So, I'm trying to find a copy of our catalog from the days of the public access show.  We used to sell custom-made VHS copies of the show and the catalog listed topics, guests, review segments, interviews, and airdates for those trying to make up their three choices on the tape.  I had one out recently, but I seem to have misplaced it, so I went up into the attic to look through the Rift archive boxes.

I didn't find a copy of the catalog, but I think I found something better.  Keith made up a listing of all the first season episodes with the information I listed above as well as the Memorable Moments, the date the episodes were taped, and the repeat dates.

I mention this as I completely forgot that the first episode was taped a month before it aired.  As we moved into the season, we shortened the gap to three weeks and then two weeks.

In looking at the dates, I'm trying to pinpoint exactly when it was that we made the decision to continue beyond the initial six.  It might have been as we were preparing for the sixth episode and Keith got us author Susan Schwartz and editor Jim Frenkel.  Once we saw who he was capable of getting, it seemed only natural to continue.  The next episode featured editors Bob Greenberger and Dave Stern as we talked about Star Trek: The Next Generation.

And then there was the end of the first season.  Maybe Keith can fill in my gap here as I can't remember.  There was an episode that was supposed to air earlier on science fact in science fiction with authors Ben Bova and Charles Platt.  Instead it aired just before the season finale on Blake's 7.

One of the nice things about this list is that it gives me proper names, especially ones I cannot remember, in a quest to find them and let them know that the show and their appearances live on.