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The Invaders
« Thread Started on Mar 24, 2010, 10:33am »

Does anyone remember this show from the late sixties, maybe around 1969 or 1970? About the aliens who had the crooked pinky fingers (I think it was their pinkies), and when they died, they would disintegrate and then glow. The hero was always trying to convince others that the aliens had invaded earth, but nobody would believe him...until later on in the series, I think.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #1 on Mar 24, 2010, 12:47pm »

Mar 24, 2010, 10:33am, Nonfatman wrote:

Does anyone remember this show from the late sixties, maybe around 1969 or 1970? About the aliens who had the crooked pinky fingers (I think it was their pinkies), and when they died, they would disintegrate and then glow. The hero was always trying to convince others that the aliens had invaded earth, but nobody would believe him...until later on in the series, I think.

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I heard they were going to do a mini-series remake at some time, in the 90's I think, but never got to hear anymore about it.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #2 on Mar 24, 2010, 9:09pm »

Mar 24, 2010, 12:47pm, Quizz Kid wrote:

Mar 24, 2010, 10:33am, Nonfatman wrote:

Does anyone remember this show from the late sixties, maybe around 1969 or 1970? About the aliens who had the crooked pinky fingers (I think it was their pinkies), and when they died, they would disintegrate and then glow. The hero was always trying to convince others that the aliens had invaded earth, but nobody would believe him...until later on in the series, I think.

Jeff

Loved it a a kid, Roy Thinnes starred; a lonely road, a deserted diner and a man too tired for sleep.

I heard they were going to do a mini-series remake at some time, in the 90's I think, but never got to hear anymore about it.

That was a great opening. I remember being really scared watching that show as a nine or ten year old. It was really a good series, with a lot of guest stars.

I think there was some kind of a remake with Roy Thinnes, I'll have to look into that.

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Re: The Invaders
« Reply #3 on Jan 24, 2012, 3:21pm »

"The Invaders" was a great show! Perhaps it wasn't as psychologically deep as some series are now, but it came from an era when shows were fun. I wasn't alive when it first aired, but I collected VHS tapes of it when they were put out, albeit from a cheap home video company, in the 1980s.

It had atmsophere, and Roy Thinnes grinding his teeth to show sweaty determination was always enjoyable to watch.