The week-long national syndication window opens for the 164th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. William Sadler and Adrienne Barbeau guest star. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 164th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. William Sadler and Adrienne Barbeau guest star.
UPN airs the 111th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 42nd episode of Stargate SG-1.
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the 43rd episode of Stargate SG-1, bringing the second season to a close.
The Doctor Who satire The Curse Of Fatal Death airs in two parts as part of the BBC’s Red Nose Day telethon, starring Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr. Bean), Julia Sawalha (Absolutely Fabulous), Hugh Grant, and, as the first female Doctor in the history of the series (but not the last), Joanna Lumley. Future 21st century Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat provides the scripts.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 85th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Ted Raimi guest stars.
UPN airs the 112th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) guest stars.
UPN airs the 113th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) guest stars.
The 16th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 165th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is the beginning of a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale, an unprecedented story arc in Star Trek terms.
Welsh toy company Dapol announces the release of a series of limited edition Doctor Who “Millennium Daleks”. Essentially the same mold and tooling as with their existing Dalek action figures, these Daleks have an assortment of glittery, colorful paint jobs (not matching anything seen on television).
The 17th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 166th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 86th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Ted Raimi guest stars.
The 18th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 167th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars.
Having completed the final episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Best Brains closes up shop and vacates the building it occupied in Eden Prairie, Minnesota for much of the series’ run. A report on MST3K fan site The Satellite News mentions that smaller quarters will probably be set up elsewhere, primarily to store some of the show’s key props, though many of the props will be auctioned off by Best Brains over the summer; the show’s cast and crew are now officially unemployed.
UPN airs the 114th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 87th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Ted Raimi guest stars.
The 19th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series. Miles Richardson (Mindgame, Mindgame Trilogy) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 168th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars.
UPN airs the 115th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 88th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Karl Urban and Jennifer Sky guest star.
The 20th episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series. Julian Wadham guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 169th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars.
Weeks ahead of the movie’s premiere, stores across America open at midnight as the first merchandise from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace goes on sale, ranging from action figures to the movie’s soundtrack (whose track titles offer major spoilers for the film’s storyline). Heavily featured in advance promotion, any items with the face of Darth Maul sell faster than nearly anything else.
Sony Classical releases John Williams‘ soundtrack for the eagerly anticipated upcoming movie Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, complete with track titles that constitute major story spoilers.
UPN airs the 116th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Before Episode I‘s theatrical premiere, the pre-production phase of Star Wars Episode II has already begun, with principal photography to commence toward the end of 1999. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiamid, Ahmed Best, and Anthony Daniels are all slated to reprise their roles, though it will be necessary to recast Anakin Skywalker, since the second film will take place at least a decade after the events of The Phantom Menace.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 89th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Hudson Leick and Karl Urban guest star.