George A. Romero - February 4, 1940

02/04/22 • 5 min

Horror maestro George A. Romero was born on this day in 1940. While he's best known for popularizing an entire genre of filmmaking about zombies, his start was something far different: a short film for Mr. Rogers. Hear the story on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

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Written by Vic Sage

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Warwick Davis - February 3, 1970

His first brush with stardom came when he lived every kid's dream - working on a Star Wars movie. Since then, Warwick Davis holds the distinction of being the most bankable supporting actor in film history. Celebrate his birthday on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Supertrain - February 7, 1979

It was meant to be NBC's centerpiece - a romantic comedy to compete with "The Love Boat." Find out how "Supertrain" bombed with the audience and nearly took down an entire network in the process - today on Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Earl Green

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