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Alien Encounters is a science fiction mini series on the Science Channel. 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 SETI Institute and follows through alien contact and the creation of hybrids ("Brids") based on alien DNA.

• Episodes

• Season 1

• Season 2

• Season 3

• Recurring Commentators

• See also

• References

• External links

The series had the following episodes:cite-ref-1[1]

There are 2 episodes in the first season.

| # | Title | Original release date | |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | "The Message" | March 13, 2012 ( 2012-03-13 ) | |

| Human race reacts to a message from space. | Human race reacts to a message from space. | Human race reacts to a message from space. | Human race reacts to a message from space. |

| 2 | "The Arrival" | March 20, 2012 ( 2012-03-20 ) | |

| Humans react to learning that an alien spaceship is en route to Earth. | Humans react to learning that an alien spaceship is en route to Earth. | Humans react to learning that an alien spaceship is en route to Earth. | Humans react to learning that an alien spaceship is en route to Earth. |

There are 2 episodes in the second season.

| # | Title | Original release date | |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | "The Invasion" | March 5, 2013 ( 2013-03-05 ) | |

| Alien spacecraft deposit thousands of pods on the Earth's surface. | Alien spacecraft deposit thousands of pods on the Earth's surface. | Alien spacecraft deposit thousands of pods on the Earth's surface. | Alien spacecraft deposit thousands of pods on the Earth's surface. |

| 2 | "The Offspring" | March 12, 2013 ( 2013-03-12 ) | |

| Humans learn to coexist with the ever shrinking multiplying alien pods. | Humans learn to coexist with the ever shrinking multiplying alien pods. | Humans learn to coexist with the ever shrinking multiplying alien pods. | Humans learn to coexist with the ever shrinking multiplying alien pods. |

There are 6 episodes in season three.

| # | Title | Original release date | |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | "The Seventh Sense (working title: The Aura)" | May 27, 2014 ( 2014-05-27 ) | |

| A Turkish physicist discovers blueprints to a quantum computer. | A Turkish physicist discovers blueprints to a quantum computer. | A Turkish physicist discovers blueprints to a quantum computer. | A Turkish physicist discovers blueprints to a quantum computer. |

| 2 | "The Entanglement" | June 3, 2014 ( 2014-06-03 ) | |

| Quantum supercomputer, "Quincy", is built that allows hybrid human children with alien DNA to connect to it telepathically. | Quantum supercomputer, "Quincy", is built that allows hybrid human children with alien DNA to connect to it telepathically. | Quantum supercomputer, "Quincy", is built that allows hybrid human children with alien DNA to connect to it telepathically. | Quantum supercomputer, "Quincy", is built that allows hybrid human children with alien DNA to connect to it telepathically. |

| 3 | "The Prophecies" | June 10, 2014 ( 2014-06-10 ) | |

| Quincy becomes self-aware and is able to calculate future events. | Quincy becomes self-aware and is able to calculate future events. | Quincy becomes self-aware and is able to calculate future events. | Quincy becomes self-aware and is able to calculate future events. |

| 4 | "The Escalation" | June 17, 2014 ( 2014-06-17 ) | |

| The U.S. government plans an attack on Quincy. | The U.S. government plans an attack on Quincy. | The U.S. government plans an attack on Quincy. | The U.S. government plans an attack on Quincy. |

| 5 | "The War" | June 24, 2014 ( 2014-06-24 ) | |

| After an attack on the quantum super-computer fails, the U.S. government plans to attack the network. A mysterious box surfaces out of the alien trash orbiting Earth. | After an attack on the quantum super-computer fails, the U.S. government plans to attack the network. A mysterious box surfaces out of the alien trash orbiting Earth. | After an attack on the quantum super-computer fails, the U.S. government plans to attack the network. A mysterious box surfaces out of the alien trash orbiting Earth. | After an attack on the quantum super-computer fails, the U.S. government plans to attack the network. A mysterious box surfaces out of the alien trash orbiting Earth. |

| 6 | "The Time Machine" | July 1, 2014 ( 2014-07-01 ) | |

| The quantum computer manages to distribute the cloud before being destroyed. Information about an inbound comet is released. | The quantum computer manages to distribute the cloud before being destroyed. Information about an inbound comet is released. | The quantum computer manages to distribute the cloud before being destroyed. Information about an inbound comet is released. | The quantum computer manages to distribute the cloud before being destroyed. Information about an inbound comet is released. |

Recurring commentators included:cite-ref-2[2]

• Anthony D. Call - Narrator

• Ariel Anbar - Director, ASU Astrobiology Program

• Jeffrey L. Bada - Distinguished Professor of Marine Chemistry, UCSD

• David Brin - Astronomer, Author, NASA Consultant

• Paul Davies - Physicist, Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University

• Alan Dean Foster - Author

• David Gerrold - 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 - Author

• Seth Shostak - Astronomer, SETI Institute

• Joan Slonczewski - Microbiologist, Author

• Jill Tarter - Author, SETI Institute

• Neil deGrasse Tyson - Astrophysicist, author, and Director of the Hayden Planetarium

• Douglas Vakoch - Psychologist, SETI Institute

• Astrobiology

• Cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact

• First contact (science fiction)

• SETI@home

cite-note-11. ↑ "TV Guide: Alien Encounters". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

cite-note-22. ↑ "IMDB: Alien Encounters". IMDB. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

• Official website

• Alien Encounters at IMDb