# Resident Alien, aka Quincy, E.T **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 28, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719 "2021-01-28T22:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/321 "2022-03-01T19:38:10Z")
Me, too. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/322 "2022-03-01T20:08:29Z")
Harry’s daughter’s previous starring roles are in films such as _Young, Stalked, and Pregnant_ and _My Daughter’s Psycho Friend_. Yowza. > **[Taylor Blackwell - IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3512832/)** > > Taylor Blackwell. Actress: Resident Alien. Taylor Blackwell was born September 1st, 1998 in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is an actor, musician, visual artist, writer, director, and creator of The Infinite Possibilities Oracle Deck. Taylor is a... ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/323 "2022-03-01T20:58:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Yeah, this is a show where an alien has come to Earth to kill everyone, and is the target of shadowy government agents determined to capture him, and willing to murder to do that, and yet, his greatest [nemesis-es](https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Trio) are a couple of small town kids. Live-action _Invader Zim_, basically. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/324 "2022-03-02T05:13:36Z")
I really liked the first season of this show, but I’ve kind of lost interest by now. The second season has seemed disjointed and aimless, with no real showrunner to keep things on track. Alan Tudyk only gets you so far - if the writing isn’t there, it’s just like junk food, without real substance. Alas. (Just one guy’s opinion - I realize everyone else has different criteria that are important to them.) ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/325 "2022-03-02T09:01:31Z")
I’m enjoying the second season, but I’m also not expecting much. It’s a sitcom, but a real sci-fi story. When taken for what it is, it can be very entertaining. Alan Tudyk is hilarious and I’m enjoying the rest of the cast as well. Harry having a daughter felt very Dexteresque. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/326 "2022-03-02T16:21:39Z")
I’d prefer much more focus on Harry, Asha, and the kids and less on the peripheral characters like the cops, mayor, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/327 "2022-03-02T17:32:53Z")
Yeah, I agree with that. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/328 "2022-03-03T09:11:37Z")
> **major spoiler** > > After a fairly disposable previous episode, they abruptly kill off a main character! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/329 "2022-03-03T15:16:13Z")
I think that the death of the octopus was the funniest thing I’ve seen all year. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/330 "2022-03-03T16:02:18Z")
Wait a minute—hasn’t this thread always had open spoilers after airing? It wasn’t a mistake that I didn’t use spoiler tags, I took it for granted to be general practice. (And it was a joke spoiler to begin with.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/331 "2022-03-03T16:12:36Z")
Sorry, no way to know it was a joke. Spoilers were used early in the thread at least. There is no indication in the Title or Op that there is open spoilers. I didn’t even modnote, just made a polite request via Staff Notice. I can change the title to add {Open Spoilers} if you like. Let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/332 "2022-03-03T16:18:22Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I can change the title to add {Open Spoilers} if you like. Let me know. I can use spoiler tags. I just personally live under the assumption to _not_ read an ongoing thread about a current show if I haven’t seen the latest episode because there might be spoilers, and kinda took for granted that others did the same. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/333 "2022-03-03T16:21:20Z")
I usually practice that, but this is just about the only weekly show thread where I am subscribed. If there’s going to be spoilers within 24-48 hours, I think it is best to warn people right in the title is all. That’s in general. Not just here of course. On a personal note, I am sometimes flagged into threads on Shows or Movies I’m trying to avoid spoilers for as a Mod. So if the Open Spoilers bit is there, I can @ the other Café Mods to please take a look unless it is one of our nastier Trocks. That overrides worrying about spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/334 "2022-03-03T16:21:21Z")
I do the same thing of assuming there may be spoilers if I haven’t seen the newest episode. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/335 "2022-03-03T16:39:17Z")
BTW, the NYC arc has inspiration from the (deeply different, hugely inferior) comic. > **[Resident Alien Volume 5: An Alien in New York: Hogan, Peter, Parkhouse, Steve:...](https://www.amazon.com/Resident-Alien-New-York/dp/1506705650)** > > Resident Alien Volume 5: An Alien in New York \[Hogan, Peter, Parkhouse, Steve\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Resident Alien Volume 5: An Alien in New York ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/336 "2022-07-01T23:35:35Z")
Trailer for the August 10th return. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zahVwg_LodA/maxresdefault.jpg "Resident Alien Season 2 Part 2 Trailer (HD) Alan Tudyk series") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zahVwg_LodA) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/337 "2022-07-22T18:24:45Z")
This is not some bullshit. > **[Resident Alien Renewed for Season 3](https://tvline.com/2022/07/21/resident-alien-renewed-season-3-syfy/amp/)** > > Harry Vanderspeigle isn’t leaving planet Earth any time soon: Syfy has given Resident Alien an early renewal for Season 3 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/338 "2022-07-23T15:00:20Z")
Great news! This is one of the few shows I really look forward to new episodes of. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/339 "2022-07-23T16:11:22Z")
Hey, did anyone know that season 2 of RA wasn’t over? 'Cause I didn’t, until today. There are 2 more episodes, the first to drop Aug 10th, because waiting 5 months to broadcast the last two episodes of the season makes perfect sense. I’ll tell you what is some bullshit: Waiting until now to renew it for another season. SyFy sucks. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719/340 "2022-07-23T16:17:29Z")
The delay was due to a COVID outbreak, not some weird network marketing idea. The renewal was considered to be early by the trade news I saw on it. But I’m no expert on that part. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719.md?page=18)