Alien Encounters (TV series)

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
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 - 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