Sci-Fi 5

It was a bold new take on the Batman mythos for a younger audience, while still being dark and pulling few of its dramatic punches.  The story of how Batman Beyond came to be, on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Science fiction was having its great renaissance in the late 1970s (hello, Star Wars...), and producers were looking for the next epic story to produce. It was the perfect time for a revival of the classic radio drama, and Alien Worlds fit the bill when it premiered on this day in 1979.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

His screen career has seen him serving on Her Majesty's Secret Service - well, sort of - and at the controls of the TARDIS.  But who else has actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson "Bean" in his career?  Find out in today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

While Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was still in production as a radio series, the BBC decided it wanted a TV version as well. The choices to be made along the way - animated or live action, laugh track or no - were just part of this ambitious project, as told on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written and hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

TNT's last-minute rescue of Babylon 5 from its failing syndication package meant that the series' much-lauded five-year pre-planned storyline might be completed, but TNT also wanted to make sure a new audience could catch up "In The Beginning" before the story's end, on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written and hosted by Norman C. Lao

Music by Devin Curry

It was January when Buck Rogers aired its Halloween episode, but audiences hardly forgot the over-the-top portrayal of a "Space Vampire" who had quite an effect on Col. Wilma Deering. Hear the story behind the story on todays' Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by John Champion and Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

What happens when you take an already-atypical genre TV series and then drop an episode into it that's atypical even for that show?  That's how The Prisoner found himself Living In Harmony on the last day of 1967.

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

The were creepy, and weird, and oh-so memorable. On this day in 1963, "The Zanti Misfits" landed in an iconic episode of The Outer Limits. The effects masters who brought them to life went on to fame of their own as we cover on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Johnny Kolasinski

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Spinning off popular characters from TV shows is nothing new, and in 1981 Doctor Who spun off two companions who resonated with the fans: Sarah Jane Smith and the plucky robot wonder-dog K-9. The pilot aired once, and the series was never picked up, but don't let it be said that an old dog can't be taught new tricks.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

The face and voice of Star Trek's Lt. Uhura has had a storied career, which included helping other begin very real journeys into space.  Celebrate the life and career of Nichelle Nichols on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry