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  • Actors: Roy Thinnes, J D Cannon, William Woodson, Kent Smith
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 5
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2007
  • Run Time: 835 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000RHOJDU
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,329 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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"If they’re really after you, you’re not paranoid" is a lesson The Invaders' David Vincent has learned all too well. Vincent (portrayed by Roy Thinnes) knows that aliens from a dying planet have come to Earth and are planning to take over; having lost his way and fallen asleep in his car in the remote woods one night, he saw their flying saucer land. What’s worse, the invaders know he knows. And worst of all, the rest of the world is willfully oblivious, and little interested in the rantings of this madman. That's the premise of this series from producer Quinn (The Fugitive) Martin, and even if the 16 episodes from the show’s first season (1967) don’t always match the promise of the concept, this is still an intriguing, entertaining ride. The aliens, crafty critters that they are, look exactly like us, save for a slight disfigurement of one finger; they also completely disintegrate when killed, a convenient little conceit that prevents anyone from figuring out who or what they really are. Their dastardly schemes for eliminating the Earthlings are many and varied, ranging from nuclear bombs, plagues of locusts (and carnivorous butterflies!), and manufactured hurricanes to brainwashing and mind control experiments.

Standing against this implacable foe is just one man--an amateur (Vincent was an architect before all the craziness began) who works alone (the other true believers he encounters almost invariably end up dead) and is often stymied by his own impetuousness and lack of preparation. Admittedly, the concept doesn’t hold up under close scrutiny; even if the aliens are trying to take over by stealth instead of one massive invasion, it doesn’t make a lot of sense that they can’t eliminate a guy who doesn’t even own a gun. There is no series arc; each episode is stand-alone, so by the end of the season the invaders still have barely established a foothold. Moreover, while there are plenty of fistfights and chase sequences, the special effects are ludicrous, the alien technology looks like something out of a high school play, the stories are obvious, and the acting is melodramatic (notwithstanding guest appearances by the Jack Warden and familiar TV faces like Suzanne Pleshette, Arthur Hill, Joseph Campanella, Jack Lord, Ed Asner, and many others). Nevertheless, with the help of Dominic Frontiere’s music and the portentous narration that begins and ends each episode, The Invaders manages to consistently maintain its paranoid, Kafka-esque vibe, and that alone makes it compellingly watchable. --Sam Graham

Synopsis
Scott Bakula stars as a pilot who discovers a plot to promote the ecological destruction of Earth to prepare the way for alien colonisation. With the help of Dr. David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) he must convince the authorities of this conspiracy or the human race will be destroyed.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Beware!, 27 Jun 2008
By Richard Gregory "nebiroth" (Southampton, UK) - See all my reviews
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Anyone contemplating buying the UK release should be aware that an authoring bungle on the discs results in subtitles occasionaly popping up in a couple of episodes even when they are turned off. It's only for a few seconds, and is usually of an out-of-sight sound effect (such as "DOOR CLOSES"), but is distracting and should not be seen at all. Aside from this the episodes look and sound good. However, errors plus the fact that the UK release is totally lacking in extras whilst the USA one has the extended version of the pilot episode AND a commentary by Roy Thinnes, means this welcome but ultimately inferior release only merits two stars.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "How does a nightmare begin?", 6 Oct 2007
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At last, one of the most iconic sci-fi series of the 60's has finally made it to DVD. When most people think about 60's sci-fi they think Star Trek or any of the myriad Irwin Allen shows, but the most overlooked and unquestionably one of the best was The Invaders.
Produced by Quinn Martin, The Invaders was on at a time when America's relationship with the USSR was paranoid and fearful. The show is full of the 'Reds under the bed' fear and in this case the show has simply used aliens in the social context.
The series centres around David Vincent, excellently played by Roy Thinnes, who gets lost one night while driving home from a conference and stops to sleep. At a closed, deserted diner he witnesses the landing of an alien ship.
Met with skepticism and ridicule, Vincent has a hard time to convince a disbelieving world that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form and that they are among us.
The show has all the hallmarks of a great sci-fi. The aliens are intriguing and subtle in their takeover plans as they try to establish a beachhead on Earth. Most people will remember their strange bodies with a mutated fourth finger, no pulse, they don't bleed and that they disintigrate in a red glow when they die - taking all the evidence with them!
This box set covers all 17 episodes from season 1 from Beachhead through to The Condemned. You feel for Vincent's plight as he tries to do battle with a vastly superior force who can remove all evidence of their appearance within seconds. The stories are well paced and keep the viewer interested, making you guess what the aliens will try next and whether Vincent will make allies in his fight.
You can see where The X-Files drew a lot of its immagery for it's alien storylines and Roy Thinnes actually starred in the show as an alien called Jeremiah Smith.
The show was full of big name stars from the 60's like Jack Lord (Hawaii 5-0), Burgess Meredith (Batman), Ed Begley, William Windom (Star Trek), Roddy McDowell and a host of others you'll recognise from other 60's sci-fi series.
The Invaders is a great slice of American paranoia and still stands up today as a great sci-fi show. A worthwhile addition to any DVD collection, this box set will have you counting down for season 2.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Vincent's Crusade., 30 Oct 2007
Most shows in the Sci-fi genre are either pure Science Fiction,Science Fantasy or Sci-Fi/Horror.
But this show takes the less used path of Sci-Fi/Spy Thriller.
And it's blend of Science-Fiction and Thriller elements are done to perfection.
The format has a vein of cold war paranoia running through it,(at the time it was made, 1960's, that's not surprising.) it could have worked equally well with East European enemy agents instead of Alien Invaders, but I prefer the Sci-Fi element in it.
One element of the show I could criticize though,is,if these aliens were capable of making Spacecraft that can traverse Solar Systems,why could they not make a mutated free little finger.Which a few of the Invaders exhibited.
I realize it was a plot-device used by the writers solely for dramatic purposes, it just seemed a little too easy for me.
Roy Thinnes hit's all the right notes as the frightened and intimidated architect David Vincent, leading a one man crusade against the Invaders.
As this was a Quinn Martin production some critics compared it to QM's other long running show;
"The Fugitive",and in some respects there was a degree of similitude.
(Both Heroes crossing and re-crossing the Country in search of their quarry).But there was one big difference.
Kimble in the end got his man. Vincent,no matter how many Invaders he got,he could never get them all on his own.
This is one of the better Science-Fiction shows of the late Sixties.
US premiere:~10/1/67(ABC)
UK premiere:~21/1/67(ITV)
(Only got a UK network run in 1984 on BBC 2)
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List of episodes:~17 in total.
Season 1:~
Beachhead
The experiment
The mutation
The leeches
Genesis
Vikor
Nightmare
Doomsday minus one
Quantity:unknown
The innocents
The ivy curtain
The betrayed
Storm
Panic
Moonshot
Wall of crystal
The condemned
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