I can see a lot of positive, glowing reviews for this series which I vaguely remember watching on TV originally. Yes it was kind of interesting then, but in watching it now, I see why I only remember it vaguely, while other shows of that era like Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits are much more memorable. The shows actually seem rather pedantic, repetitious, poorly written and the participants seem to sleep walk thru their roles. Even the effects are not all that great but as I recall Quinn-Martin was more into the detective/police squad/private eye lineup and the series reflects this. The three note musical "sting" heard wayyy too many times is certainly not Dominic Frontiere's best work. Episode after another, the main character played pedantically by Roy Thinnes is always having his life threatened by the Invading protaganists yet he doesn't carry any weapon (except his stunt double's fists) to protect himself. Sorry, but it really isn't anywhere near the best sci-fi or fantasy that tv offered.
Review of The Invaders
