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post #661 of 819
10/20/08 at 1:01pm

ADVANCED PREORDER NOW!!!!

Well anxious fans THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc set scheduled for release on January 27th, 2008 is now available for preorder from AMAZON.COM!

THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON (Click Here).

Those interested had better place their advance order now because I intuit that this 7-disc set will shortly escallate in price! Currently it is only a dollar more than the first season (1967) 5-disc set.

Jeff T.
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post #662 of 819
10/20/08 at 4:58pm

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DeepDiscount has it for $27.06 with free shipping.
The Complete series set is 48.17.
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post #663 of 819
10/21/08 at 11:52am

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Thanks for the tip, Jeff! My order is in.

Jay
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post #664 of 819
10/21/08 at 1:50pm

THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON NOW $24.99 AT AMAZON.COM!!!!!

As of this posting THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc set is now available for preorder at AMAZON.COM for the super discount price of $24.99 plus applicable U.S. sales tax for anyone who is interested.

THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc set (Click Here).

This may change at any time so obviously the sooner orders are placed to take advantage of this opportunity the better!

Jeff T.
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post #665 of 819
10/25/08 at 3:02pm

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Placed my order.

Hey, is the Fugitive thread lost? I searched for it and couldn't find it. Had some news for Fugitive fans.
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post #666 of 819
10/25/08 at 3:07pm

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^Here's The Fugitive thread:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...1-reviews.html
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post #667 of 819
10/25/08 at 3:30pm

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Thanks Travis.
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post #668 of 819
10/31/08 at 9:53pm

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Originally Posted by JeffT.


"How does a nightmare begin? For David Vincent, architect, returning home from a business trip, it begins at a few minutes past four on a lost Tuesday morning, looking for a shortcut which he never found. It began with a welcoming sign that gave hope of black coffee. It began with a closed, deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. In the weeks to come, David Vincent would go back to how it all began...many times!"--Opening narration from the premiere episode of THE INVADERS (ABC-TV entitled "Beachhead" (10/01/1967) teleplay by George Eckstein from a submitted script by Anthony Wilson and directed by Joseph Sargent.

"Twenty-five years before THE X-FILES posited that aliens are already among us and up to no good. David Vincent began his lonely two-year quest to save the world. Alternately pursuer and pursued, openly unhappy about his role as a modern-day Paul Revere, and often pessimistic about his chances of success, Vincent proved a far more complex hero than 1960s television audiences were used to, and the perfect centerpiece of a SF series more downbeat and realistic than any that had preceded it. Using subterfuge to infiltrate human society, the aliens relied on humans' natural skepticism toward 'crackpots' like David Vincent to protect them from anyone who stumbled onto their existence and tried to blow the whistle on their invasion plan."--Stephen Bowie, SF Television Historian.

"It's an oft-repeated statement that KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER served as the inspiration for THE X-FILES, but Chris Carter's cult tv series owes a lot to Larry Cohen's 1967-68 series THE INVADERS. Carter should be thankful for THE INVADERS' mood, atmosphere, persistent paranoia, and not least, the alien conspiracies that abound in Earth's society without the knowledge of the general public. Although he's credited with creating the concept of the series, what's not so well known is that Cohen actually had no participation in the making of the series. Cohen left THE INVADERS in executive producer Quinn Martin's capable hands and departed, occupying himself with other projects. Martin's series focused on the life-changing events for architect David Vincent (actor Roy Thinnes), as he stumbled across the starkly cold and sober realization that extraterrestrial aliens were among us, and were preparing for an invasion of our planet. THE INVADERS lasted for two seasons and detailed the adventures of Vincent as he wandered throughout the United States, trying to penetrate the aliens' agenda on Earth. Frequently, he tried convincing important people that he's not crazy and that THE INVADERS are real and alive on the planet. Eventually, a group of 'believers' joined him in the crusade including a billionaire who helped on the financial side of things. But THE INVADERS went off the air, as many series do, without a resolution."--Frank Garcia, SF Television Historian.

"THE INVADERS was no kiddie SF outing like LOST IN SPACE. In fact, it was so unrelentingly serious, it made STAR TREK, which had a season's jump on THE INVADERS, look like CAPTAIN VIDEO. Where STAR TREK had fun amid its moralizing, THE INVADERS was a bleak, uncompromising examination of an obsessive hero trapped in a world-wide conspiracy. THE INVADERS was cancelled after two seasons. ABC-TV had a problem with it. It was too sophisticated for a SF show and too wild for the audience that enjoyed THE FUGITIVE."--Will Murray, Entertainment Media Writer and Interviewer, Author (DOC SAVAGE, THE SHADOW).

THE INVADERS! Did someone here mention THE INVADERS?

Ya! When are we going to see this superb, brilliant, exemplary, magnificent, fantastic, amazing and cool 1960s SF tv series masterpiece finally released on DVD?

Does making a request in this particular discussion forum really help any?

Anyhow you have my undying support.

Bring on THE INVADERS starring ROY THINNES!

"How does a nightmare end? Not here in the forgotten town of Kinney...perhaps in Bakersfield. Perhaps at some undiscovered beachhead in another state...or another continent. Perhaps for David Vincent it will never end!"--Closing narration from "Beachhead."

Jeff T.
"now he must convince a disbelieving world...."(the music was great too; used to play it on guitar...the dissonant thing.
Your well spoken & right on about david vincent & his being a forerunner to x-files(although that show borrows heacily on books with no gcredit_...alot like "the Da-vinci code"...it owes 'the Giram key,Holy blood,holy grail,an obscure publication on oblisqwes I got lucky & foud at a yard sale...alot more.
I'm supprised the authors didnt frisk that,but as an artist,i think it shows some class to let him do his movie...a form of compliment I spoze.
Thanks & I hope it does come out...do you remember he picked up some belivers or persons he had ran into with parrallel experiences?
great post
m
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post #669 of 819
10/31/08 at 10:03pm

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Thanks everyone & jeff for the heads up!This was a good post with alot of fans of that genre.
If its not just silly...which I appreciate;it needs to be ahed of its time like that.In many ways it still is, as people do tend to like things neatly linear & simple.
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post #670 of 819
10/31/08 at 10:12pm

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Originally Posted by Harry-N
I'll be quite interested in Season Two, whenever it gets here. I still remember the show fondly from my youth, though I have to admit that I remember very little of the Season Two stories.

I've seen "The Saucer", as it's one of the episodes that Goodtimes put out on VHS, and I remember the big event of the second season being the inclusion of a group of people who believed David Vincent (called "The Believers" with Kent Smith).

But the week to week stories, I remember almost nothing about, yet I watched the series quite faithfully every Tuesday evening.

So the eventual DVD release of these episodes will be a real treat.

Harry
Is that the time tunnel????(sorry to skip off track but your vater grabbed me there....I posted on that earlier 2-nite as I haven seen any posts.
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post #671 of 819
11/1/08 at 4:32am

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Originally Posted by mark79
Is that the time tunnel????(sorry to skip off track but your vater grabbed me there....I posted on that earlier 2-nite as I haven seen any posts.

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If you're referring to the little picture under my name, yes, that's The Time Tunnel. It remains the series which fascinated me more than any other, and I'm thrilled that they finally released it all on DVD.

But back to THE INVADERS, the subject of this thread, I'm anxiously awaiting this season two set to complete this fine series too. Who knows? By the time THE INVADERS-SEASON TWO hits the shelves, maybe we'll be getting word on Season Four of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. I'm still hoping for THAT one next year as well.

Harry
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post #672 of 819
11/1/08 at 6:41am

REGION 4 SOLD OUT AGAIN!!!!!

THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc set (Region 4) has for the second time now once again completely sold out at one Australian-based online DVD outlet with the demand outdistancing the supply which is incredible!

THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc set (Click Here).

A Region 1 DVD release is now a certainty but hopefully all the (apparent) tremendous interest that has been aroused will one day (positively) translate into a vastly improved upon DVD release utlizing newly restored and digitally remastered 35mm source elements to optimum pristine condition.

That earlier message posting of mine certainly brings back memories and it intention was to really get this discussion thread going on an impressively strong start.

My only real disappointment was the inclusion of a time-compressed video transfer of the 52 minute version of "Beachhead" (10/01/1967) and it would please me no end that if there are no major special extras to be featured in the impending second season (1967-68) DVD release that a corrected copy utilizing a complete intact print taped at normal speed were included in the package to make up for this annoying gaffe.

