Invasion isn’t a great show, but it is mildly intriguing. Its main problem is the pacing. I mean the show is called “invasion” for a reason. I think we all know that at some point the big thing will happen. But the main point of watching is the stuff in-between, which I think ends up being disappointing. The show needed more tension and more alien stuff, but all it had was people talking.
Invasion is presented in a 1:78:1 widescreen format. Special features include some deleted scenes that mostly amounted to nothing significant, a featurette titled “Invading the Mind of Shaun Cassidy,” and a gag reel. The gag reel has some pretty funny moments and it looks as though the cast really loves Brokeback Mountain.
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1 - Matt Paprocki
So there's nothing on the discs that would have shown where the series would have ended up? That was one of my biggest hopes for this set.
2 - Tan The Man
Nope. I think they thought that the show might get picked up after being cancelled. The CW thought about picking it up, but stopped. I heard the Sci-Fi channel might also do it. If you go to Wikipedia and search Invasion (TV series), you'll find out some season 2 plotlines from the actor who played Dave Gross. Kind of interesting.
3 - DK Brewer
Like some of the other shows in this quasi-real sci-fi-ish drama, this one tried to dole out the reveals to build toward a big finish. Tan you're right about the pilot: they should have done a two-hour movie to establish more in the beginning, which would have helped pick up the pace. And more action, less talk could have only helped.
I cannot speak for the DVDs, but on TV ABC's scheduling of the show certainly did not win it many fans. By the end of the season, I was hooked. While it wasn't a perfect show, there was something to it and I really wanted something more to happen, if only a Sci-Fi channel movie/mini-series to wrap things up. Bummed it didn't happen, and sad for Cassidy, who also did the good and cancelled American Gothic.
4 - Bonnie
Well, I am disappointed to ...
I liked the program and cann't believe they just left it hanging.
With all the other garbage that they have on TV it is a shame they couldn't keep one on that at least had a story line to it instead of soap opera and sex.
5 - Omy Mora
1 in 30 TV show are worth watching. Invassion like Lost is one of them. Well it was. It seem the networks only like generic cop dramas. Shame
6 - Annie
Tan you state that the show was called "Invasion" for a reason and I know that I'm a tad more obssessed with this show than most, but I listened to all that Cassidy and the actors had to say in relation to what this show was all about...and they continually said it was NOT about aliens. It was about the "invasion" of a new stepmother/father; it was about the "invasion" of the new baby. Most of all, it was about the "invasion" of the hurricane and the aftermath effects on this small town. This show was big on metaphors.
I think this show was done a huge disservice by being called "sci-fi". It was a drama with some sci-fi thrown in, but before the end of the season, they had pretty much explained away the alien angle and had shown it to be a step in evolution. There are quite a few instances of Shaun Cassidy being quoted as saying, to paraphrase, that he wanted the show to be more science fact than fiction.
I also agree though with you that it was too slowly paced in the beginning and also that ABC hampered its chances by not letting it just run!
It's a shame that a show that made you think and reflect wasn't given a decent chance.
7 - Wendy Thompson
I loved the series Invasion. Unfortunetely I missed the last episode on the tv. I was told there would not be anothe series. I'm gutted!!!!
8 - Lisa Romaine
I must say that Im not much of a mini series fan or even sci-fi but,i absolutly loved this show and I cant believe that the sci-fi channel didnt pick it up along with surface!
9 - jerry
how is it that when ever you got a great show it becomes incomplete [end] , The show surface clean exsiting but cut short invasion same ,thing. does it mean the only way a show can stay on the air is the ff is present or nudity