So, I wound up watching all 5 hours of Invasion Iowa this week. This even after scoffing at the premise. (Duping the townspeople for laughs? It's all too easy to trick someone and could come scross as just mean.) The trailer made me come 'round.

I have no formal review - the review at SciFi Weekly is dead-on. My initial misgivings about the premise were off-target as the show proved to exemplify the kind-heartedness of the people of Riverside. As far as people's reaction, the mini-series showed only one immediate and understandably negative reaction (farmer Wayne) that evntaully gave way to an attitude of acceptance. (Maybe after going home and seeing the check?)

In the end, I was glad I got to see it. And the whole "Love Bomb!" bit, I think, is going to be a recurring thing at the lunch table.

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Posted by John DeNardo at Saturday April 02, 2005 at 12:53 AM
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