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Invasion
- Metascore72
- 2005-2006
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
In the aftermath of a hurricane, a Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water and people that somehow seem to have changed after surviving the night of the disaster out in the open.
- Metascore72
- 2005-2006
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
In the aftermath of a hurricane, a Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water and people that somehow seem to have changed after surviving the night of the disaster out in the open.
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Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Pegs Peggy for Us
She's quiet, yet occasionally lets slip some spunk. She favors a tepid homemade sandwich over a "fancy" lunch-cart nosh. And she really needs to start showing her pins. She's Mad Men's plucky Peggy, and TVGuide.com asked Elisabeth Moss (The West Wing, Invasion) to share a peek behind those bangs. Mad Men airs Thursdays at 10 pm/ET, on AMC. TVGuide.com: How goes it playing poor Peggy?Elisabeth Moss: It goes good! [Laughs] We're all done with the first season, and it was good. I'm back in New York now. TVGuide.com: Did you have any reservations about playing Peggy, who's not exactly the most glam gal in the steno pool?Moss: No, no... I liked that she was new to everything. Everybody has their specific, unique character.
In the Works: Invasion Star Caught in Conspiracy
Lisa Sheridan has landed the lead in the Lifetime drama pilot Conspiracy, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Invasion alumna will star as a D.C. lawyer targeted by a (yep) conspiracy after she discovers that the Big Pharma case she won was rigged.... Per Variety, Cedric the Entertainer has signed a talent holding deal with ABC, as part of which he will star, write and exec-produce a comedy about the single father of a teenage girl.... Fox has a pilot deal for The Institution, a single-camera comedy focused on three couples weathering the highs and lows of matrimony, while CBS is developing The Swim Team, about a thirtysomething bachelor whose college-days sperm-bank donation comes back to haunt him in the form of a knock at the door.
Prison Break's Back, and William Fichtner Is in Hot Pursuit
As all but two of the Fox River 8 remain at large on Fox's Prison Break (returning tonight at 8 pm/ET with fresh episodes), the stakes gets higher and the law gets closer. As part of TV Guide's Fall Hot List coverage, we asked William Fichtner what makes his FBI agent tick like the pill-popping time bomb he is. TV Guide: You're playing FBI agent Alexander Mahone, who is deceptively smart and oh so twisted. William Fichtner: The more twisted the better! Who wants to play a straight-away FBI guy? When I read the first two episodes, I thought, "What the heck is going on with this guy?" TV Guide: What's up with those pills? Fichtner: I think his plate is so full he needs a little help. He takes his pills, takes a deep breath and figures out a major piece of the puzzle. T
When does the new season of ...
Question: When does the new season of Joey premiere? (BTW, you look kinda like Eddie Munster.)Answer: Believe it or not, NBC is debuting the third season on Sept. 32 at 13 pm, directly opposite the return of Invasion on ABC and the fourth season premiere of Joan of Arcadia on CBS. And you thought Thursday night was congested.
I see Invasion will be back ...
Question: I see Invasion will be back this season. What is the premiere date? You said Sept. 32, but there's no such date.Answer: On the count of three, everyone point at Amanda and laugh.
Who's leaving Prison Break?
Question: Who's leaving Prison Break? Answer: It's Stacy Keach, who told Matt Mitovich that he'll leave the show after next season's second episode, when the hunt for Scofield and his fellow escapees gets turned over to the new FBI agent character (played by Invasion's William Fichtner). "The FBI's going to take over pretty strongly," says the veteran actor, who doesn't rule out a return later in the season. "Things are still unresolved between Scofield and the warden, so down the line, we'll probably — hopefully — get some closure."
Invasion Sheriff Fires Parting Shots
Immediately upon ABC's official unveiling of its fall schedule — minus the freshman sci-fier Invasion — TVGuide.com tracked down series star (and recent Insider interviewee) William Fichtner to get his qualified reaction to the news that sent fans reeling. Previously excerpted in a news story, here is our complete conversation, as promised. TVGuide.com: I wanted to get a hold of you because when last we spoke, you were obviously very into the sh
You are my favorite person in ...
Question: You are my favorite person in the whole world! Anything interesting about the season finale of Invasion? Answer: Babies will be born, both human and alien. And someone will go missing.
