TODAY IN TIME
Thursday March 28th, 2024
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Starhunter
episode 22: Resurrection
was first broadcast.
Dante (Michael Pare) finds himself 10 years back in time on Titan, with his wife Penny and young son Travis.
On this day in 2017,
season 3 of The Flash
episode 18: Abra Kadabra
was first broadcast.
The Flash (Grant Gustin) fights a villain from the 64th Century named Abra Kadabra, who offers to reveal Savitar's identity in exchange for his release.
On this day in 1947,
Mighty Mouse
first opened in theaters.
Back to the American West as the sheriff and the bad guy battle it out until Mighty Mouse (Roy Halee) arrives to finish the fight.
On this day in 2001,
season 3 of Seven Days
episode 17: Kansas
was first broadcast.
A freak accident during some tests on the sphere, accidentally sends Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) into an alternate universe where the government is authoritarian and the NNL base is commanded with deadly force.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Supergirl
episode 18: World's Finest
was first broadcast.
Kara (Melissa Benoist) gains a new ally when the Flash arrives from a parallel universe and helps her fight the Silver Banshee and Livewire in exchange for helping him return home.
Happy 55th Birthday Brett Ratner!
Brett Ratner, American film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, and music video director, was born on this day in 1969.
Directed the film The Family Man (2000)
On this day in 2011,
Time Travel Tales : Parallel Developments
was released.
One of the Time Travel Tales series of short stories, written by Jay Dubya.
On this day in 1968,
season 1 of The Second Hundred Years
episode 26: Luke and Comrade Tanya
was first broadcast.
Luke (Monte Markham) gets depressed when a friend of his dies.
Kem Dibbs, Lebanese actor, died on this day in 1996 (and was born in 1917).
Traveled as Buck Rogers in the TV series Buck Rogers (1950)
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of 11.22.63
episode 7: Soldier Boy
was first broadcast.
High school teacher Jake Epping (James Franco) travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
On this day in 1999,
The Devil's Arithmetic
premiered.
A modern teenage girl (Kirsten Dunst) who only grudgingly accepts the Jewish traditions, is asked to "open the front door" as part of the Seder feast and enters the 1940's and steps into the life of a German death camp prisoner where she experiences all of its horrors firsthand.
On this day in 1970,
season 7 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 13: The Ambassadors of Death (Part 2 of 7)
was first broadcast.
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Iron Man: Armored Adventures
episode 18: Iron Man 2099
was first broadcast.
Tony (Adrian Petriw) gets an unexpected visitation from his future grandson Andros, who has come to eliminate Tony Stark, since he believes that by designing a super-virus named 'Vortex', Tony will be responsible for a catastrophe in the year 2099.
On this day in 2003,
season 2 of Time Squad
episode 11b: Father Figure of Our Country
was first broadcast.
The Time Squad goes back to help George Washington, who is sick of being famous and wants to be a father. Featuring Pamela Adlon as Otto.
Happy 64th Birthday Chris Barrie!
Chris Barrie, German-British actor, comedian and impressionist, was born on this day in 1960.
Traveled as Rimmer in 10 episodes of Red Dwarf (1988-2012); appeared in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Happy 66th Birthday David Fraser!
David Fraser, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1958.
Traveled as Michaelangelo in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), and in the TV series Twice In A Lifetime episode "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" (1999).
On this day in 1999,
Futurama
premiered.
Fry (Billy West), a pizza guy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999.
On this day in 2017,
season 2 of Legends of Tomorrow
episode 16: Doomworld
was first broadcast.
The Legion of Doom rewrites history after obtaining the Spear of Destiny, potentially changing the Legends forever. Featuring Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer.
Happy 50th Birthday Matthias Koeberlin!
Matthias Koeberlin, German actor and reciter, was born on this day in 1974.
Traveled in the TV movie The Hunt For the Hidden Relic (2002)
On this day in 1947,
Mighty Mouse
first opened in theaters.
The Arabian Nights return as Mighty Mouse (Roy Halee) becomes involved with rescuing the daughter of Aladdin in this retelling of the story.
On this day in 1987,
season 1 of Outlaws
episode 10: Hardcase
was first broadcast.
While pursuing a criminal, the guys capture a young boy who was working for him. Maggie tells them that unless someone's willing to take him in, he will end in the system where he could up end being a true criminal. Starring Rod Taylor as Sheriff Jonathan Grail.
On this day in 1990,
season 2 of Quantum Leap
episode 19: Leaping In Without A Net
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) must overcome his fear of heights when he leaps into a trapeze artist whose sister dies doing a stunt without a net.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Futurama
episode 1: Space Pilot 3000
was first broadcast.
On New Year's Eve 1999, Pizza Delivery boy Philip J. Fry (Billy West) accidentally falls into a cryogenic chamber and is frozen for 1,000 years.
Happy 52nd Birthday Nick Frost!
Nick Frost, English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and author, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the TV movie Jim's Gift (1996), and the TV series Doctor Who episodes "Death In Heaven" and "Last Christmas" (2014)
Happy 64th Birthday Dell Yount!
Dell Yount, American actor, was born on this day in 1960.
Traveled in the TV series A.J.'s Time Travelers episode "P.T. Barnum" and "Winston Churchill" (1995)
Happy 49th Birthday Richard Kelly!
Richard Kelly, American film director and actor, was born on this day in 1975.
Wrote and directed the films Donnie Darko (2001) and Southland Tales (2006).
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 19: Marco Polo - Mighty Kublai Khan (Part 6 of 7)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.
On this day in 2003,
season 2 of Time Squad
episode 11a: Billy The Baby
was first broadcast.
The Time Squad encounters Billy the Kid, who is literally acting like a kid instead of an outlaw Featuring Mark Hamill as Larry.
On this day in 1971,
season 2 of Catweazle
episode 12: The Magic Circle
was first broadcast.
Catweazle (Geoffrey Bayldon) is now looking for the thirteenth sign. Groome sees Catweazle bounce out of the moat.
Marquis de Condorcet, French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist, died on this day in 1794 (and was born in 1743).
Author of the Condorcet Voting paradox
Patrick Troughton, English actor, died on this day in 1987 (and was born in 1920).
Traveled in the fil A Hitch In Time (as the 2nd Doctor in 127 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (1966-85)