User Reviews

Fans will recognize:

"Brooks", the old prisoner from "The Shawshank Redemption" (James Whitmore)

AND

"Hamilton Burger", the prosecutor from "Perry Mason" (William Talman)

Fast-paced, action-packed episode with lots of recognizable faces: James Whitmore and Susan Strasberg for starters, and Byron Keith (77 Sunset Strip), William Talman from Perry Mason, and Barney Phillips. But Whitmore and Strasberg's characters are underdeveloped, and the others have basically cameo roles. Also, David Vincent must have taken his stupid pills before this caper. I know the plot contrivances necessitated him acting in a certain manner, but the result is far from his finest hour in the battle against the invaders.

I always liked "The Invaders" but watching it now over 50 years later, I enjoy it even more. Roy Thinnes (David Vincent) is perfectly cast in the lead role and brings a sense of class to the show. Supporting casts are s "who's who" of a generation of actors who demonstrated a highly honed craft. It's a shame that there was no final resolution of the series (ala "The Fugitive") but it provided wonderful escapist entertainment for millions of fans. "The Invaders" belongs in the TV Hall of Fame with special recognition to Roy Thinnes.

I was surprised as I watched "Quantity: Unknown" as it managed something no other episode had done before....it was very badly written. Up until this episode, I was pleased with every show...but this one is just bad for many logical reasons.

When the story begins, a small plane crashes and the crew is gone...which means they were likely aliens. Among the things found after the crash was a small cylinder which was VERY weird, as it had no weight whatsoever. Not surprisingly, David learns about it and comes to investigate.

Now the set-up for this one was excellent....but what came next was just bad. David joins up with another guy who he assumes is an alien hunter like himself....though he really has no proof of this. And, what they do next makes no sense at all. To top it off...the ending make no sense either. After all, David was smart in all the other episodes...and here he is a complete idiot and very gullible.

A few of the logical errors would include the chase at the end of the show (David has a gun....yet runs from his pursuer who has none and is planning on killing him), the 'friend's' actions at the laboratory and much, much more. Did the producers decide to let their kids write this one?! A huge disappointment with so many logical errors I'm not even going to mention them here!