The Invaders! Season One out tomorrow, May 27th. A forgotten series, and perhaps rightly so. (*****5/10)
The Invaders was a pretty cool series from the 1960s that existed for only two seasons. In point of fact, only a season and a half. It was kind of the antithesis of The Fugitive, in the sense that it was about a guy chasing others, rather than others chasing the guy. The guy is David Vincent (played by Roy Thinnes), an architect who is the only human alive who knows that aliens are invading the Earth. His being an architect is a pointless addition to the story, because it never comes up. He spends every episode running around, chasing the aliens (who of course have taken human form), and trying to warn the rest of the world. Thinnes is quite good, but the supporting cast around him changes so much in each episode that they are all very hit-and-miss.
But the rest of the world won’t listen. Either they think he’s just plain crazy, or they are actually aliens and try to silence him. Although, this makes little sense also. The aliens seem perfectly willing to kill anyone who is willing to expose them, and anyone who agrees with Vincent ends up dead. But somehow, they just keep leaving him alone! I guess it’s the only way the series could go on. But it didn’t go on long. In fact, it appears to have been mercifully short-lived, with the season and a half running time and all. And although it didn’t do too well, and was cancelled before it wrapped up and got resolved, it certainly was a harbinger of shows to come - V, The X-Files, and dozens of others. Maybe before it’s time, maybe not that good. Season One of The Invaders comes out May 27th from Paramount Home Entertainment. I assume Season Two (the final season) will be coming out soon. I am curious to see how it ends, or if it does end at all.