Once a proper video transfer is completed then I would really appreciate it if Paramount would just totally grind up that abominable time-compressed copy into powder so that it never (unintentionally) resurfaces again.

Hopefully there is some one at Paramount Pictures-CBS Television Home Entertainment that has been keeping a eye on this discussion thread!

Jeff T.
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post #673 of 819
11/5/08 at 3:10pm

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I'm getting the feeling they're (CBS?Paramount) are either leaving it till the last minute, or there won't be any any extras in the Season 2 set of The Invaders. This thought also applies to Mannix's season 2 set.
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post #674 of 819
11/13/08 at 4:15pm

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A new news article has been posted on TVShowsOnDVD today about the 2nd season set of The Invaders. The front cover artwork has been posted. It looks identical to the R4 front cover artwork. The link to the news article is below:

The Invaders DVD news: Box Art for The Invaders - The 2nd Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com
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post #675 of 819
11/14/08 at 11:19pm

THINGS ARE SMOOTHLY MOVING RIGHT ALONG!!!!!

The green toned packaging design was to be expected but it is still very reassuring to see that plans are positively moving ahead on this final season DVD release.

There will be some definite extras included but who knows perhaps Paramount Pictures-CBS Television Home Entertainment has a (possible) surprise in store.

There is a 55 minute version of THE INVADERS pilot episode "Beachhead" (10/01/1967) with a completely different effects shot of the UFO seen landing which would make an nice addition!

I still would like to see something done about that time-compressed video transfer of "Beachhead" which was my only real disappointment with the first season (1967) DVD set.

Actually even after the second season (1967-68) DVD release we are still not quite finished with THE INVADERS just yet as Paramount also has the 4 hour 1995 mini-series revival where Roy Thinnes makes a memorable albeit brief cameo appearance as David Vincent under its auspices.

Jeff T.
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post #676 of 819
11/15/08 at 11:20am

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I'm looking forward to the S2 set, but aren't a lot of Invaders fans unhappy with the 1995 mini-series? I remember watching it when it premiered (not having seen the original series), not minding it, though the ending was a bit weak. I remember the Thinnes cameo, but I always found his recurring role of Jeremiah on The X-Files to be more of a proper tip of the hat to The Invaders.

If CBS/Paramount released the mini, I'd certainly revisit it!
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post #677 of 819
11/15/08 at 1:14pm

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I thought the mini-series was okay. I wish Thinnes had been used a lot more in the film.

I'm really enjoying the second season of The Invaders these days. There is much to love about both seasons, and the second had IMO some gems. It's also fun seeing guest stars that have appeared in many other shows that I watch from approximately the same time period.
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post #678 of 819
11/15/08 at 1:14pm

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maybe they'll just clip out his cameo moment like they did with Mannix on Diagnosis Murder?
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post #679 of 819
11/15/08 at 1:19pm

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Originally Posted by Corey3rd
maybe they'll just clip out his cameo moment like they did with Mannix on Diagnosis Murder?
That would be excellent if they did that.
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post #680 of 819
11/16/08 at 7:11am

NOW THAT'S DEDICATION!!!!!

By the sound of things it seems very much like Scott went right ahead and purchased the Region 4 release of THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc!

I think I recall Scott asking advice on whether he should go ahead and do just that which obviously is what was done. This is interesting in that (I believe) Scott's introduction to THE INVADERS was via the Region 1 first season (1967) DVD release last May 27th, 2008.

Speaking for myself I preferred to wait for the (correct) Region 1 set due on on January 27th, 2009 with all the bonus extras therein.

Jeff T.
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post #681 of 819
11/16/08 at 8:05am

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Originally Posted by JeffT.
By the sound of things it seems very much like Scott went right ahead and purchased the Region 4 release of THE INVADERS - THE SECOND SEASON 7-disc!

I think I recall Scott asking advice on whether he should go ahead and do just that which obviously is what was done. This is interesting in that (I believe) Scott's introduction to THE INVADERS was via the Region 1 first season (1967) DVD release last May 27th, 2008.

Speaking for myself I preferred to wait for the (correct) Region 1 set due on on January 27th, 2009 with all the bonus extras therein.

