Spring 2007 Schedules

For 6 January 2007

This week we are in Sommers-Bausch Observatory S-175

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Movie "Cube" 1997 cult classic involving character driven plot andmechanically driven blood, gore, and math. What else could you want?Besides nekked babes. No nekked Babdes. They got scared of by thecomplexe character interaction.
8 PM The Warleader G'Sten Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
8:30 Movie "Blade Runner" Based on an Earth where everyone wants to leave except the androids for whom returning is a death sentence, it's the story of a blade runner, a whose job it is to track down rogue simulants and kill them.

For 13 January 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Jaynestown" Sing it with me now: "He's the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!"
7 PM Babylon 5 ""Messages from Earth"" B5 receives bad news from back home about goings on in the solar system. Sheridan and Delenn must embark and a dangerous mission to save Earth from itself... and if they're caught, they'll be killed for their efforts. Typical, really. It all gets pear-shaped from here, folks.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Out of Time" The crew are visited by their future selves and it turns out that they turn into total prats. This will not end well, let me tell you.
8:30 The Roy Beatty Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Riff Trax Movie "The Matrix" We'll listen as Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy make fun of The Matrix. Speaks for itself, really. Whoa?

For 20 January 2007

This week we are in ECCR 139

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Out of Gas" Serenity has a malfunction which aparently triggers flashbacks in Mal. Don't think about it, just accept it.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Point of No Return" It's always bad when you get to the season's title episode. Martial law is declared and the Night Watch is in charge of security. Will Garabaldi go bonkers or can Sheridan find a loophole that won't cost him too dearly?
8 PM Futurama "Bender Gets Made" Bender joins the Robot Mafia.
8:30 The Kaaaaaaaaaahn Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Riff Trax Movie "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" OK, so letting Shatner direct was a bad, bad idea. That means that riffing is a good idea right? RIGHT?

For 27 January 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Ariel" A hospital heist, planned by that criminal mastermind, Simon. Well, part of it was planned.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Severed Dreams" There's only one chance left to stop Clarke short of all-out war: the colonies like Mars have to fight back. Can Sheridan help avert a shooting war or will they just blow things up?
8 PM Red Dwarf "Tikka to Ride" Cliff-hanger explained. Sadly, Starbug has lost vital supplies and Lister will need to use the time machine to try to recover them. But time travel is a dangerous thing. Fan-favorite episode.
8:30 The Obi-Wan Kenobi Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Rapture" The Cylon-Colonial standoff for the Eye of Jupiter continues while a supernova threatens the algae planet. Meanwhile, Lee considers a rescue operation for Starbuck.
10 PM Doctor Who "Bad Wolf" The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack have to fightfor their lives on board the Game Station. But a far more dangerous threatis lurking, and the Doctor realizes that the entire Human Race has been blinded to the threat on its doorstep with Armageddon fast approaching...

For 3 February 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "War Stories" Wash can't handle the fact that Mal and Zoe are old army buddies, so he takes her place on a mission. Big oops.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" Remember how Sheridan said that sabatoge would be a problem for a while? Yeah, he's right.
8 PM Futurama "Mother's Day" Mom feels jilted, so she asks her robots to take over the world for her.
8:30 The Spock Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" When Baltar finds himself a prisoner on board the Galactica, he and the crew consider the very real possibility he is a Cylon.
10 PM Doctor Who "The Parting of the Ways" Rose Tyler has seen danger andwanders alongside the Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test asEarth plunges into an epic war. With the Human Race being slaughtered, theDoctor is forced into terrible action...

For 10 February 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Trash" Saffron is back and that spells wacky fun.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Sic Transit Vir" Vir comes back to the station to spend time with his wife... wait, his WHAT? Yeah. Anyway, his illegal activities on Minbar might get him in trouble.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Stoke me a Clipper" He's sauve, he's daring, he's heroic and he wears lame: it's the return of Ace Rimmer! What a guy!
8:30 The Arnold Judas Rimmer Memorial Social Half Hour? Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Movie "Time Bandits" Time Bandits features a bunch of midgets who are given a map of all the holes in time/space with the intent that they would repair them (a sort of time/space repair crew). Instead, they use it to live the high life and steal from the rich (only once accidentally giving to the poor). In the meantime, they pick up a small boy and have zany adventures in history andmyth.

For 17 February 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "The Message" What'd they go ordering a dead body for?
7 PM Babylon 5 "A Late Delivery from Avalon" A guy appears on B5 claiming to be ARthur Pendragon, King of Britans. Only he might just be crazy. It's hard to tell on B5.
8 PM Futurama "The Problem with Popplers" Pop a Poppler in your mouth/When you eat at Fishy Joes/Where they come from is a mystery/What they're made of no one nknows!
8:30 The Doctor Memorial Social Half Hour (may be regenetated repeatedly) Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "The Woman King" Helo searches for the truth when the Saggitarons suspect that a ship's doctor is discriminating against them in medical care and supplies.
10PM Doctor Who "The Christmas Invasion" It's Christmas Eve and high aboveLondon, the alien Sycorax are holding the Earth to ransom. The Doctor mustrecover from his regeneration in time to save the Human Race from slavery.

