tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post2317766487237851933..comments2024-03-08T17:11:54.696-08:00Comments on THE INVADERS: Episode 13: Storm - 4/4/67Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04594017640571724035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-81789458891451120972021-07-31T15:48:09.163-07:002021-07-31T15:48:09.163-07:00Again, this seems to go against the Invaders' ...Again, this seems to go against the Invaders' usual M.O. I also don't know why David didn't point out to the authorities there were an abnormal amount of cerebral hemorrhages in alien hotspots.J.P. Pelzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248525089124510089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-66701164195978856152021-07-31T15:46:46.620-07:002021-07-31T15:46:46.620-07:00Joe Mannix vs. the Invaders would have been a lot ...Joe Mannix vs. the Invaders would have been a lot of fun.J.P. Pelzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248525089124510089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-54317229437271081412017-10-28T16:37:58.497-07:002017-10-28T16:37:58.497-07:00This was a fairly enjoyable episode to watch, but ...This was a fairly enjoyable episode to watch, but did stretch credulity quite a bit. Young lady "housekeeper" living in same house as a priest? Hurricanes to wipe out Florida cities? Putting the controls for the hurricanes right there in a church? Interesting that we never actually saw a church service or congregation at Father Joe's church, either; heck -- apparently Father Joe didn't even use the place much, himself! The aliens figured they'd have a free run of the joint whenever they wanted to whip up some bad weather! <br /><br />Joseph Campanella is good as the priest, and I assume he filmed this on the side, while doing the first season of "Mannix" (also 1967)? Campanella would not return to Mannix for season 2, as for format was changed. Barbara Luna had a great turn as the young lady who acts all simpering when Father Joe's around, then turns hard-as-nails alien when he's not. She was also in "The Outer Limits" episode "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork". <br /><br />The control panel for the hurricanes is quaint and fun -- looks like a 1960s pinball game. The more cities you can hit with the spinning "hurricane" top, the more points you earn! You gotta give it to those aliens... they DID like 'having their fun' while conquering Earth. Not a bad entry in the series, to be sure, but again a rather murky alien plot to advance their goals DOES hamper it a bit. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.com