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| "First Contact" | |
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| Series Earth 2 Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | November 6th, 1994 |
| Writers | Michael Duggan; Carol Flint; Mark Levin; Billy Ray |
| Director | Scott Winant |
| Producers | Janace Tashjian; Chip Masamitsu; John Melfi; Tony To; Michael Duggan; Carol Flint; Mark Levin; P.K. Simonds |
| Starring | Debrah Farentino; Clancy Brown; Sullivan Walker; Jessica Steen; John Gegenhuber; Rebecca Gayheart; Richard Bradford; Joey Zimmerman; J. Madison Wright; Antonio Sabato, Jr. |
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"First Contact" is the first installment in a two-part series premiere for the science fiction television series Earth 2. The episode was directed by Scott Winant with a teleplay written by Michael Duggan, Carol Flint and Mark Levin based on a story treatment by Billy Ray, Duggan, Flint and Levin. It first aired on NBC on Sunday, November 6th, 1994.
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Principal Cast[]
Featuring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tierre Turner | Zero |
| Walter Norman | Walman |
| Marcia Magus | Magus |
| Rockmond Dunbar | Baines |
| Beth Colt | Newscaster |
| Hedy Thom | Controller #1 |
| John Verea | Controller #2 |
| Marcia Firesten | Navigator |
| Brian Steele | Terrian #1 |
| Russell Werkman | Terrian #2 |
| David Elliott | Crew #1 |
| Joe Bradley | Crew #2 |
| Christopher Sutton | Crew #3 |
Uncredited cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tim Curry | Gaal |
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