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Invasion - The Complete Series (2005)

William Fichtner , Eddie Cibrian  |  NR |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (231 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian, Kari Matchett, Lisa Sheridan, Tyler Labine
  • Writers: Shaun Cassidy
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
  • Run Time: 907 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (231 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FOPPBA
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,302 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Invasion - The Complete Series" on IMDb

Special Features

  • 22 episodes on six discs
  • Missing scenes
  • "Invading the Mind of Shaun Cassidy" featurette
  • Gag reel

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Following the success of Lost, Invasion was one of numerous sci-fi-themed shows that debuted in the fall of 2005. But unlike Threshold and Surface, Invasion had the distinct advantage of airing in ABC's slot right after Lost, at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays. Created and produced by Shaun Cassidy (yes, the former teen idol who also produced American Gothic), the series starts in a flurry with a devastating hurricane threatening a Florida city and a 21st-century family happens to be in the middle of it. There's park ranger Russell Groves (Eddie Cibrian) and his wife, Larkin (Lisa Sheridan), who's an inquisitive television reporter. Living with them is Larkin's no-account brother, Dave (Tyler Labine), who blogs about conspiracy theories and aliens while between jobs. Also living with them some of the time are Russell's kids, Rose (Ariel Gade) and Jesse (Evan Peters), who also spend time with their mother, doctor Mariel Underlay (Kari Matchett), who has also remarried, to the town's sinister sheriff, Tom (William Fichtner). Tom also has a child from a previous marriage, sexy teen Kira (Alexis Dziena). Amid the chaos of the hurricane, little Rose is the only one to notice a group of strange lights dropping from the sky into the water, then Mariel disappears only to turn up in a swamp the next morning, seemingly unharmed but now with a strange affinity for water. Not so lucky is Dave, whose investigation of Rose's colored lights leads to the discovery that those lights have a pretty fierce set of teeth. And what does the sheriff have to hide? Parts of Invasion feel like The X-Files or 24, and obviously the central concept isn't new, but it has enough revelations and spooky chills to keep the viewer coming back for more. Unfortunately, even the plum slot following Lost wasn't enough to keep Invasion from being canceled after its first season. The problem is that the season--and the series--ends in a whopping cliffhanger, which may never be resolved. So before you invest yourself into a full season of Invasion, be warned. --David Horiuchi

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From famed writer/producer Shaun Cassidy comes a suspenseful tale of a blended family trying to recover from a devastating hurricane and its mysterious aftermath For park ranger Russell Varon (Eddie Cibrian), a divorced father of two who is expecting a third child with his new wife, the hurricane proves to be merely the beginning of a long journey into the unknown. As the tiny town of Homestead, Florida struggles to rebuild itself, Sheriff Tom Underlay (William Fichtner) - who is married to Russell's ex-wife - suspiciously orders the entire area quarantined. Russell starts to investigate the strange goings on and unknowingly begins a fight for the survival of his family, his community, and what might ultimately be the whole human race.

