"Invasion" (2005) TV series 2005-2006

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Shaun Cassidy

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

It begins...this Fall.

Plot:

In the aftermath of a hurricane, a Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences...

Plot Keywords:

Florida | Park Ranger | Hurricane | Water | Action Hero

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17	12:00 PM	SYFY	Unnatural Selection	#1.5
Fri. July 17	1:00 PM	SYFY	The Hunt	#1.6
Fri. July 17	2:00 PM	SYFY	Fish Story	#1.7

Cast

William Fichtner	...	Sheriff Tom Underlay (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eddie Cibrian	...	Russell Varon (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kari Matchett	...	Dr. Mariel Underlay (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lisa Sheridan	...	Larkin Groves (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tyler Labine	...	Dave Groves (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alexis Dziena	...	Kira Underlay (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Evan Peters	...	Jesse Varon (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ariel Gade	...	Rose Varon (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nathan Baesel	...	Deputy Lewis Sirk (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Aisha Hinds	...	Mona Gomez (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ivar Brogger	...	Father Jeffrey Scanlon (10 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 (DVD) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M (Complete Box Set)

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

Since storm names are determined alphabetically, Hurricane Eve would've been the fifth named storm of the year, and Hurricane Miranda would've been the eighth named storm after that. Thus Invasion was set during a relatively busy storm season, given that Miranda appeared to have occurred early in the school year and storm season lasts until the end of November.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006)

Invasion: an allegoric sci-fi drama

'Invasion' is not a traditional sci-fi show with aliens, monsters and lazer guns. It is a drama of two families, built on top of an allegoric plot, that of bad (and good) parenting. You can completely replace the "alien" part of the show with a "disease" and still make sense out of it.

Truth told, Invasion is not well received by all viewers, mostly because viewers expect to really "get" Invasion just by watching a few episodes here and there. Big mistake. To truly understand and enjoy the show, you have to sit down week after week and watch all episodes in order. Failure to do so will result in confusion on the viewer's part.

Another problem with the show --which is now fixed-- is that the first 5-6 episodes that were setting up the huge storyline arc, were slow. Viewers were driven off Invasion because of that (even myself at some early point I had to push myself to sit down and watch it), but thankfully, the pace is now much faster and Invasion starts getting back that viewership. Especially after episode 9, the show has been captivating and keeps the viewer at the edge of his/her seat. Really!

Fichtner is doing an excellent job as the creepy sheriff who is both good and bad. Sheriff's assistant, Deputy Lewis Sirk (played by ultra-convincing Nathan Baesel), has emerged as a great character too in the later episodes. The rest of the cast delivers pretty well too.