For 24 February 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Heart of Gold" A brothel ask for help from Serenity. How much trouble do you have to be in to ask *them* for help?
7 PM Babylon 5 "Ship of Tears" Bester is back, but this time he claims he has information about Shadow weapons. B5 gets a few of these weapons and that spells trouble for them.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Oraboros" We learn about Lister's background and he meets and old friend.
8:30 The Number 3's Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "A Day in the Life" On his wedding anniversary, Bill Adama is haunted by the memory of his late wife and the fate of their marriage.
10PM Doctor Who "New Earth" In the far distant future, an order of cat-nuns cure all illnesses, but the Doctor is suspicious of their methods. He must uncover the truth and save Rose from the revenge of his old enemy, the Lady Cassandra.

For 3 March 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Firefly "Objects in Space" A bounty hunter gets on board to kidnap River. All things considered, this is not a good plan.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Interludes and Examinations" Sheridan needs a victory against the Shadows so he turns to the only person who can get it for him. But there will be a really big price to pay. Also, Franklin sisn't doing so well.
8 PM Futurama "Anthology of Interest 1" It's... TALES... OF... INTEREST! In other words, the What-If machine answers three questions.
8:30 The Curzon Dax Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Dirty Hands" Amid a heated labor dispute, Tyrol asks the imprisoned Baltar for advice. Seelix becomes involved and reveals that she may have romantic feelings for Tyrol.
10PM Doctor Who "Tooth and Claw" The Doctor and Rose have to protect Queen Victoria, but can anything stop the Empire of the Wolf?

For 10 March 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Pilot, Part I" George dies and joins the ranks of the undead as a grim reaper. Did I mention there's a toilet seat from space?
7 PM Babylon 5 "War Without End I" An old, familiar face visits the station and the answer to a long-standing mystery is revealed. Then the real work starts
8 PM Red Dwarf "Duct Soup" A shipwide emergeny sends the crew crawling through the ducts to avert a disaster. Oh, and Lister is clausterphobic.
8:30 The Kosh Naranek Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Maelstrom" When Admiral Adama questions her fitness for duty, Kara is haunted by memories of her past.
10PM Doctor Who "School Reunion" The Doctor meets an old friend, Sarah JaneSmith, and Rose discovers the legacy of being a Time Lord's companion.

For 17 March 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Pilot, Part II" George is dead and has joined the ranks of the undead as a grim reaper. Now she gets to learn the ins and outs of being grim and reaping.
7 PM Babylon 5 "War Without End II" The crew scrambles to prepare to send B4 back in time while Sheridan struggles to return to the present. And there's a terrible secret to B4 that they don't want to tell anyone.
8 PM Futurama "War is the H-Word" War were declared. Zapp-heavy episode.
8:30 The Zathras Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "The Son Also Rises" When Baltar's legal team faces assassination attempts, Adama asks Lee to protect Baltar's lawyer. After taking on the assignment, Lee soon seeks to play a more direct role in Baltar's defense.
10PM Doctor Who "The Girl in the Fireplace" Madame de Pompadour is beinghaunted by a stranger called the Doctor - can he save her from the clockworkkillers?

For 24 March 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Dead Girl Walking" George's second attempt to avoidactually being a reaper. This time she tries letting her man die,just not taking his soul...meanwhile, her sister begins actingstrange.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Walkabout" Franklin tries to get his head cleared up and Sheridan has to run a very dangerous test. He'll need some help, probably.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Blue" Believe it or not, Lister misses Rimmer. For a little while, anyway.
8:30 The Arnold Judas Rimmer Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Crossroads, Part 1" Baltar's trial testimony threatens the very stability of the fleet. Lee assists Romo Lampkin in Baltar's defense.
10PM Doctor Who "Rise of the Cybermen" On a parallel Earth, a deadly newversion of the Doctor's old enemy is about to be reborn.

For 31 March 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Curious George" A group protests a certain bear beingput on display. George continues on her running streak of "Top TenThings Reapers Should Not Do" with number 3: go home and visit withfamily while undead.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Gray 17 is Missing" A new Ranger One is selected, but Alit Neroon wants to take over himself. Someone (read: Marcus) will have to stop him. Also, Garabaldi has a wacky adventure that, frankly, looked better on paper than on screen. Sorry 'bout that.
8 PM Futurama "The Honking" Bender inherits an estate and picks up a curse.
8:30 The Kara Thrace Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Battlestar Galactica "Crossroads, Part 2" As Baltar's trial comes to a conclusion, key members of the fleet discover that they may be the Final Five Cylons.
10PM Doctor Who "The Age of Steel" The Cybermen take control of London andstart converting the population while the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey becomefugitives.

