Sci-Fi 5

First adapted for television on this date 70 years ago, C.M. Kornbluth's Retro-Hugo-winning short story of a medicine bag from the future was only beginning to wind its way though television's present, as told in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

He's one of Britain's most versatile actors, with an unmistakable voice that has helped to make his career, and he's been a huge presence in genre film and TV.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 looks back on the life and legacy of Sir Christopher Lee.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

It was an unlikely sequel that turned what seemed like a completed story into an ongoing franchise with a powerful social statement...and today's Sci-Fi 5 recalls how it all began a strange, four-word telegram.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

With a certain crazy old hermit preparing to re-emerge from the desert of Tatooine, today seemed like a perfectly appropriate day for Sci-Fi 5 to look back to the day a certain sci-fi saga began with the premiere of its first installment.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

It's a tale of AI gone mad, with humanity forced to save itself from extinction at the hands of its own creations. It's also the tale of a video game project that underwent radical changes over the course of its evolution. It's the tale of Overwatch, on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written and hosted by Norman C. Lao

Music by Devin Curry

He was one of the original chroniclers of the voyages of the starship Enterprise, but today's Sci-Fi 5 reveals that there was much more to James Blish's career - both Star Trek-related and otherwise.

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Written by Brian Clayton

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Superman's crusade for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow took to the airwaves as the Man of Steel battled an enemy with its roots in the headlines rather than fantasy. Today's Sci-Fi 5 rewinds to an era when superheroes were heard and not seen.

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

On today's Sci-Fi 5, the third movie in the Alien saga has sparked debate in the years since its release...but how did the story radically change between the earliest scripts and when the movie premiered on this day in 1992?

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Today's Sci-Fi 5 offers you just a peek into the expansive career of fantasy and sci-fi novelist Diane Duane, including her Star Trek credits both in print and on screen.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

It was a momentous day in Star Wars movie history, with the release of Episode II.  That also means this is the anniversary of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog expertly trolling a line of fans waiting at the theater, on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry