On this day in 2011, Doctor Who came face-to-face with another version of himself in an hour titled "The Almost People." This served as the sixth episode of the program's sixth season, and here's the plot summary as provided by our friends at IMDB.com:
"As the dopplegangers - 'gangers' for short - fight their makers, both Doctors, the real one and his ganger, try to find a way to restore the power and get everyone off the island. Both Doctors claim to be the 100% real thing, something Emily can't quite grasp. Rory meanwhile is trying to find Jennie but when he locates her and her ganger, he can't tell them apart. Having selected one of them, they discover of a company secret forces their hand. He soon realizes he's made an error. There is another ganger in the group however."
"As the dopplegangers - 'gangers' for short - fight their makers, both Doctors, the real one and his ganger, try to find a way to restore the power and get everyone off the island. Both Doctors claim to be the 100% real thing, something Emily can't quite grasp. Rory meanwhile is trying to find Jennie but when he locates her and her ganger, he can't tell them apart. Having selected one of them, they discover of a company secret forces their hand. He soon realizes he's made an error. There is another ganger in the group however."
Hollywood beauty Carroll Baker certainly didn't make Science Fiction her mainstay for performances, but she has put in time aboard The Watcher in the Woods (1980), Tales from the Crypt, Cyber Eden (1992), and Roswell (TV). Baker was born on this day in 1931.
The venerable Shane Rimmer had an uncredited role as a Rebel flight technician aboard Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, but he'll always be one of the greatest voice actors for a generation with his work aboard Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds. Rimmer was born on this day in 1932.
Christa Miller delivered SciFi gravitas to The Andromeda Strain, a TV miniseries modernization of the 1971 original from Michael Crichton. Miller was born on this day in 1964.
Justin Kirk played one of the regulars aboard Fox TV's A.P.B., a SciFi-lite crime procedural that brought super-high-tech to the business of solving crimes. Kirk was born on this day in 1969.
Funnyman Jake Johnson largely played it straight as one of the technicians trying to save Jurassic World (2015) from itself when things got out of hand. He also appeared in the terrific and underrated SciFi/Romance Safety Not Guaranteed (2012). Johnson was born on this day in 1978.
Science Fiction isn't always ray guns and aliens. Sometimes it's about technology, much like that used by Jesse Bradford in Clockstoppers (2002) when he used some conventional tech to augment reality. Bradford was born on this day in 1979.
Voice actress maven Laura Bailey has the kind of resume SciFi fans go bonkers over. She's been a part of -- literally -- hundreds of projects, and instead of trying to do her resume justice I'm just gonna put the IMDB.com link right here. Be prepared for shock and awe, 'cause that's what she delivers. Bailey was born on this day in 1981.
The stunning Alexa Davalos has proven herself as a force to be reckoned with aboard Amazon's largely spectacular The Man In The High Castle, an adaptation based on the Philip K. Dick novel. Davalos was born on this day in 1982.
Hubba-Hubba Alert! Actress Megalyn Echikunwoke was a commanding presence on USA Networks' The 4400. Her character, Isabelle Tyler, had a curiously and quiet alien background, and she always worked from her own shifting agenda. Echikunwoke was born on this day in 1983.
Critical darling Carey Mulligan visited the darker corners of the Doctor Who universe when she played Sally Sparrow in the popular episode "Blink" featuring those dastardly Weeping Angels. Mulligan was born on this day in 1985.
The lovely Fay Gauthier stepped deep into the world of Science Fiction with a prominent role aboard 2016's Independents' Day, where she took charge in the role of President Raney. Gauthier was born on this day in ... well, a gentleman never tells!
On this day in 1955, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet launched "The Stowaway." According to our good friends at IMDB.com, here's that episode's plot summary:
"The Polaris' mission to field test a new ship engine is endangered when a young stowaway is discovered on board."
"The Polaris' mission to field test a new ship engine is endangered when a young stowaway is discovered on board."
On this day in 1979, Battle Of The Planets aired "Prisoners In Space." This served as the thirty-fifth episode of the program's first season, and here's the plot summary as provided by TV.com:
"Tiny's van breaks down and he is picked up by a Prison van on its way to Barracuda Island, a maximum securty prison. Spectra's gains control of the prison and Zoltar has promises freedom to the prisoners if they will join Spectra. The G-Force team must rescue Tiny and keep the prisoners from escaping."
"Tiny's van breaks down and he is picked up by a Prison van on its way to Barracuda Island, a maximum securty prison. Spectra's gains control of the prison and Zoltar has promises freedom to the prisoners if they will join Spectra. The G-Force team must rescue Tiny and keep the prisoners from escaping."
On this day in 2000, Code Name: Eternity aired "The Hunter." This served as the third episode of the program's first (and only) season, and here's the plot summary as provided by TV.com:
"Ethaniel and Laura meet a new ally while investigating one of Banning's company buildings, a conspiracy theorist who seems to know more about the truth Banning and the Eternity group than he actually realizes. Banning sends a fellow alien, Breed, to hunt down Ethaniel and Laura, hoping for better success than he has had so far."
"Ethaniel and Laura meet a new ally while investigating one of Banning's company buildings, a conspiracy theorist who seems to know more about the truth Banning and the Eternity group than he actually realizes. Banning sends a fellow alien, Breed, to hunt down Ethaniel and Laura, hoping for better success than he has had so far."
On this day in 2005, Doctor Who aired "The Doctor Dances." This served as the tenth episode to the (restarted) program's first season, and here's the plot summary compliments of IMDB.com:
"The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack Harkness are still in the hospital with the gas mask-wearing mutants and are having some trouble finding a way out. The Doctor determines that the ambulance Captain Jack was using in his scam contained nano genes, similar to the one's he used to repair Rose's rope-burned hands. Only in this case, there are enough nano genes on the loose to "repair" an entire species and they have no idea what a human looks like in the first place."
"The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack Harkness are still in the hospital with the gas mask-wearing mutants and are having some trouble finding a way out. The Doctor determines that the ambulance Captain Jack was using in his scam contained nano genes, similar to the one's he used to repair Rose's rope-burned hands. Only in this case, there are enough nano genes on the loose to "repair" an entire species and they have no idea what a human looks like in the first place."
On this day in 2010, A Good Knight's Quest aired the fourteenth episode of its only season. According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"The Chosen One wants to make a Metaphorical pit stop."
"The Chosen One wants to make a Metaphorical pit stop."
On this day in 2014, The 100 aired "The Calm" as the eleventh episode of the program's inaugural season. According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Clarke and Finn are captured by Anya, who forces them to save the life of a victim of the explosion. Meanwhile, Raven deals with her split from Finn, and Kane fights to save the Ark and it's survivors."
"Clarke and Finn are captured by Anya, who forces them to save the life of a victim of the explosion. Meanwhile, Raven deals with her split from Finn, and Kane fights to save the Ark and it's survivors."
