Site Migration

The server migration is on hold. Check here for more info.


Starman

From The TV IV
Jump to: navigation, search
Starman
Starman-Logo.jpg
Premiere September 19, 1986
Finale May 2, 1987
Based on characters created by
Bruce A. Evans,
Raynold Gideon
Developed by James Henerson,
James Hirsch,
Mike Gray,
John Mason
Network/Provider ABC
Style 60-minute science fiction
Company Michael Douglas Productions,
Henerson-Hirsch Productions Inc.,
Columbia Pictures Television
Seasons 1
Episodes 22
(List of episodes)
Origin USA

Starman is a science fiction program that aired on ABC. The series was based on the 1984 motion picture of the same name.

The series takes place fifteen years after the film's story and features the return of the alien in the body of a deceased photojournalist named Paul Forrester to spend time with his now teenage son Scott Hayden, Jr. as they try to avoid a U.S. government agent and find the missing Jenny Hayden.

Each episode of the series had the fugitive father and son moving from place to place (in a format similar to The Fugitive, Kung Fu and The Incredible Hulk) meeting people that were in need of some assistance, while Scott tries to explain to his alien father what it means to be a human being. Each has a small silvery sphere of alien material, about 3–4 cm in diameter, that allows a trained mind to project thoughts to carry out telekinesis in some limited manner. Forrester is fairly adept, but Scott needs to learn how to focus. In one episode, "Blue Lights", Scott creates a picturesque image of a rotating ring of blue lights.

Contents

Cast

Actor Character
Main Cast
Robert Hays Paul "Starman" Forrester
C.D. Barnes Scott Hayden
Michael Cavanaugh Agent George Fox

Seasons

Season  Premiere Finale #
ABC
Season One September 19, 1986 May 2, 1987 22

In-Depth

DVD Releases

Title Release Discs
Complete Series  (Region 1)
The Complete Series April 3, 2012 purchase 5

External Sites