Invasion

ABC (ended 2006)

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  • What to Watch This Weekend: Karaoke Battle USA, SyFy's Doomsday Prophecy, and Breaking Bad

    Weekends are for lovers. (Sorry haters, you get Tuesdays and Wednesdays.) So let's go nuts this weekend, you guys! Let's go outside and sneak into swimming pools and play flashlight tag and Sardines and wear short sleeves even though it's… more

  • Steve McPherson Resigns as ABC Boss

    ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson is O-U-T! McPherson abruptly resigned from his position as boss of the network and studio late yesterday (presumably to avoid a day's worth of media crush), and ABC Family president Paul Lee will take over.… more

  • Invasion actress invades pilot

    Lisa Sheridan, last seen in ABC's sci-fi series Invasion, is returning to TV. The actress will play the lead in a thriller pilot for Lifetime titled Conspiracy. Conspiracy will follow an idealistic young lawyer who comes to realize the Washington,… more

  • August 22, 2006 DVD Releases

    weeklyroundup_lafemme.jpg Veronica MarsThe Complete 2nd Season Watch Video Clip Buy the DVD! More Veronica Mars Show Summary | Episode Guide | Forum HouseSeason Two Watch Video Clip Buy the DVD! More House Show Summary | Episode Guide | Forum InvasionThe… more

  • ABC merges news units

    ABC today announced it is merging its news documentary unit with its production unit to form ABC News All Media. The new department will develop and produce programs for the network and for its cable clients, and will work with… more

  • Invasion creator makes new deal

    The invasion has ended, but its mastermind is hatching more plans. Shaun Cassidy, who most recently created the canceled ABC sci-fi drama Invasion, has signed a new deal with Touchstone TV. The two-year deal with a third-year option is in… more

  • Invasion star lands in Heartland for TNT

    Invasion star Kari Matchett will join Treat Williams in the TNT drama pilot Heartland. Williams (the WB's Everwood) plays Nathaniel Grant, an intense, sleep-deprived heart-transplant surgeon whose devotion to his work takes a toll on his relationships. Matchett plays his… more

  • Prison Break chief promises action

    summerpresstour.jpg LOS ANGELES--Last year it was Fox's Break out hit. This season, will new fans come aboard? That was the question put to Paul Scheuring, executive producer of Fox's Prison Break. Speaking this week at the TV Critics Association summer… more

  • ABC does Tuesday morning quarterbacking

    summerpresstour.jpg LOS ANGELES--As Ricky Ricardo might say, "ABC, you got some 'splaining to do!" After a resurgent 2004 season, in which the network launched Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Lost, ABC took a chance in 2005 with two expensive dramas… more

  • Fichtner invades Prison Break

    The Invasion is continuing--at least for William Fichtner. The actor who played a creepy sheriff in the canceled ABC sci-fi series Invasion is stepping into the role of a federal agent in Fox's Prison Break. Fichtner's character will hunt down… more

  • Flockhart and Jagger land on the tube

    Former Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart will return to prime time next season in the ABC family soap Brothers & Sisters, which also stars Rachel Griffiths. Brothers was one of four dramas to get the network's green light Friday. Also… more

  • Finale Fanfare

    FinaleFanfareHeader7.jpg ABC is home to some of the best shows on television, and the finales for these great series will surely not disappoint. Look for excitement from Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy--and be sure to bid a final farewell… more

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  • ABC adds more reality to lineup

    ABC announced a rash of prime-time midseason changes Wednesday that will go into effect beginning next month. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition cleans up the Gulf Coast." link="/extreme-makeover-home-edition/show/23066/summary.html"> Unscripted series will get their due, with four special episodes of Extreme Makeover:… more

  • Fall's success stories not few or far between

    The first nine weeks of the 2005-06 prime-time campaign are history. So what have we learned? Earl." link="/my-name-is-earl/show/31988/summary.html"> In many ways, the old-fashioned work of network TV--the task of luring viewers by the millions to keep a weekly date with… more

  • Last year's prime-time hits dominate new TV season

    Two weeks into the new US TV season, the biggest hits in prime time are the same shows that topped the Nielsen ratings last year, led by CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Desperate Housewives, and Lost. Several new shows had promising… more

  • ABC, CBS share honors in first week of season

    ABC and CBS split the bragging rights for the first week of the 2005-06 television season. Lost: a real find for ABC." link="/lost/show/24313/summary.html"> With big sophomore-season premiere ratings for Desperate Housewives and Lost and a little help from an NFL… more

  • Advertisers get sticker shock from American Idol

    Adweek Magazine reports today that when Fox's American Idol returns for its fifth season this fall, advertisers will be paying more than ever to have their 30-second ads air during the broadcast. The cost of a spot on the Tuesday… more

  • New Shows Fall 2005

    newshows.jpg SurfaceMondays at 8 p.m. Considered to be one of the many probable Lost clones, NBC's Surface is the network's big-budget action-adventure gamble. It was originally titled Fathom, but was changed after an unknown entity (much like the show's monster)… more

  • ABC gives the goods on its fall schedule

    ABC has announced its fall premiere schedule, which is good news for those adding appointments into their calendars for Desperate Housewives and Lost. There will be many returning shows, as well as several new shows that have been receiving a… more

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Categories

Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Themes

Alien Technology, Battle For Earth, Beings From Another World, Disasters At Sea, Dysfuntional Families