Sci-Fi 5

Fans may know her best from the quirky cult classic series Lexx, but Xenia Seeberg has charted multiple paths through the entertainment industry.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 celebrates her career on her birthday.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

There are genuine crossovers, there are casting stunts, and then there's something more meta in between.  That's where you'll find the subject of today's Sci-Fi 5, an episode of the BBC sci-fi anthology Out Of The Unknown which guest starred enemies from an entirely different BBC series.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

Some science fiction classics begin as a spec script, an elevator pitch, or a brainstorming session.  On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out how one of the genre's all-time classics began with a simple letter on this day in 1964 from a famed director to a legendary writer.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

While "Moon Knight" debuts on Disney+ today, we're here with the background story from one-time "Werewolf by Night" character to star of his own series. What more is there to "Moon Night" than Batman in a white outfit? A lot more.

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Written and hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

After an unusual start, the growing Star Wars fiction publishing industry began in earnest with the publication on this day of Brian Daley's novel "Han Solo At Stars' End".  Find out what lasting impact it's had on the franchise in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Though widely regarded today as a Hitchcock classic, The Birds premiered today in 1963 to a somewhat less enthusiastic reaction. Learn the origins of the story, and the surprising science behind a similar real-life incident, on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

He was an actor-turned-sailor-turned-actor-again who reluctantly took on one of the BBC's most popular roles then helped redefine the lore of Doctor Who. Get to know Patrick Troughton on his birthday on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

To Star Trek fans, she is Jett Reno. Before joining the crew of the USS Discovery though, Tig Notaro was, and is, best known as a comedian who breaks molds with raw honesty. Today, we celebrate Notaro's birthday on SciFi 5!

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Written by Johnny Kolasinski

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Why let a good idea for a TV series languish if it doesn't get picked up the first time? Or the second time? That's what happened as Gene Roddenberry's "Genesis II" premiered on this day in 1973, then again with "Planet Earth" and again with "Strange New World." That whole saga is on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

"Sliders" was a show that held so much promise and quickly found a loyal following. Production drama fueled its untimely demise, but could an alternate timeline give us a series revival? That's the question on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry