List of First Wave episodes
First Wave is a Canadian science fiction drama television series created by Chris Brancato, with Francis Ford Coppola the show's as executive producer. It originally aired on the Space Channel. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the series focuses on the struggles of Cade Foster (Sebastian Spence) who almost single-handled attempts to resist a secret alien invasion. The show was subsequently picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States[1] which then, in an unusual move, expanded their pickup of the series to a 66-episode order.[2] It premiered on September 9, 1998 and ended on February 7, 2001, with a total of 66 episodes over the course of 3 seasons.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 22 | September 9, 1998 | June 30, 1999 | ||
| 2 | 22 | September 22, 1999 | June 14, 2000 | ||
| 3 | 22 | September 13, 2000 | February 7, 2001 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1998–1999)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Subject 117" | Brenton Spencer | Chris Brancato | September 9, 1998 | |
| Cade Foster has an idyllic life, but as of late he has been plagued by nightmares. Soon his life turns upside down, with his job gone, his credit cards no longer working, and his wife terrified, and then things get even worse.., | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Crazy Eddie" | Jorge Montesi | Story by : Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein Teleplay by : Chris Brancato | September 16, 1998 | |
| On the run from the authorities, Cade seeks aid from a conspiracy theorist named Crazy Eddie. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mata Hari" | Brenton Spencer | Scott Smith Miller | September 23, 1998 | |
| After a grad student dies of decompression sickness on dry land, Cade takes his place and investigates the woman who apparently killed him with only a look. Guest starring Heather Hanson, Sarah Strange, and Richard Newman. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Hypnotic" | René Bonnière | Paul Brown | September 30, 1998 | |
| Cade suspects a member of a hypnotic therapy group is a Gua. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Elixir" | Brenton Spencer | Chris Brancato | October 7, 1998 | |
| Cade discovers the Gua are selling an elixir with properties that resemble the Fountain of Youth to the elderly, and he investigates to discover their plan. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Speaking in Tongues" | Graeme Kynch | Jeff King | October 14, 1998 | |
| Cade investigates a messianic cult leader who appears to have supernatural power warning people of a coming invasion. Guest starring Tara Spencer-Nairn. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Lungfish" | Brenton Spencer | Daniel Cerone | October 21, 1998 | |
| After a young boy named Cody discovers a bass that can breathe on land, Cade investigates and the two discover the Gua are using a nearby fish breeding farm to perform experiments that make humans breathe underwater, and one of the test subjects is Cody’s sister. Cade must rescue the test subjects and evade Colonel Grace’s dragnet, all while stopping the Gua’s plan. Guest starring Emmanuelle Vaugier and Lorena Gale. NOTE: Final appearance of Colonel Grace. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Book of Shadows" | Michael Robison | Story by : Daniel Cerone Teleplay by : Dan E. Fesman & Harry Victor | October 28, 1998 | |
| In Salem, Massachusetts, high schooler (Camille Sullivan) murders several important figures, and claims that they were actually demons. Cade investigates and discovers she was actually killing Gua. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Joshua" | Jorge Montesi | Story by : Daniel Cerone & Paul Eckstein Teleplay by : Daniel Cerone | November 4, 1998 | |
| On the run in the Montana wilderness, Cade flees from both the local police and Joshua. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Marker 262" | Shaun Levy | Chris Brancato | November 11, 1998 | |
| Cade and Eddie investigate the disappearance of several motorists. Guest starring Kavan Smith, Ingrid Kavelaars, and Brennan Elliott. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Motel California" | Gilbert Shilton | Jean Gennis & Phyllis Murphy | November 18, 1998 | |
| Cade investigates a motel that is a Gua psychological experiment that drives its patrons mad, only to be trapped inside the motel himself. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Breeding Ground" | Mike Rohl | Story by : Albert J. Salke & Adam Grossman Teleplay by : Adam Grossman | November 25, 1998 | |
