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First Wave

Summary Former thief Cade Foster discovers that aliens are conducting experiments among humans as part of the first wave of their invasion of our world. He sets out to fight them, with the assistance of a conspiracy theorist known as Crazy Eddie, who helps him discover the relevance of prophecies made in 1564 by Nostradamus, who predicted the d...

Directed By: Michael Robison

Written By: Chris Brancato, Daniel Cerone, Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor

  • TV-14
  • SyFy
  • Oct 28, 1998
  • TV-14
  • SyFy
  • Oct 28, 1998
First Wave
S1 • Episode 8
Book of Shadows
Air Date: Oct 28, 1998
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Summary Former thief Cade Foster discovers that aliens are conducting experiments among humans as part of the first wave of their invasion of our world. He sets out to fight them, with the assistance of a conspiracy theorist known as Crazy Eddie, who helps him discover the relevance of prophecies made in 1564 by Nostradamus, who predicted the d...

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Episode 1 • Sep 9, 1998
Subject 117
Episode 2 • Sep 16, 1998
Crazy Eddie
On the run from the law after being found guilty of murdering his wife, Cade seeks help from a paranoid conspiracy theorist named Crazy Eddie, in hope to find some answers and tell his story.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 1998
Mata Hari
Cade takes the place of a grad student who apparently died of 'the bends' on dry land and meets Lara the last person to see the student alive. Cade tries to discover the truth about this temptress who can seemingly kill with a look.
Episode 4 • Sep 30, 1998
Hypnotic
Foster joins a therapy circle for alien abductees, and soon suspects something is wrong.
Episode 5 • Oct 7, 1998
Elixir
The fountain of youth, is it real? It seems too good to be true, but there's a catch. Foster investigates and finds GUA involvement, but why?
Episode 6 • Oct 14, 1998
Speaking in Tongues
Cade discovers that the leader of a religious cult that he has joined is himself one of the aliens. Ironically the cult's the messianic leader is warning people about the coming alien invasion.
Episode 7 • Oct 21, 1998
Lungfish
A fish that can breathe on land? How can this be? Foster investigates and finds GUA involvement in terrifying human mutation experiments
Episode 8 • Oct 28, 1998
Book of Shadows
Episode 9 • Nov 4, 1998
Joshua
Pursued by GUA assassin Joshua and the local police, Foster must get to safety fast. Joshua gets more than he bargained for.
Episode 10 • Nov 11, 1998
Marker 262
Foster investigates the strange disappearances of motorists on a road, are the GUA involved and if so why?
Episode 11 • Nov 18, 1998
Motel California
Strange things happening in a hotel, what is real and what isn't. Foster has to get to the bottom of it for his own sanity and to escape.
Episode 12 • Nov 25, 1998
Breeding Ground
A schoolgirl exhibits some strange inexplicable abilities, Foster investigates and finds a troubled teenager unwittingly involved in GUA experiments to human DNA
Episode 13 • Dec 2, 1998
Blue Agave
Foster investigates an exclusive night club for the very rich, and finds a GUA experiment to replace the rich and powerful with GUA duplicates
Episode 14 • Dec 9, 1998
Cul-De-Sac
A teenager witnesses a double murder in a normal quiet neighborhood, but one of the victims recovers and heals in seconds, nobody believes him. Foster investigates.
Episode 15 • Dec 18, 1998
The Box
Captured and interrogated by the police Foster finds himself in real trouble, but he also finds out something crucial about his dead wife's killer.
Episode 16 • Dec 23, 1998
Undesirables
Gua assassin Joshua is sent to eliminate a Gua human sympathizer, Foster is searching for a scientist too and unaware that their paths will cross once again.
Episode 17 • Dec 30, 1998
Second Wave
Foster investigates a UFO sighting and gets involved with some local peoples problems. Then the invasion begins and they all take cover together. Is Foster too late to stop it?
Episode 18 • Jan 6, 1999
Blind Witness
Nostradamus tells of a possible ally in the fight who can actually see the Aliens, Foster follows up on it and investigates a hospital with dark secrets and horrific experiments.
Episode 19 • Jan 13, 1999
Deluge
Cade investigates a small town plagued by rain for more than three years.
Episode 20 • Jan 20, 1999
Melody
Two police officers are beaten up at a Rock concert by a frenzied crowd, Foster suspects GUA involvement and investigates the band. Is there a reason the fans went wild.
Episode 21 • Jun 19, 1999
The Aftertime
Foster gets a tip from an unexpected source, he seeks out a 17 year old radio ham with a possible GUA message that he has intercepted and saved. This leads to Fosters death. Or does it?
Episode 22 • Jun 30, 1999
The Decision
The time has come, the GUA council meet to decide if the time is right to start the second wave, the full military invasion. It seems inevitable except for one lone voice of dissent. One GUA has doubts and concerns about Foster.

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