This is one of my favorite shows as a kid, had all the episodes still taped off on vhs , upto the dvd boxset coming out. So i was tickled pink when i heard this was coming out. There is next to no extras and poor transfer to dvd, episodes are actually on both sides of the dvd only single layer (not dual layer printing), no extra money was pumped into in proving the quality of the dvds, even the skip chapter sections are none lined up well with the story (you know where you don't want to watch the opening credits of every episode on a 15 hour marithon), you get stuck rewinding a bit. But saying that , this show is a must have, definitely dated for the time, but just bringing back all the cool memories of the show of when i was younger made this a must have purchase. If you like campy acting sometimes, but overall a great show, that should of been given a second season, give this a tryRead full review
its a show I love but the set I got was not clear so I sent it back and got my money but its a very good show and is good for all ages 1 day ill try to buy it again but from some 1 else when it was on tv I could not wait till the next show
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It is not a lot of episodes but I loved seeing it again. It is so entertaining, well written and so much imagination. It was a used set but no problems. This set is a bit different that others I have had. There are 2 episodes on both sides of the disk. And it doesn't show the next episode till you go back to the menu. Once I figured that out, everything worked out well. Good set and good seller
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It's nice to relive the magic of yesteryear, and this series was no exception. Science Fiction fans such as myself enjoy seeing the old shows and discovering new faces we've seen before. I never knew the actor that played G'kar in Babylon 5 was a bad guy in Alien Nation. I wonder how many more people we now know played roles under the makeup before we knew them? The humor and the cultural references have not been too dated. I find this pertinence to today's state of affairs interesting. All-In-All, a Good Show....Worthy of a repeat showing. Even if Sykes was a Vulcan that gave Scott Bakula a hard time on Star Trek: Enterprise...
ALIEN NATION WAS NOT ONLY GOOD SI FI, IT ALSO SHOWES US HOW WE ARE LOOK UP ON BY OTHER BEINGS, IT ALSO SHOWES US THAT OUR IMPRESSIONS OF OTHERS DIFFERENT FROM US LEADS US TO EXAMINE WHO WE ARE, AND WHY WE THINK OTHER PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT FROM US. WEATHER WE BE ALIENS FROM ANOTHER WORLD OR JUST FROM A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND, ALIEN NATION MAKES US LOOKS AT DIFFERENT PEOPLE NOT ONLY FROM OUR EYES BUT HOW WE LOOK TO OTHERS. ITS GREAT SI FI AND WELL WORTH WATCHING. IT SHOULD RANK WITH STAR TRECK AS A CLASSIC TV SERIES ONE WORTH WATCHING OVER AND OVER. AND THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT IT BOTH ENTERTAINING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING. ENJOY.
It's almost disturbing how relevant this series is to the issues facing America today. Makes you wonder how far we really have come. Having said that. . . .this is a phenomenal series! I loved it back in the day and watching it over again now, I love it even more. If you don't know - this is a series is about a group of outer space aliens, housed a slave ship by overlords, which crash lands in L.A. and must live on earth with all its biases and prejudices about these "Newcomers". I highly recommend it because the characters are true to life, engaging, and even funny! The plots lines are SOOO much better than what I see on TV today. Believe me, you will enjoy this series which is the brain-child of sci-fi writer Rockne O'Bannon.
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I use to watch Alien Nation on tv but I never thought that I would own the whole series . This is terrific !
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I saw this tv series when it originally aired in 1989. I always regretted that it only lasted one season, although a series of 5 made-for-TV movies, with the original cast followed, which are also available on dvd on eBay. I had tried without success to get a copy via my library system, so I turned to eBay and there it was! I've seen this series described as a cult sci-fi show which details the lives of space aliens who look very human, as they struggle to integrate into American life. (It is based on the theatre version film of the same name starring Mandy Patankin. I can't compare the two since I've never seen the theatre version film.) If you're old enough, think Roy Thinnes in the tv series "The Invaders". This story line could be very good or very bad, but luckily enough the writing, including a wicked but understated sense of humor, the story lines and the acting here are all first rate. Its a very fascinating premise; the aliens appear slightly differently from humans, but are easily identified. What happens to this new minority reflects the entire range of the human character, from the very best to the very worst. This series is like a good book that you are really enjoying, you want to know the ending but you don't actually want it to end!Read full review
I enjoy turning on a show and feeling refreshed. Not offended, nor traumatized by it. Few shows have been created that shows the treatment and respect between people with as much love, kindness, empathy as Alien Nation the series. People need not be someone who looks like us, sound like us or even share the same social mores. People can be someone we learn to like, care, respect and even come to love and this show is just oozing with it. The new generation today have seen enough violence, hatred and prejudice and they can only see us as monsters, shows that can portray us in a light of love, respect and kindness can only help them to see not everything has to be wrapped in violence to be enjoyable, funny and acceptable. And this is why I chose to buy the series to introduce my young one to a better view of what a good show is all about. And she laughed, loved and ooohed with me. And this is why I highly reccommend the series.Read full review
Good series based on the movie. Excellent actors with top notch realistic alien make-up work. Interesting storylines and characters. A nice blast from the past.
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