Episode
War of the Worlds: Video Messiah
Overview
The aliens use subliminal messages and a clone of a popular motivational speaker to control the minds of the rich and powerful. Kincaid and the rest of the team get involed when an old friend of Kincaid's is drawn into the lethal scheme.
Details
- Series
- War of the Worlds
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1990-04-16
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Video Messiah is Episode 16 in Season 2 of War of the Worlds. It aired on 1990-04-16. The runtime is 46 min.
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