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1998
The X-Files: Travelers

The X-FilesThe 112th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Fredric Lehne (Lost) guest stars.

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Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future

cover artPocket Books releases the non-fiction behind-the-scenes book Star Trek: Voyager: A Vision Of The Future” by Stephen Edward Poe. (In 1968, under the pseudonym Stephen Whitfield, Poe co-authored the original “Making Of Star Trek” with Gene Roddenberry). Read more (more…)

The Outer Limits: The Vaccine

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 72nd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Maria Conchita Alonso guest stars.

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From The Earth To The Moon: Can We Do This?

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO premieres the first episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, executive produced by actor Tom Hanks (Apollo 13) through Ron Howard’s Imagine Films. The series chronicles NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The first episode covers Sputnik through the Gemini program. The cast includes Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Brett Cullen, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), Chris Isaak, and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years). Read more (more…)

From The Earth To The Moon: Apollo One

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the second episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The second episode is devoted to the tragic Apollo 1 fire and its aftermath. Nick Searcy stars as Deke Slayton, with Mark Rolston as Gus Grissom, musician/actor Chris Isaak as Ed White, and David Andrews as Frank Borman. Kevin Spacey, Mason Adams and John Slattery (Mad Men) guest star. Read more (more…)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Inquisition

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 140th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. William Sadler (Roswell, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey) guest stars. This episode introduces the Starfleet black ops division, Section 31, which becomes a recurring feature in the Star Trek mythos, reappearing in Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery (and the Section 31 spinoff movie), and even the 2013 movie Star Trek: Into Darkness. Read more (more…)

The Outer Limits: Fear Itself

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 73rd episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Arye Gross guest stars.

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From The Earth To The Moon: We Have Cleared The Tower

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the third episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The third episode dramatizes the preparations for the critical launch of Apollo 7. Mark Harmon (NCIS), Peter Horton (thirtysomething) and Ann Magnuson guest star. Read more (more…)

From The Earth To The Moon: 1968

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the fourth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The fourth episode dramatizes the flight of Apollo 8. David Andrews (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Terminator 3) and Tim Daly (Wings) guest star. Read more (more…)

Xena: Warrior Princess: Fins, Femmes & Gems

XenaThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 64th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Ted Raimi (seaQuest DSV) guest stars. Read more (more…)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: In The Pale Moonlight

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 141st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Stephen McHattie guest stars as a Romulan with an uncanny eye for spotting a fake. Read more (more…)

Babylon 5: The Ragged Edge (soundtrack)

Babylon 5: The Ragged Edge soundtrackThe second wave of “episodic” soundtracks from the series Babylon 5 is released by Sonic Images Records, including Christopher Franke’s complete score from the fifth season episode The Ragged Edge, within days of the episode’s TV premiere. Read more (more…)

Electric Light Orchestra: Live At Wembley 1978

Electric Light Orchestra - Live At Wembley, 1978Edel Records releases the Electric Light Orchestra live album Live At Wembley 1978, an archival recording from the band’s legendary late ’70s Out Of The Blue tour. Read more (more…)

The Outer Limits: The Joining

The Outer LimitsShowtime airs the 74th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. C. Thomas Howell, Amanda Tapping (Stargate SG-1), and Jim Byrnes (Highlander) guest star.

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STS-90

Space ShuttleNASA launches Space Shuttle Columbia on the 90th shuttle mission, in which 16 days are spent in orbit conducting studies of the human nervous system in a weightless environment. This is the final flight of the 20-year-old Spacelab module aboard a space shuttle, though some elements of Spacelab are later incorporated into the International Space Station. Columbia’s 25th crew is Commander Richard Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, and mission specialists Richard Linnehan, Dafydd Rhys Williams and Kathryn Hire, and payload specialists Dr. Jay Buckey and Dr. James Pawelczyk. (The crew, along with backup crewmembers, is pictured here during a visit to the set of Star Trek: Voyager.)

The X-Files: Mind’s Eye

The X-FilesThe 113th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under, Almost Human) guest stars.

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From The Earth To The Moon: Spider

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the fifth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Dann Florek, Kieran Mulroney, and Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) guest star in an episode covering the evolution of the lunar module and the flights of Apollo 9 and 10. Read more (more…)

From The Earth To The Moon: Mare Tranquilitatis

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the sixth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Tony Goldwyn (Ghost, Scandal), and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) guest star in an episode covering Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing. Read more (more…)

Xena: Warrior Princess: Tsunami

XenaThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 65th episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor. Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) guest stars. Read more (more…)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: His Way

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 142nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode introduces the character of holodeck nightclub singer Vic Fontaine, played by actor/director/singer James Darren (who, ironically, co-starred with William Shatner in the cop show T.J. Hooker). Read more (more…)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: I Only Have Eyes For You

Buffy The Vampire SlayerThe 31st episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Meredith Salenger (Hollywood Heights) guest star.

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