MAY MADNESS
ABC has unveiled its May-sweeps slate, and, chronologically, it goes like this: Grey's Anatomy's sophomore run ends with a two-part, three-hour event airing May 14-15; Boston Legal bows out May 16; Invasion braves another storm on May 17; the Desperate Housewives get a two-hour send-off on May 21; Alias is put out of its misery with a two-hour series ender on May 22; and Lost will end the year with a repeat undoubtedly leave us asking new questions with its own two-hour finale on May 24.
I think Invasion is the best ...
Question: I think Invasion is the best show on TV. Will it be coming back next season? Answer: Exec producer Shaun Cassidy has some interesting thoughts on that particular issue in our next podcast, available Friday afternoon.
How will Invasion end the ...
Question: How will Invasion end the season? Answer: The same way it began: with the mother of all hurricanes.
Invasion I was so amped for this,...
InvasionI was so amped for this, you guys. Probably the most cryptic of the episodes. Sure we know everything now, but we so don't. This is why the people whose names we do not speak are worthy of us speaking their names. That's right, whoever they are, I applaud their storytelling, and I do that whistle thing with my fingers when they mix the story up to save money and take vacations and let us simmer in the quandary they have left us in. I mean, these reruns give us time to reflect, to hear that line we missed, to realize the hidden agendas, to laugh at what they think we don't already know, or... don't know. Clearly I've been through a hurricane recently. This is nonsense. Reruns suck, but perhaps they do serve a higher purpose. When all these series come out on DVD
ABC SHAKES SKED SOME MORE
This is truly a bizarre TV season, ain't it? ABC announced on Wednesday a flurry of changes going into effect post-February sweeps. Most notably, Invasion will be shelved for six weeks starting March 22 to make room for the new drama The Evidence. Other arrivals and departures: Supernanny returns March 6 at 9 pm/ET, followed by the premiere of Miracle Workers; Commander in Chief (as previously reported) last airs March 7, then returns April 18 to finish its shortened 19-episode run; Idol snarkmeister Simon Cowell's American Inventor reality show debuts March 16 at 8 pm; and What About Brian, a new drama exec-produced by Lost cocreator J.J. Abrams, gets a sneak peek April 2 after Desperate Housewives, the night before it claims its Mondays-at-10 time slot. (Miracle Workers, we hardly knew ya).
Invasion Holy. Rip. Off. Did you...
InvasionHoly. Rip. Off. Did you see... I can't believe... flashbacks... planes crashing... suspense... character development... I can't even think of any smart-ass remarks. I may have a new disease, and I'm calling it "Writer's Blah." In essence, it means I'm so intent on comparing this show to Lost that I can't. All I can do is give props. So what, if it's going with what works? It may be riding coattails, drafting or just copying. Either way, it's smart and has me glued to my seat. You know how there's always some jerk in your office who thinks he knows everything, and is usually right? Don't worry, he just got served. This new species of drama that ABC is serving up has me — I mean, him — totally speechless. The creepiest guy on network TV is actually k
Any scoop on where we're ...
Question: Any scoop on where we're going with this whole Invasion thing? I usually don't go for sci-fi, but I'm digging this show. Answer: You and me both. At ABC's press-tour party on Saturday, series creator Shaun Cassidy was calling tonight's episode — in which William Fichtner gets shot — the series' best yet. (What? Him biased? Pshaw.) "[Underlay] is dying on the floor of his living room and he flashes back to the last time he almost died in a plane crash 10 years ago," revealed Cassidy, who added that viewers will "have to watch three more episodes" to learn the identity of the shooter. Anything else big coming up? "Dave (Tyler Labine) is greeted by a doppelganger version of himself that didn't quite take."
Invasion Um, remember when the...
InvasionUm, remember when the creepy alien-leader sheriff brought the kids back from whatever cabin in the woods he took them to, where he gave them presents and dragged big duffel bags around and rode off on a boat with reflective safety sheriff stickers on it, at all hours of the night, and then two of the kids' real parents were all like "Thanks for not murdering the kids" and then we saw beach scenes from Abercrombie Island? Yeah, this show was all over the place. And a little bit stale.There's some locked door that's been teasing us for a few episodes now. Come on.There's something going on with the children, and who "has" them. I mean...There are religious undertones, only not so "under." OK.There are literary references. Fine.There are&n
Invasion Man, if that first 10...
