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This was a milestone series in my opinion - the acting was usually above average. Roy Thinnes was excellent - the way he shows his frustration when explaining the aliens is very good. Roy was cast perfectly for this series. I recently was able to buy all the episodes on DVD - just watched "Dark Outpost" - This is one of the best episodes as well as the first one.

If I remember rightly, the whole series doesn't end by driving the invaders off the Earth, when I get to that DVD I'll see of course

Theme music excellent too (Dominic Frontiere I think)

WELL DONE ROY!!

I was eight or nine years old when this aired. About all I can recall is that it was frightening and gloomy for a kid to watch, but I often did nevertheless. One thing I seem to recall is that the aliens could kill people by touching them with a device on their palms that looked like a joy buzzer. I remember one episode where a man was sitting at the wheel of a parked car and an alien rose up in the seat behind him and touched the back of his neck with one of those gizmos. Spooky. This must have provided at least a bit of the inspiration for "The X-Files." It also had a motif, if I recall correctly, reminiscent of "The Fugitive." Along with "The Outer Limits," this show really had a terrifying effect on me. I used to have to hide behind my dad's big chair and peek out around it to watch this, and "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock" as well. I wish TVLand would air a few episodes.

After more then fifty years I rewatched The Invaders, a show that had me at the edge of my seat when I was young. For that time it was just the bomb when you talked about sci-fi series. The series actually aged well, even though there are a lot of examples of how different cinema was back then, when people were certainly not as demanding as now. For example the fighting scenes that are a bit woody, the stuntmen that don't even look like the characters (in David Vincent's case it's just so obvious), but nobody really cared about that. The Invaders had a great soundtrack, all orchestral but very efficient to bring a suspenseful atmosphere to the show. Roy Thinnes is the star of the show. His nonchalance in any kind of dire situation is just a delight to watch. I enjoyed every single episode, back then but also now. I wish they would remake this show, just to see what they could do with our modern techniques. The intro of the show is something that you will never forget, after fifty years I still knew it by heart. The structure of the episodes are always the same but even then it's never boring, act 1,2,3 and 4 followed by an epilog. It all adds to the quality of this excellent sci-fi show from the late sixties. The only negative thing to me is that the show should have had more than two seasons. The ending wasn't that satisfying in my humble opinion.

For me this show ranks as one of the 10 best TV shows ever made. It resonates with me even today, and I think Roy Thinnes' performances, especially in the first season, are brilliant in their subtlety. I guess what really hits me about this show is how you have a man, David Vincent, who was living in a very conventional 60's worldview--until the night he makes one wrong turn and ends up having his safe, comfortable little existence turned upside down. Somehow I see a parallel between David Vincent and the title character of another top ten TV show - THE PRISONER. Both Number Six and David Vincent have been dragged into worlds of great excitement and adventure - but both are also modern equivalents of Sisyphus, forever doomed to struggle against overwhelming opposition. Both Number Six and David Vincent are actually tragic characters. The trap of most TV shows - that the status quo must be maintained from episode to episode to keep the series going - proves in this case to be a great asset to the nightmarish quality of the premise. Also, you never truly see who the aliens "are", any more than you find out who's running the Village.

Watch this show along with THE PRISONER. You'll be amazed at how much is going on within the "confines" of conventional TV drama.

The Invaders was a wonderful show. Roy Thinnes played architect David Vincent. One night, he stumbled upon an alien craft landing. Aliens had come from a dying world to take over the Earth. What should Vincent do? Contact the Air Force and get them to kick butt?

Actually, no, Vincent was alone on this one which is what made this show great. The authorities didn't believe him, in fact no-one did. Whenever an alien was killed, he/she would vaporize. At first, there was no way of knowing who to trust; anybody could be an invader, the Invaders could take over anyone. Of course, later on we learned that the aliens had a funny little finger even when in human form.

Like most films and shows of the 1950's/60's, the Invaders was about paranoia. No-one could trust anyone. Vincent could never be sure that potential allies were not really invaders themselves. He tried in vain to convince people but he was fighting a losing battle. The great thing was that he was alone in his battle. It was a great-if depressing-show.

