SF writer Jerry Sohl dies

Corbomite ManeuverLegendary SF writer Jerry Sohl dies at the age of 88. Aside from writing a number of seminal novels in the genre including “The Lemon Eaters”, Mr. Sohlalso wrote The Corbomite Maneuver episode of the original Star Trek series, as well as installments of Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He was also a member of the “Green Hand” collective of golden-age SF writers (including such august members as Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson, Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson) who threw their lot in with the fans to save Star Trek from cancellation by NBC after its first season.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Conversations With Dead People

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 129th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on UPN. James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan also star.

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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek NemesisStar Trek: Nemesis, the fourth and final feature film of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise, premieres. Directed by Stuart Baird and co-written by Brent “Data” Spiner, Nemesis falls flat at the box office (and even before its opening day, Paramount is already promoting it as the last voyage of the Star Trek: TNG cast). The next movie in the franchise takes a radically different approach to the Star Trek universe. Read more

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Bring On The Night

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 132nd 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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Birds Of Prey: Nature Of The Beast

Birds Of PreyThe ninth episode of the superhero series Birds Of Prey, based on characters from the DC Comics universe, airs on the WB. Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files) guest stars in an episode written by Melissa Rosenberg, future creator and showrunner of Netflix’s Jessica Jones series.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Showtime

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 133rd 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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