On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2007):

Pushing Daisies

Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: The Fun in Funeral.

Released October 17, 2007.

Directed by Paul Edwards.

Written by Bryan Fuller.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Raúl Esparza, Brad Grunberg, Eddie Shin, Field Cate, Victor Z. Isaac, Howard Mann, Leyna Nguyen, Kristin Dos Santos, Sy Richardson, Albert J. Wong, Martin Beck, Arne Starr.

On this day in music history - American III: Solitary Man, by Johnny Cash (2000):

American III: Solitary Man

Album by Johnny Cash,

released October 17, 2000.

Track list:

I Won’t Back Down; Solitary Man; That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day); One; Nobody; I See A Darkness; The Mercy Seat; Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone); Field Of Diamonds; Before My Time; Country Trash; Mary Of The Wild Moor; I’m Leavin’ Now; Wayfaring Stranger.

On this day in movie history - The Devil’s Advocate (1997):

The Devil’s Advocate

directed by Peter Yates,

written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy,

based on the novel by Andrew Neiderman,

was released in the United States on October 17, 1997.
Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Debra Monk, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, George Wyner, Chris Bauer, Connie Embesi, Jonathan Cavallary, Heather Matarazzo, Murphy Guyer, Leo Burmester, Bill Moor, Neal Jones, Eddie Aldridge, Mark Deakins, Rony Clanton, George Gore II, Alan Manson, Brian Poteat, Daniel Oreskes, Kim Chan, Caprice Benedetti, Don King, Ray Garvey, Rocco Musacchia, Susan Kellermann, James Saito, Harsh Nayyar, Mohammad Ghaffari, Nicki Cochrane, Fenja Klaus, Gino Lucci, Novella Nelson, Vincent Laresca, Benny Nieves, Franci Leary, Gloria Lynne Henry, Jorge Navarro, Tomatito / Jose Fernandes Torres, Antonio Vargas Cortés, Elena Camunez Andújar, Monica Keena, Linda Atkinson, William Hill, Juan Carlos Hernández, Wei Mei Wong, E. Katherine Kerr, Liza Harris, Bill Boggs, Bo Rucker, Michael Lombard, Marc Manfro, J. Nester, John Rothman, George Sperdakos, Hollis Granville, Edward Seamon, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Gregory Lichtenson, Socorro Santiago, Marcia DeBonis, Marie Stuart Vassallo, Tom Riis Farrell, Harold Surratt, Alfonse D'amato, Charles A. Gargano, Lou Rudin, Ernie Grunfeld, Alan Grubman, Al Cerullo, Cadillac Moon (band), Rich Campbell, Cliff Hackford, Dave Noyes, Mike Nugent, Al Santoriello, Nikita Ager, Allan Wayne Anderson, Paul Benedict, Lauren Collins, Christopher Del Gaudio, Joyce Garland, Millena Gay, Roy Jones Jr., Christopher King, Omar Koury, Adrian Lee, Frank Licari, Delroy Lindo, Anibal O. Lleras, Cindy Malika, Dennis Mallen, Doris McCarthy, Dale Resteghini, Bonnie Rose, Todd Wall, Victor Warren.

On this day in music history - Eponymous, by R.E.M. (1988):

Eponymous

Album by R.E.M.,

released October 17, 1988.

Track list:

Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single); Gardening At Night (Different Vocal Mix); Talk About The Passion; So. Central Rain; (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville; Can’t Get There From Here; Driver; Romance; Fall On Me; The One I Love; Finest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix); It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I...).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 & 1992)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Last Outpost.

Released October 17, 1987.

Directed by Richard A. Colla.

Written by Herbert Wright, Richard Krzemien.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Fred Steiner.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Armin Shimerman, Jake Dengel, Tracey Walter, Darryl Henriques, Mike Gomez, James G. Becker, Darrell Burris, Jeffrey Deacon, Tim McCormack, Andrew Parker.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Schisms.

Released October 17, 1992.

Directed by Robert Wiemer.

Written by Brannon Braga, Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald/Ron Wilkerson, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Lanei Chapman, Ken Thorley, Angelina Fiordellisi, Scott T. Trost, Angelo McCabe, John Nelson, Majel Barrett, Lena Banks, Michael Braveheart, Tyce Bune, Cameron, David Paul Christian, Brian Ciari, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Holiday Freeman, Jack Gilroy, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Arvo Katajisto, Mark Lentry, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Victor Sein, John Alex Tampoya.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Unexpected.

Released October 17, 2001.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Julianne Christie, Christopher Darga, Randy Oglesby, Regi Davis, T.L. Kolman, Mike Baldridge, John Cragen, Drew Howerton, Job Alonso, Jef Ayres, Jane Bordeaux, Michael Braveheart, Solomon Burke Jr., Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Vince Deadrick Jr., Michael Duisenberg, Evan English, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Jack Guzman, Bryan Heiberg, Aldric A. Horton, Alise Phelan, Lisa Thornhill, Cynthia Uhrich.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1976):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: The Mark of Archanon.

Released October 17, 1976.

Directed by Charles Crichton.

Written by Lew Schwartz.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, John Standing, Michael Gallagher, Veronica Lang, John Alkin, John Hug, Anthony Forrest, Raul Newey, Yasuko Nagazumi, Quentin Pierre, Terry Walsh.

On this day in movie history - The Projectionist (1970):

The Projectionist

directed and written by Harry Hurwitz,

was released at the Rochester Film Festival in the United States on October 17, 1970.
Music by Igo Kantor and Erma E. Levin.

Cast:

Chuck McCann, Ina Balin, Rodney Dangerfield, Jára Kohout, Harry Hurwitz, Mike Gentry, Lucky Kargo, David Holliday, Sam Stewart, Alex Stevens, Robert Lee, Stephen Philips, Morocco, Clara Rosenthal, Jacqueline Glenn, Robert Staats, Robert King, Rita Bennett, João Fernandes.