One of the other things worth mentioning is that there are viewers who suspected that Vincent was actually an invader himself and had been placed on Earth and told to try and convince the population of the danger. Apparently, the invaders used him to test the likelihood of their discovery. Is it true? Your guess is as good as mine.

Quinn Martin had a great formula for TV series in the 60s and 70s. Recall "The Fugitive", "The FBI", "The Streets of San Francisco" The Invaders can emphatically be placed into the the category of a great and enduring science fiction television weekly show. At 12 years old when the pilot "Beachhead" aired, the scenes, opening credits and music left an indelible mark on my imagination. Roy Thinnes was a great fit for the lead; he had the chiseled bold look and the seriousness of demeanor that was required for the part. The show's producers managed to keep the show frightening, reasonably intact and progressive for a simple theme (aliens invading earth to make it their world), even with limited special effects available in the time. Now, some 40 years later, when I see a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500...flashback...again...

I hope someone from Paramount stumbles across this an answers the prayer of many TV sci-fi enthusiasts and gets this series released soon. When I see some of the titles that have been released to date, and not this one....one can't help but wonder - "just what are they thinking?"

Back in the late eighties there was always a double bill of The Invaders and Batman in the late afternoon on BBC unless I'm mistaken. Although The Invaders were an old show by 80s standards (bearing in mind that technology had developed at an incredible speed in those twenty years) it was still a gripping show. The Invaders took the basic concept of The Fugitive (also a Quinn Martin production) and combined it with elements of 50s paranoia science fiction. No security and no one was what he seemed to be. That made for great opportunities in story telling: Vincent was always in different places and the stories often took very unexpected twists. You also were unsure whether Vincent would lose this episode's battle or score a small victory against the aliens. The show was also fairly atmospheric. Interestingly enough that was reached mostly by the dramatic voice overs. Roy Thinnes was a good looking chap and I quite liked his performance as driven man who really was an intruder in ordinary people's lives. His acting style has been criticized as aloof but that's the whole point: Vincent is a man who doesn't belong. To me, The Invaders is probably the best 60s sci-fi show.

Of all of the TV shows of the past made into movies that stink, maybe, just maybe, some young, serious minded script writer will stumble upon this on late night TV somewhere and produce a script for a motion picture version.

No MTV style quick cuts, no gangsta rap, no tricked up CGI, except as needed. Keep the seriousness of the Quinn Martin original and turn it loose. This was an amazing series, especially for a 12 year old, coming as it did, at the height of series of UFO sightings and reports during that time period.

The whole concept was chilling. This would be a good movie, or even better, a new series, keeping in line with the original.

I think this is an enjoyable series. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was growing up in the 70s.

Roy Thinnes is very good as architect David Vincent. He is desperate to show the world that aliens are trying to take over and is very good at conveying this desperation. He knows that it is difficult to trust anybody which can, at times, make his character appear cold and unfriendly. However, given the difficulty of his position this is understandable.

There are times when the invaders do appear a bit incompetent however and could have killed Vincent on a number of occasions but this doesn't spoil the series. It is enjoyable to see how Vincent manages to survive.

There were a number of stars who appeared in episodes including Gene Hackman, Jack Lord and Barbara Hershey.

The music is good too. It adds to the tension and eeriness.

Overall an enjoyable series with tension, action and excitement as well as a feeling of unease about the possibility of aliens taking over the world.

Made by Q M Productions that specialized in crime dramas, this series was a departure from that formula.

Theme of the story was science fiction , but the format was very much like "The Fugitive" that was an enormous success for Q M Production.

The story was rather morose in the beginning lacking in flare and trying to cover for that with good guest star's appearances, but it quickly got traction, and the stories became lot more interesting. Towards the end of the first season a plot was forming that David Vincent was starting to find allies in people who are in professions that can help him. There was more "science" angle to the story, and the show can be called a borderline science fiction in its content as this season ended.

The show succeeded more as a drama in the style of "The Fugitive" where David Vincent was a fugitive from the invaders, and sometimes from the police, more than science fiction. In this Q M Production's pat formula for making drama got in the way, but it also succeeded by not letting the quality of the production go down. Ultimately, the show lacked focus, as it was made by people who knows nothing about the UFO or science fiction, compared to true science fiction like the Star Trek of the same era.

