TV series

Starman

1986–1987 · 1 season

A gentle, wandering road drama where an alien father learns humanity through his teenage son, mixing quiet wonder with low-key fugitive tension.

Overview: Starman is an American science fiction television series, starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes and continuing the story from John Carpenter's 1984 film. The series ran on the ABC network from September 19, 1986 to May 2, 1987. The series was an adaptation and sequel to a movie of the same name produced in 1984.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, isolation, found family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
isolation
found family
survival
Places: road trip
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild