Invaders

the Invaders ( The Invaders ) is a American Televised series in 43 48 minutes episodes, created by Larry Cohen and diffused between the January 10th 1967 and the March 26th 1968 on the network ABC. In France, the series was diffused starting from the September 4th 1969 on the first chain of ORTF and was repeated starting from 2004 on Paris Première.

Synopsis

One evening, whereas he calms down at the wheel of his car, David Vincent, architect, is pilot landing of a flying saucer. For this night, it has had of cease to try to convince its similar only Extraterrestre S infiltrate the Ground insidiously in order to colonize it.

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Original version

The Invaders: Alien beings from has dying planet. Their destination: The Earth. Their purpose: To make it their world. David Vincent has seen them. For him it began one lost night one has lonely country road, looking for has shorts-cut that He never found. It began with has closed deserted to dine and has man too long without sleep to continues his journey. It began with the landing off has kraft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are young stag, that they cuts taken human form. Somehow He must convince has disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun… (To listen hangs it)

First French version

invaders: these strange beings come from another planet. Their destination: Earth. Their goal: in making their universe. David Vincent saw them. For him, all started with one night dark, along a solitary road of countryside, whereas he sought a short cut that never he did not find. That started with an abandoned inn and a man become too tired to carry on its road. That started with the landing of a vessel come from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the invaders, that they took human form and that it is there should convince a world incrédule that the nightmare already started…

Second French version

invaders: these strange beings come from another planet. Their destination: Earth. Their goal: in making their universe. David Vincent saw them. For him, that started with one night dark, along a country road, while he sought a short cut that never he did not find. That started with an abandoned inn and a man whom the lack of sleep had returned too tired to continue its road. That started with the landing of an space engine come from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the invaders are there, that they took a human appearance, it fixed themselves for task to convince a world incrédule because it knows that the nightmare already started…

Distribution

Roy Thinnes (VF: Dominique Paturel): David Vincent
William Woodson (VF: Jean Shepherd): the narrator
Kent Smith: Edgar Scoville (as from season 2)

Episodes

First season (1967)

1 (1- 1) : First proof ( Beachhead )
2 (1- 2) : The experiment ( The Experiment )
3 (1- 3) : The change ( The Change )
4 (1- 4) : The leeches ( The Leeches )
5 (1- 5) : Genesis ( Genesis )
6 (1- 6) : Vikor ( Vikor )
7 (1- 7) : Nightmare ( Nightmare )
8 (1- 8) : At the dawn of the last Day ( Doomsday Washout One )
9 (1- 9) : Equation: Danger ( Quantity: Unknown )
10 (1-10) : Innocent ( Innocent The ) the
11 (1-11) : The curtain of ivy ( The Ivy Curtain )
12 (1-12) : Treason ( The Betrayed )
13 (1-13) : The tornado ( Storm )
14 (1-14) : ( Panic )
panics 15 (1-15) : The astronaut ( Moonshot )
16 (1-16) : The crystal wall ( Wall off Hook )
17 (1-17) : Condemned ( The Condemned ) the

Second season (1967-1968)

18 (2- 1) : Red Alert ( Condition: Red )
19 (2- 2) : The flying saucer ( The Saucer )
20 (2- 3) : The spies ( The Watchers )
21 (2- 4) : The valley of the shades ( Valley off the Shadow )
22 (2- 5) : The enemy ( The Enemy )
23 (2- 6) : The lawsuit ( The Trial )
24 (2- 7) : The spores ( The Spores )
25 (2- 8) : A curious voyage ( Dark Outpost )
26 (2- 9) : Summit conference - 1st part ( Summit Meeting - Share 1 )
27 (2-10) : Summit conference - 2nd part ( Summit Meeting - Share 2 )
28 (2-11) : The prophet ( The Prophet )
29 (2-12) : Labyrinth ( Labyrinth )
30 (2-13) : The capture ( The Captivates )
31 (2-14) : The defenders ( The Believers )
32 (2-15) : The ransom ( The Ransom )
33 (2-16) : Action of commando ( Task force )
34 (2-17) : Had ( The Possessed ) the
35 (2-18) : Counter-attack ( Counterattack )
36 (2-19) : Embargo on the dream ( The Pit )
37 (2-20) : The organization ( The Organization )
38 (2-21) : With the research of peace ( The Peacemaker )
39 (2-22) : The vice ( The Aims )
40 (2-23) : The miracle ( The Miracle )
41 (2-24) : Mission of life ( The Life Seekers )
42 (2-25) : Fugitive ( The Pursued ) the
43 (2-26) : Enquiry ( Enquiry )

Comments

the invaders recognize themselves thanks to a physical characteristic which prevents them from folding up their auricular. While dying, they ignite in a reddish halation and do not leave practically any trace.

the true appearance of the invaders is never shown. Their human form is unstable and they must be regenerated regularly without what they die. True appearance however is suggested in the episode 22 where " the ennemi" (it is the title of the episode) comes to install a base which will make it possible extraterrestrial to live in their original form in the presence of oxygen. The end of the episode sees the beginning of the regression of the body of an invader.

the series was parodied in a sketche of the Inconnus.

a telefilm, heading the Return of the invaders was carried out in 1995, with Roy Thinnes in the role of David Vincent, then become old man who passes the relay to Nolan Wood (played by Scott Bakula).

the group Christophe Godin 'S Metal Kartoon recorded a piece entitled " David Vincent" in homage to the series; it is told there that David Vincent decides to be combined to the invaders in order to be avenged for all these people who refuse to accept the extraterrestrial invasion.

the two seasons were published in three boxes DVD by Video TF1, on September 20th, 2007.

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