The Sci Fi Channel's reshuffled weekday lineup starts today with an earlier classic Star Trek episode and a rare TV showing of the pioneering Nicholas Roeg film "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
(all times Eastern)
3:00 AM The Man Who Fell to Earth (SciFi)
Edgy but somewhat overwrought classic of the SF New Wave features David Bowie as the title character, a sort of alien Kaspar Hauser armed with high technology but not enough business sense.
9:15 AM The Outer Limits (Showtime Beyond) - Summit
Genre favorite Michael Ironside guest-stars in this tale of diplomatic negotiations between Earth and planet Dregocia.
2:00 PM Powers of Matthew Star (TVLand) - Road Rebels
Matthew and Walt (Louis Gossett Jr.) go undercover to stop drag racers from smuggling.
2:00 PM Lost in Space (SciFi) - The Sky Pirate
A space outlaw befriends young Will while on the run from a menacing alien.
5:00 PM Star Trek (SciFi) - The Man Trap
The original Trek cycle begins again with this rerun of the first regular-broadcast episode. After meeting an ex-girlfriend, McCoy wrestles with feelings of regret, along with a salt vampire.
5:45 PM The Invader (MoreMax)
Mars needs women: An alien decides to impregnate a schoolteacher (Sean Young) in order to provide his dying race with females, all of whom have been wiped out by a rival species.
9:00 PM The X-Files (FX) - Tunguska
The weasel-like Krycek returns, this time leading Scully and Mulder into a Russian trap involving the "black worm" form of the sinister oily aliens. Meanwhile, Marita, a/k/a The Uniblonde, offers little help. (first part of two)