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This is the best show on TV....You never know what is going to happen next! lovelyw35  |  35 reviewers made a similar statement
The acting was excellant and the story line was very good. Joe Boersma  |  52 reviewers made a similar statement
This one has great characters though and a interesting storyline. Michael Dobey  |  25 reviewers made a similar statement
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202 of 212 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Series Should Be Saved June 5, 2006
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A really outstanding series that started slowly but steadily built momentum over the season, finally rushing to a stunnning Season Finale climax complete with cliffhanger. It SHOULD have been renewed, and evidently was GOING to be until the last moment, when its cast, crew and audience were left shocked by its demise. Production values, writing, and acting are all first-rate, and I love the strong subtext of "family" -- broken families, blended families, families whose members have resentments and fights but still care for each other. Sheriff Tom Underlay makes a great, ambiguous central character who can be favorably compared to Shaun Cassidy's Sheriff Buck from his previous show, "American Gothic." (My feelings about Tom did a complete shift from suspicion to love during the the run of the season, thanks to the clever writers!) Hopefully this series can be saved by the grassroots movement currently gaining momentum, or a new network can be found for its home, but regardless of what happens, Mr. Cassidy deserves praise for this amazing series. At least we have the opportunity to obtain this first season on DVD, for which I'm grateful!
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107 of 113 people found the following review helpful
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Of the several shows that have tried to launch off of the LOST lead-in, this one was probably the best. Only just barely related to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (in the sense of human bodies being replaced by alien replicas), the series revolved around a small Florida town in which a segment of the population had turned alien during a hurricane. This premise allowed for alot of promising drama as families and friends had to deal with certain of their members being turned while others remained human. To add suspense to the mix, the sheriff of the town was revealed from the get-go to be one of the lead aliens, along with his wife, while her EX-husband and family (including two children) remained human. Furthermore, as the series unfolded, we learned that there were competing factions among the aliens, some peaceful and concerned for their safety from other aliens AND the military, while the other segment was violent and bent on world-domination (usually resulting in self-destructive behavior). As for the rest of the drama and the many plot-points that arose along the way, you'll just have to watch to see for yourself. Just bear in mind that this is the one and ONLY season the show will ever have (unless another network picks it up, which is unlikely).

INVASION sadly got off to a slow start but by the time the mid-season finale was reached, everything was moving along nicely and the actors were beginning to fill their roles very nicely. Early on, the sheriff and his wife established themselves as the anchor-actors and characters of the show, and they were the reason I came back and stayed faithful to the show for its second half. But by the time the finale came, I had grown fond of ALL the actors and the characters they played. It's just too bad that they won't get a second chance to carry on the story, because they had sown many seeds for a promising second season.

What did the show in was not being able to capture the audience right away. I myself didn't get past the first episode, but tuned in at about episode 10, and by then things had gotten VERY exciting - but most people never gave the show a second chance. Let that be a lesson - taking your time with a story is a wonderful thing (despite what UK Ramsey said below in his anti-USA TV rant) - but you have to kick things off with enough of a bang to lock viewers in BEFORE you slow things down. What Ramsey's comments reveal is a sad truth about today's viewing audience - people are just too scatter-brained to give a story time to unfold. But hopefully, shows like LOST and INVASION will open the door for more series of the like that take their time and slow people down a bit.

By the way - if you liked the show and are interested in trying to get it renewed on ABC or another network, buy the DVD set. In fact, pre-order it and show the suits that there is a large audience for this show that is willing to spend money on it! $$$ is the only language the suits speak!!
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars INVASION: Smart Sci-Fi! May 17, 2006
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Shaun Cassidy's INVASION is prepared to wrap up its first (perhaps only?) season with a 1 hour finale tonight at 10 pm on ABC. This is the 22nd episode in a season full of brilliant, intelligent, fun and fierce pseudo-science fiction. It's more than that...

INVASION is as much about family and the ever changing dynamic within two families as it is about the alien invasion that comes down in a hurricane in the form of lights and gradually takes over the small town of Homestead, Florida.

The show stars William Fichtner as creepy but effective Sheriff Tom Underlay, a man who seems to know what is going on, but may not be as "in the loop" as he thinks. His wife is Dr. Mariel Underlay (Kari Matchett), a family woman and town physician suddenly thrust seemingly overnight into a cold, detached disillusionment. She doesn't know what's happened with those lights in the sky, but her kids don't recognize her anymore (not "inside," anyway)...

Eddie Cibrian is Mariel's former husband Russell Varon, a park ranger who has two kids with his ex-wife and is currently married to Larkin Groves (Lisa Sheridan), a local news reporter with whom Russ is expecting a third child...

Those first two kids would be high-school-age Jesse (Evan Peters) and cute as a button 1st grader Rose (Ariel Gade). While Rose is wide-eyed with wonder over the events during and after the hurricane, concerned for her mother, confused by her sudden frequency of being missing, Jesse is growing increasingly paranoid - enough so to match his new uncle Dave (Tyler Labine), a conspiracy-theory-spouting blogger who is convinced (correctly) that some sort of alien force has come out of the sky in the cover of a hurricane and is plotting something...

