Star Trek: Insurrection

Star TrekParamount debuts Star Trek: Insurrection in theaters, featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation directed by their own co-star, Jonathan Frakes. Written by former TNG executive producer Michael Piller, the writer responsible for the fan-favorite TV two-parter The Best Of Both Worlds, this movie’s development is somewhat troubled, and its increased reliance on humor earns mixed reviews. Read more

Blake’s 7: The Syndeton Experiment

Blake's 7: The Syndeton ExperimentThe radio drama Blake’s 7: The Syndeton Experiment pemieres on BBC Radio 4, written by Barry Letts (Doctor Who) and starring original television cast members Paul Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Steven Pacey, and Peter Tuddenham. As the story is set during the fourth season of the TV series, the roles of Dayna and Soolin have to be recast. Read more

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: It’s Only A Paper Moon

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 158th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Unusually, this episode pushes frequent guest stars Aron Eisenberg and James Darren to the forefront, with the series regulars appearing in only small scenes. Read more

Babylon 5: A Call To Arms

Babylon 5Cable 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. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (20th Anniversary soundtrack)

Star Trek: The Motion PictureSony Records releases a 2-CD set featuring Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, now with a few additional tracks. The second disc is not part of the soundtrack, but instead provides the first-ever CD pressing of the 1976 spoken-word album Inside Star Trek, featuring recorded live appearances by Gene Roddenberry, William Shatner, Isaac Asimov and others. This set is billed as the “20th anniversary edition” of the soundtrack. Read more

Missing Doctor Who episode recovered

Doctor WhoPart one of the classic William Hartnell-era Doctor Who four-parter The Crusade is recovered by the BBC, thanks to a fan who obtained it cheaply from a film collectors’ sale. The film is handed over to BBC’s unofficial Doctor Who Restoration Team. There’s initially no word on any possible video release of this segment of The Crusade, since parts two and four are still missing.

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Highlander: The Raven: The Devil You Know

Highlander: The RavenThe 11th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.

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Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade cancelled

CrusadeWord leaks onto the internet that TNT, the network that salvaged Babylon 5 from syndication, has decided to cut its losses on the Babylon 5 spinoff Crusade and cancel the show before even a single episode has aired. Series creator J. Michael Straczynski confirms that production has halted as Warner Bros.’ television executives are shopping the show around to new venues, with a strong hint that the Sci-Fi Channel could be a likely new home for the show. TNT will air the 13 produced episodes later in 1999.

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Highlander: The Raven: A Matter Of Time

Highlander: The RavenThe 12th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series. Jim Byrnes guest stars as Joe Dawson.

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Highlander: The Raven: The French Connection

Highlander: The RavenThe 13th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Field Of Fire

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 161st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This murder mystery episode anticipates many elements of the CSI television franchise, which didn’t premiere until the following year. Read more