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* DawsonCasting: All of the actors are in their 20s except for Matt Lanter who is 30. (Though it is possible the aliens are OlderThanTheyLook)

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* DawsonCasting: All of the actors are in their 20s except for Matt Lanter who is 30. (Though it is possible the aliens are OlderThanTheyLook)confirmed that Atrians age faster than humans)
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* HufflepuffHouse: There are seven Atrian teenagers, but so far only 4 of them are plot relevant. The other 3 don't even have names.
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* FirstContact: Its not exactly clear as to what exactly happened, but needless to say it went badly.

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* FirstContact: Its not exactly clear as to what exactly happened, but needless to say it went badly.



* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The Humans "Red Hawks" faction, comes off as this.

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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The Humans Human "Red Hawks" faction, comes off as this.



* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: An Atrian extremist group is planning a violent uprising against their Human oppressors.

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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: An Atrian extremist group is planning a violent uprising against their Human oppressors."oppressors".
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I could care less about the shipping, it\'s the social issues demonstrated that interest me.


* POWCamp: Atrians feel that being forced to live in "Sectors: is like living in a zoo.

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* POWCamp: Atrians feel that being forced to live in "Sectors: "Sectors" is like living in a zoo.
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* AlienInvasion: The Atrians arrived on Earth ten years before the start of the series. Though it's implied that either they were here to invade or escape from a dying planet.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Atrians have appeared to have learned how to speak English during their stay in the sectors. They do have their own language however.


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* JerkAss: Drake.
* POWCamp: Atrians feel that being forced to live in "Sectors: is like living in a zoo.


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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: The Humans "Red Hawks" faction, comes off as this.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Roman's father appears to have been a very influential person to Atrians and was killed by Emery's father on "Arrival Day". This has made Emery an enemy to the more extreme Atrians.


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* TheBigGuy: Drake seems to be a Type 1.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Several guards in the Sector are working for Atrian extremist groups.]]


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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: An Atrian extremist group is planning a violent uprising against their Human oppressors.


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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Roman and Emery.
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* FirstContact: It went badly, as a character's brother was KIA'd during a war known as "Arrival Day".

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* FirstContact: It Its not exactly clear as to what exactly happened, but needless to say it went badly, as a character's brother was KIA'd during a war known as "Arrival Day".badly.

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* GreatOffscreenWar: "Arrival Day". Where the aliens crash land on Earth and for a yet unidentified reason, went to war for Humanity.
** It might have been a very short war, though, and the aliens might just have been defending themselves after they are shot at. The TV commentator says some aliens are surrendering the next day.

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* GreatOffscreenWar: "Arrival Day". Where the aliens crash land on Earth and for a yet unidentified reason, went to war for Humanity. \n** It might have been a very short war, though, and the aliens might just have been defending themselves after they are shot at. The TV commentator A newscaster says some aliens are surrendering the next day.



* TheQuisling: Emery is regarded as the "race traitor bitch" for giving a speech for equal rights for the aliens among the town's racist population.

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* TheQuisling: Emery is regarded as the "race traitor bitch" bitch" among the town's racist population for giving a speech for equal rights for the aliens among the town's racist population. aliens.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[Series/{{Roswell}} Roswell]]



* GreatOffscreenWar: "Arrival Day". Where the aliens crash land on Earth and for a yet unidentified reason, went to war for Humanity.

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* GreatOffscreenWar: "Arrival Day". Where the aliens crash land on Earth and for a yet unidentified reason, went to war for Humanity.
**It might have been a very short war, though, and the aliens might just have been defending themselves after they are shot at. The TV commentator says some aliens are surrendering the next day.



* XMeetsY: ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Series/AlienNation''.

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* XMeetsY: ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Series/AlienNation''.''Series/AlienNation'' meets ''Series/{{Roswell}}''.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The aliens crash land in September 2014, ten years before the events of the show take place. Aside from some future tech such as holograms, most of Earth looks unchanged.

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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The aliens crash land in September 2014, ten years before the events of the show take place. Aside from some future tech such as holograms, most of Earth looks unchanged.unchanged.
* XMeetsY: ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' meets ''Series/AlienNation''.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Roman seems to be attracted to Emery due to her saving his life during "Arrival Day".
--> Roman: "You [Emery] were kind when everyone else was cruel. That's something."

