TODAY IN TIME
Monday March 18th, 2024
On this day in 2017,
season 5 of Samurai Jack
episode 2: Episode XCIII
was first broadcast.
Out of weapons and pursued relentlessly by the masterful seven Daughters of Aku, Jack (Phil LaMarr) faces what may be his final confrontation.
On this day in 2010,
Just Another Pandora's Box
first opened in theaters.
Traveller Tsing meets a girl with a sword, which is "forever" kept in the sheath. Quite by chance he succeeds to pull the sword, and she said him that it is a sign - now he has to marry her. In order to avoid marriage he escapes from the bride into the past times of the Three Kingdoms period, using the legendary Pandora's box.
Denis Forest, Canadian character actor, died on this day in 2002 (and was born in 1960).
Traveled in the TV series War of the Worlds episode "Time To Reap" (1990)
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Man Seeking Woman
episode 10: Scepter
was first broadcast.
Josh (Jay Baruchel) tries to get Maggie back, using time travel pills.
On this day in 2016,
season 3 of Sleepy Hollow
episode 15: Inccommunicado
was first broadcast.
Crane and Abbie (Nicole Beharie) need to cooperate with their most detested foes when a supernatural event shocks the witnesses. Joe and Jenny try to restore their relationship.
On this day in 1967,
season 4 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 28: The Macra Terror (Part 2 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) is unable to convince the colonists that the Macra exist and an attempt to brainwash his companions results in Ben betraying his friends.
On this day in 1960,
season 1 of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
episode 24: Long Live Walter Jameson
was first broadcast.
A father forbids a history professor from marrying his daughter when he discovers that the captivating lecturer is actually an immortal . Created by Rod Serling
Happy 64th Birthday Steve Kloves!
Steve Kloves, American screenwriter, was born on this day in 1960.
Wrote the screenplay for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" adapted from the original novel by J. K. Rowling.
Happy 74th Birthday Jim Knobeloch!
Jim Knobeloch, American actor, was born on this day in 1950.
Traveled in the film The 25th Reich (2012)
On this day in 2006,
season 4 of Totally Spies
episode 12: Deja Cruise
was first broadcast.
Dzherry sent spies to relax on a cruise ship, all of a sudden they have to experience the same events over and over again. After completing the mission, they realize they can only truly relax only at home. Featuring Jennifer Hale as Mandy.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Flint: The Time Detective
episode 25: Leafy Japanese Title: A Magic Forest Of Time Fairy Leafy
was first broadcast.
Flint and the others head to Medieval England to find Leafy, a Time Shifter who can manipulate plant-life.
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Timeless
episode 2: The Darlington 500
was first broadcast.
The Time Team chases Rittenhouse to a stock car race in the 1950s where Wyatt (Matt Lanter) learns that his favorite race car driver is actually a Rittenhouse sleeper agent on a mission to destroy the American car industry.
On this day in 1958,
Time Is the Enemy
premiered.
A man steps (Nighel Arkwright) through his attic door in his new London home and ends up 150 years in the past, where he is accused of being a French spy.
On this day in 1974,
season 2 of The Tomorrow People
episode 7: A Rift In Time, Part Two: Turn of the Thumb
was first broadcast.
Peter (Richard Speight) has become lost in the past and his only hope of rescue lies with the Tomorrow People.
On this day in 1948,
season 1 of Brick Bradford
episode 14: River of Revenge
was first broadcast.
An adventurer, Brick Bradford (Kane Richmond), travels to the moon to stop a madman from getting hold of the Interceptor Ray, a weapon that could destroy Earth.
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of Sailor Moon Crystal
episode 6: Time Warp, Sailor Pluto
was first broadcast.
Believing Black Moon may have taken the other Sailor Guardians to the future, Usagi and Minako asks Chibi-Usa if they can take them to the future.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Looped
episode 5b: Monster Stink
was first broadcast.
