an unprecedented six-episode arc. Brock Peters guest stars.
UPN airs the 72nd episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
The fan-produced Doctor Who video production Auton is released by BBV. Though not a BBC-sanctioned production, thanks to the specifics of UK copyright law, the producers are able to license the Autons from the estate of their creator, Robert Holmes, to commercially release the video on tape and DVD.
Ballantine Books releases a slightly revised American edition of David Bassom’s non-fiction behind-the-scenes book “Creating Babylon 5“, originally published in 1996 in the UK. The book features an introduction by series creator J. Michael Straczynski, extensive interviews with the show’s cast and crew, brief episode synopses, and numerous photos. A sticker is affixed to the cover after printing (but before nationwide distribution) to remind purchasers that the series is moving to cable network TNT in 1998.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the tenth episode of Stargate SG-1.
The week-long national syndication window opens for Between The Darkness And The Light, the 85th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5.