Premieres on
Fox Retro this May, 2010:
Fame
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 14h30
Season 1 airs weekdays, from 3 to 24 May for the 16-episode season. Season 2 premieres on Tuesday, 25 May (see below).
For more about the season and show's history, see:
TVSA's Fame Season 1 Show Page.
Space: 1999
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 16h00
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
A British sci-fi series in which nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and sending it and the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha hurtling uncontrollably into space.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Space: 1999 Mini-Site.
Kojak (1973)
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 15h15
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
An American crime series created by Abby Mann which centres round the efforts of the tough and incorruptible Lieutenant Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas), a bald, dapper, New York City policeman who is fond of lollipops and using the catchphrase, "Who loves ya, baby?".
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Kojak (1973) Mini-Site.
The Six Million Dollar Man
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 16h45
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
Air Force Colonel Steve Austin (lee Majors), an astronaut who had walked on the moon, is almost fatally injured in a plane crash.
Many of his damaged parts are replaced by experimental bionic limbs, including his right arm, his left eye, and both legs. These bionics give him superpowers such as increased speed and strength and the ability to see long distances.
To pay the U.S. Government back the $6,000,000 it cost to rebuild him, Austin goes to work for the Office of Scientific Investigation as an agent, investigating foreign spies, mad scientists, bombers, space aliens and even Bigfoot.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's The Six Million Dollar Man Mini-Site.
The Return of the Saint
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 17h30
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
A British action-adventure series created by Leslie Charteris (based on his 1960s series of the same name) starring Ian Ogilvy as Simon Templar, an independently wealthy, somewhat mysterious "do-gooder" known as "The Saint".
Simon Templar is a modern day Robin Hood of sorts. He steals from rich criminals and keeps the loot for himself (usually in such a way as to put the rich criminals behind bars).
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's The Return Of The Saint Mini-Site.
M*A*S*H
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 18h15
Double episodes air back-to-back every weekday at 18h15.
A dark dramedy series adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker).
The series is a medical drama/black comedy which follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's M*A*S*H* Mini-Site.
Hart To Hart
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 19h00
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
A series created by novelist Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg about Jonathan Hart, a self-made millionaire and his wife Jennifer, a beautiful freelance journalist.
Living the jetset lifestyle, the glamorous couple spend their free time as amateur detectives and find themselves involved in cases of smuggling, theft, international espionage and, most commonly, murder.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Hart To Hart Show Page.
Magnum P.I.
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 19h45
The series premiered with a double-bill. Thereafter new episodes air weekly at 20h30, preceded by a repeat of the previous week's episode at 19h45.
Tom Selleck stars as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii, whose cases frequently have a humorous overtone and always just enough danger.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Magnum P.I. Mini-Site.
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 21h15
New episodes air daily, on weekdays
The original Battlestar Galactica sci-fi series created by Glen A. Larson about the adventures of a fleet of starships from an ancient civilization who are seeking a legendary lost colony known as Earth.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Battlestar Gallactica (1978) Mini-Site.
The Dukes Of Hazzard
Premiere date: Tuesday, 4 May 2010 at 19h45
The series premiered with a double-bill. Thereafter new episodes air weekly at 20h30, preceded by a repeat of the previous week's episode at 19h45.
An action series created by Gy Waldron and based on his 1975 film Moonrunners which follows the adventures of Bo and Luke Duke, two cousins living in a rural part of the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's The Dukes Of Hazzard Mini-Site.
Starsky and Hutch
Premiered: Wednesday, 5 May 2010 at 19h45
The series premiered with a double-bill. Thereafter new episodes air weekly at 20h30, preceded by a repeat of the previous week's episode at 19h45.
The adventures of David Starsky, a streetwise detective with intense, often childlike moods; and Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, a more reserved and intellectual character.
For more about the series and it's history, see:
TVSA's Starksy and Hutch Mini-Site.
Trippy fact: The series title is written with an ampisan in the opening titles but the official name of the show uses an "and".
Miami Vice
Premiered: Thursday, 6 May 2010 at 19h45
The series premiered with a double-bill. Thereafter new episodes air weekly at 20h30, preceded by a repeat of the previous week's episode at 19h45.
An action series created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive produced by Michael Mann and Dick Wolf about two Metro-Dade Police Department vice detectives working undercover in Miami.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's Miami Vice Mini-Site.
The Professionals
Premiere date: Friday, 7 May 201 at 19h45
The series premiered with a double-bill. Thereafter new episodes air weekly at 20h30, preceded by a repeat of the previous week's episode at 19h45.
A British action series which follows the exploits of three agents of the fictional CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5) law enforcement department, which deals with crimes of a serious nature that go beyond the capacity of the police.
For more about the show and it's history, see:
TVSA's The Professionals Mini-Site.
Fame 2
Premiere date: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 14h30
New episodes air daily, for the 23-episode season
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Fame 2 Show Page.
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