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I watched Apple TV’s Invasion last night. In the interest of full disclosure, I watched the first episode, then fast-forwarded through the next two that are available. It was that fast-forward you do in the vain hope that something that is slow and boring and off-topic might actually veer back to what the title promises: an INVASION. By, you know, something. Anything. Other than dark skies, occasional meteorites, something in a crop circle, something in a dust storm, a spaceship accident caused by something, and just all-around vague threats.
Where to begin?
The blurb for the series is: “Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.”
Hmm. Okay. Right there, as a writer, I see a problem. This is a thriller where the entire planet is at stake. You know, like what, some millions, billions, whatever, I haven’t counted lately. WTF should I care about these five people? Well, damn it, the show is going to spend most of its time trying to make me do exactly that. Whether you find it interesting or not. Which it isn’t.
There is an American SEAL (really, folks, there are other special ops than SEALS, but in this case…
