The Invisible Man

2000 · 2 seasons · Comedy
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Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

The Invisible Man is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. Somewhat more successful than previous television series involving invisible secret agents, it aired from June 9, 2000 to February 1, 2002, lasting two seasons. The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes, a thief facing life imprisonment who was recruited by a low-rent spy organization and given the power of invisibility via implantation of a special "Quicksilver gland" in his head. The gland allows Fawkes to secrete a light-bending substance called "Quicksilver" from his pores and follicles. The substance quickly coats his skin, hair, nails and clothes and renders him invisible. He can consciously release the Quicksilver, which then flakes off and disintegrates. However, the Quicksilver gland was sabotaged at its creation by scientist Arnaud DeFehrn to release a neurotoxin that accumulates in the bloodstream and causes intense pain, followed by antisocial behavior and psychosis. The host requires regular doses of "counteragent" to keep him sane and healthy, which is controlled by said government agency. This series lasted for two seasons, before being cancelled due to cost issues and internal bickering between the Sci Fi Channel and its then-parent company, USA Networks. The show's first season ran concurrently in first-run syndication as well as on Sci Fi.

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
2000
Created by
Matt Greenberg
Channel
Syfy
Studio
Stu Segall Productions · Sci-Fi Channel · USA Network

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Reception

The series was cancelled by USA Cable Entertainment primarily due to the high production costs of its visual effects, with budgets for some episodes exceeding $1 million.

Reception

Falling viewership meant advertising revenue could no longer support the show's expensive effects, contributing to its cancellation after two seasons.

References

The character Dr. Thomas Walker constructed his alternate identity 'Tommy Walker' after the protagonist of The Who's rock opera album Tommy, a blind, deaf, and mute character.

Casting

David Burke (who played Kevin Fawkes) and Armin Shimerman (who played Thomas Walker/Augustin Gaither) had previously starred together in the short-lived live-action series The Tick.

Trivia

In Season 2, the show was informally rebranded as 'The I-Man' in some references.

Trivia

The fictional government Agency in the series keeps getting bureaucratically absorbed into unrelated federal departments, starting as a division of a semi-fictional 'Department of Fish and Game' before later being shuffled through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Health and Human Services, the Postal Service, and finally the Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Trivia

The Region 1 DVD release of the first season includes an alternate version of the episode 'Money for Nothing, Part II' showing Hobbes trying to take Darien into custody, rather than the version fans had voted for in which Hobbes joins forces with Darien; no explanation was given for this choice.

Trivia

The Region 1 DVD presents episodes in widescreen 16:9, while the Region 2 DVD release presents them in full screen 4:3, and streaming versions on NBC.com and the Roku Channel were shown cropped in 4:3 instead of the original widescreen ratio.

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