Today's science fiction programming offers something for most fans of the genre, with selections ranging from the rarefied black comedy of Slaughterhouse-Five to the cheerier common ground of The Search for Spock.
(all times Eastern)
12:00 AM The X-Files (FX) - Little Green Men
Second-season premiere. With the X-Files closed down, a depressed Mulder risks his life in Puerto Rico to save evidence of alien intelligence from destruction.
3:00 AM Slaughterhouse-Five (Bravo)
Faithful 1972 adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's mind-expanding novel takes Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) from the ashes of Dresden to far-off planet Tralfamador.
6:00 AM The Day of the Triffids (Showtime3)
Mutant plants make a bid to conquer the Earth after a freak meteor shower in this apocalyptic 1962 classic.
11:40 AM Star Hunter (Showtime Beyond)
Predator rip-offs stalk a bus full of football players in this marginally inspired creature feature, to which Roddy McDowell and Stella Stevens lend their unique talents.
1:00 PM Slaughterhouse-Five (Bravo)
Faithful 1972 adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's mind-expanding novel takes Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) from the ashes of Dresden to far-off planet Tralfamador.
2:00 PM Lost in Space (SciFi) - Islands in the Sky
The Jupiter 2 crashes on the planet that will be the Robinsons' home for the rest of the season.
2:25 PM Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Showtime Beyond)
Good, albeit somber 1964 update of the Defoe novel moves the castaway to the Red Planet. Adam West of "Batman" fame plays a key role.
4:00 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.
7:05 PM Star Hunter (Showtime Beyond)
Predator rip-offs stalk a bus full of football players in this marginally inspired creature feature, to which Roddy McDowell and Stella Stevens lend their unique talents.
9:00 PM The X-Files (FX) - Little Green Men
Second-season premiere. With the X-Files closed down, a depressed Mulder risks his life in Puerto Rico to save evidence of alien intelligence from destruction.
11:00 PM Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (TNT)
Acting on little more than a hunch, the usual suspects gather to steal the Enterprise and rescue their allegedly dead Vulcan friend from an idyllic paradise.
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