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Invaders (Pilot) [VHS]

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I fondly remember our pre-X-Files alien paranoia TV series. David Vincent, an architect who stumbles upon a hidden alien invasion agenda, faces more disbelief than Fox Mulder when he desperately tries to expose the alien presence on Earth. A probable inspiration for Chris Carter... I, for one, would gladly watch the entire 43 episodes all over again. Certainly a nice DVD set like that would fit very nicely between 'The Outer Limits' and the 'X-Files' series...

GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY!!! GREAT MUSIC!!! GREAT ACTING!!! GREAT SHOW!!! THE INVADERS starring Roy Thinnes is the best science fiction show I've ever seen! The photography and music was better than on STAR TREK, and the writing was better than on VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. The only weakness of the series was a lack of purpose, as Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent spends virtually every episode fighting what seems to be a losing and hopeless battle against the Invaders from another world. THE INVADERS probably would have been better if the series had been planned like its forerunner--also produced by Quinn Martin--THE FUGITIVE, with a beginning and an end.

But this first episode is dynamite! How can you top a show where an architect sees a flying saucer and meets the occupants--who look just like humans!--in the first five minutes, and spends the rest of the hour trying to convince everyone--incluidng his best friend and business partner--that he's telling the truth? The producers used special techniques for the color, incredible music written by Dominic Frontiere--who also wrote the music for THE OUTER LIMITS--and solid actors you've seen for years in Hollywood, to make the best science fiction show I've ever seen.

THE INVADERS!!! WOW!!! "THEY'RE HERE!!!"

Chari Krishnan

This was the pilot episode of the Invaders known as "The Beachhead". There was a total of 43 episodes over a season and a half 1967-68. I am hopefull that all episodes will be released some day. It was a very well produced series by Quinn Martin.

I was only 9 years old when "The Invaders" first aired in 1967.
I had already seen the Outer Limits, and Twilight Zone with the relish only a boy of that day could have.
But it was the day of syndicated Westerns such as Bonanza, and being time slotted across from such hits as that, The Invaders was doomed from the git-go.
After extensive searching, I finally found a copy of the original pilot Episode of the Invaders known as "The Beach-Head".
I ordered it through Amazon Marketplace vendor "Popcorn Videos".
While there is no DVD version available of this classic; The VHS copy I recieved did not disappoint. As promised; I recieved a NEW copy, factory wrapped with original sleeve and artwork. It was shipped in a timely fashion via USPS. And played wonderfully.
I and my friends time-warped for 49 minutes as we viewed it together...an experience well worth the cost of the video.
Kudos to Popcorn Videos, and Amazon for this rare treat!

I was 10 years old when the series started on TV and it was a long time before I would get out of bed with the lights out. This series was scary, scary, scary to me and my sister. I wish they would bring back the whole series on dvd.

The quality was great. The shipping service could have been better. Originally tape was never shipped. The entry on the market place indicated that it was a pilot not on the 7 tape box set. Unfortuately it was.

ALL OF THE TAPES OR MOVIES HAVE AN EPISODE TITLE THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING JUST WHAT IT IS UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A LIST WITH THE RELEASE DATES.