The Visitor
The Visitor is a science fiction television series created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin which aired on Fox from 1997–1998. It starred John Corbett as Adam McArthur who was abducted by extraterrestrials 50 years earlier and escapes back to Earth to help improve life for humanity.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
19-09-199760mQuicktime Crash-landing on a mountain side, THE VISITOR (formally Adam MacArthur) mysteriously emerges from the wreckage of the downed craft, seemingly unhurt. His sudden appearanc...
- Ep 2
2.Fear of Flying
26-09-199760mAdam MacArthur helps repressed and banished scientist Louis Farraday realize his life-long project to conquer gravity. Chased by both the FBI and Vise, they utilize this discovery...
- Ep 3
3.The Devil's Rainbow
03-10-199760mAdam MacArthur connects with his adult granddaughter while Vise and the FBI are hot on his trail.
- Ep 4
4.Dreams
10-10-199760mAdam MacArthur is tormented by a message received from deep space. He and scientist Alex Burton try to decipher the message, but in a moment of synchronicity, both men are seriousl...
- Ep 5
5.Remember
17-10-199760mAdam joins a community of lost souls and discovers that they are waiting for an alien mothership to save them. Upon further investigation, he learns that the group's leader is deve...
- Ep 6
6.The Black Box
24-10-199760mTo prevent a catastrophe, Adam urgently searches for mysterious objects that disappeared 30 years ago in a science lab accident. To find the objects, he befriends the Vietnam vet a...
- Ep 7
7.Teufelsnacht
31-10-199760mA radio DJ doing his annual ""War of the Worlds"" show on Halloween night witnesses the landing of an alien space craft, but no one believes him. Meanwhile, Adam knows the pilot of...
- Ep 8
8.Reunion
07-11-199760mThings reach crisis point when Adam, his granddaughter Charlotte, Michael O'Ryan, and the FBI all converge to find Constance MacArthur, Adam's wife. While Adam is desperate to see...
- Ep 9
9.Caged
14-11-199760mThe FBI finally catches up to Adam and takes him to a federal prison for questioning. Meanwhile, Col. Vise experiences flashbacks of the experience that started his alien obsession...
- Ep 10
10.Going Home
05-12-199760mAfter his escape from the FBI, Adam must get Michael O'Ryan and his craft back to their home or Earth will be endangered. Col. Vise has other plans, forcing Adam to go back to the...
- Ep 11
11.Miracles
19-12-199760mWith the holidays approaching, Adam searches for a member of his family, but is delayed by a woman about to give birth. With the FBI and NSA hot on his trail, Adam helps the woman...
- Ep 12
12.The Chain
09-01-199860mA frightened psychic woman forsees a terrible event that will affect humankind and Adam shows her how to use her special abilities to prevent the chain of events from unfolding. Me...
- Ep 13
13.The Trial
16-01-199860mJust when the FBI and NSA finally catch up to Adam, who is abducted by an alien spaceship right before their eyes. On board, Adam discovers that he was taken by a group of fellow a...
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