ABC's Invasion
Just saw a DVD screener of the pilot episode of ABC's INVASION, which is supposed to start next week following LOST. I say "supposed" to start because, as you might have read, the opening episode...
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It will be interesting to see folks' reaction to the hurricane opening of INVASION. Some people will think it realistically foreshadowed what actually happened -- and what might happen again -- while...
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Another minimalist sf investment. Adequate in all respects, but as you say, Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Invaders from Mars. Substitute a Florida swamp for the original sandpit. I'm sorry, but...
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I thought it was pretty lame. The characters are nowhere near as interesting as they are on "Lost". And that hurricane? Either it was re-cut to avoid offending our sympathies, or the director, the...
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I felt the same way about the hurricane, particularly that large matte shot which looked more like a tornado passage than a hurricane. Most of my reaction to the storm segment was -- nope, they aren't...
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I agree that Surface seems to the breakout thus far. It had an epic feel to it that just gave me the feeling of a great adventure yet to come. Invasion seems more of a retread of the obvious sources....
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I'll grant you that brother-in-law Dave pulled a really stooopid stunt in the opener, but my wife and I both looked at each other when he was pulled under the water by... whatever... and said: "Hope...
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You're right. Eddie Cibrian just never works for me. He just make me think of a game show host. Didn't buy him as a fire fighter or geologist (really), so a sheriff's still a stretch for the dimpled...
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I rate this above SURFACE, which seemed even more painfully derivative than this one. So far, it's established that the people taken over act just about the same afterward, once they get over a moment...
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I gotta admit I'm really surprised by your opinion of both Threshold and Invasion. However, to each his own... Relative to your question, you've mixed the relationships up just a tad (although it took...
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Quote: Dave, the conspiracy nut, is the brother of the ranger's pregnant wife. Ah, right, the teenage boy referred to him as "my stepmother's brother. " I guess I was thrown when the woman doctor...
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Some real, lame, stereotypical characters here... and the interconnected jumble of married-divorced folks is a bit confusing. Ya need a scorecard. And I'm sorry, but divorced folks NEVER act this...
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Quote:And I'm sorry, but divorced folks NEVER act this civil towards each other, not even for the sake of the kids. NEVER. Maybe divorced folks who've been inhabited by alien lights are more...
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Quote:The relationships are cluttered, but not in an interesting way. Completely agree. I kept having to stop in order to explain and re-explain to my wife just who was related to who and how, and...
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Quote:And I'm sorry, but divorced folks NEVER act this civil towards each other, not even for the sake of the kids. NEVER. Well, maybe none of those you know act that way, but some divorced couples I...
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I feel so sorry for the poor actress who has to play the teenage girl. She may very well be essaying the shallowest character on TV. I've seen in her in other programs and the writers are doing her a...
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I'm giving this one more episode. So far virtually nothing has happened, and very slowly.
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>>I'm giving this one more episode. So far virtually nothing has happened, and very slowly. I'm with you on that, Bill.
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It's official: INVASION is now dead to me. I have rarely seen a show move so slowly, with so little payoff, after such a strong opening show. Tonight's episode was like watching paint dry.
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