Taken
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Taken is a science fiction miniseries which first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002 and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Miniseries. It was written by Leslie Bohem, and directed by Breck Eisner, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, John Fawcett, Tobe Hooper, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Michael Katleman, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Bryan Spicer, Jeff Woolnough and Thomas J. Wright. It was executive produced by Bohem and Steven Spielberg.
Taken is a multi-generational story spans 5 decades and four generations, centering on three families: the Keys, Crawfords, and Clarkes. World War II veteran Russell Keys is plagued by nightmares of his abduction by aliens during the war; the Roswell incident transforms Owen Crawford from ambitious Air Force captain to evil shadow government conspirator; the unhappily married Sally Clarke is impregnated by an alien visitor. As the decades go by, the heirs of each are affected by the machinations of the aliens, culminating with the birth of Allie Keys, who is the final product of the aliens' experimentation and holds the key to their future.
Actors appearing in the program include Julie Benz, Emily Bergl, Steve Burton, Eric Close, Heather Donahue, Dakota Fanning (who narrates), Matt Frewer, Joel Gretsch, Ryan Hurst, Adam Kaufman, Ryan Merriman, Michael Moriarty and Anton Yelchin.
External links
- Official website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/taken/) hosted by the BBC
- Official website (http://www.cbc.ca/taken/) hosted by CBC
- Official website (http://www.scifi.com/taken/index_main.html) hosted by the SciFi Channel
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