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* BizarreAlienBiology: All aliens have different birthmarks, breath through their skin, have two hearts, age much quicker, and have healing abilities.



* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main human and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]], and the main alien's sister is Creator/BrinaPalencia.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main human and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Taylor]],[[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]], and the main alien's sister is Creator/BrinaPalencia.



* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One TV spot has an alien saying that all Humans are barbaric.

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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One TV spot has an alien saying All the aliens who are unwilling to seek peace with the Humans believe that all Humans are barbaric.


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* TheQuisling: Emery is regarded as the "race traitor bitch" for giving a speech for equal rights for the aliens among the town's racist population.
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* GreatOffscreenWar: "Arrival Day". Where the aliens crash land on Earth and for a yet unidentified reason, went to war for Humanity.



* TakeThat: The Atrian students want nothing to do with [[Series/{{Glee}} glee club]].

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* TakeThat: The Atrian students want nothing to do with [[Series/{{Glee}} glee club]].club]].
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* FirstContact: It went badly, as a character's brother was KIA'd during a war known as "Arrival Day".
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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the TheCW in 2013-2014 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.

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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming a series that will air airs on the TheCW in 2013-2014 season starting February 2014 about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.
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* StarCrossedLovers: [[CaptainObvious Obviously]].

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* StarCrossedLovers: [[CaptainObvious Obviously]].Obviously]].
* TakeThat: The Atrian students want nothing to do with [[Series/{{Glee}} glee club]].
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* IllGirl: Julia.

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* IllGirl: Julia. She gets better at the end of the pilot. Emery also used to be before the series.
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* RescueRomance: Roman and Emery.
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* HumanAliens: If it wasn't for random dark spots on their faces, the Atrians would be indistinguishable from humans.
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* FantasticRacism: From both sides. Reasons currently unknown.

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* FantasticRacism: From both sides. Reasons currently unknown.sides, basically just cuz. Apparently the US military's response to any appearance by extraterrestrials is "Shoot first and never ask questions."
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe:

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* FantasticRacism: From both sides. Reasons currently unknown.

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* FantasticRacism: From both sides. Reasons currently unknown.unknown.
* FantasticSlurs: "Tatties".



* StarCrossedLovers: Obviously

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* StarCrossedLovers: Obviously[[CaptainObvious Obviously]].

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* AllohistoricalAllusion: In short, the plot is basically the [[http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_little_rock_school_desegregation_1957/ desegregation of Little Rock Central High School]] but with aliens.



* FantasticRacism: From both sides.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main human and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]]
** The main alien's sister is Creator/BrinaPalencia.
* IllGirl: Julia

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* FantasticRacism: From both sides. Reasons currently unknown.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main human and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]]
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Drake]], and the main alien's sister is Creator/BrinaPalencia.
* HomeGuard: The racism against the aliens is so bad that the aliens need protection from the National Guard.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One TV spot has an alien saying that all Humans are barbaric.
*
IllGirl: JuliaJulia.
* InterspeciesRomance: The main plot seems to be about the romantic relationship between an alien boy and a Human girl.
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** The main alien's sister is BrinaPalencia

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** The main alien's sister is BrinaPalenciaCreator/BrinaPalencia.



* StarCrossedLovers: Obviously

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* StarCrossedLovers: Obviously
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** The main alien's sister is BrinaPalencia
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* FantasticRacism: From both sides.
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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the TheCW in the Fall 2013 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.

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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the TheCW in the Fall 2013 2013-2014 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.
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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the CW in the Fall 2013 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.

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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the CW TheCW in the Fall 2013 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main alien and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]]

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main alien human and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]]
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Star-Crossed (formerly known as Oxygen) is an upcoming series that will air on the CW in the Fall 2013 season about a group of aliens that are sent to a suburban high school.

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*HeyItsThatGuy: [[FridayNightLights Julie Taylor as the main alien and Hastings Ruckle as Grey]], [[BeverlyHills90210 Liam Court as Roman]], [[TheVampireDiaries Anna as Julia]], [[PrettyLittleLiars Hanna's stepsister as Taylor]] and [[TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager Jack Pappas as Drake]]
*IllGirl: Julia
*StarCrossedLovers: Obviously

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