On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Discovery (2020)

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 3. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Su’Kal.

Released December 24, 2020.

Directed by Norma Bailey.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Anne Cofell Saunders, Sean Cochran, Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri, Brandon Schultz.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Ian Alexander, Blu del Barrio, Bill Irwin, Janet Kidder, Tig Notaro, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Avaah Blackwell, Raven Dauda, Nelu Handa, Andrew Hinkson, Jinny Jacinto, Fabio Tassone, Robert Verlaque, Danny Waugh, Shelley Owens.

On this day in music history - Mother Earth, by Within Temptation (2000):

Mother Earth

Album by Within Temptation,

released December 24, 2000.

Track list:

Mother Earth; Ice Queen; Our Farewell; Caged; The Promise; Never-Ending Story; Deceiver of Fools; Intro; Dark Wings; In Perfect Harmony; World of Make Believe; Bittersweet; Jane Doe.

On this day in movie history - Mad Max 2 (1981):

Mad Max 2

aka The Road Warrior,

directed by George Miller,

written by Robert Benton, Terry Hayes, George Miller and Brian Hannant,

was released in Australia on December 24, 1981.
Narrated by Harold Baigent.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, Syd Heylen, Moira Claux, David Downer, David Slingsby, Kristoffer Greaves, Max Fairchild, Tyler Coppin, Jerry O'Sullivan, Tony Deary, Kathleen McKay, Guy Norris, Anne Jones, James McCardell, Harold Baigent, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Joanne Samuel.

On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959):

Johnny Staccato

Season 1. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: The Unwise Men.

Released December 24, 1959.

Directed by Robert B. Sinclair.

Written by Frank Dana, Shirl Hendryx.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Marc Lawrence, Jack Weston, Marge Redmond, Bernard/Bernie Fein, Walter Maslow, Vincent Barbi, Terry Frost, George Boyce, Lillian O'Malley, Harry Raven, Edwin Rochelle, Jeffrey Sayre.

Born on this day – Scott Spiegel:

Scott Spiegel

Writer

Director

Producer

Actor

December 24, 1957 – September 1, 2025

Credits:

2001 Maniacs (2005); 78/52 (2017); A Blossoming Brilliance: An Interview with Scott Spiegel (2013); A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Scott Spiegel (2004); A Night in a Sanitarium (1973); Acting and Reacting (1978); All the Worlds a Stooge (1974); Attack of the Helping Hand! (1979); Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy (1976); Babysitter Wanted (2007); Booby Bartenders (1974); Cain Hill (2016); Cinemaker (2004); Civil War Part II (1977); Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter (1982); Clockwork (1978); Corny Casanovas (1971); Crimewave (1985); Curse of the Werewolf (1974); Darkman (1990); Death Proof (2007); Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022); Drag Me to Hell (2009); Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical (2004); Evil Dead II (1987); Facing the Lion (2010); Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007); Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999); Full Tilt Boogie (1997); Gimme Skelter (2007); Half-Wits' Holiday (1974); Here Today... Gun Tomorrow (1976); Hit List (1989); Hostel (2005); Hostel: Part III (2011); Inside the Asylum: The Making of '2001 Maniacs' (2006); Inspector Klutz Saves the Day (1969); Intruder (1989); Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist (2014); It's Murder! (1977); Jackie Brown (1997); James Bombed in Here Today... Gun Tomorrow (1976); Just Say Julie (1989–1992); Lionheart (1990); Love, Cheat & Steal (1993); Making the Amazing (2004); Manhunt (1974); Mischief Night (2014); My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004); Mystery No Mystery (1976); Nightmares (2026); No Dough Boys (1974); Nude Bowling Party (1995); Oedipus Rex (1972); Picnic (1977); Pieces of Deconstruction: Looking Back at a Grindhouse Gorefest (2011); Pies and Guys (1971); Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009); Pulp Fiction (1994); Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002); QT8: The First Eight (2019); Rake (2014); Red (1993); Reflections on the Living Dead (1993); Robot Ninja (1989); Sam Raimi Early Shorts (1985); Shemp Eats the Moon (1978); Shock Cinema Vol. 1 (1991); Six Months to Live (1977); Skinned Alive (1990); Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder (2011); Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012); Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Spring Break '83 (2009); Spring Cleaning (1979); Straight Into Darkness (2004); Stryker's War (1980); Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead II (2011); Sweet 16: DVD Introduction by Aleisa Shirley and Scott Spiegel (2008); The Absent (2011); The Blind Waiter (1980); The Case of the Topanga Pearl (1976); The Cult of Ichi (2007); The Dead Next Door (1989); The Evil Dead (1981); The Final Round (1977); The Girl I Want (1990); The Great Bogus Monkey Pignuts Swindle (1975); The Happy Valley Kid (1977); The Hollywood Sign (2008); The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988); The James Hoffa Story (1975); The James R. Hoffa Story, Part II (1976); The Nutt House (1992); The Quick and the Dead (1995); The Rookie (1990); The Sappy Sap (1985); The Singing Nuts (1974); Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985); Three on a Couch (1974); Three Pests in a Mess (1974); Three Smart Saps (1973); Together & Alone (1998); Torro. Torro. Torro! (1981); Uncivil War Birds (1976); Where Truth Lies (1996); Wild Malibu Weekend! (1995); Within the Woods (1978).

