Something Is Out There (1988) mini series - Blu-ray Forum

Socko · 08-17-2023, 05:39 PM

This year one of my favourite TV mini series turned 35 years old.

Something Is Out There.

In my opinion it's an underrated classic which has never been released on any official physical disc.
It's a TV pilot that runs 160+ minutes and it was divided in 2 parts back in May of 1988.
I own the VHS, but it's a very bad conversion from NTSC to PAL.
It's not as good as V, but still worth to check out.

It's about a cop (back in the 80's it was always about a cop) who meets a mysterious humanoid alien. She left the mothership and landed on Earth to find an escaped Xenomorph.

The pilot had some great talents working in front of the camera and behind the camera.

Rick Baker did the creature effects and John Dykstra the special visual effects.
Synth soundtrack by Sylvester Levay

Joe Cortese plays the main character
Maryam d'Abo is the sexy alien

George Dzundza plays his partner
Gregory Sierra is the chief of police
Robert Webber (in his last role) is the commissioner and also is soon to be father-in-law
Kim Delaney is his fiancee

[Show spoiler]

Promo stills:

Dragon78 · 08-17-2023, 06:02 PM

Never herd of this one...I wish I had, it has one of my favorite Bond girls.

Thomas Crown · 08-17-2023, 11:38 PM

Something is Out There was a fantastic mini-series IMO. Great chemistry between the leads.

Sure wish there would be an official release along with the short lived series. I believe the rights are with Sony Pictures. Maybe Kino could do it?

Cplhicks · 08-18-2023, 01:17 AM

Loved this when it was on. Been waiting for a DVD or streaming or something release of at least the mini series for ages. Wish it was available properly somewhere.

CouncilSpectre · 08-18-2023, 08:08 PM

Fantastic mini series. I'd love any kind of official release considering we've had nothing at all since VHS.

You can find the mini series on YT in a low-rez VHS-rip format:

greenguy · 08-20-2023, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cplhicks

Loved this when it was on. Been waiting for a DVD or streaming or something release of at least the mini series for ages. Wish it was available properly somewhere.

The series episodes have been streaming on Crackle for about 2 years now.

No mini series, at least the last time I looked. The Sony Movie channel has aired it quite a bit over the last few years. I upgraded my original NBC broadcast on VHS when I recorded it with the DVD recorder on one of the Sony airings.

Socko · 08-20-2023, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by greenguy

The series episodes have been streaming on Crackle for about 2 years now.

No mini series, at least the last time I looked. The Sony Movie channel has aired it quite a bit over the last few years. I upgraded my original NBC broadcast on VHS when I recorded it with the DVD recorder on one of the Sony airings.

You got a PM

08-17-2023, 05:39 PM	#1
Socko Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Netherlands Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:314 Blu-ray collection:1016 DVD collection:46 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:10	Something Is Out There (1988) mini series This year one of my favourite TV mini series turned 35 years old. Something Is Out There. In my opinion it's an underrated classic which has never been released on any official physical disc. It's a TV pilot that runs 160+ minutes and it was divided in 2 parts back in May of 1988. I own the VHS, but it's a very bad conversion from NTSC to PAL. It's not as good as V, but still worth to check out. It's about a cop (back in the 80's it was always about a cop) who meets a mysterious humanoid alien. She left the mothership and landed on Earth to find an escaped Xenomorph. The pilot had some great talents working in front of the camera and behind the camera. Rick Baker did the creature effects and John Dykstra the special visual effects. Synth soundtrack by Sylvester Levay Joe Cortese plays the main character Maryam d'Abo is the sexy alien George Dzundza plays his partner Gregory Sierra is the chief of police Robert Webber (in his last role) is the commissioner and also is soon to be father-in-law Kim Delaney is his fiancee [Show spoiler] Promo stills:

08-17-2023, 06:02 PM	#2
Dragon78 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2019	Never herd of this one...I wish I had, it has one of my favorite Bond girls.

08-17-2023, 11:38 PM	#3
Thomas Crown Member Member since:Jul 2012	Something is Out There was a fantastic mini-series IMO. Great chemistry between the leads. Sure wish there would be an official release along with the short lived series. I believe the rights are with Sony Pictures. Maybe Kino could do it?

08-18-2023, 01:17 AM	#4
Cplhicks Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:276 Blu-ray collection:1996 DVD collection:798 MA collection:457 Digital collection:581 iTunes collection:668 Prime collection:446 Trading Score:31	Loved this when it was on. Been waiting for a DVD or streaming or something release of at least the mini series for ages. Wish it was available properly somewhere.

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