The Father Thing

Name: The Father Thing
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: 2018-01-12
Duration: 47 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Jack Gore, Shannon Brown

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

S1.E7

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.

6.6/10

Director
- Michael Dinner
Writers
- 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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8/10

[8.2] One day!

For me, one of the best entry of the series that I enjoyed very much. The atmosphere is thrilling, the VFX more than acceptable and worked-on, the father threatening and the boy's acting very convincing.

It deserved a two-part.

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