For 7 April 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Reapercussions" George tries a third way not to be a reaper. She prevents someone from being in the right place at the right time, in a way only George would think of. This causes, shall we say, a "hiccup".
7 PM Babylon 5 "And the Rock Cried Out No Hiding Place" A group of religious leaders come to B5, Sheridan tries to understand the Shadows' motives, and Londo decides to deal with a long-standing problem of his.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Beyond A Joke" Kryten is peeved that no one is paying attention to him. He gets their attention in a very clear manner.
8:30 The Georgia Lass Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Riff Trax Movie "Terminator 3" We'll listen/watch as Mike Nelson and friends mock T3! It'll be fun!

For 14 April 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Reaping Havoc" Betty shows George that every personfits into a category. She also shows George which category shebelongs to.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Shadow Dancing" Franklin meets himself, but the manner in which he does so isn't very conducive to learning. Also, a big ruttin' space battle ensues.
8 PM Futurama "The Cryonic Woman" Fry, Bender, and Leela lose their jobs and Fry finds Michelle, his ex from 1999.
8:30 The Able Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Heroes "In His Own Image" High atop a New York office building, Peter Petrelli spreads hisarms, wind fluttering his jacket, preparing to fly. With a final breathand a prayer, he makes the leap. The ground rushes up to meet him, butthen another face appears, and then...
10PM Doctor Who "The Idiot's Lantern" 1953, the Coronation of Queen ElizabethII - but there are rumors of monsters on the streets of London.

For 21 April 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "My Room" George gets a new roomate, Daisy, Daisy Adare. Joy finds out what Reggie has been doing instead of going to school.
7 PM Babylon 5 "Z'ha'dum" Z-day. Sheridan has to make the biggest choice of his life. The wrong one could cost his life or the war.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Epideme" Lister gets a nasty bug and has to make the ultimate sacrifice for everyone else.
8:30 The Boba Fett Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Heroes "Don't Look Back" Los Angeles Police Officer Matt Parkman is working crowd control at a murder scene when he alone begins to hear the muffled cries of a little girl somewhere in the house. Claire's heroism brings her unwanted attention. Peter comes closer to learning the truth about his and Nathan's powers. Hiro finds a comic book which leads him to Isaac.
10PM Doctor Who "The Impossible Planet" Rose finds herself further away from home than ever before, in the orbit of a Black Hole. (One of Daniel's favorites.)

For 28 April 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "Reaper Madness" George's first post-death love interest is schizophrenic. Oh yes, you guessed it - Rube loves the idea. How much will this young man learn about death, and what will he do?
7 PM Babylon 5 "Hour of the Wolf" Everyone deals with their grief and an expedition is launched to find Sheridan. Odds are against them, though.
8 PM Futurama "Amazon Women in the Mood" Leela and Amy go on a half-date with Zapp and Kif. Then Bender and Fry have to save them, of course. They're boned. (For some value of "they".)
8:30 The John Sheridan Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Heroes "Don't Look Back" Los Angeles Police Officer Matt Parkman is working crowd control at a murder scene when he alone begins to hear the muffled cries of a little girl somewhere in the house. Claire's heroism brings her unwanted attention. Peter comes closer to learning the truth about his and Nathan's powers. Hiro finds a comic book which leads him to Isaac.
10 PM Heroes "Collision" Matt Parkman returns to the waking world bounddown and attached to medical machinery in a place that is not ahospital. Claire's mysterious father stands over him with the crypticwords, "We had to drug you... I am not from any organization withinitials." [Yes, this is a double-header. We watched TWO beautiful Dr. Who episodes last week for reasons of technical malfunctions. We're just leaves on the wind that way.]

For 5 May 2007

This week we are in ECCR 245

Time Show Episode Description
6 PM Dead Like Me "A Cook" George and Rube find themselves with some unfinished business left behind by various reaps. George hopes not to kill her newly acquired pet and Rube learns about the "janga tower of taste."
7 PM Babylon 5 "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garabaldi?" G'Kar gets some unexpected help in his search for Mr. Garabaldi, Delenn gets a message from the past that spurs her into action again, Ivonova goes a-hunting, and Sheridan has a long chat with the mysterious alien.
8 PM Red Dwarf "Nanarchy" In an effort to repair Dave Lister's arm, the crew goes searching for Kryten's nanites. They get more than they bargined for.
8:30 The Holly Memorial Social Half Hour Rest the projector and socialize with friends.
9 PM Heroes "Collision" Matt Parkman returns to the waking world bound down and attached to medical machinery in a place that is not a hospital. Claire's mysterious father stands over him with the cryptic words, "We had to drug you... I am not from any organization with initials."
10PM Doctor Who "Love & Monsters" An ordinary man becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose, and uncovers a world of living nightmares.