A&E continues its spate of UFO programming this weekend with three separate reports on anomalous behavior in the sky. Otherwise, Art Bell seems to have lost interest in aliens this week.
(all times Eastern)
Saturday, October 23
12:00 AM The X-Files (FX) - Gethsemane
Alien/conspiracy drama. Fourth-season cliffhanger begins in the frozen Arctic wastes and ends with Mulder presumed dead on the floor, with an alien autopsy (or is it just a forgery?) in between. (first part of three)
1:00 AM Investigative Reports (A&E) - Bringing UFOs Down to Earth.
Documentary. TV journalist Bill Kurtis goes to Mexico and Brazil in search of UFOs, interviewing a Mexican reporter who believes the sightings are real and learning how easily hoax pictures can be created with modern graphics technology.
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2:00 AM
First Wave (SciFi) - Hypnotic
Alien/conspiracy drama. Cade wrestles with "alien abduction" phenomena -- is the psychologist in league with the Gua?
1:00 PM UFOs: Have We Been Visited? (A&E)
Documentary. Topics include a pilot sighting and a Maine abduction. With Michael Dorn of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
3:00 PM
Celebrity Close Encounters (A&E)
Joe Firmage, Robert Wise and others share their thoughts about UFO phenomena in this set of exclusive interviews.
3:00 PM Dark Skies (SciFi) - The Awakening
Alien/conspiracy drama. The year is 1961. Two young Washington go-getters uncover evidence of sinister collusion between aliens and the government organization called Majestic-12. (final part of two).
6:00 PM
First Wave (SciFi) - The Decision
Alien/conspiracy drama. See 2 a.m. listing for summary.
Sunday, October 24
12:45 AM Body Snatchers (Starz)
Alien drama. Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly and Forest Whitaker argue while aliens take over the personnel of an Alabama military base. Family tension replaces Cold War paranoia in this remake directed by Abel Ferrara, better known for his street-level bloodbaths ('Ms. 45') than his interest in science fiction.
7:15 AM Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Encore)
Alien drama. Musical aliens get up close and personal with Francois Truffaut (as a thinly-disguised Jacques Vallee), Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, J. Allan Hynek and other Earth people, while "tinkerbell" brings up the rear. A classic example of Steven Spielberg's sensibilities circa 1977.
8:00 AM The X-Files:
Fight the Future (HBO)
Alien/conspiracy drama. In their big screen debut, Scully and Mulder travel to the ends of the earth, from the deserts of Texas to the icy plains of Antarctica, out to stop the alien menace and menaced by FEMA and bees every step of the way.
5:30 PM Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Showtime)
Alien drama. For summary, see 7:15 a.m. listing.
6:45 PM The X-Files:
Fight the Future (HBO)
Alien/conspiracy drama. For summary, see 8 a.m. listing.
8:00 PM Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Encore)
Alien drama. For summary, see 7:15 a.m. listing.
9:00 PM The X-Files (Fox) - Biogenesis
Alien/conspiracy drama. A weird alien artifact drives Mulder crazy. Other chills include the sinister Agent Fowley (Mimi Rogers) taking off her shirt. Sixth-season cliffhanger; first part of three.
7:00 PM Dark Skies (SciFi) - Moving Targets
Alien/conspiracy drama. Acting on orders from Robert Kennedy, John meets
Jesse Marcel in the little town of Roswell.
Monday, October 25
9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. Topics include Peruvian UFOs and another look at the belief there are canals on Mars.
9:00 PM The X-Files (FX) - Gethsemane
Fourth-season cliffhanger begins in the frozen Arctic wastes and ends with Mulder presumed dead on the floor, with an alien autopsy (or is it just a forgery?) in between. (first part of three)
9:00 PM Repo Man (IFC)
Edgy film blends UFO paranoia, the web of synchronicity, mid-1980s Los Angeles and other strangeness. Highlights include Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton and a cameo appearance from punk band Circle Jerks.
Tuesday, October 26
9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. Topics include the disappearance of a pilot after he reported a UFO.
10:00 PM Sightings with Jeff Rense (radio, syndicated)
UFO talk. Guests include the monthly UFO*BC report on paranormal activity in the Pacific Northwest.
Wednesday, October 27
9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. Brazilian UFO sightings and other stories of paranormal interest.
9:00 PM
Roswell (WB) - Leaving Normal
UFO drama. Liz begs Max to use his miraculous healing powers to bring her comatose grandmother back to consciousness
10:00 PM Sightings with Jeff Rense (radio, syndicated)
UFO talk. Guests include Michael Lindemann of the Weekly UFO/ET World Report.
Thursday, October 28
9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest. The curious case of UFO "cloning."
5:45 PM The X-Files:
Fight the Future (HBO)
Conspiracy/alien drama. In their big screen debut, Scully and Mulder travel to the ends of the earth, from the deserts of Texas to the icy plains of Antarctica, out to stop the alien menace and menaced by FEMA and bees every step of the way.
Friday, October 29
9:00 AM Sightings (SciFi)
Paranormal news digest.
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