Saturday, August 19, 2023

Alien Nation (1989-1990)

 

Based on the movie that came out in 1988, Alien Nation is about a group of aliens that crash lands on earth and then has to assimilate to earth society. The Tenctonese were bred as slaves by a cruel overseer race. It is a police procedural where a slight racist human detective Matthew Sikes is forced to work with “newcomer” George Francisco. As their friendship grows, Sikes starts to question many of his former opinions on the newcomers. The series used the concept of the aliens to examine racism and bigotry in a way that audiences at the time would accept. It only lasted one season, but there was a series of five movies that tied up loose ends in the series. 


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