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Alien Nation

Alien Nation

Description: In this futuristic cop show, the Newcomers are aliens from the planet Tencton whose spaceship, a slave ship, crash-landed in the Mojave Desert in the early '90s. Now 1995 (the near future, as the show aired 1989-90), the plot of the series revolves around Newcomer George Francisco and his partner Matt Sikes, who are both detectives for the LAPD. They clash on several levels, the least of which is not Matt's propensity for rash decisions and violence vs. George's quiet, introspective analysis.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Year Released: 1989
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 21
First episode air date: September 18, 1989
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Language: English
Spin Offs: Alien Nation

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