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Aliens in America

Summary A Wisconsin mom arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular. When the student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan, her plans go awry - and everyone is likely to learn a little lesson about life. Aliens in America is from CBS Paramount Network Television, Guar...

  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • The CW
  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • The CW

Aliens in America

Season 1 Premiere: 2007
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
77
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Summary A Wisconsin mom arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular. When the student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan, her plans go awry - and everyone is likely to learn a little lesson about life. Aliens in America is from CBS Paramount Network Television, Guar...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
77
92% Positive
24 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
24 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Sameer Asad Gardezi and his writing partners have created something very different in Aliens in America--and something very, very funny.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
80
Aliens in America is packed with actual jokes and the story lines are tight and funny.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
80
Innovative, daring and--most importantly--funny, Aliens in America is a fresh take on an old problem, the loneliness of being different.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
80
This narrated comedy-drama finely observes the particulars and peculiarities of teen life, both in the family its narrator is trying to outgrow and the high school pecking order he's hoping to rise in.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
75
It's slightly unpolished in some areas but funny and charming and a perfect companion series to "Chris."
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
70
Aliens is very much in the vein of previous nerd comedies like "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Freaks and Geeks," though it's not as explosively funny as either one of them.
By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW
40
Despite plenty of surface sparkle, there is something discomforting about the show, and not just because it borrows tone and form from other sitcoms with youthful heroes, especially Fox's "Malcolm in the Middle."
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • CBS Paramount Network Television
  • Guarascio/Port Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: 2007
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-PG
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