TODAY IN TIME
Saturday February 8th, 2025
On this day in 2008,
Semum
first opened in theaters.
Twenty-seven-year-old Canan (Ayca Inci) gradually starts turning into an evil creature as a mysterious and malicious being takes control of her body and actions day after day.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Operation Proposal (2012)
episode 1: Episode 1
was first broadcast.
Kang Baek Ho (Seung-ho Yoo) realizes that he is in love with his best friend, Ham Yi Seul, on the day of her wedding to another man. He travels back in time hoping to change the outcome of their relationship.
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 12: The Edge Of Destruction (Part 1 of 2)
was first broadcast.
Blame runs high for the Ship's unusual behavior, until the Doctor (William Hartnell) realizes the TARDIS itself may be trying to warn them...
On this day in 2004,
season 6 of Charmed
episode 14: The Legend Of Sleepy Halliwell
was first broadcast.
Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) travels to the future via a vision quest to discover that she's pregnant.
On this day in 2018,
season 1 of Repeat
episode 5: Episode 5
was first broadcast.
Ayumi Shinozaki (Shihori Kanjiya) receives a strange call telling her that an earthquake will occur one hour from now. She hangs up the phone thinking it was just a prank call. One hour later, she feels herself sway a little.
Manfred Krug, German actor, singer, and author, was born on this day in 1937 (and sadly passed away in 2016.)
Traveled and co-wrote the film Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967)
On this day in 2019,
season 1 of Russian Doll
episode 8: Ariadne
was first broadcast.
Nadia and Alan look for each other and finally cross paths at the deli. Something's not right but they're not giving up on each other.
Happy 62nd Birthday Toby Emmerich!
Toby Emmerich, American producer, film executive, and screenwriter, was born on this day in 1963.
Wrote the screenplay for the film Frequency (2000), and co-wrote the film The Last Mimzy (2007)
Happy 43rd Birthday Danny Tamberelli!
Danny Tamberelli, American actor, comedian, voice actor, and musician, was born on this day in 1982.
Traveled in the TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete episode "Time Tunnel" (1994)
Charles Ruggles, American comic character actor, was born on this day in 1886 (and sadly passed away in 1970.)
Traveled in the TV series Conflict episode "Man From 1997
On this day in 2011,
season 1 of Dino Dan
episode 25: The Time Traveler's Dino
was first broadcast.
Cory and his Dad build a time machine out of a refrigerator box and it inspires Dan (Jason Spevack) to tell the story of when Time Traveler Cory and his robot D.A.D. traveled to the time of the dinos.
On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Early Edition
episode 15: The Wall: Part 2
was first broadcast.
Gary (Kyle Chandler) continues to try and stop the assassination of the president while eluding the FBI who is convinced Gary is the suspected assassin.
On this day in 1969,
season 1 of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
episode 20: It's A Gift!
was first broadcast.
The Captain (Edward Mulhare)'s attempt to make up for interfering in Jonathan's education involves scrimshaw, a parasol, a loan from Claymore, and a lot of regrettable secrecy.
Truman Bradley, American actor and narrator in radio, television and film, was born on this day in 1905 (and sadly passed away in 1974.)
Traveled as the host of the TV series Science Fiction Theatre (1955-1957)
Happy 79th Birthday Alex Diakun!
Alex Diakun, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1946.
Traveled in the TV series Outer Limits episodes "Tribunal" (1999), "Gettysburg" (2000), and "From Time To Time" (2001) and Andromeda episode "Ouroboros" (2002)
On this day in 2004,
season 15 of The Simpsons
episode 11: Margical History Tour
was first broadcast.
Marge tells Lisa, Bart (Nancy Cartwright) and Millhouse three history stories because the library doesn't have any.
On this day in 2017,
season 1 of Legion
episode 1: Chapter 1
was first broadcast.
A troubled young man (Dan Stevens) battling mental illness wonders if the visions he experiences are real following a strange encounter with a fellow patient.
On this day in 2014,
The Lego Movie
first opened in theaters.
An ordinary Lego construction worker (Chris Pratt), thought to be the prophesied 'Special', is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis. And a quick trip to the Old West.
Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and physicist, was born on this day in 1700 (and sadly passed away in 1782.)
Author of the theoretical game, "The Saint Petersburg Paradox"
On this day in 1969,
season 6 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 25: The Seeds Of Death (Part 3 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Jamie and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) make it to the moon and join forces with Phipps but the Ice Warriors have gained control of T-mat.
Happy 46th Birthday Josh Keaton!
Josh Keaton, American actor, voice actor, singer, and record producer, was born on this day in 1979.
Traveled as Jules Brown in the TV series Back To The Future - The Animated Series (1991), and the Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (2015 - ), and as Peter Parker in the video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time (2011)
Happy 54th Birthday Michael Manasseri!
Michael Manasseri, American actor and film director, was born on this day in 1971.
Traveled as Wyatt in the TV series Weird Science (1994-1998) and the Quantum Leap episode "Return of the Evil Leaper" (1993)
Happy 72nd Birthday Mary Steenburgen!
Mary Steenburgen, American actress, was born on this day in 1953.
Traveled in the films Time After Time (1979), One Magic Christmas (1985), Back To The Future III (1990), and the TV series Back To The Future - The Animated Series (1991).
Happy 70th Birthday Ethan Phillips!
Ethan Phillips, American actor and playwright, was born on this day in 1955.
Traveled in the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), the TV series Outlaws episode "Jackpot" (1987), and many of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager episodes including "Parallax" (1995), "Eye of the Needle" (1995), "The 37's" (1995), "Future's End" (1996), "Year of Hell" (1997), and "Endgame" (2011)
Happy 51st Birthday Seth Green!