In loop time, it's been the equivalent of enough days to reach Halloween, and so Luc (Lyon Smith) and Theo celebrate.
On this day in 2004,
season 4 of Mentors
episode 4: The Other Half
was first broadcast.
A malfunction in the time machine causes Simon and Crystal (Samantha Krutzfeldt) to swap bodies.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Being Erica
episode 11: She Lost Control
was first broadcast.
Attempting to alleviate the awkwardness in her friendship with Ethan, Erica (Erin Karpluk) travels back five months to the night of her high school reunion.
On this day in 2005,
season 8 of Stargate SG-1
episode 19: Moebius, Part 1
was first broadcast.
Daniel (Michael Shanks) finds a possible location of a ZPM, but scans of the area showed that it was no longer there. Daniel proposes they use the Ancient time machine to take it from Ra at Giza in 3000 BC.
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Tru Calling
episode 13: Drop Dead Gorgeous
was first broadcast.
Tru (Eliza Dushku) must prevent a death at a beauty pageant. At the same time, she tries to keep a nosy newspaper reporter from discovering her secret.
On this day in 1956,
season 3 of Captain Z-Ro
episode 14: The Rosetta Stone
was first broadcast.
Captain Z-Ro (Roy Steffens) goes to Egypt to help Napoleon find the Rosetta Stone and to try to keep it safe from thieves.
On this day in 2006,
season 1 of Time Warp Trio
episode 19: What's So Great About Peter?
was first broadcast.
Fred, Sam and Samantha travel back to late 17th century Russia to search for the Star of Vladivostok. Directed by David SanAngelo.
Happy 61st Birthday Vanessa Williams!
Vanessa Williams, American actress, singer, and fashion designer, was born on this day in 1963.
Traveled as Ebony Scrooge in the TV movie A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
Susan Sheridan, British actress and voice actress, was born on this day in 1947 (and sadly passed away in 2015.)
Traveled as Trilliam in the radio series The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy (1978), in the video Rumic World: Fire Tripper (1986), and in the the TV series Moomin episode "The Time Travel Machine" (1991)
Mike Road, American voice actor, and television and film actor, was born on this day in 1918 (and sadly passed away in 2013.)
Traveled in the TV series Bewitched episodes "My Friend Ben" and "Samantha For The Defense" (1966), all episodes of Dino Boy In The Lost Valley (1966), The Herculoids episode "The Time Creatures" (1967), all episodes of "Valley Of The Dinosaurs" (1974), three episodes of Fantastic Journey (1977), and the Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels episode "Prehistoric Panic" (1980)
On this day in 2014,
The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled, gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 1: Show on the Road; Catherine the Great
was first broadcast.
A malfunctioning machine leaves Peabody (Chris Parnell), Sherman and their audience stranded on the moon.
On this day in 2012,
season 4 of Being Human
episode 7: Making History
was first broadcast.
The woman who claims to be Eve shows Annie (Lenora Crichlow) a bleak vision of the future where vampires led by Hal are in control.
Happy 42nd Birthday Adam Pally!
Adam Pally, American actor, comedian and writer,, was born on this day in 1982.
Traveled as Dan in the TV series Making History (2017 - )
On this day in 1967,
season 2 of Adam Adamant Lives!
episode 12: Wish You Were Here
was first broadcast.
Could the death of Simms's mother mean a deadly trap for Adam (Gerald Harper)?
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 49: denkits shin nohajimari
was first broadcast.
A little pink genie from a computer helps two kids learn about important people and events from history by taking them to those times. Directed by Kazuyoshi Yokota.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Life On Mars (2008-2009)
episode 15: All The Young Dudes
was first broadcast.
Sam (Jason O'Mara) goes undercover to bust an Irish mobster, only to cross paths with himself and his mother one more time.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Looped
episode 5a: Fart Busters
was first broadcast.
Luc and Theo (Kevin Duhaney) are fed up with Jesse's constant fart-boxing, so they destroy the fart-box once and for all.