Alien Nation (1989)
- Genre
- science fiction television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 22 episodes
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 138 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A human police detective is paired with an alien partner from a recently arrived extraterrestrial community. They solve crimes in Los Angeles while dealing with prejudice and cultural clashes.
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What happens
Alien Nation is a science fiction police procedural television series in the Alien Nation franchise that aired on Fox from September 18, 1989 to May 7, 1990. Adapted from the 1988 Alien Nation film, it stars Gary Graham as Detective Matthew Sikes, an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien Sam "George" Francisco, played by Eric Pierpoint. Sikes also has an on again-off again flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel, played by Terri Treas. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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