Seth Green, American actor, comedian, producer, writer, and director, was born on this day in 1974.
Traveled in the films Running Against Time (1990), White Man's Burden (1995), and the Austin Powers trilogy (1997,1999,2002) the TV Movie Half Shell Heroes: Blast To The Past (2015), and the TV series Charmed episode, "Something Wicca This Way Comes" (1999), Family Guy (1999-2015), Robot Chicken (2006,12,13), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "Turtles in Time" (2015), and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Enter The Maestro" (2015)
On this day in 1989,
Tom's Midnight Garden
premiered.
Tom (Jeremy Rampling) lives in his 1950s city apartment building by day, and visits a girl playmate in a 1880's country house by night.
On this day in 1993,
season 3 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
episode 18: The Alma Matter
was first broadcast.
Will is accepted to Princeton University, but Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) is not. At night, Carlton has a vision of his guardian angel - Tom Jones.
On this day in 2006,
season 1 of Maddigan's Quest
episode 8: Tunnellers
was first broadcast.
Having obtained the solar converter, the Fantasia are on their way home, but find their route blocked by land mines, so they're forced to travel through Urukopaina, radio active tunnels of the dead. Starring Rose McIver as Garland.
On this day in 1975,
season 12 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 7: The Ark In Space (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
Knowing that Noah has been infected by the Wirrn, the Doctor (Tom Baker) persuades Vira to halt the reviving of her people.
John Von Neumann, Hungarian-born American pure and applied mathematician and polymath, died on this day in 1957 (and was born in 1903).
Author of the von Neumann paradox, in mathematics, which suggests that one can break a planar figure such as the unit square into sets of points and subject each set to an area-preserving affine transformation such that the result is two planar figures of the same size as the original.
On this day in 1971,
season 1 of Timeslip
episode 20: The Year of the Burn Up: Part 8
was first broadcast.
Part 8 - Escaping from the dying Ice Box, Simon (Spencer Banks) and Liz are transported by the time barrier to an alternate 1990
On this day in 2015,
season 2 of Danger 5
episode 6: Back To The Fuhrer
was first broadcast.
Jackson (David Ashby) and Danger 5 travel back in time during World War II where they encounter their past selves on the never-ending quest to kill Hitler.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Randy Cunnigham: 9th Grade Ninja
episode 51: 13th Century Ninja, Parts 1 and 2
was first broadcast.
Randy (Ben Schwartz) and Howard stumble back in time and do battle with the Sorcerer.
Claude Rich, French actor and screenplayer, was born on this day in 1929 (and sadly passed away in 2017.)
Starred in the film Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968)
Happy 66th Birthday Henry Czerny!
Henry Czerny, Canadian film, stage and television actor, was born on this day in 1959.
Traveled in the TV series Mentors episode "A Ninth of Beethoven" (2000)
On this day in 1955,
Nem Sansao Nem Dalila
first opened in theaters.
Barber (Oscarito)'s jeep crashes against a crazy scientist's house, triggering a time machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations.
On this day in 1997,
season 2 of Pinky and the Brain
episode 12: Brain Of The Future
was first broadcast.
Pinky (Rob Paulsen) and The Brain meet their future selves.
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, Irish philosopher and political economist, was born on this day in 1845 (and sadly passed away in 1926.)
Author of the Edgeworth Paradox, describing an economic situation in which two players cannot reach a state of equilibrium with pure strategies,
Happy 56th Birthday Mary Robinette Kowal!
Mary Robinette Kowal, American author and puppeteer, was born on this day in 1969.
Wrote the short story "First Flight" (2009)
On this day in 2006,
Escape in Time
first opened in theaters.
One night, Jon begins to have dreams: unfamiliar images of violent crimes and robberies that took place nearly forty years in the past.æ Too strange to explain, but too vivid to ignore. Featuring Alexandra Gellner as Michelle.
On this day in 1984,
season 21 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 11: Resurrection Of The Daleks (Part 1 of 2)
was first broadcast.
A time corridor forces the Doctor (Peter Davison) to the London docklands on present-day Earth where a bomb squad watches over some strange, alien canisters.
Happy 50th Birthday Marc Wootton!
Marc Wootton, English character comedian, was born on this day in 1975.
Co-starred in the film Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
Happy 93rd Birthday John Williams!
John Williams, American composer, conductor, and pianist, was born on this day in 1932.
Composed the scores for the TV series "The Twilight Zone" episode "The Bard" (1963), the theme and score for the TV series "Time Tunnel" (1966-67), and the films Superman The Movie (1978) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
On this day in 1982,
season 19 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 11: Kinda (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
Todd and the Doctor (Peter Davison) receive a telepathic invitation to visit the Kinda's blind matriarch and her ward in a cave.
On this day in 2019,
The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part
first opened in theaters.
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. Starring Chris Pratt as Emmet
On this day in 2000,
Arthur's Quest
premiered.
To escape the clutches of the evil warrior and sorceress Morgana, Merlin transports young King Arthur (Eric Christian Olsen) into modern day America.
Robert Conrad, American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman, died on this day in 2020 (and was born in 1935).
Traveled as Jim West in the TV series Wild Wild West episode "The Night Of The Lord of Limbo" (1965)
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim
episode 2: Escape To The Future
was first broadcast.
Zach and Timothy (Joey Davison) bond - they realize they have to escape from this woman, so they both enter the 'magic' trunk and are whisked away to 1975.
On this day in 1983,
season 20 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 11: Mawdryn Undead (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
There is danger for the Doctor (Peter Davison) back aboard the alien ship, where a modified piece of Time Lord technology awaits his discovery.