Majel Barrett exits Roddenberry series

Majel Barrett in Earth: Final ConflictCiting too many cooks in the kitchen, Majel Barrett Roddenberry bails out as executive producer of both Earth: Final Conflict and Andromeda, two weekly syndicated shows spawned by unfinished scripts and outlines written by her late husband, Gene Roddenberry. Barrett joins many fans in voicing disapproval with the new direction of Earth: Final Conflict’s upcoming fifth season (which seems to be dispensing with a majority of series continuity). Her recurring character on Earth: Final Conflict, Dr. Belman, will make no further appearances.

Witchblade: Transcendence

WitchbladeThe 11th episode of Witchblade airs on cable channel TNT, based on the Top Cow comic book of the same name, starring Yancy Butler and David Chokachi. Keir Dullea (2001: a space odyssey) and John Hensley (Nip/Tuck) guest star. This episode brings the first season to a close, though star Yancy Butler’s alcohol and substance abuse issues will land her in rehab for a lengthy period, delaying a second season for nearly a year. Read more

Enterprise: Broken Bow

EnterpriseUPN debuts the newest Star Trek spinoff, the prequel series Enterprise, with a two-hour pilot movie, Broken Bow. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, the series is set 100 years before the era of Kirk and Spock, with Scott Bakula starring as Captain Jonathan Archer, commander of the first warp-capable ship in the Earth’s Starfleet, predating the United Federation of Planets. James Cromwell guest stars. (This series begins its run without “Star Trek” as part of its title.) Read more

Dark Angel: Designate This

Dark AngelThe 22nd episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage, Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Yee Jee Tso (Doctor Who) guest star in the second season premiere.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Bargaining

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 101st and 102nd episodes of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. This is the premiere of the series’ sixth season, and the first episodes to air on UPN, which picked the series up from rival network the WB.

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Special Unit 2: The Grain

Special Unit 2UPN broadcasts the seventh episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Pauley Perrette (NCIS) guest stars in the second season premiere.

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Dark Angel: Bag ‘Em

Dark AngelThe 23rd episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage, Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: After Life

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 103rd episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.

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Special Unit 2: The Skin

Special Unit 2UPN broadcasts the eighth episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) guest stars.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Flooded

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 104th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.

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Special Unit 2: The Years

Special Unit 2UPN broadcasts the ninth episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). Jonathan Togo (CSI: Miami) guest stars.

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