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Invasion Iowa on Spike TV

2005, TV Show

A production crew dupes small-town folk into thinking a movie is being filmed in their community.

William Shatner's American Invasion | Today's News: Our Take | 3/29/2005
Just try keeping up with William Shatner. In the past year, the 74-year-old actor has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Denny Crane on The Practice and its spin-off, Boston Legal. He's also reprised his Miss Congeniality role for the sequel, released a CD and — yes, there's more — played a little practical joke. OK, it wasn't so little. Along with his merry band of producers, Shatner punked the town of Riverside, Iowa, into believing he was shooting a sci-fi film there. In fact, it was all a pretense to capture the candid reactions of its starstruck residents for Invasion Iowa, a reality miniseries that's airing tonight through Friday (9 pm/ET on Spike TV). Here, TVGuide.com debriefs the erstwhile Captain Kirk on his most recent mission.TVGuide.com: In the first episode, you're chatting with locals at a diner and you take a bite out of one guy's read more