michaellevenson
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Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, trying to warn the authorities of an alien invasion in this 60's American classic.
The first series was very good, with fast paced stories, fantastic music and some real clever concepts. The UFO design was simplistic but effective, there was some cool weaponry, I liked the hand held discs they pressed against victims necks to induce a brain hemorrhage, and of course when the aliens died they burnt up in an incandescent glow which was very effective FX.
Good alien plots included, controlling the weather and turning insects hostile.
The second series wasn't quite so hard hitting, and Vincent ended up gathering a group of believers which slightly changed the ethos of the show. Having said that there's some good stories still particularly Summit Meeting with Michael Rennie guest starring. Shame it got cancelled after two seasons without a definite conclusion, overall a show worth checking out if you've not seen it.
The first series was very good, with fast paced stories, fantastic music and some real clever concepts. The UFO design was simplistic but effective, there was some cool weaponry, I liked the hand held discs they pressed against victims necks to induce a brain hemorrhage, and of course when the aliens died they burnt up in an incandescent glow which was very effective FX.
Good alien plots included, controlling the weather and turning insects hostile.
The second series wasn't quite so hard hitting, and Vincent ended up gathering a group of believers which slightly changed the ethos of the show. Having said that there's some good stories still particularly Summit Meeting with Michael Rennie guest starring. Shame it got cancelled after two seasons without a definite conclusion, overall a show worth checking out if you've not seen it.