Born on this day – Clarence Gilyard:

Clarence Gilyard

Professor

Actor

Writer

December 24, 1955 – November 28, 2022

Credits:

227 (1987); A Matter of Faith (2014); artScene (2013); Boondoggle (1999); CHiPs (1982–1983); Christmas on the Coast (2017); Die Hard (1988); DieHard is Back (2020); Diff'rent Strokes (1981); Eleanor's Bench (2020); Fan des années 80 (2010); From Above (2013); L.A. Takedown (1989); Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002); Left Behind: The Movie (2000); Legacy of a Spy (2021); Little Monsters (2012); Making the Grade (1982); Matlock (1989–1993); Off the Mark (1987); Orange Bowl Parade (1997); Riptide (1984); Simon & Simon (1986); Solomon's Universe (1985); Sons of Thunder (1999); Soul Train (1996); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023); The Beast (2016); The Duck Factory (1984); The Facts of Life (1979); The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983); The Making of 'Left Behind II: Tribulation Force' (2002); The Making of 'Left Behind: The Movie' (2000); The Perfect Race (2019); The Sector (2016); The Track (2015); Things Are Looking Up (1984); Top Gun (1986); Top Gun 2: Back to Traffic School (2012); Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001); Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005); Walker: Behind the Scenes with TV's Toughest Cop (1996).

Born on this day – Janet Carroll:

Janet Carroll

Actress

December 24, 1940 – May 22, 2012

Credits:

20 to 1 (2007); 21 Jump Street (1988); 227 (1987); 3rd Rock from the Sun (1999); 7th Heaven (1999); A Year in the Life (1987); Alice (1985); All You Need (2001); Ally McBeal (2002); Astronomy (1988); Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (1995); Beverly Hills Buntz (1988); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1999); Beyond the Quest (2007); Bluffing It (1987); Bonnie (1995–1996); Born to Be Wild (1995); Boy Meets World (1994); Brothers & Sisters (2006); Buck James (1987); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Changing Hearts (2002); Chicago Story (1981); Christmas Spirit (2011); Coach (1996); College Debts (2015); Confession (2005); Crosser (2016); Cupid (1998); Daughters of Privilege (1991); Dead Last (2001); Designing Women (1987); Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995); Double Dare (1985); E/R (1984); Empty Nest (1990); Enough (2002); Entertainment Tonight (1989); Family Business (1989); Forces of Nature (1999); Frank Leaves for the Orient (1999); Getting Physical (1984); Glory Days (1990); Hill Street Blues (1983–1986); Hot Pursuit (1985); I Gave at the Office (1984); Jake and the Fatman (1989); Judging Amy (2003); Knight Rider (1983); L.A. Law (1988); Laugh Busters (1984); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010); Life Goes On (1990); Living in Captivity (1998); Living 'til the End (2005); Maggie (1998); Mancuso, FBI (1990); Married... with Children (1994–1997); Mary (1986); Matlock (1995); Melrose Place (1993–1997); Memories of Me (1988); Murphy Brown (1990–1996); Norm (1999); One Special Victory (1991); Pacific Blue (1996); Pacific Station (1991); Pasadena (2002); Quantum Leap (1989); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Risky Business (1983); Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986); Scrubs (2006); Secret Admirer (1985); Sharing Richard (1988); Silver Spoons (1987); Six Degrees (2007); Spencer (1984–1985); Still Standing (2002–2004); Talent for the Game (1991); Techno Babble: A Cautionary Tale (2013); The Art of War III: Retribution (2009); The Boys (1988–1989); The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988); The Closer (1998); The Clown Project (2008); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Famous Teddy Z (1990); The Golden Girls (1987); The Hat Squad (1992–1993); The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1997); The Killing Time (1987); The Marriage Undone (2002); The Mommies (1994); The Omega Code (1999); The Platinum Triangle (1990); The Right of the People (1986); The Substitute Waiter (2004); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Cold Reading (1986); This Is the Life (1982); This Joint Is Jumpin' (1997); Time of Your Life (1999); Timemaster (1995); Touched by an Angel (1996); Ugly Naked People (1999); (Untitled) (2009); What Happens Next (2011); When He's Not a Stranger (1989); You Again? (1986).