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The series, which was produced by Creator/QuinnMartin Productions (who made several other famous TV series of the time) for the Creator/{{ABC}} television network, premiered as a MidseasonReplacement in January 1967. It follows the life of an architect named David Vincent (Creator/RoyThinnes) who, by sheer chance, happened to witness the landing of an UFO after getting lost while driving one night. Discovering that aliens disguised as humans have infiltrated Earth and are planning to take over the world, Vincent sets out to thwart their plans and to find evidence of the invasion so he can warn the rest of humanity.

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The series, which was produced by Creator/QuinnMartin Productions (who made several other famous TV series of the time) for the Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] television network, premiered as a MidseasonReplacement in January 1967. It follows the life of an architect named David Vincent (Creator/RoyThinnes) who, by sheer chance, happened to witness the landing of an UFO after getting lost while driving one night. Discovering that aliens disguised as humans have infiltrated Earth and are planning to take over the world, Vincent sets out to thwart their plans and to find evidence of the invasion so he can warn the rest of humanity.
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The series ran only for two seasons (one-and-a-half, really, as it began midseason) and had no definitive ending. In 1995, a sequel TV movie was made (apparently as a failed pilot for a SequelSeries) in which an ex-con (played by ''Series/QuantumLeap'''s Creator/ScottBakula) is convinced by the now-elderly Vincent ([[RoleReprise still played by Roy Thinnes!]]) to pick up the cause against the aliens.

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The series ran only for two seasons (one-and-a-half, really, as it began midseason) and had no definitive ending.ending -- though the final episode does sort of act as a 'for the time being' wrap-up, it clearly wasn't intended as a finale. In 1995, a sequel TV movie was made (apparently as a failed pilot for a SequelSeries) in which an ex-con (played by ''Series/QuantumLeap'''s Creator/ScottBakula) is convinced by the now-elderly Vincent ([[RoleReprise still played by Roy Thinnes!]]) to pick up the cause against the aliens.
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted: The aliens do not hate humanity, but don't care about us because they lack emotions. Further subverted in that a few "mutant" members of their species ''do'' have emotions and are more sympathetic.

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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Subverted: The aliens do not hate humanity, but don't care about us because they lack emotions. Further subverted in that a few "mutant" members of their species ''do'' have emotions and are more sympathetic. And ultimately, "The Life Seekers" reveals there are aliens back on the homeworld who are against the whole Invasion plan, but of course, we hadn't met any up to now because they weren't here on Earth to meet.
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* KarmicDeath: Viktor from the eponymous episode. He is content to sell out the human race for a position of power, but he initially tries to ensure his wife Sherri is protected. When the aliens learn Sherri has been helping Vincent, though, they want to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident to deal with her, and Viktor sides with them. Vincent saves Sherri in time, but he also frames Viktor as an undercover agent working against the invasion. Viktor is dead within minutes of Vincent's phone call.

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* KarmicDeath: Viktor Vikor from the eponymous episode. He is content to sell out the human race for a position of power, but he initially tries to ensure his wife Sherri is protected. When the aliens learn Sherri has been helping Vincent, though, they want to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident to deal with her, and Viktor Vikor sides with them. Vincent saves Sherri in time, but he also frames Viktor Vikor as an undercover agent working against the invasion. Viktor Vikor is dead within minutes of Vincent's phone call.
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*** In an odd coincidence, the same actor, Linden Chiles, played both Vincent's brother and Jeremy Mace.
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* FallenHero: The end of "Viktor" highlights how the eponymous man was a genuine hero once upon a time (even receiving a couple medals for his military service), but his experiences and post-military life drove him to the point where he cut a deal to sell out the human race.

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* FallenHero: The end of "Viktor" "Vikor" highlights how the eponymous man was a genuine hero once upon a time (even receiving a couple medals for his military service), but his experiences and post-military life drove him to the point where he cut a deal to sell out the human race.
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* ComicBookAdaptation: A short-lived one, published by Creator/GoldKeyComics,

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* ComicBookAdaptation: A short-lived one, published by Creator/GoldKeyComics,Creator/GoldKeyComics.

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