Alienators: Evolution Continues

Alienators: Evolution Continues
Also known as	'Evolution: The Animated Series (in UK)
Genre	Action Science fiction
Created by	Louis Gassin
Based on	Evolution, by Ivan Reitman
Voices of	Akiko Ann Morison Andrew Francis Cusse Mankuma Fiona Hogan John Payne Kirby Morrow Lee Tockar Mark Acheson
Theme music composer	L.A. Piccirillo
Opening theme	"Evolution (Creepy Crawly)"
Ending theme	"Evolution (Creepy Crawly)" (Instrumental)
Composer(s)	L.A. Piccirillo Jean-Michel Guirao
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andy Heyward Michael Maliani Tom Pollock Dan Goldberg Joe Medjuck
Producer(s)	Michael Ryan Kaaren Lee Brown (supervising producer)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	The Montecito Picture Company DreamWorks Animation Dentsu, Inc. DIC Entertainment
Distributor	DHX Media
Release
Original network	Fox Kids
Original release	September 15, 2001 (2001-09-15) – June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Alienators: Evolution Continues (also known as Evolution: the Animated Series in the UK) is a traditionally animated series based on the moderately successful live-action feature film, Evolution.

Created by Louis Gassin, the series is composed by 26 episodes of half an hour each; it is produced by DIC Entertainment in association with The Montecito Picture Company, DreamWorks SKG, and Dentsu, Inc.. Although the Evolution intellectual property was owned by DreamWorks SKG (and is now the property of Paramount Pictures), the series itself is now owned by DHX Media, DIC's present successor.

The series was the basis for a Game Boy Advance game, that which was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Activision.

Premise

As with the movie, the premise of the series is that a meteor carrying organisms that evolve at a very quick rate crashes into the Arizona Desert; single-celled alien organisms on this meteor quickly evolve into monstrous creatures, dubbed the "Genus". A team of scientists, the Alienators, must eliminate all these creatures before they destroy all life on Earth. Follows up to the Ivan Reitman science fiction film, Evolution. The characters, Ira Kane, Harry Block, Lucy Mai, and Wayne Gray must study all these extraterrestrial lifeforms and find a way to defeat them all. The "Genus" is led by a "humanoid manifestation" named Scopes.

Characters

• Scientist Ira Kane - A biologist fascinated by scientific discoveries and breakthroughs. His scientific knowledge, along with his excitement and passion about the theory of quick evolution, helps him lead the team in eliminating the Genus.
• Scientist Harry Block - A coach who always keeps up on game scores, etc., and loves coaching the women's team. His strategies help the team to victory.
• Lt. Lucy Mai - A tough and aggressive lieutenant trained by a Special Forces team called The Blue Berets. She believes everything should be done by the book, and if it is not explained in the book, they should avoid it.
• Teenage "wannabe fireman" Wayne Grey (who's been renamed Wayne Green) - A 17-year-old firefighter-in-training. Being the first human infected with alien DNA, he develops a "sympathetic mutation", causing him to mutate parallel to any Genus strains encountered.
• Scientist Allison Reed has no direct work with the alienators, but is mentioned a few times, no retaining a relationship with Ira like in the movie.
• General Russell Woodman is the pompus windbag in charge of giving the alienators missions.
• G.A.S.S.I.E.: Stands for "Genetically Altered Symbiotic Stasis in Evolution", and is the team's pet. It was an alien cell originally neutralized by Ira. It evolved into Gassie, a slime creature that yips and behaves like a dog, who can detect and track other Genus creatures. When Gassie detects the Genus, he quivers and emits a foul odor.
• Scopes is the Genus' leader: Super intelligent and intent on taking over the universe. Though he occasionally evolves into various creatures, his most common form is as an alien humanoid octopoid. His name is a reference to the Scopes trial.

Episode list

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
1–3	"Survival"	Michael Ryan	September 15, 2001 (2001-09-15) (Part 1) September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) (Part 2) September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) (Part 3)
4	"Don't Drink the Water"	Ben Townsend	October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
5	"Slick"	TBA	October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
6	"Swarm"	Ben Townsend	October 20, 2001 (2001-10-20)
7	"Junkyard Dogs"	Paul Quinn and Michel Trouillet	October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)
8	"French Underground"	TBA	November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
9	"Runaway Strain"	TBA	November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)
10	"Dead Wayne Cells"	Ben Townsend	November 17, 2001 (2001-11-17)
11	"Roman Holiday"	Ben Townsend	December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01)
12	"To Carthage Then I Came"	Ben Townsend	December 8, 2001 (2001-12-08)
13	"Year of the Genus"	Ben Townsend	February 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)
14	"Hot Java"	TBA	February 16, 2002 (2002-02-16)
15	"Ira Knows Best"	Ben Townsend	February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)
16	"Genus in Your Tank"	TBA	March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)
17	"Cradle Will Fall"	Ben Townsend	March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
18	"Head Case"	Dick Grunert	March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
19	"General Disorder"	Ben Townsend	March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)
20	"Itching for the Genus"	TBA	March 30, 2002 (2002-03-30)
21	"REAPER, Part 1: Countdown"	TBA	May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04)
22	"REAPER, Part 2: The Ark"	Ben Townsend	May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)
23	"REAPER, Part 3: Alpha Omega"	TBA	May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)
24	"Fire and Ice"	TBA	June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08)
25	"Meltdown"	TBA	June 15, 2002 (2002-06-15)
26	"End Game"	TBA	June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)

External links

• Alienators: Evolution Continues at TV.com
• Alienators: Evolution Continues at IMDb