Your TV just beamed you a boyfriend from space. What could go wrong?
An orphaned teenager becomes involved with an alien who was beamed to Earth from another galaxy in a TV signal. Is the alien a dream come true or a harbinger of doom? Originally broadcast as part of "The Wide World of Mystery."
Acting
Kate Mulgrew's pre-Starfleet intensity carries the whole thing
Production
Glorious period-specific video look and alien lighting
Director
Lela Swift
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of ABC's 'The Wide World of Mystery' anthology, this was prestige TV attempting genre before it was cool.
Lela Swift directed hundreds of Dark Shadows episodes; her gothic TV instincts are all over this.
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