Alien Nation: Millennium (original airdate: January 2, 1996) was the third television film produced to continue the story after the cancellation of Alien Nation.
Millennium was written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. The film stars Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli and Terri Treas. Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint reprise their roles as police partners Matthew Sikes and George Francisco. It premiered on January 2, 1996 on Fox.
Plot The plot follows human detective Matthew Sikes and his Tenctonese partner George Francisco as they investigate a mind-altering Tenctonese artifact being used to lure followers into a deadly cult. The artifact used in this film was the same one from Alien Nation episode Generation to Generation.
Cast Main cast
Reception Film critic John O'Connor wrote that "a good many television movies have been spun off such successful network series as Columbo The Rockford Files and Cagney and Lacey. Fox Broadcasting, characteristically, is going in the opposite direction, whipping up periodic two-hour spinoffs from a series that was considerably less than successful. This is a world in which television series can be canceled in mid-episode, thanks to instant Nielsen ratings. Doesn't seem so off-the-wall to me."
Allan Johnson wrote in the Chicago Tribune "this film is smaller and more personal than the last two, which featured grand-scale plots, but the movie was well-written and directed, and the cast has also become comfortable and likable, and the plot is involving."
Carole Horst of Variety wrote: "Johnson’s script touches on religious and human themes. He’s stronger at raising issues about racism and child-rearing than plot: The last half-hour exposes some holes that get the gloss. Special effects look great and helmer Johnson’s pacing is perky."
See also Alien Nation (film), 1988 Alien Nation (TV series), 1989–1990 Alien Nation: Dark Horizon, 1994 Alien Nation: Body and Soul, 1995 Alien Nation: The Enemy Within, 1996 Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy, 1997 Alien Nation (comics) Alien Nation (novel series)
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