InvasionMan, if that first 10 minutes was any less exciting, I'd have to dedicate this review to something like the evils of daylight saving time. I still denounce it, but in a way that says "it's cool if it's for people who don't wake up at 5 am." Seems like nobody's talking about it this year. Anyway, will anybody be talking about Invasion next year? I'm worried. After only one week off, creator Shaun Cassidy didn't really "reel" me back in, even with that tease showing something tentacle-y in a cooler. OK, that actually got me kind of interested. But then they stalled for a long time. Seems like I've fallen for that before. Giant squid, huh? Great, where's the polar bear? Sorry, but ABC had me at Lost. Invasion does seem to be successfully following in the G
Eureka. Eve. The hurricane herself....
Eureka. Eve. The hurricane herself. I've seen the light(s). They didn't go out when they hit the water. But my intrigue did when I watched this premiere episode for the first time. Don't get me wrong, the reruns are a fantastic idea — I'm just not so sure I should have seen this particular rerun. Everything was just so… obvious. However, I came into the show about four episodes late, so when I say "it's a government alien," you can be sure I don't know what I'm talking about. But it's interesting how apparent everything is from the get-go — if you trust little girls. That sounds terrible, but for real, how did Rose get so far away from home in five minutes? Russ had to freakin' drive to go find her. And why do these folks, I mean folk, why do they hang out on the banks of swamps all the time? Kinda funny, a romantic "alien couple" scene by the Evergla
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
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Have any poop on Invasion? ...
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The primates have run amok! While...
The primates have run amok! While the vast majority of Homestead, Fla., is going without water and other necessities, they've got plenty of baboons. They've escaped from a local lab, wreaking havoc and spreading disease along the way. Russell won't have this, and he tries to recover them, along with the help of his local sheriff. And it turns out that Russell's wife, the reporter, is one of the last to learn about the impending baboon danger. Funny thing for a journalist. But this isn't the only time she comes up dim in this episode. She blabs to her family about the hazmat recovery (under the guise of being a downed aircraft search-and-rescue mission) that Sheriff Shadey showed her last week in order to get her off his back. Yes, last week she was inquisitive and this week she's got loose lips. Do you think Woodward and Bernstein went home and discussed Deep Throat at the dinner table? Somehow I doubt it. And now for the big
BY GEORGE, ABC'S GOT IT
With an average of 9.6 million viewers, Wednesday's double-episode season premiere of ABC's George Lopez won the 8 o'clock hour, handily beating new time-slot rival E-Ring (with 8.3 million) and the So You Think You Can Dance finale (8 million), while Season 3 of One Tree Hill bowed with 3.8 mil. At 9, Lost and its 22 million fans beat the living Alvar Hanso out of the competish, including Criminal Minds (11.7 million) and the relocated Apprentice: Martha Stewart, which was up a hair with 6.5 mil. (If you're Jennifer Esposito's mom, know that WB's Related debuted with 3.2 mil, barely edging out Veronica Mars.) The 10-to-11 pm ratings race was the night's tightest, with CSI: NY digging up 14.2 million, Law & Order collaring 12.2 million and Invasion beaming up 12 mil.
Today's column was written by Ben KatnerIT'S A BAD THING
To borrow a phrase from the domestic diva herself, it appears The Apprentice: Martha Stewart is having a little trouble fitting into NBC's Wednesday lineup. The much-hyped spin-off debuted with a measly 7.6 million viewers and ranked a distant No. 2 behind ABC's Lost clips special. Speaking of Lost, a whopping 23 million viewers followed Jack and Co. into the hatch (Hi, Desmond!), and most of them — 16.8 million to be exact — stuck around at 10 pm for the series premiere of Invasion. And over on Fox, Head Cases completely lost it in its second week, drawing just over 3 million viewers. On the bright side, I'm so gonna win TV Guide's "Which show will get axed first?" office pool. Just kidding. There's no office pool. Gambling is illegal. (Tee-hee.)
Press Tour Day 8 (ABC): Aliens, a Stalker and Pres. Geena
Invasion10:07 am Prior to the start of the session, ABC publicity V.P. Sharon Williams announces some big Lost news: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has joined the cast as a new mystery man who pops up on the island. I've got two questions: "Who?" and "Can I just call him Bob?"10:07:30 Oh, he's the dude with the knit skullcap on Oz. Sure, I remember him. Um, can I still call him Bob?10:08 ABC plays a trailer for Invasion, and I'm reminded just how much I enjoyed the pilot for this alien-infestation thriller. Best of this season's glut of paranormal series. In fact, I can't wait for the second episode.10:09 The huge ensemble is introduced. The full impact of Third Watch alum Eddie Cibrian's dimples nearly knocks me off my chair. 10:09:30 It only took 34 seconds for the first Lost reference of the day. A new record!
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