This sci-fi police drama, Alien Nation, was cancelled too soon after only a single season 1989-1990. The setting is Los Angeles when refuge aliens are trying to integrate into society. These aliens were on a slave ship which crashed in the Mohave Desert. The aliens called newcomers, have heightened senses and intelligence when compared with humans, have to adjust to a society who is less than completely welcoming. The show looks at social issues, while it uses the police drama backdrop to try to solve the mystery of how the slave colony came to be on earth and who were/are their terrifying overlords.
Alien Nation was the conception of Rockne S. O’Bannon, the same man who brought us Farscape. But the television series was developed by Kenneth Culver Johnson, the same man who brought us the Incredible Hulk, The Bionic Woman, and the miniseries V. This program was excellent but cancelled due to network problems (Fox was a fledgling among TV producers at the time and cancelled the successful program as part of their restructuring.)
The two main characters are Detective Matt Sikes played by Gary Graham and George Francisco played by Eric Pierpoint. Matt has been paired with George, a newcomer after his partner is killed in action. Matt lives alone, but has a newcomer Cathy Frankel (Terri Treas) as his alluring neighbor. The Francisco family is comprised George, his wife Susan played by Michelle Scarabelli, adolescent son Buck played by Sean SIx, and inquisive daughter Emily played by Lauren Woodland. James Greene rounds out the family as Uncle Moodri, the family elder.
