Alien Nation
★ 7 · 1989 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
Episodes
1. Alien Nation: The TV MovieWhen the Francisco family move into a rich suburban part of L.A., they get to experice hate and racism spread by the radical Purists.
2. Fountain of YouthSikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.
3. Little Lost LambSikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover a prostitution ring after a Newcomer prostitute, on the run from her pimp, is murdered in Sikes' apartment.
4. Fifteen with WandaSikes' (Gary Graham) daughter (Cheryl Pollak) visits, accompanied by her radical boyfriend (Wayne Pere), and Buck Francisco (Sean Six) faces expulsion from school. With Eric Pierpoint.
5. The TakeoverDuring heavy rioting, the precinct is near deserted & Sikes & Francisco must stop criminals who attempt to take the precinct over and raiding the evidence lockers for drugs, money and weaponry.
6. The First CigarGeorge (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar
7. Night of the ScreamsThe method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.
8. ContactWhile investigating a famous doctor's murder, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover he was attempting to contact a probe seeking the Newcomer slave ship.
9. Three to TangoGeorge and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.
10. The GameGeorge is confronted with his past as a slave on the spaceship, when it appears that an old Russian Roulette style game he was once forced to play has returned. Will George take revenge for his brother, who died being hit by a bolt of salt water while playing the game on the ship?
11. Chains of LoveGeorge (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.
12. The Red RoomSikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) become involved in a federal search for a Newcomer who was programmed to kill while in the quarantine camps.
13. The Spirit of '95George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) discover a Purist plot to sabotage an election while investigating the bombing of a Newcomer voter campaign office.
14. Generation to GenerationSikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) follow the trail of a mysterious Tenctonese box which is deadly for those who fail to comprehend its powers.
15. Eyewitness NewsSikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).
16. PartnersSikes (Gary Graham) attempts to prove George (Eric Pierpoint) innocent in a drug case as Susan (Michele Scarabelli) prepares to transfer the pod to her husband.
17. Real MenA violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.
18. Crossing the LineSikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.
19. RebirthSikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death
20. Gimmee, GimmeeGeorge (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.
21. The TouchSikes and George (Gray Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover an overseer rejuvenation plot when they investigate the dramatic behavior change of a boy (Mitchell Allen, Jonathan Brandis) Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on the slaveship.
22. Green EyesWhile investigating a series of mysterious Newcomer deaths, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover a plan to eliminate the Newcomer population with a lethal bacteria.More Like This
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