Something Is Out There 

Jack Breslin was a somewhat maverick police detective paired (unofficially) with a beautiful alien possessing strange powers and abilities named Ta'Ra. Posing as his cousin and keeping her ... See full summary »

Stars:

Maryam d'Abo, Joe Cortese, Gregory Sierra

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Maryam d'Abo	...	Ta'Ra 8 episodes, 1988-1989
Joe Cortese	...	Jack Breslin 5 episodes, 1988-1989

Storyline

Jack Breslin was a somewhat maverick police detective paired (unofficially) with a beautiful alien possessing strange powers and abilities named Ta'Ra. Posing as his cousin and keeping her origins secret, Ta'Ra helped Jack solve a number of routine crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | xenomorph | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuga dallo spazio

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (8 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Something Is Out There (1988)

User Reviews

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.