''Alien Encounters'' is a science fiction mini series on the

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. The series explores how humanity might react to first-contact with aliens. The fictional series is presented as a documentary intermixed with commentary from scientists and sci-fi writers. The series begins with an alien signal detected by the

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and follows through alien contact and the creation of hybrids ("Brids") based on alien DNA.

Episodes

The series had the following episodes:

Season 1

There are 2 episodes in the first season.

Season 2

There are 2 episodes in the second season.

Season 3

There are 6 episodes in season three.

Recurring Commentators

Recurring commentators included: * Anthony D. Call - Narrator *

Ariel Anbar Ariel Anbar is an isotope geochemist and President's Professor at Arizona State University. He has published over 180 refereed papers on topics ranging from the origins of Earth's atmosphere to detecting life on other worlds to diagnosing human ...

- Director, ASU Astrobiology Program * Jeffrey L. Bada - Distinguished Professor of Marine Chemistry, UCSD *

David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo Award, Hugo,

- Astronomer, Author, NASA Consultant *

Paul Davies Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute ...

- Physicist, Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University *

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...

- Author *

David Gerrold David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944)Reginald, R. (September 12, 2010)''Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2'' Borgo Press p. 911. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved June 23, 2013. is an American science fict ...

- Author, Screen Writer * Kevin R. Grazier - Planetary Scientist * Alex Lightman - Author, Entrepreneur, Futurist * Malcolm Maciver - Neuroscientist, Mechanical Engineer, Northwestern University * Hakeem Oluseyi - Astrophysicist, Florida Tech * Nick Sagan - Author *

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been n ...

- Author *

Seth Shostak Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. Shostak co-hosts the weekly radio show/podcast '' Big Picture Science'', has played himself numerous times in ...

- Astronomer, SETI Institute *

Joan Slonczewski Joan Lyn Slonczewski (born August 14, 1956) is an American microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer who explores biology and space travel. Her books have twice earned the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Ficti ...

- Microbiologist, Author *

Jill Tarter Jill Cornell Tarter (born January 16, 1944) is an American astronomer best known for her work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Tarter is the former director of the Center for SETI Research, holding the Bernard M. Oliver Ch ...

- Author, SETI Institute *

Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysics, astrophysicist, author, and science communication, science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia Univ ...

- Astrophysicist, author, and Director of the Hayden Planetarium * Douglas Vakoch - Psychologist, SETI Institute

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2257878 Television series about extraterrestrial life Science Channel original programming 2012 American television series debuts 2014 American television series endings