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Viewers keep finding a wondrous “Alien” world

Gradually, it seems, people are finding “Resident Alien.”
They’re finding it on Syfy (10 p.m. Wednesdays) and Peacock and Netflix. They’re finding that it’s odd and funny … and really quite busy. “I started re-watching the show from the beginning,” Chris Sheridan, the show’s writer-producer, told the Television Critics Association. “And I’m reminded at how much story we’ve done up to this point.”
And that’s in barely 30 episodes. “Resident Alien” (shown here) aired 10 in 2021, 16 in 2022 and zero in 2023, before returning on Valentine’s Day of 2024. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / March 10, 2024
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“Ark” tries the youthful lure of space tales

Over the past four decades, Dean Devlin has seen large chunks of show business.
He was an unnoticed TV actor, guesting briefly on “Fame and “Happy Days” and such. He was a movie writer-producer, scoring big with “Independence Day” and “Stargate.” He drew criticism from others (and himself) for special-effects epics … then redeemed himself with “Leverage.”
Still, he said, some emotions persist. He’s felt that on “The Ark” (shown here), which debuts at 10 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 1), on Syfy: “Walk on the set, you’re suddenly 12 years old again. It’s like, ‘I’m on a spaceship!’” Read more…

By Mike Hughes / January 30, 2023
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A sci-fi (or Syfy) gem is overlooked

One of TV’s best shows is nearing its “mid-season finale,” getting a fraction of the attention it deserves.
“Resident Alien” (9 p.m. Wednesdays on Syfy) has it all – droll humor, zestful science-fiction, intriguing characters and a talking octopus. Its March 2 episode is another good one, with two more before the show rests after March 16.
Our hero (well, our protagonist) had a simple assignment: Secretly land on Earth, trigger a device to destroy all humans, then return home.
That started smoothly, when he killed a cabin-dwelling loner and assumed his body (shown here). Then the problems began: Part of his kill-everyone device was lost in the crash; he must find or replace it.  Also, Harry (the guy whose body he has) was a doctor who suddenly is needed in town. The new “Harry,” a fast learner, had to take over the clinic. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / February 27, 2022