The Father Thing

Episode aired Jan 12, 2018
TV-MATV-MA
47m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.1K

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The world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by d... Read allThe world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.The world is under attack from aliens. Charlie must make difficult decisions to protect his mother and the human race, as he is among the first to realize that humans are being replaced by dangerous monsters.

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

- Michael Dinner
- Michael Dinner(written for television by)
- Philip K. Dick(based on the short story by)
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Trivia
The school teachers last name is on the whiteboard as Mr Dick, then later he's called Philip. A reference to Philip K. Dick whose short stories this series is based off of

Goofs
Although set in the United States the radio on the car tunes starting ending in even decimal point such as 99.2 instead of the 99.1 or 99.3 of US radio stations.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Greg Kinnear/Jason Momoa/The War on Drugs (2018)

Soundtracks
PKD Electric Dreams Main Title
Written by Harry Gregson-Williams

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Featured review

6/10

Nicely done tale of paranoia

Playing out like a combination of "Invaders from Mars" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", this story centers on a young boy, who, while camping with his father, observes a meteor shower, and later, something much more sinister.

Convinced that more and more people are not who they appear to be, the tension ratchets up as he investigates what's going on with his father and seemingly everyone else.

Nicely done riff on a classic science fiction story.

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