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Every weekday, your Sci-Fi 5 brings you five minutes of science fiction history. Our panel of hosts present the background stories and details about the creators and context around the stories you love. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

Jan 31, 2022

It was a movie designed to gain a foothold in the family entertainment market for a studio renowned for madcap horror movies...and whether you've heard of it or not, Eliminators has a surprising amount of influence on later media. Find out more in today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Jan 28, 2022

A mid-season episode of a glitzy disco-era sci-fi series seems like the last place you'd expect to find Hollywood royalty, and yet it was on this day in 1979 that Fred Astaire guest starred on Battlestar Galactica. Find out why he took on this series in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Jan 27, 2022

Translating an offbeat comic book to the screen is a challenge, and Resident Alien - which premiered on this day last year - underwent a few changes, mostly to highly the talents of its fan-favorite star.  Find out what this unusual series is about in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Jan 26, 2022

Fast-spreading contagious diseases aren't just for the nightly news! In 1979, the Canadian movie "Plague" predicted, with eery accuracy, how we'd react to a global pandemic. That was just one of many fictional takes that hit too close to reality. 

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Jan 25, 2022

Irwin Allen had a string of TV hits in the 1960s, and he was ready to dazzle the networks again with a sci-fi spectacular to replace Star Trek. In 1971, NBC aired "City Beneath the Sea," and it quickly sank. Hear the story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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