True to Q M Production's formula, there were suits everywhere. People dressed immaculately in a suit filled the scene. But this also took away from the science fiction atmosphere as it was too solidly grounded to earth. One thing I can say is that they filled this show with great guest stars that would have been perfectly comfortable in the movies as well as the television show.

It was a good show, but not a good science fiction series. It was a crime drama with criminals replaced with aliens. At the end I wished that the story turned like the ending of "The invasion of the body snatchers", but that was too much to ask for to the script writers of the drama.

Back in the late 60's I was in my early teens and don't remember seeing a single episode. I knew about the show and maybe watched a little, but it never hooked me or anyone in my family. Now I am in my early 60's and just started watching on MeTV and absolutely love it. I think even though it is sci-fi, it is geared more to adults. I love the old cars, things like phone booths, going places without having security grill you, bars where the music is soft and everyone dresses nice, little diners instead of fast food franchises, and more. I heard some people compared it to "The Fugitive" and I do get that vibe. I just watched an episode with Jack Warden and Susan Oliver, can't get better than that. Highly recommended.

Just finished watching every episode from both of the series. It was highly enjoyable even if it started to get a tad repetitive towards the end.

I thought Kent Smith was excellent as Edgar Scoble. Sadly a somewhat overlooked actor. David Vincent of course was perfectly cast and also a great actor. Very impressive how he underplayed the role.

Many aspects of the series are really interesting and absorbing.

Throughout watching it though, I kept wondering why every episode seemed to keep focusing on people getting in and out of cars all of the time and also usually involved one or more car chases. I would have instead enjoyed it a bit more if it focused on flying saucers or other alien technology more regularly and a bit more sci-fi.

I always thought that the bits with cars could have been cut out as they were not in any way essential to the plot. I mean let's just get down to business. I just didn't need to watch a car pull up into a motel parking lot about 100 times in all, across the various episodes! In fact eventually I kept on hoping that the next episode would not have any cars in it.

And then of course after watching all episodes, I finally learnt from several independent sources that the series was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. Well that explains it all, the series would probably not have even been made without their financial backing. No wonder it seemed like a car show at times. I think perhaps they did overdo the product placement just a bit though! Still, I really like the series. Shame it was axed without a satisfactory ending.

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.

For a guy supposedly on a lone (un-paid) crusade he seems to be doing incredibly well. Every single week he's out there in a crisp new suit, with a different gleaming car and limitless gas money. I wonder if there's a good dental plan too? But seriously, I love this series. One of my earliest memories of childhood was watching The Invaders on my parents' first TV set back in the late 1960s. This was just before the moon landings and we were all obsessed with Space; even little kids like me. It's really nice to see the show back on British Channel 5 - even if it is shown at 04:20. Basically, Architect David Vincent stumbles on an Alien plot to conquer Earth and each episode shows his lone struggle to fight the nasty aliens and convince fellow earthlings of the threat. I really don't know if this show will appeal to young people but to 40-somethings like myself it's delicious nostalgia & I'm hooked all over again. A really good example of '60s US television. What I particularly enjoy is seeing minor roles played by people who went on to become famous, even stars. Last week the lead "guest" alien was an obscure young actor called Gene Hackman. Several months later he won the role of Buck Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde, and the rest is history. It's quite fascinating to ponder on what made him SO much more successful than others who've long faded into oblivion, including (sadly) Roy Thinnes who played David Vincent so well. "That's Hollywood" I guess. All in all it's an excellent sci-fi series and to my mind it hasn't aged. The admittedly "formulaic" lay-put and 1960s feel to the show seems to be fashionable again. Well worth watching.

I gave some consideration before reviewing this much-loved TV series of my youth. Watching it again more than 40 years later is another experience entirely. What I recognize now is the greatest big- and small-screen hero of all. Who else but David Vincent, an ordinary man with steel nerves, solely equipped with a .38, short-barreled revolver and huge, boat-like automobiles, depending totally on his personal budget, could have single-handedly disrupted, time and again, the most elaborate plans set off by an army of invading extraterrestrials with their advanced, technological prowess relentlessly committed to take our beloved Earth for themselves? Double-O-Seven pales in comparison; a real sissy, actually. Only Captain James T. Kirk comes close in street-fighting skills, resilience and resolve. On top of all, a humble guy who is polite to a fault, cool and smooth as none. These are some of the reasons that not only make this Zen-mannered architect an unforgettable character, but testify as well to the outstanding acting skills of the venerable artist who gave him life, Mr. Roy Thinnes.

