The Invaders - Seasons 1 - 2

"The Invaders-In Color!"
This combo pack features both the package for the first and second seasons of "The Invaders". The show looks quite good with a few exceptions during the first season set. It appears that the episodes are drawn from cleaned up 35 mm vintagae prints.

During the first season we discover along with architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) that there is a plot by aliens from another world to take over our world. They take human form but have some distinct differences (at least some of them)that make them obvious to someone like Vincent. He has a difficult time getting people to believe him initially but he gathers enough evidence to become a threat.

The first season set includes one episode where footage had to be substituted from what appears to be 16mm print syndication print as the original episode print was damaged. The few scenes pulled from this are very soft and blurry but otherwise the rest of the prints look extremely good for their age. Color is pretty solid...

Made me feel 40 years younger!
As a kid I used to look forward to the night that The Invaders was on just as positively as a child would look forward to the start of the summer vacation. Of all the great shows of this period which included Star Trek by the way, this was this then early teenagers favorite. For some reason the show seemed to never go into syndication (the video will tell you that it is one of the most popular shows in syndication in Europe). The Sci-Fi Channel finally ran the series in the early 1990s and I taped them. Well, VHS tape breaks down and of course I had to deal with commercials so it was with GLEE that I found this fine series on DVD. I couldn't order quickly enough and once again felt like a 13 year old again awaiting the delivery.
Once the shipment arrived I spent several days at work feeling like roadkill from staying up late watching this show. I still feel that it was the finest Quinn Martin Production made and brought paranoia to life in a manner which few if any programs have...

A forgotton classic finally on DVD
Unless you're planning to go to Europe, you'll probably never get to see this series in syndication. If you see this DVD set at a good price, grab it. Roy Thinnes plays David Vincent - an architect who lost his way while driving late at night and wound up at a deserted diner. Suddenly he sees an alien ship land and tries to convince a disbelieving world that the invaders are here, have taken human form and are walking among us. The aliens discover the Vincent knows about them and either try to eliminate him or discredit his story by making him look like a crackpot. In the final season he does manage to find others who believe him and share his cause to stop the invaders from taking over Earth. This series is a must for any serious sci-fi fan.

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