Jeff T.
Jeff,

Well, I do love my region-free player. It sure does make DVD life easier.

I've also watched many of the episodes of The Invaders on a couple of sites dedicated to the series. Unfortunately, one of them does not appear to be working any longer (the link hasn't worked for a few months). But the other one I use is filled with many clips, and a ton of related information on the show.
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post #682 of 819
11/16/08 at 10:14am

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I bought the first season of this show and enjoyed it a lot. However, I've read that the second season wasn't as good, due to the fact that adding other "believers" somewhat lessened the intensity of the series. Can anyone comment on this? If the second season is as good as the first, I'd sure like to get it. Thanks
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post #683 of 819
11/16/08 at 10:54am

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Well, consider that the other "believers" weren't added until sometime midway through the second season. It was done, I believe, to re-generate interest in the series, which started at a fever pitch and then tailed off as the "sameness" set in.

So there's at least a good half-season of shows in the same vein as the first season, and "The Believers" didn't really make the show any worse - the writing was still good, the guest stars were still top-notch - it was just a bit different with other folks on Vincent's side.

Harry
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post #684 of 819
11/16/08 at 10:55pm

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Without giving anything away, does the show have a definite end in terms of plot resolution?
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post #685 of 819
11/17/08 at 1:05am

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Originally Posted by Carabimero
Without giving anything away, does the show have a definite end in terms of plot resolution?

No
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post #686 of 819
11/17/08 at 5:15am

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Originally Posted by Carabimero
Without giving anything away, does the show have a definite end in terms of plot resolution?

Back then, how many shows ever did? Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, even Gilligan's Island? Mostly, cancellation just came -- and we all moved on.

Today, in contrast, we are ALL expecting a conclusion to something like Lost. Just one way entertainment has changed.
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post #687 of 819
11/17/08 at 6:15am

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Back then it was extremely uncommon for any series to have any kind of ending. When they did one for THE FUGITIVE (am I allowed to mention that?), many felt that it ruined the prospect for the series in rerun syndication, since most of the audience would know the ultimate outcome.

That was probably one of the first series to have a definitive ending, and it was quite unusual. THE INVADERS series was just summarily cancelled and dismissed, like virtually all of the other series of its day - without an ending.

Harry
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post #688 of 819
11/17/08 at 10:48am

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Just as we love it, most of us anyhow.
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post #689 of 819
11/17/08 at 11:00am

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Originally Posted by Harry-N
Back then it was extremely uncommon for any series to have any kind of ending. When they did one for THE FUGITIVE (am I allowed to mention that?), many felt that it ruined the prospect for the series in rerun syndication, since most of the audience would know the ultimate outcome.

That was probably one of the first series to have a definitive ending, and it was quite unusual. THE INVADERS series was just summarily cancelled and dismissed, like virtually all of the other series of its day - without an ending.

Harry

Most series did indeed close out without a definitive ending, but as I recall Route 66, preceeded the Fugitive and did have a series ending episode. I wonder if it was the first?
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post #690 of 819
11/17/08 at 1:15pm

THE LIFE SEEKERS!!!!!

"For David Vincent and his new ally sadness for what they have lost and hope for what they may have gained. Already tens of thousands of miles away an alien saucer speeds through the void on a mission not of death...but of life!"--The closing epilogue narrative from THE INVADERS (ABC 1967-68) episode entitled "The Life Seekers" (05/03/1968) written by Laurence Heath and directed by Paul Wendkos.

"We were going to go on. We were on hiatus but there were writers hired; there were eight scripts in the works and then one day I read in VARIETY that the show and several other things Quinn Martin had on the air were cancelled. I think something political happened."--Roy Thinnes.

"I have read with interest that ABC has cancelled THE INVADERS an outstanding informative program. Has anyone checked the ABC program
directors for a pulse or heartbeat?"--Emory D. Guay, Concord, California (from TV GUIDE magazine dated April 06th-12th, 1968).

If you want an "ending" to THE INVADERS then I suggest that you watch THE INVADERS second season (1967-68) episode "The Life Seekers" last in the upcoming DVD set.

That will satisfactorily suffice as such. Try it and you should see just what I mean!

Jeff T.
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