Coming from the production company that created the fugitive.......it has very much the same feel. Hero on the run, righting wrongs along the way. Its a theme several others have copied.

Sadly, I was in the military when this was on originally, so I had to catch it, during its sporadic re-runs on local, or later cable tv.

I'm a huge sci fi fan, but this show is near the top of my list. If you watch an episode or two, you'll join the list of fans.

A Quinn Martin production, just like "The Fugitive", which this series resembles in how, just like Richard Kimble, David Vincent(played wonderfully in refreshing, ultra-serious fashion by Roy Thinnes) crisscrossed the country in pursuit of his goal, in this case to prove that insidious alien invaders have infiltrated many areas of society and government in a patient but relentless plan to conquer Earth.

No matter how many aliens David killed, there always seemed to be more to replace them, so the stakes for our hero are far higher than they were for Richard Kimble. David Vincent never gives up his pursuit, since he will go anywhere, do nearly anything to stop them, and persuade a disbelieving public and authorities of the invasion, since these aliens appear and sound just like us, though that was a deception.

As compelling as "The Fugitive", except this series was sadly canceled before it reached a proper conclusion, which makes it in some ways like "The Incredible Hulk" as much as that series resembled "The Fugitive".

Stylish, smart Sci-Fi that isn't aired much, though is at least available on DVD.

Not many TV series stand the test of time and when the UK horror channel started showing this series 40+ years after I first watched it, I was tempted not to watch it. I did not want to spoil my memories of a series that I dropped everything for to ensure I was in front of my TV every Saturday teatime. Only two other series had me hooked that way, Auf Weidersehn Pet & Boys From the Blackstuff. All these series's made sure I was glued to the TV once a week making sure never to miss an episode. I can say with confidence that all my fears were unfounded. This is a joy to watch again, I still love it, the staged fights, the music, the surprise guest appearances and a need for David Vincent to make as many people believe as possible. I am hugely grateful for a chance to see this again and am happy wallowing in my reminiscence of my childhood.

I recorded all 43 episodes and have begun watching them again. I remember some of them when the series originally aired and I want to fill in the gaps.

Not all episodes rate a "10" but overall, "The Invaders" was a very entertaining series. I especially appreciate the many character actors of the time who provided solid performances in each episode.

Roy Thinnes was an excellent choice to serve as the main character. He was both believable and sympathetic.

Sit back, relax and enjoy this series.

I loved this show when it was first shown here in the UK in the late 60's. The sci-fi plot, the paranoia and Vincent's struggle to be taken seriously kept it on the boil. For a while. But for me, the recipe was repeated too many times, especially in the first season. The second season made more of an effort to move the story on, and Vincent at last began to gather a handful of disciples who were convinced of his story and helped him warn the authorities. Sadly, the show was brought to a premature end, with only a voice-over telling us that David Vincent and his team would remain vigilant, watching out for any return of the enemy. I always had the feeling that there was a third season planned, but that the studio bosses had decided to can it. It's still good to watch even today (we have it on DVD), and it is a good example of all those series we used to enjoy back then.

If viewed strictly as an intense TV drama about one man's paranoia and delusions concerning an apparent alien invasion on Earth, then, "The Invaders" TV series (from the mid-1960s) was, at times, actually quite compelling in its storytelling. But, if viewed as a show about a "real" alien invasion (that wasn't just a figment of someone's imagination), then this TV series unfortunately left a lot to be desired.

My biggest complaint is that "The Invaders" contained almost no special effects at all. And, to me, this was a real disappointment. In my opinion, when you're dealing with a show about a worldwide alien invasion, then decent visual effects are just as important as that of a good script.

Each episode featured at least one well-known celebrity in the cast. And I personally think that instead of going the route of paying the cost of having some stars in the show, that the money in the program's budget should have been used more wisely to create some sensational visuals and make-up effects and that way "The Invaders" would have probably been a more entertaining and memorable Sci-Fi TV show to watch.