Whether Sheriff Tom (who Rose calls "Daddy/Uncle Tom") is behind this "invasion" is up for debate, but the shifting dynamic between the two families is only magnified by the increasingly erratic behavior of Tom's own daughter, Kira (Alexis Dziena from "Broken Flowers"). She has never quite felt like she belonged, and the sudden "invasion" of her parents makes her feel less and less like she fits in...

The season took a real turn when it was revealed that a man named Eli Szura (special guest star James Frain of "Where the Heart Is..." fame) was behind the impending alien invasion, knew more than anyone could've about the hurricane, the lights in the sky, etc., and that he had been working with Tom, only to go behind his back and take things way too far...

Where it ends up is anybody's guess. Tonight is the season (series?) finale of "INVASION" entitled "The Last Wave Goodbye" (not a good sign), and yet it appears to end on a cliffhanger...

INVASION is a huge hit with critics like TV Guide and seems to be the best-received new show of the season critically. I hope ABC renews it, but that appears to have fallen through. Rumor has it that the new hybrid network the C/W (UPN/WB) will join forces to bring the show over to the new joint venture and that would be fantastic! What better way to watch a show about hybrids than on a hybrid network?!?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Already saw it live
I downloaded this by mistake. I saw the entire series live, and didn't remember that I had seen it already
Published 8 hours ago by Bob Browning
4.0 out of 5 stars great show
This is one of several series that I personally enjoyed and hated to see cancelled so quickly. Blu-ray would be much better but it is nice to be able to see it again.
Published 20 hours ago by rwp
3.0 out of 5 stars INVASION
Saw this years ago and wanted to see again. Good video, lots of action. Would like to save a bookmark between showings but that is not possible.
Published 1 day ago by Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars love
I already had viewed the series, but wanted to get it on dvds so I can watch it again, and again.
Published 3 days ago by frenchie1625
5.0 out of 5 stars What's in the water, Tom?
As someone who hardly ever watches television (especially science fiction), this is still a must-have in my collection. Read more
Published 22 days ago by OnlyReviewThingsEyeLove
2.0 out of 5 stars invasion of the body snatchers...NOW WITH PLOTHOLES!!!!
This is a show that gets extremely hit and miss. the show starts off with a simple enough yet interesting enough an average idea that should attract any alien movie/series fans. Read more
Published 26 days ago by A. Hutto
5.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat ingenious
I read into this show as a partial and smart subliminal preparation for a eventual future.
I'd like to see a 2nd season and more details about the day to day adaptation of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sylvie Vaudelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast shipping, Great Value!
I personally have never seen this series until I saw it on Amazon for a reallly good price. It is actually a nice Mini-series that will keep you on the edge through the whole show. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. McKinney
5.0 out of 5 stars love this series!!!
i loved this series i got to watch it on netflix. it had a great plot and the characters were very good. to bad it ended and leaving so much to be seen.
Published 2 months ago by horror fan 13
5.0 out of 5 stars Invasion - The Complete Series
The acting was excellant and the story line was very good. A lot of wark must have been done to make the scenes throughout all the episodes interesting. Read more
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I don't know, but I agree with you they were both good series. I would also like to see the ending of Dark Angel and Terminator because they were really starting to get good.
Jun 6, 2012 by J. Schwarz |  See all 2 posts
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ABC did cancel Invasion, but there are letter writing campaigns and an online petition, all in an effort to get ABC (or any other network) to bring Invasion back. If anyone wants to help, just do a Google search for "Invasion Forum".
May 18, 2006 by Valerie |  See all 4 posts
Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is Shaun Cassidy? I can understand ABC blowing off the fans who cared so much about this show, but I can't believe its creator would let the end of the story go untold! Where's the movie...tv movie...book...something? Come on, Shaun! This was fine work on your part, and it was truly... Read more
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