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Invasion: Pilot Episode, a Review

ABC’s new science fiction series Invasion. Judging by the look of the pilot episode, this is a big budget affair. The hurricane scenes were impressive as were the opening scenes with a plane flying into the eye of the storm. It’s hard to come to any real conclusions about this series based on just this episode though.

The basic concept of Invasion is that in the aftermath of a hurricane there…

Invasion Thoughts

ABC’s new science fiction drama series Invasion kicks off tonight at 10pm. It’s run into some promotional trouble as the opening episode features the aftermath of a hurricane. However, unlike some of the other sci-fi pilots this season, it’s also getting good reviews. The fact that its by American Gothic creator Shaun Cassidy may have something to do with that.

The synopsis for the first episode of Invasion goes like this:…

Fall 2005 Sci-Fi Programming

Sci-Fi television is experiencing a major resurgence this season so I thought I’d make myself up a handy little chart of what sci-fi shows are on what channel at what time and on what day:

Mondays
Network 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
NBC Surface Medium
Tuesdays
The WB Supernatural
Wednesdays
ABC Lost Invasion
Thursdays
ABC Alias The Night Stalker
The WB Smallville
Fridays
CBS The Ghost Whisperer Threshold
Saturdays
Sundays
The WB Charmed

Invasion Still Suffering From Hurricane Katrina Fallout

I’ve previously mentioned that ABC pulled its advertising for the new series Invasion due to the fact that the first episode begins with a hurricane. Unfortunately it seems Invasion’s problems don’t end there. It’s now being reported that advertisers are nervous about including their spots in the broadcast of the show.

In an interview with MediaPosts online MediaDailyNews one media agency executive is quoted as saying:

“It shows how people are suffering.…

Science Fiction Series September Season Premier Dates

I’ve been meaning to dig up the season opener dates for this years sci-fi tv series, but hey I’m lazy I didn’t get to it. So everyone say thank you to SciFi Ranter Girl for posting the following dates on her blog and saving me the effort of actually, you know, working:

Supernatural
WB
9pm, Tuesday September 13th

Threshold
CBS
9pm, Friday September 16th

Surface
NBC
8pm, Monday September 19th

Medium
NBC
9pm, Monday September 19th

Lost
ABC
9pm, Wednesday September 21st

Invasion
ABC
10pm, Wednesday September 21st
Wednesday,…

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