Saturday, January 24, 2026

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):


Justified

Season 3. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: Cut Ties.
Released January 24, 2012.
Directed by Michael Watkins.
Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley and Jon Worley.
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, Mykelti Williamson, Jeremy Davies, Clayne Crawford, Michael Harding, Damon Herriman, Frank John Hughes, Bonnie Root, Todd Stashwick, Lenny Citrano, Demetrius Grosse, Cleavon McClendon, Carla Gugino, Justin Cuomo, Rachel Eggleston, Mel Fair, David Fernandez Jr., Peter Gantenbein, Derrick L. McMillon, Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Maura Soden.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1969)
Star Trek: Voyager (2001)
Star Trek: Discovery (2019)


Star Trek
Season 3. Episode 17.
Episode entitled: That Which Survives.
Released January 24, 1969.
Directed by Herb Wallerstein.
Written by John Meredyth Lucas, D.C. Fontana / Michael Richards, Arthur H. Singer.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Lee Meriwether, Arthur Batanides, Naomi Newman / Naomi Pollack, Booker Bradshaw, Brad Forrest, Kenneth Washington, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 7. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: Lineage.
Released January 24, 2001.
Directed by Peter Lauritson.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by James Kahn, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Manu Intiraymi, Juan Garcia, Jessica Gaona, Javier Grajeda, Paul Robert Langdon, Nicole Sarah Fellows, Gilbert R. Leal, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 2. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: New Eden.
Released January 24, 2019.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Vaun Wilmott, Sean Cochran, Akiva Goldsman, Kirsten Beyer.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, Sheila McCarthy, Andrew Moodie, Bahia Watson, Hannah Cheesman, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Raven Dauda, Julianne Grossman, Noah Davis, Kiara Groulx, Claire Qute, Emily Bartlett, Avaah Blackwell, Shaleen Hudda, Ethan Peck, Tanu Ravi, Ronald Tang.

On this day in movie history - La Notte/The Night (1961):


The Night

directed by Michelangelo Antonioni,
written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Ennio Flaiano and Tonino Guerra,
was released in Italy on January 24, 1961.
Music by Giorgio Gaslini.


Cast:

Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi, Guido A. Marsan, Vittorio Bertolini, Vincenzo Corbella, Ugo Fortunati, Gitt Magrini, Giorgio Negro, Roberta Speroni, Valentino Bompiani, Roberto Danesi, Umberto Eco, Giansiro Ferrata, Giorgio Gaslini, Alceo Guatelli, Odile Jean, Ottiero Ottieri, Salvatore Quasimodo, Ettore Univelli, Eraldo Volonté.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):


M Squad

Season 1. Episode 18.
Episode entitled: The Long Ride.
Released January 24, 1958.
Directed by David Rich.
Written by Merwin Gerard.
Music by Stanley Wilson.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Joe Maross, Nancy Hale, Benny Baker, Ann Morrison, Tiger Fafara, Frank J. Scannell, William Lally, Gordon Mills, Frank Sully, Clark Howat, David Gorcey, Don Blackman.

Born on this day – Jean-Pierre Thorn:


Jean-Pierre Thorn


Director

Writer

January 24, 1947 – July 5, 2025

Credits:

93: La belle rebelle (2010); Allez, yallah! (2006); Emmanuelle (1966); Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994); Je t'ai dans la peau (1990); L'Âcre parfum des immortelles (2019); Le dos au mur (1980); On n'est pas des marques de vélo (2003); Oser lutter, oser vaincre (1969).

Born on this day – Sharon Tate:


Sharon Tate


Actress

Model

January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969

Credits:

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003); 12 + 1 (1969); 1969 (2019); 20/20 (2017); 24 Horas Central (2019); 35 Serial Killers the World Wants to Forget (2018); A Year to Remember (1991); All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966); Backstory (2001); Barabbas (1961); Beautiful Like a Poem (2020); Biography (1995–2002); Blind Faith: London Hyde Park 1969 (2006); Cease to Exist (2007); Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025); Ciao, Federico! (1970); CNN Special Reports (2015); Dark Tourist (2018); Dateline NBC (2008–2017); Death Scenes 2 (1992); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Don't Make Waves (1967); Dracula in the Movies (1992); E! True Hollywood Story (1998–1999); Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003); Eye of the Devil (1966); Final Days of an Icon (2008); Girl Games (1987); Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006); Gypsy (1967); Haunted Homes of Hollywood (2018); Headliners & Legends (1998–2008); Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020); Hollywood and the Stars (1963); Hollywood Backstage (1967); Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999); I Am Bruce Lee (2012); Il falso bugiardo (2008); In Memoriam: Sharon Marie Tate (2014); Interview De Gene Gutowski (2013); Interview De Roman Polanski (2013); Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1968); Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Mansfield 66/67 (2017); Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019); Manson: The Lost Tapes (2018); Manson: The Women (2019); MGM 1967 Promo Reel (1967); Mia and Roman (1968); Mister Ed (1963); Playboy After Dark (1969); Roman by Polanski (2015); Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011); Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008); Rosemary's Baby (1968); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Tess (1979); The 60s: The Beatles Decade (2006); The Americanization of Emily (1964); The Beach Boys (2024); The Beverly Hillbillies (1963–1965); The Dish on Dolls (2006); The Fearless Vampire Killers / aka Dance of the Vampires (1967); The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019); The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The New Cinema (1968); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1960); The Playboy Murders (2024); The Seventies (2015); The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001); The Wrecking Crew (1968); This Is Joan Collins (2022); Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967); Too Young to Die (2012); True Crime Authors (2003); Un jour, un destin (2010); Valley of the Dolls (1967); Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967); Very Scary People (2019); Wedding of the Doll (1968); When the Applause Died / Death in Hollywood (1990); Without Qualities (2011).

Born on this day – Kip Anderson:


Kip Anderson


Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

January 24, 1938 – August 29, 2007

Credits:

Music:

A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes (1992); A Knife and a Fork (1993); Blue Moon / Unchained Melody (1967); Frozen Heart / Abide in Me (1969); I Can't / I'll Get Along (1965); I Could'a Been Sleepin' / He Never Left Me Alone (1989); I Feel Good / I Will Cry (1961); I Get Carried Away / Here I Am, Try Me (1965); I Wanna Be the Only One / Making Tracks (1959); I Wanna Be the Only One / The Home Fires Are Brighter After All (1959); If That Don't Make You Cry / Without a Woman (1966); Jesus Sings with Me (Part 1) / Jesus Sings with Me (Part 2) (1988); Letter From my Darling / Watch You Work it Out (1968); Oh My Linda / 'Til Your Love is Mine (1960); Take It Like a Man / A Knife and a Fork (1967); Tell Her I Love Her / Woman How Do You Make Me Love You Like I Do (1965); That's All I Can Do / I Went Off and Cried (1968); That's When the Crying Begins / I Done You Wrong (1964); You'll Lose a Good Thing / I'm Out of Love (1967); Your Sweetness Is My Weakness / A Dog Don't Wear No Shoes (1992).