Seriously though, I remember watching, and enjoying, that show. As a very young child of course!
I never understood why it was not more popular.
Seriously though, I remember watching, and enjoying, that show. As a very young child of course!
There was a Sci-Fi series way back around the 60's which I really liked. It starred Roy Thinnes and was called "The Invaders" The neatest thing was when he would kill one of the aliens, their bodies would burn up which was explained as having something to do with their souls going back to their home planet.
I remembered "The Invaders" also, and that got me watching the SciFi channel three year series starting in 1998 by the name of "First Wave". The evil aliens, when killed would dissolve and "burn up" just like an updated "Invaders" alien death. Just with modern CGI tech. The "First Wave" was the name given to the alien scouts/infiltrators, the Second Wave was the invasion, and the Third Wave was the final subjugation/elimination of mankind. But the Second Wave/Invasion will only come if the First Wave is successful...
Here is the information on the show: First Wave Finale. It is now in syndication on SciFi as afternoon filler. I guess that most of its viewers were young enough not to recognize it as idea recycling from "The Invaders" in some ways. It did however have a great opening/credits segment.
The narration from the opening credits of each episode:
"In 1564 Nostradamus predicted the destruction of Earth in three terrifying waves. The first wave is here. My name is Cade Foster. These are my journals. They killed my wife and framed me for the murder. Now I run, but I don't hide. With the prophecies of Nostradamus as my guide I seek them. I hunt them. I will stop the first wave."
- Cade Foster
Here is some of the relevant details about the show, it was alright...
Show Description: Originally Aired 1998 - 2001
Number of Seasons: 3
Stars: Sebastian Spence as Cade Foster
Rob LaBelle as Crazy Eddie
Dana Brooks as Colonel Garce
Roger R. Cross as Joshua
Traci Elizabeth Lords as Jordan Radcliffe
Description:
Created by Chris Brancato with Francis Ford Coppola and Larry Sugar as Executive Producers. Reformed thief Cade Foster discovers that aliens are among us in the form of genetic clones, intent on enslaving the population. To assess the human potential to fight back, they gather data from 117 test subjects. When Foster remembers the tests conducted on him, the aliens frame him for his wife's murder. Pursued by police, aliens, and mysterious government agents, Foster discovers the lost quatrains of Nostradamus. The quatrains tell of three waves which will destroy the planet, unless a "twice blessed man" can stop them. Aided by quirky cyber-journalist - Crazy Eddie, Foster investigates strange occurrences which have ties to Nostradamus' quatrains, hoping to find what he needs to forestall the aliens' plans.
Source: First Wave - Google cache
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There was a Sci-Fi series way back around the 60's which I really liked. It starred Roy Thinnes and was called "The Invaders" The neatest thing was when he would kill one of the aliens, their bodies would burn up which was explained as having something to do with their souls going back to their home planet.
Ah, The Invaders! As a girl I was terrified of that big tophat in the sky. And after seeing most of the series again as an adult, it held up surprisingly well for a low to mid-budget '60s scifi show.
I love how the the invaders would glow before they burst into flames. I think this happened because the process that molded their bodies into human form stressed them thermodynamically, so a big enough shock to the system would initiate the catastrophic exothermic reaction as their bodies sought equilibrium. And they burned completely because their skeletons were cellulose-based (wood, IOW).
Oh yeah, and the stories were usually inventive. I kept thinking that with just a little more thought & polish to the writing it could be a great series. (But maybe I'm looking at a '60s show thru jaded '00s eyes there.) And the theme music was too cool.