ALIEN NATION (1988) - Full Watch Along
Added 2025-08-17 22:36:46 +0000 UTCIn honor of Terence Stamp’s passing today, here’s an early release of a just-watched Patreon special request. Hope you enjoy the full Watch along… Rest in peace Mr Stamp. YouTube highlights Friday August 22nd! 🖤
Comments
Never thought would see a reaction on this one. not a great movie, but I always enjoyed it and like the TV series and TV movies done after the series ended. Sad to hear the news that Terence Stamp passed away, I was hoping to meet General Zod.
John A
2025-08-18 06:48:36 +0000 UTCI really liked the TV series. in fact, if you remember there was one episode that everyone watched. It was the talk at the time.
John A
2025-08-18 06:45:24 +0000 UTCI had forgotten all about this movie. I hadn't seen this in years. I might be wrong, but I think they made a part 2 and a series after this.
fastecp1
2025-08-18 02:33:37 +0000 UTCMandy Patinkin and James Caan and an early 90s TV series. What's not to like?
Jay Davis
2025-08-18 02:22:10 +0000 UTCNot sure if you noticed, but the make-up department did a tremendous job with the Newcomer head prosthetics. They are not all copies, but rather each Newcomer has a unique pattern of spotting: different size and shapes of spots, as well as a range of colors from browns and blacks to pinks.
JAKH
2025-08-18 01:15:50 +0000 UTCThis was made into a TV series the following year (1989-1990 TV season). They used the aliens as a cover to have episodes about bigotry and prejudice. Additionally, they went beyond the typical story lines and included stories about things like youth gangs which often form in immigrant communities, about criminals from within the immigrant community that target their own people, and also showed how people who are open to the newcomers can be targeted by others in the majority. They also leaned into the opportunity to have the "outsider's" perspective with the newcomers puzzled by aspects of human culture that we take for granted, as well as humor like a character commenting that the sour milk vintage was a "good week". This was a full, old fashioned 24-ep syndicated season with a double-length (90min/2 hr w/ commercials) pilot episode, not a short streaming season like modern shows. It was not renewed for a second season, but instead they made 5x made-for TV movies instead of a second season.
JAKH
2025-08-18 01:06:13 +0000 UTCNow do “Enemy Mine”!
Flounder
2025-08-18 00:18:46 +0000 UTCR.I.P. Limey/Billy Budd/Zod/Silver-haired Gentleman
Mark Pitta
2025-08-17 23:47:44 +0000 UTC
