_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep8: _The Keeper_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTKU3KXtiIY
The last episode produced, this show went out with a bang! A tantalizing glimpse of what might have been, laden with creepy alien special effects.
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Bottom line: If you watch any of this TV series, watch The Keeper. It's the closest to what the mini-series promised.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep7: _A Hearse Of Another Color_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GFT56XWyWg
This one just goes silly and comedic. Jack's loser cousin works for a funeral home and gets caught up in trouble involving drug smuggling somehow.
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Bottom line: If you find the comedy tiresome in the first ten minutes, skip the rest. Otherwise, have fun!
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep6: _Good Psychics Are Hard to Come By_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelDHRj2oNI
This is the last episode aired in the first run, and it's a great one!
A highlight is when a disillusioned Ta'Ra asks Jack, "Why do people lie?"
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Bottom line: Another highlight of the series, but only watch if you're in a mood for something heavier with less levity.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep5: _A Message from Mr Cool_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTFElg5FoBs
With faltering ratings, they revamp the opening to look more sci-fi and dramatic.
Regardless of the opening intro rebrand, the episode itself continues in the trend of psychological drama rather than alien SFX spectacle.
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Bottom line: Have fun watching Ta'Ra be thirty, flirty and thriving.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review
Ep4: _Night of the Visitors_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYfVzGigMPg
An excellent episode with an X-Files vibe. Are aliens real? He's skeptical, but she believes. Oh wait. He KNOWS an alien - her.
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Bottom line: This is a highlight of the series, especially if you're a fan of X-Files style alien and conspiracy stories.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review
Ep3: _In His Own Image_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NULphcHzS8o
The A plot is a House of Wax situation where a wax museum artist is threatened by his twin brother who has escaped a facility for the criminally insane.
If you think you know where this story is going, you are absolutely correct.
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Bottom line - Have fun watching the B plot. Just don't expect any surprises in the A plot.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep2: _Don't Look Back_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRLftmlbLuE
This episode has a smaller scale feeling, focusing more on character study.
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Bottom line - Watch this one for the sweet interactions of the protagonists and this kid, and the weird time Jack has trying to explain the concept of raising children to Ta'Ra.
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
TV Series Ep1: Gladiator
Due to the popularity of the miniseries, _Something is Out There_ was hastily made into a TV series. However, it struggled and was cancelled after only 8 episodes were produced.
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Bottom line - Watch this one for the girlfriend's performance. The rest is hit and miss.
Something is Out There mini-review and viewing guide TV Series Ep1: Gladiator Due to the popularity of the miniseries, Something is Out There was hastily made into a TV series. However, it struggled and was cancelled after only 8 episodes were produced. The budget was lower, so they retooled the series to be more of a normal buddy cop show. They lightened up on the trauma of the main characters, but still kept a mostly serious tone. Honestly, I think they did a good job of adapting the miniseries into an ongoing TV show, and it's closer to the original than people think. But viewers were disappointed in the lack of cool and creepy alien special effects. If you bear in mind the budget limitations, I think you'll have a fun ride with the TV series. The TV series immediately prepares you for a new tone and scope with the opening that feels like a comedic romantic buddy cop show. I think the balance of comedy is actually still close to the miniseries, though. In this first episode, Glad...
_Something is Out There_ mini-review and viewing guide
Part 1: The Mini-Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BhxItrsy3E
_Something is Out There_ was a well received alien monster TV mini-series that was hastily made into a very short lived TV series due to its unexpected popularity. The main characters are a not-Michael Douglas cop and an alien woman played by Maryam d'Abo.
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