"Something Is Out There" (1988) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Lyndon Chubbuck
Richard A. Colla

Writers:

Paul Bernbaum (writer)
Tom Blomquist (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Jack Breslin was a somewhat maverick police detective paired (unofficially) with a beautiful alien possessing strange powers and abilities named Ta'Ra...

Cast

Maryam d'Abo	...	Ta'Ra (7 episodes, 1988)
Joseph Cortese	...	Jack Breslin (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Gregory Sierra	...	Captain Victor Maldonado (3 episodes, 1988-1989)

Runtime:

60 min (8 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Movie Connections:

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What little I remember was scary

I remember seeing the pilot of this short-lived series as a 13-year old and thinking it was the scariest thing I'd ever seen made-for-tv. Later I saw one of the other 7 episodes or so on the Sci-fi channel, and was entertained by the macabre and sinister tone of it. Granted, my tastes in films and television have markedly changed since then, so who knows how I'd view it now. It's difficult to find though and, for some reason,was a complete flop with the general public.

My guess is that the storylines of each episode (involving supernatural evil) were much better than the storyline of the whole series - that being a male human cop teaming with an alien cop in beautiful female human form. I guess this angle didn't grasp TV's audience, and therefore overshadowed some good sci-fi/horror entertainment.