Dark Skies
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| Dark Skies | |
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 Dark Skies promotional shot |
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| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Creator(s) | Bryce Zabel |
| Starring | Eric Close Megan Ward J.T. Walsh Tim Kelleher Conor O'Farrell Charley Lang Jeri Ryan |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | 21 September 1996–31 May 1997 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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Dark Skies is an United States sci-fi/drama television series which aired 1996-1997 for 20 episodes. It debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
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[edit] Plot summary
Twentieth century history as we know it is a lie. Aliens have been among us since the late 1940s, but a government cover-up has protected the public from such knowledge. As the series progresses, we follow John Loengard and Kim Sayers through the Sixties as they attempt to foil the plots of the alien Hive, most of which are tied to historical events and figures, including most notably the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In addition, the pair must stay one step ahead of a covert government agency with mixed motives, Majestic 12.
[edit] Cast
- Eric Close ... as John Loengard
- Megan Ward ... as Kimberly Sayers
- J.T. Walsh ... as Frank Bach
- Tim Kelleher ... as Jim Steele
- Conor O'Farrell ... as Phil Albano
- Charley Lang ... as Dr. Halligan
- Jack Lindine ... as Jack Ruby
- Jeri Ryan ... Juliet Stuart (1997) (as Jeri Lynn Ryan)
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title | Original US airdate |
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| 1-1 | The Awakening (part 1) | September 21, 1996 |
| 1-2 | The Awakening (part 2) | September 21, 1996 |
| 1-3 | Moving Targets | September 28, 1996 |
| 1-4 | Mercury Rising | October 19, 1996 |
| 1-5 | Dark Days Night | October 26, 1996 |
| 1-6 | Dreamland | November 2, 1996 |
| 1-7 | Inhuman Nature | November 9, 1996 |
| 1-8 | Ancient Future | November 16, 1996 |
| 1-9 | Hostile Convergence | December 7, 1996 |
| 1-10 | We Shall Overcome | December 14, 1996 |
| 1-11 | The Last Wave | January 4, 1997 |
| 1-12 | The Enemy Within | January 11, 1997 |
| 1-13 | The Warren Omission | January 18, 1997 |
| 1-14 | White Rabbit | February 1, 1997 |
| 1-15 | Shades of Gray | February 8, 1997 |
| 1-16 | Burn, Baby, Burn | March 1, 1997 |
| 1-17 | Both Sides Now | March 8, 1997 |
| 1-18 | To Prey in Darkness | March 15, 1997 |
| 1-19 | Strangers in the Night | May 24, 1997 |
| 1-20 | Bloodlines | May 31, 1997 |
[edit] CD Soundtrack
To celebrate the show's tenth anniversary, a limited edition CD soundtrack was released on Perseverence Records in September 2006, featuring selections from the original television score composed by Michael Hoenig and a previously unreleased Pilot Suite arranged by The X-Files composer Mark Snow.
