May 10th, 2008
Well, I can’t exactly say I didn’t see it coming.
TV Guide reported the bad news on Friday (yesterday) evening that insiders have unofficially confirmed the cancellation of the delightful rookie sitcom Aliens in America. Talk about bummer and a few other choice expletives I choose not to include.
The writing was very clearly on the […]
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April 29th, 2008
Original Air Date: April 27, 2008
JUSTIN becomes Mr. Know It All after dinner one night when his fortune cookie tells him he’s “the excellent judge of character.” RAJA, however, definitely doesn’t know much about character, at least when it comes to girls. As a result, his niceness and compassion for those who are […]
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April 25th, 2008
That’s right, Aliens in America fans. Adhir Kalyan, who plays Muslim high-school exchange student Raja on The CW’s entertaining but underrated rookie sitcom Aliens in America, is heading to the McNamara and Troy offices on Nip/Tuck to play a 16-year-old wonder-surgeon.
How old is Kalyan in real life, you wonder? Twenty-five this year! […]
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March 23rd, 2008
Here come the Tolchuks, Canada! …or maybe not.
Wonder Years star Fred Savage takes the directing reins for this installment of Aliens in America, “One Hundred Thousand Miles.”
All of the Tolchuks prepare to go on a family vacation to Vancouver, with student guest Raja in tow. But, when they get to the airport, something […]
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March 4th, 2008
Original Air Date: March 2, 2008
After FRANNY horrifies JUSTIN with the news that she’s scored two tickets for them to the forthcoming Sound of Music sing-along, Justin and CLAIRE are horrified again to learn that RAJA has asked their mom to drive them to school.
Raja can’t understand why the siblings are so against an easy […]
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February 27th, 2008
On the “Community Theater” episode of Aliens in America, the Tolchuks get the acting bug.
… or at least matriarch Franny does. When Justin doesn’t want to try out for a role in a local production of Rent, she needles him into helping out on the stage crew. Of course, Justin then meets a […]
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February 20th, 2008
Now that the writers strike is over and shows are returning to production, networks are rolling out the episode descriptions like crazy. Thank you!
“Hunting,” the March 9th installment of Aliens in America, is all about parent-child rivalry. Career aptitude testing at school reveals Raja has what it takes to become a prestigious […]
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February 19th, 2008
Get excited, Aliens in America fans. Although I don’t know what’s going to happen afterwards, The CW is most definitely serving up fresh Tolchuks and Raja on Sunday, March 2nd. The episode will be the first new one since December 10, 2007. Whoa! Has it really been that long?!
On “Mom’s Coma,” […]
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October 8th, 2007
No Man Is an Island
NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT When Raja (Adhir Kalyan) explains in class how close he feels to Justin (Dan Byrd), the entire high school begins teasing them mercilessly about being a “couple.” Horrified that he is more of a target than ever before, Justin turns to Claire (Lindsey Shaw) […]
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October 1st, 2007
At 8:30pm EST tonight, following the return of Everybody Hates Chris, The CW debuts one of the most highly anticipated new sitcoms this fall: Aliens in America.
The series stars Dan Byrd as sixteen-year-old high school outsider Justin Tolchuck. When his well-meaning mom (Amy Pietz) concocts the grand scheme of arranging for a socially adept […]
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