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Alien Nation is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for Farscape ), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with the 1988 film Alien Nation, which was adapted into a Fox Network television series of the same name in 1989.
Oct 7, 1988 · Earth makes first contact with alien civilization in 1988 and integrates them into society in 1991. A human cop and a Newcomer cop investigate the alien underworld and face discrimination and danger.
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- Action, Sci-Fi
- Graham Baker
- 1988-10-07
Alien Nation explores murder, discrimination and science fiction. The film was a co-production between American Entertainment Partners and 20th Century Fox , which distributed it theatrically. Alien Nation was released in the United States on October 7, 1988, and grossed over $32 million worldwide, becoming a moderate financial success.
Alien Nation is a science fiction police procedural television series in the Alien Nation franchise. Adapted from the 1988 Alien Nation movie, it stars Gary Graham as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien Sam "George" Francisco, played by Eric Pierpoint .
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"Pilot"Kenneth Johnson2"Fountain of Youth"3"Little Lost Lamb"Diane Frolov4"Fifteen with Wanda"Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van ...A TV series set in the near future, where a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles. The series explores the culture, language and challenges of the alien slaves, called Newcomers, and their human hosts.
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- 1989-09-18
- Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Mar 24, 2009 · More than just another cop show or science fiction show, Alien Nation utilizes a unique and exciting blend of action, suspense, humor, and social drama to explore the sociology of what it means to be an outsider striving to fit in.
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A movie about aliens integrated into human society in 1991, starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its lack of imagination and originality, and compares it to a standard cop action potboiler.
