On this day in movie and book history - Dark Star (1974)

Dark Star

directed by John Carpenter,

written by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon,

was released in the United States on March 30, 1974.

Music by John Carpenter.

Title song Benson, Arizona performed by John Yager.

Lyrics by Bill Taylor.

Cast:

Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon, Cal Kuniholm, Andreijah "Dre" Pahich, John Carpenter, Joe Saunders, Barbara "Cookie" Knapp, Miles Watkins, Nick Castle.

Recommended reading: 

Dark Star

by Alan Dean Foster.

Published by Del Rey.

First published 1974.

ISBN-10: 0708880487

ISBN-13: 9780708880487

Description:

Bombed out in space -- with a spaced-out bomb!

ALL SYSTEMS -- SNAFU!

If anything could possibly go wrong aboard the scout ship Dark Star, sooner or later it would. Now, in the twentieth year of their mission -- destroying unstable planets -- the ship and its crew were slowly and steadily falling apart.

After 20 years in space, isolation and loneliness had left their mark. The four surviving crew members were bored beyond relief. Only an occasional bomb run or another of the inevitable malfunctions aboard ship upset the monotony.

Then, one day, Bomb #20 was primed, armed, and set to detonate ... and suddenly life on the Dark Star became frantic ...

On this day in movie history - The Lookout (2007)

The Lookout

directed and written by Scott Frank,

was released in the United States on March 30, 2007.

Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson, Alex Borstein, Sergio Di Zio, David Huband, Laura Vandervoort, Greg Dunham, Morgan Kelly, Aaron Berg, Tinsel Korey, Suzanne Kelly, Brian Edward Roach, Martin Roach, Ofield Williams, Julie Pederson, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Janaya Stephens, Marc Devigne, Courtney-Jane White, Thanya Romero, Paul Christie, Tracy Beemer, Gordie Farrell, Toni Reimer, Ted Felbel, Charles Crossin, Chuck Robinson, Kalyn Bomback, John Bluethner, Leslie Bais, Harry Nelken, Andrew Degryse, Shailee Ferguson, Kevin Michayluk.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

The Star Trek Reader III / book (1977)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: Picard (2023)

 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 27.

Episode entitled: The Alternative Factor.

Released March 30, 1967.

Directed by Gerd Oswald.

Written by Don Ingalls.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Robert Brown, Janet MacLachlan, Richard Derr, Arch Whiting, Christian Patrick, Eddie Paskey, Bill Blackburn, Vince Cadiente, Bill Catching, Frank da Vinci, Carey Foster, Tom Lupo, Ron Veto.

 

The Star Trek Reader III

by James Blish.

Published by E P Dutton.

Published 1977.

First Edition.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0525209611

ISBN-13: 978-0525209614

Nineteen episodes from the now-defunct but still-popular television series follow James Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the crew of the Enterprise to strange worlds and distant adventures.

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Nth Degree.

Released March 30, 1991.

Directed by Robert Legato.

Written by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll, Brannon Braga.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jim Norton, Kay E. Kuter, Saxon Trainor, Page Leong, Dwight Schultz, David Coburn, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, George B. Colucci Jr., Debbie David, BJ Davis, Denise Deuschle, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Randy James, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Teri Noel, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Joyce Robinson, Richard Sarstedt, Mikki Val.

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Dominion.

Released March 30, 2023.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Chris Derrick, Jane Maggs, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Ed Speleers, Gates McFadden, Todd Stashwick, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Tim Russ, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Jenson Cheng, Stephanie Czajkowski, Garth Kemp, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Sophia Adler, Julia Aylor, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010)

Justified
Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Fixer.

Released March 30, 2010.

Directed by Fred Keller.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell and Wendy Calhoun.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, David Eigenberg, Greg Cromer, Page Kennedy, Erin Cardillo, Jessica Camacho, Kiersten Lyons, Todd Cattell, Sam Ayers, Trey Carter, Shannon Garnett, David Hill.

On this day in television history - Justified (2011)

Justified
Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: The Spoil.

Released March 30, 2011.

Directed by Michael Watkins.

Written by Graham Yost, Elmore Leonard, Dave Andron, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Rebecca Creskoff, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Tara Buck, Kaitlyn Dever, Linda Gehringer, Brad William Henke, Peter Murnik, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Raymond J. Barry, Rolando Boyce, Timothy Brennen, Allen Cutler, William Gregory Lee, Penny L. Moore, Darin Toonder, Trevor Trout, Tim Scanlon.

Edgar Allan Poe, on writing:

 

Through joy and through sorrow, I wrote.

Through hunger and through thirst, I wrote.
Through good report and through ill report, I wrote.
Through sunshine and through moonshine, I wrote ...
 
- Edgar Allan Poe.