| An orphaned teenage girl is injected with Gua DNA, and Cade must rescue her before the Gua use her as a weapon. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Blue Agave" | Brad Turner | Louis Venosta | December 2, 1998 | |
| The Gua are using a night club attended by the rich and powerful to replace the patrons with clones. Guest starring Rachel Hayward. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Cul-De-Sac" | Tibor Takacs | Bruce Zimmerman | December 9, 1998 | |
| A teenager witnesses a double murder, but is disbelieved when one of the murder victims gets back up unharmed. The teenager emails Crazy Eddie, and Cade promptly goes to investigate, and uncovers a Gua plot. Guest starring Brandy Letford and Fred Henderson. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Box" | George Mendeluk | Chris Brancato | December 16, 1998 | |
| After being captured by the police, Cade discovers that one of the officers interrogating him is a Gua - and his wife’s killer. Guest starring Aaron Pearl and John Novak. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Undesirables" | René Bonnière | Daniel Cerone | December 23, 1998 | |
| Joshua is sent to eliminate a Gua human sympathizer. Guest starring Robert Wisden and Steve Bacic. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Second Wave" | Gilbert Shilton | Chris Brancato & David Wilcox | December 30, 1998 | |
| Cade finds himself at ground zero of the Second Wave... or has he? Guest starring Garry Chalk and Kathryn Anderson. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Blind Witness" | Holly Dale | Daniel Cerone | January 6, 1999 | |
| After discovering Nostradamus prophesied about an ally who can actually see the Gua for what they are, Cade investigates and finds himself at a hospital where a blind woman has regained her sight as a result of Gua experiments, and is now able to tell between humans and Gua. However, with the entire hospital staff composed of Gua, Cade must escape with the blind woman before the Gua catch in and kill her. Guest starring Adrian Holmes. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Deluge" | Randy Cheveldave | Joe Inglese | January 13, 1999 | |
| Cade arrives at a small lumber town where the rain has not stopped for three years as part of a Gua psychological experiment, resulting in the townspeople forming a cult that sacrifices people in an effort to stop the rain, and Cade is to be their next sacrifice. Guest starring Zachary Ansley and Kevin McNulty. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Melody" | Jorge Montesi | Daniel Cerone | January 20, 1999 | |
| After a violent riot at a rock concert, Cade and Eddie investigate and discover that the rock band playing at the concert’s music has a subliminal frequency that causes the listener to break out into violent frenzies. Guest starring Tyler Labine and Jennifer Copping. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Aftertime" | Mark Sobel | Theresa Rebeck | June 23, 1999 | |
| While attempting to retrieve a Gua message from a HAM radio, Cade is taken to the future by a time traveler who claims that Cade is to lead the remnants of humanity in a final battle against the Gua. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Decision" | Larry Sugar | Chris Brancato | June 30, 1999 | |
| Clip show: The Gua council debate with Joshua about beginning the Second Wave. | ||||||
Season 2 (1999–2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Target 117" | Jorge Montesi | Chris Brancato | September 22, 1999 | |
| After Cade is lured into a trap and stranded on an island, he must battle Joshua’s protege, who is inhabiting a husk that is a hybrid of Gua and human DNA. Guest starring Rena Mero. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Deepthroat" | Mike Rohl | Daniel Cerone | September 29, 1999 | |
| An astronomer friend of Eddie’s is killed for having a photo that proves the Gua’s invasion, but he has sent a copy to a US Senator. Cade contacts the Senator, who denies receiving it, but an investigative reporter begins investigating after seeing their meeting. Guest starring Stefanie von Pfetten. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "The Apostles" | Jorge Montesi | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke | October 6, 1999 | |
| Cade discovers a vigilante biker gang called the Apostles who, inspired by Cade, have gone on a crusade of murdering Gua. Cade is ecstatic in spite of Eddie’s warnings, but he soon discovers that the Apostles’ methods endanger innocent people. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Susperience" | Michael Rohl | David Wilcox | October 13, 1999 | |
| 27 | 5 | "The Channel" | Jorge Montesi | Daniel Cerone | October 20, 1999 | |
