"Alienated" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Writers:

Travis McDonald (writer)
Katharine Montagu (co-writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 July 2003 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Alienated is about a family who gets abducted by Aliens and then crazy things start happening to them.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Daughter | Bleeped Dialogue | Alien Abduction | Nudity | Frigidity

Cast

Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Sarah Blundell (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jonathan Whittaker	...	Roger Blundell (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Campbell Lane	...	George Crickmore (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Iris Graham	...	Isabelle Blundell (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Andrew Robb	...	Cameron Blundell (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Robert Clarke	...	Carter Treehorn (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Linda Darlow	...	Roxanne Carson (10 episodes, 2003-2004)

Runtime:

30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Alienated II Productions

Quotes:

Carter Treehorn: [to Sarah] The only thing I can think of is that you have some sort of parasite in your system devouring the food you eat.
Cameron Blundell: You mean a... tapeworm?
Carter Treehorn: Yes.
Isabelle Blundell: Ew!
Sarah Blundell: Well, so it's not alien-related, then?
Carter Treehorn: Oh, no, it's alien.

what a joy

This show is one well-kept secret that shouldn't be - it's a gem.

As a family counselor, I have had fewer pleasures surfing cable than to happen upon this hilarious west coast comedy about... you guessed it,...family dysfunction. Director Trent Carlson (Delicate Art of Parking), Mark Sawers (Kid's in the Hall) and co-writer Robert Chomiak pack one parenting conundrum after another into each episode with tear-inducing effect. Was there an alien abduction in this quiet little suburban house? Is this the cause of mysterious surges in the sexual urges of daughter, son, dad, and even grandpa? Mom seems immune, but not disinterested. The pace is calculated and the delivery is well timed. With Jonathon Whittaker playing her innocently adolescent husband, Roger, to dead-pan perfection, Sarah-Jane Redmond is a discrete and sober modern wife, responsible yet anxious, the only real adult present. My hat goes off to cast and crew. A thoroughly enjoyable treat.