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==DVD Release== ==DVD Release==
Following fan campaigns for many years, ''Dark Skies'' will receive a complete series DVD boxset release in October 2007 (presumably for Region 1). Currently no news of DVD extras is known, although plenty of archive material is known to exist. Following fan campaigns for many years, ''Dark Skies'' will receive a complete series DVD boxset release in October 2007 (presumably for Region 1). Currently no news of DVD extras is known, although plenty of archive material is known to exist.

As for the region 2 release, the rights had been acquired by DD Home Entertainment and it had been reported by DVD Times that it could be released in October 2007. Unfortunately, DD Home Entertainment are now in administration which could well effect the release in the UK.


==CD Soundtrack== ==CD Soundtrack==

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1996 TV series or program
Dark Skies
File:Darkskies.jpgDark Skies promotional shot
Created byBryce Zabel
StarringEric Close
Megan Ward
J.T. Walsh
Tim Kelleher
Conor O'Farrell
Charley Lang
Jeri Ryan
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time60 mins.
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release21 September 1996 –
31 May 1997

Dark Skies is an American sci-fi/drama television series which aired during the 1996-1997 season for 20 episodes. The success of The X-Files on the FOX Network proved there was an audience for genre shows, resulting in the NBC Network commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996 on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."

Plot summary

File:Dark Skies.jpg
Frank Bach (J.T. Walsh) shows John Loengard (Eric Close) alien technology

20th 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 1960s as they attempt to foil the plots of the alien Hive. The Hive is an alien race that planned to invade Earth through a manipulation of historical events and famous 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.

The show is memorable for involving an array of real-life 1960's personalities in the plot, such as The Beatles, Robert Kennedy, Jim Morrison, J Edgar Hoover and a host of others, portrayed believably by competent actors. Through these icons, the viewer is drawn into that pivotal maturing period of American history. However, simple errors of scripting sometimes destroy the illusion. For example, when the protagonists first encounter The Beatles, they are referred to as a "Rock Band". This usage was unknown at that time; the common term used was "Pop Group".

This show has the distinction of introducing sci-fi fans to Jeri Ryan, just shortly before her Seven of Nine fame. Similar to Star Trek: Voyager, she played a regular character that was introduced in the middle of the show's run, probably to boost falling ratings.

The Hive

The Hive are a fictional alien species who are covertly invading Earth in the TV show Dark Skies. They are a microbial race that infests host bodies after which it spreads ganglion throughout the body to control it. Various stages from Alpha to Delta occur which show varying degrees of the infection. The Gamma and Delta stages are where the Hive organism takes total control over the host which becomes nothing more than a 'shell' for the invading organism.

The Hive are named after the fact that they are telepathically linked to one another and possess a 'hive' consciousness.

Cast

Guest real-life 1960's characters

Episodes

# Title Original US airdate
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

DVD Release

Following fan campaigns for many years, Dark Skies will receive a complete series DVD boxset release in October 2007 (presumably for Region 1). Currently no news of DVD extras is known, although plenty of archive material is known to exist.

As for the region 2 release, the rights had been acquired by DD Home Entertainment and it had been reported by DVD Times that it could be released in October 2007. Unfortunately, DD Home Entertainment are now in administration which could well effect the release in the UK.

CD Soundtrack

To celebrate the show's tenth anniversary, a limited edition CD soundtrack was released on Perseverance 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.

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