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nice piece of television history The Invisible Man: The Complete Series (DVD, the second television series with this title, debuted in the USA in 1975 on NBC and starred David McCallum as the scientist Daniel Westin and Melinda Fee as his wife, Dr. Kate Westin. The series was created by the producer Harve Bennett. A pilot TV movie initially aired in May 1975 and was followed by a 12-episode series Inspired by the original novel by H.G. Wells, the pilot film depicts Daniel Westin working for a company called the Klae Corporation, which is doing experiments in molecular disintegration. He discovers the side effect of his work is the ability to turn objects invisible and tries to find medical applications for his invention. He discovers that objects that are made invisible reappear after a few hours, and on living test animals the collars they wear re-appear before the living cells themselves. Obsessed by his invention, Daniel decides to become invisible himself, in part to prove that a human can survive the process, and also to test a serum he has developed to reverse the invisibility. He reveals the process to his boss, Walter Carlson (Jackie Cooper), who is initially unimpressed by what he sees as millions spent on a nuclear disintegrator, but he becomes more interested when he realizes that the pen Daniel disintegrated is actually still there ("Do you know what you've got here?" "An invisible pen..." "Cute. No, invisible armies..."). He wants to back the project for military purposes, and in the course of the argument it is revealed that the Pentagon has provided the funding for Daniel's research; in effect the military already own the process. Daniel tries to destroy his invention by sneaking into the lab after hours and deleting his research. In order to make his escape he becomes invisible for a second time, before triggering an overload and destroying the apparatus. But it appears that after all the process is unstable, and he becomes only briefly visible before turning permanently invisible; he cannot return to his visible state any longer, and the serum is ineffective. He goes to his friend, Dr. Nick Maggio (Henry Darrow), a skilled plastic surgeon who creates a disguise for him in the form of a face mask and a pair of gloves using a special material called Dermaplex, that has the same properties as human skin, which enable Daniel to appear in public (and also so that the viewers get to see the show's star, David McCallum, once in a while). The Dermaplex side effect is that Daniel has to remove the mask from time to time because, as Dr. Maggio states, "The beard will be your enemy, and the itch will drive you crazy." (It would appear that Maggio also made a few extra masks for Daniel at some time or other, as at least three are seen lined up on the shelf in a closet in Daniel's laboratory in "Go Directly to Jail". Also, in "Stop When Red Lights Flash" Daniel is shown to keep a spare mask rolled up in a tube-shaped container in a toolbox in the trunk of his car, along with a spare pair ofBy the conclusion of the pilot, the process' lack of stability renders it effectively useless for commercial or military applications, and the Klae Corporation is persuaded to re-employ him in his research capacity despite his condition, and thus the series begins from this point. Daniel seeks to perfect his work and at the same time find a cure There were subtle differences between the pilot and the series.Read full review
I remember, somewhat vaguely, watching this all-too-shortlived series, I believe on the WNBC Network. David (Illya Nikovitch Kuryakin) McCallum is one of those actors who could read the phone book to me and I would listen attentively from A to Z. He's that good. Playing Mr. Kuryakin on The Man From UNCLE was originally intended as a very, very supporting, almost bit-part kind of role. It didn't take very long for fans of the show to change all of that. Very quickly, he was right there, shoulder to shoulder, with Napolean Solo, fighting the forces of THRUSH. The Invisible Man.... Oh, yes, Mr. McCallum, along with the stunningly beautiful Melinda Fee and Craig Stevens, aka Peter Gunn. You really have to be over 60, like me, to remember Mr. Stevens. If you like Mr. McCallum's work, such as his work on NCIS with Mark Harmon, you will very probably enjoy this show as well, even if it had fewer episodes than The Prisoner. MZRead full review
David McCallum does an excellent job as the invisible man, and he is not invisible very much, thankfully. The series was short-lived due to inadequate scripts, but there are many engaging moments. I'm glad to have the dvds.
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A favorite show from the past! Although it didn’t last long,it is enjoyable to watch!
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I became interested in this series on DVD after learning of it elsewhere, and I find it to be very good; the characters are very credible, and this does have the makings of an entertaining time for all. I recommend it to anyone interested in science fiction, and in Seventies television as a whole.
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