Invasion

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2005
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 239 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 239
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 239
  3. Negative: 31 out of 239
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  1. criticalgit
    Nov 20, 2005
    3
    1 minute per hour of special effects, weak characters, slow plot, no amusing bits to counterpoint, and a strange feeling of deja-vu... It can only get better, sadly i won't be there to watch the progress.
  2. DawnA
    Nov 4, 2005
    1
    This show is absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe ABC put it on and even worse keeping it on.
  3. SirKaplan
    Oct 23, 2005
    2
    Why do i care about a disfunctional family fighting aliens. I was bored to death and had to turn off the pilot halfway into it.
  4. mike
    Oct 5, 2005
    3
    I hate it! Nothing is good about this show, please do not support it!
  5. CheesePizza
    Nov 27, 2005
    1
    When I first starting watching this show i thought it might be good. 4 episodes later, nothing happened. 2 more episodes, nothing happened. This show is about cops and his wife and everybody is turning into like, alien clones? I have no idea why everyone gets all weird when they go in the water, and Nothing Ever Happens! All they do is dr4ive around and go "Holy crap theres an orange When I first starting watching this show i thought it might be good. 4 episodes later, nothing happened. 2 more episodes, nothing happened. This show is about cops and his wife and everybody is turning into like, alien clones? I have no idea why everyone gets all weird when they go in the water, and Nothing Ever Happens! All they do is dr4ive around and go "Holy crap theres an orange light in the water!" Maybe I just didnt see enough episodes, but from what I saw, utter crap.… Expand
  6. deer
    Oct 9, 2005
    2
    I watched the second episode, falling for the ads where they tell you how many gabillion people watched the show and all think it rocks. I don't usually give in to this tactic, but I enjoy sci-fi. so I decided to give it a chance. Here was that episode, for the most part: Dude check out that skeleton! I will. Dude, did you check on that skeleton? Not yet. Meanwhile: Mommy never came I watched the second episode, falling for the ads where they tell you how many gabillion people watched the show and all think it rocks. I don't usually give in to this tactic, but I enjoy sci-fi. so I decided to give it a chance. Here was that episode, for the most part: Dude check out that skeleton! I will. Dude, did you check on that skeleton? Not yet. Meanwhile: Mommy never came home from work. Your mommy never came home from work? I can't believe mommy didn't come home from work. You say what now about the mommy and the never home coming? Meanwhile: We gotta check out that skeleton. Ok let's do that. Meanwhile: Ma'am did you realize that you never came home? Your kids said so. I didn't? Meanwhile: SKELETON? OMG, NOT THERE! Meanwhile: As a concerned mommy, I'm concerned I never came home. It literally accomplished nothing, was written like a school play, and was horribly acted. I'll pass.… Expand
  7. FredF
    Oct 13, 2006
    3
    The music seems to be more important than the cast speaking to each other, the music over shadows the speaking parts. This seems like the bigest soup opera in the Sfi arena. On DVD there is no english caption for those hard of hearing.
  8. ErwinK
    Jan 16, 2006
    1
    I saw the first two episodes. It uses and abuses every cliche in the damn book.....The slightly overweight nerdy drifter who believes in UFOs. The scientist who doesn't but will eventually have his beliefs challenged. Strange alien markings on bodies. People waking up naked not knowing how they got there. The reporter wife. The kid who has the uncanny intuition to know that I saw the first two episodes. It uses and abuses every cliche in the damn book.....The slightly overweight nerdy drifter who believes in UFOs. The scientist who doesn't but will eventually have his beliefs challenged. Strange alien markings on bodies. People waking up naked not knowing how they got there. The reporter wife. The kid who has the uncanny intuition to know that "something is wrong with mommy". Government conspiracies galore. YAWN!!!! And the actors can't act. Like Lost, it seems they were chosen on how beautiful they were.… Expand
  9. JonL
    Apr 9, 2006
    0
    As bad as TV gets, dull does not come close, about 5 mins of anything per hour. Cure for Insomnia.
  10. AaronS
    Dec 7, 2005
    1
    How can I really know if the show is any good? ABC only show's reruns and then skips it for weeks at a time. I have lost all faith in the show and do not intend to start watching again, because I can't rely on ABC to show it. Great job ABC!!! Losers. The did the same thing with Lost and I quit watching that at the beginning of the season when they decided to replay the only How can I really know if the show is any good? ABC only show's reruns and then skips it for weeks at a time. I have lost all faith in the show and do not intend to start watching again, because I can't rely on ABC to show it. Great job ABC!!! Losers. The did the same thing with Lost and I quit watching that at the beginning of the season when they decided to replay the only episodes they had available. What are they thinking??? let's get people to watch our show and then not show it. That will help us get ratings!… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best TV Season of 2005
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#7 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005
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#33 Most Shared TV Season of 2005

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    50
    Borderline over-the-top moments threaten the sense of verisimilitude usually expected in prime-time drama.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    80
    Like ''Lost"... the mystery is provocatively open-ended and, assuming the writing continues to be good, absorbing.
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  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    100
    It may be hard to believe that "Invasion's" premiere could be touching in the context of Katrina, and effective as a sci-fi drama. But that is the power of high-quality storytelling.
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