Distant Signals

Tales from the Darkside Season 2 Episode 8

Overview:
A famous director is surprised when he is approached by a mysterious investor who wants him to finish up a "Fugitive"-like series that he had done twenty years ago that was cancelled before the final episodes were shown. "Mr. Smith" wants the director to put together the old cast and finish it out, for his "foreign viewers". The star, Van Conway, is a drunk but Mr. Smith mysteriously manages to sober him up. They finish up the series, where the viewers find out that the amnesiac lead character was being hunted by his jealous brother. Mr. Smith, satisfied at the symmetry, departs. It's left to Conway to explain what he believes is the truth: Smith is from a planet twenty light-years away. The aliens, which were part of a dual-planet system, became enraptured by the show and so sent their emissary to Earth to finish it so they could see the conclusion.

Genre : Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Actors : Paul Sparer

Release Date : 1985-11-17

Duration : 22 menit

Rating : ⭐ 8/10 (2 votes)

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Other Episodes (Season 2)

The Impressionist
1. The Impressionist
Lifebomb
2. Lifebomb
Ring Around the Redhead
3. Ring Around the Redhead
Parlour Floor Front
4. Parlour Floor Front
Halloween Candy
5. Halloween Candy
The Satanic Piano
6. The Satanic Piano
The Devil's Advocate
7. The Devil's Advocate
Distant Signals
8. Distant Signals
The Trouble with Mary Jane
9. The Trouble with Mary Jane
Ursa Minor
10. Ursa Minor
Effect and Cause
11. Effect and Cause
Monsters in My Room
12. Monsters in My Room
Comet Watch
13. Comet Watch
Dream Girl
14. Dream Girl
A New Lease On Life
15. A New Lease On Life
Printer's Devil
16. Printer's Devil
The Shrine
17. The Shrine
The Old Soft Shoe
18. The Old Soft Shoe
The Last Car
19. The Last Car
A Choice of Dreams
20. A Choice of Dreams
Strange Love
21. Strange Love
The Unhappy Medium
22. The Unhappy Medium
Fear of Floating
23. Fear of Floating
The Casavin Curse
24. The Casavin Curse


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