Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama that aired for seven episodes on UPN in 1998 and 1999. It was adapted from a film screenplay by Trey Callaway (pictured); production on the film project had ended due to the poor commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers. Starring Joe Morton, Maria del Mar, Alexandra Wilson, Brian McNamara, Salli Richardson, Jordan Lund, and Joe Spano, the series focuses on the doctors and nurses in a 23rd-century hospital space station. It was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. Storylines initially focused on ethical and medical cases, but later shifted to the characters' personal relationships, to better fit UPN's primarily teen demographic. The show suffered from low ratings, and has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray. Some commentators praised the show's characterization and use of science fiction elements, while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal.
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1927:
The Jazz Singer, one of the first feature-length motion pictures with a synchronized recorded music score, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer
1998:
Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was attacked and fatally wounded near Laramie, Wyoming, U.S., dying six days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
2002:
Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Jewel
2008:
The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt (pictured) – the second largest impact crater on the planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt_%28crater%29
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