| After nearly dying in a hit-and-run accident, a woman (Sarah Chalke) begins spouting prophecies from the Quatrains whenever she sees bright lights. Cade sneaks into her home, and upon seeing him, she is possessed by Nostradamus’s spirit. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Red Flag" | Michael Robison | Michael Thoma | October 27, 1999 | |
| Cade infiltrates an army base holding coveted military training exercise designed to groom future leaders, and finds the Gua plan to use it to candidates with clones and put them in positions of power. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Prayer for the White Man" | Jorge Montesi | Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein | November 3, 1999 | |
| 30 | 8 | "The Purge" | Michael Robison | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke | November 10, 1999 | |
| 31 | 9 | "Lost Souls" | George Mendeluk | Daniel Cerone | November 17, 1999 | |
| 32 | 10 | "The Heist" | Holly Dale | Paul Eckstein | November 24, 1999 | |
| 33 | 11 | "Ohio Players" | George Mendeluk | Dan E. Fesman & Harry Victor | December 1, 1999 | |
| 34 | 12 | "Night Falls" | Holly Dale | Michael Thoma | December 8, 1999 | |
| 35 | 13 | "Normal, Illinois" | Stein Myhrstad | Peter Elkoff | December 15, 1999 | |
| 36 | 14 | "All About Eddie" | Michael Rohl | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke | December 22, 1999 | |
| 37 | 15 | "Playland" | Michael Robison | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke | December 29, 1999 | |
| 38 | 16 | "The Harvest" | Randy Cheveldave | Andrea Stevens | January 5, 2000 | |
| 39 | 17 | "Rubicon" | Michael Robison | David Wilcox | January 12, 2000 | |
| 40 | 18 | "Gladiator" | Alex Pappas | Michael Thoma | May 17, 2000 | |
| 41 | 19 | "The Trial of Joshua Bridges" | Gilbert Shilton | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke & Daniel Cerone & Peter Elkoff & Theresa Rebeck | May 24, 2000 | |
| 42 | 20 | "Underworld" | Rob LaBelle | Larry Barber & Paul Barber | May 31, 2000 | |
| 43 | 21 | "Tomorrow" | George Mendeluk | Chris Brancato & Paul Eckstein | June 7, 2000 | |
| 44 | 22 | "The Believers" | Holly Dale | Chris Brancato & Albert J. Salke | June 14, 2000 | |
Season 3 (2000–2001)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Mabus" | Michael Rohl | Daniel Cerone | September 13, 2000 | |
| 46 | 2 | "Raven Nation" | Chris Brancato & Michael J. Cinquemani | Holly Dale | September 20, 2000 | |
| 47 | 3 | "Comes a Horseman" | Michael Robison | David Tynan | September 27, 2000 | |
| 48 | 4 | "Gulag" | Holly Dale | David Wilcox | October 4, 2000 | |
| 49 | 5 | "The Flight of Francis Jeffries" | Michael Rohl | Story by : David Wilcox & Micheal Glassberg Teleplay by : Micheal Glassberg | October 11, 2000 | |
| 50 | 6 | "Still At Large" | Ken Girotti | Gary Sherman | October 18, 2000 | |
| 51 | 7 | "Asylum" | Bill Corcoran | Bill Conway | October 25, 2000 | |
| 52 | 8 | "Eyes of the Gua" | Ken Girotti | David Wilcox | November 1, 2000 | |
| 53 | 9 | "Skywatchers" | Randolph Cheveldave | Michael Thoma | November 8, 2000 | |
| 54 | 10 | "The Plan" | Michael Robison | Chris Brancato | November 15, 2000 | |
| 55 | 11 | "Wednesday's Child" | George Mendeluk | Robin Brancato | November 22, 2000 | |
| 56 | 12 | "Unearthed" | Micheal Rohl | Bill Conway | November 29, 2000 | |
| 57 | 13 | "Shadowland" | Michael Robison | Story by : David Tynan & Michael J. Cinquemani Teleplay by : David Tynan | December 6, 2000 | |
| 58 | 14 | "Legacy" | Rob LaBelle | Paul Eckstein | December 13, 2000 | |
| While attending a ball, Jordan is captured by the Gua and has her memories of them, Cade, and Raven Nation erased. | ||||||
| 59 | 15 | "The Edge" | Michael Rohl | David Wilcox | December 20, 2000 | |
| 60 | 16 | "The Vessel" | Michael Robison | Daniel Howard Cerone | December 27, 2000 | |
| 61 | 17 | "Requiem" | Randolph Cheveldave | Bill Conway | January 3, 2001 | |
| 62 | 18 | "Checkmate" | Michael Robison | Story by : Paul Eckstein & David Wilcox Teleplay by : Paul Eckstein | January 10, 2001 | |
| 63 | 19 | "Black Box" | Ken Girotti | David Wilcox | January 17, 2001 | |
| 64 | 20 | "Beneath The Black Sky" | Michael Rohl | Story by : Michael J. Cinquemani Teleplay by : Louis Venosta | January 24, 2001 | |
| 65 | 21 | "Terminal City" | Ken Girotti | Michael Thoma | January 31, 2001 | |
| 66 | 22 | "Twice Bless'd" | Bill Corcoran | Chris Brancato & Fergus Cook | February 7, 2001 | |
References
- Littleton, Cynthia (December 2, 1998). "Sci-Fi rides 'Wave' skein". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- Lowry, Brian (April 23, 1999). "Tossing Out the First Pitch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
External links
- First Wave – list of episodes at IMDb
- First Wave at epguides.com
- List of First Wave episodes at TV.com
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