Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

August 10, 2010

Space Rangers, Babylon 5, Superman and the Mole Men, Manimal, Opening Narration for Star Trek: Original Series, Flash Gordon.

It's a small but vibrant crew of birthday people today. Oh and if you have ever spoke along with the intro to Star Trek then check out the events portion.

Let's all say it together now,

"Space - - - - the Final Frontier.
These are the voyages of the starship, Enterprise.
Its five-year mission: to explore strange, new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." (cue the music in your head)


Enjoy !!!


Birthdays

Claudia Christian 1965, actress, Allison Grimski - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953", 1989), Marla Baker - Space Rangers (1 episode, "Death Before Dishonor", 1993), Queen Aquareine - Journey Beneath the Sea (1997) (V) (voice), Susan Ivanova - Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV), Katherine - Highlander (1 episode, "Two of Hearts", 1998), Susan Ivanova - Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV), Cmdr. Susan Ivanova - Babylon 5 (89 episodes, 1994-1998), Princess Leia - Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline (2002) (voice), Blue Fairy - Geppetto's Secret (2005) (voice), Captain Belinda Blowhard - Starhyke(6 episodes, 2009).
Jeff Corey 1914, actor, Reporter - Joe Palooka, Champ (1946), Luke Benson - Superman and the Mole-Men (1951), Mr. Byron Lomax - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "O.B.I.T.", 1963), Plasus - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Cloud Minders", 1969), Caspay - Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Orin Thatcher - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Lost Love", 1975), Thomas Bearclaw - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "The Night Demon", 1977), Zed - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Vohll - The Powers of Matthew Star (1 episode, "The Triangle", 1982), Zeke - Manimal (1 episode, "Night of the Beast", 1983), Grand Vizier - Conan the Destroyer (1984), Hal Walker - Starman (1 episode, "The Gift", 1986), Francis Flannery - War of the Worlds (1 episode, "Eye for an Eye", 1988), Justin - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Z'ha'dum", 1996), Silvermane - Spider-Man (5 episodes, 1995-1997)(voice), The Judge - Perversions of Science (1 episode, "The Exile", 1997).
Daniel Hugh Kelly 1952, actor, Sojef - Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Alex Buchanan - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Stranded", 1999).
Richard Cansino 1953, voice actor, Best known mostly for his voiceworks of male characters with a gentle personality and would sound resentful when angry or dissatisfied in animes and video games. Played Dr. Garin in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Deja Q".


Events

1966, During a break in the filming of TOS: "Dagger of the Mind", William Shatner records, for the first time, the famous "Space...the final frontier" opening narration for Star Trek. Teleplay submitted for TOS: "Miri".
1992, Filming on Babylon 5 the pilot movie begins
1994, Babylon 5 Episode 20 - "Babylon Squared" first aired
2007, Flash Gordon begins on Sci-fi channel.

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