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When the TV series The Invaders came out I loved the concept of not being able to tell the bad guys from the good guys, such as in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It was scary and I probably saw every episode. If you are one of those that loved the old program this is for you. I bought both the season 1 and 2 DVDs, which is all there is. The picture quality is excellent - far better than was possible to see on the TV sets of the day. The only disappointment was the introduction by the star Roy Thinnes. His comments might as well had been mailed in. He seemed bored. I had hoped for some inside comments on what went on during the making of the episodes, but there was little of that. Nevertheless, if you enjoyed The Invaders as much as I did back in its time this is worth a revisit.
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I am a big X-Files fan, love the show ! When I saw The Invaders season 2 on a shelf in a store... I had to have it . I remembered the show from back when I was a little kid . It was not available on DVD before nor was it in re-runs ....so it had been a long time since I saw it. The show is a classic and so much so that the x-files borrowed from it , in my opinion . Which to me is very cool it is like watching Fox Mulder's dad ...lol.... I liked the 2nd. season so much I ordered the 1st. season from Amazon !
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Though I enjoyed both seasons of THE INVADERS, Season One is my favorite. As with most first season shows, Season One of THE INVADERS is when the production team did some experimenting before it settled on a "formula." As such the beginning of the season is fresher and a little more raw than the series' second year run.
In the first season David Vincent bears the burden of his crusade against the alien invasion alone. Although each show adds additional witnesses to alien activity, Vincent is seemingly the only one dedicated enough to give up his personal life, employment, and reputation in the pursuit of the aliens. This is very different from Season Two where Vincent is a member of a larger organization of believers.
The plot: Aliens from another galaxy have landed on Earth slowly establishing their network. Their goal is to acquire the Earth as a replacment planet for their dying world. The aliens have taken human form both to survive in the oxygen rich environment and to infiltrate society. In the pilot episode "Beachhead" Architect David Vincent accidentally witnesses one of the alien landings and finds that no one believes him. Worse is that police treat him as a kook and the aliens are out to do away with him all together. Ultimately Vincent takes up his lonely pursuit of the aliens. Vincent is played by handsome blue-eyed Roy Thinnes. Thinnes had alreay appeared in several prior Quinn Martin television productions and ended up landing the starring role in THE INVADERS.
The pilot episode was a bit of a disappointment in that Vincent's initial encounter with the alien saucer is little more than what we are show during the beginning credits, theme music, and narration. In fact the beginning narration and credits of each episode show us the saucers traveling past the moon toward Earth, something that is never seen in the pilot. Still it was a fitting beginning to the series.
In terms of infiltration the Invaders are certainly successful in that aliens are already well established -- in most cases the story lines give them at least a year of tenure -- in law enforcment, industry, the military and government agencies. In terms of their appearance we are only treated to the Invaders in human form. We never see them in their original alien state.
There is no rhyme or reason for why the Invaders take one particular human form or another. You would think they would be best served appearing as strapping young healthy men and women. Instead the Invaders show up as young and elderly, heavy and petite, or any other common human form. Though the Invaders sometimes borrow the identity of a deceased individual it is more the case of identity theft than one-for-one replacment ala INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. In most cases the Invaders are experts at forging certificates, identification and other documents allowing them unimpeded access across the country.
One of the alien prime directives appears to be to prevent the general public from finding out about them. As such the Invaders generally restrict themselves to standard firearms and make use of Earth-bound technology such as radios and rotary phones -- though I am sure there were production budgetary reasons as well. When cornered the aliens will not hesitate to take their own lives to prevent their capture. Episode three is the first episode where we witness the aliens incinerate when they are dying or badly wounded. Thus when the aliens die they leave no trace behind. Even the items they are carrying incinerate with them.
Each of the episodes are stand alone stories with conflict and resolution within each episode. Though the aliens schemes are normally foiled by Vincent, sometimes it is difficult to determine the victor. Season One has some great and very familiar guest stars, several who would appear again in Season Two as totally separate characters. Included in Season One are J.D. Cannon, Ellen Corby, Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, William Windom, Jack Lord, Michael Rennie, James Whitmore, Burgess Meredith, Ralph Bellamy, Joseph Campenella, and others.
The DVD does feature a few special features such as audio commentary and optional introductions to each episode by a contemporary Roy Thinnes. In the Thinnes introductions there was a missed opportunity in that the introductions are limited to a short synopsis of the episode highlighting the appearance of a guest star. It would have been better to allow Thinnes to elaborate on behind the scenes aspects of each episode. Season One is also limited to 17 episodes. Remember that the first season of THE INVADERS was as a midseason replacement. The second year was a full 26-season season.
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Wow, does this take me back watching this series on our blonde console TV. Great action for its time and pretty good acting to boot. I just received the 2nd season.
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This show has been terrific I remembered it from when I was a kid and had to get it
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