Common Sense Media Review
By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
UFO docuseries focuses on empathy over answers; has cursing.
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Encounters
What's the Story?
ENCOUNTERS reveals the personal experiences of people who believe they've had noteworthy, often life-changing experiences with UFOs or aliens. The documentary takes a global approach to this phenomenon, with episodes on events in Zimbabwe, Japan, and Wales.
Is It Any Good?
This docuseries takes a different approach to stories about alien sightings and abductions, telling its stories with compassion for its subjects. Encounters is able to present both skepticism toward and true belief in alien encounters without tipping the scales toward either. As a result, the show is uniquely able to place viewers not within the UFO sighting itself but in the emotional experience and its aftermath.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about UFOs. What is your expience with people who have seen UFOs or aliens? What is your opinion of their stories? How did you come to this opinion?
How does this series treat the people who've had alien encounters? What stance does it take on whether their experiences are real? Why do you think it takes this approach?
Did anything in Encounters make you feel differently about UFOs or aliens? Why or why not?
TV Details
- Premiere date : September 27, 2023
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Reality TV
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 11, 2023
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