letterten 2005-06 fall preview | abc

ABC Wednesday 10pm

debuts October 5, 8:30pm

concept from	Hurricane Eve descends on a tropical Eden near the Florida Everglades, threatening a family (that include Eddie Cibrian and Lisa Sheridan) already torn apart by divorce. During the storm strange lights fall into the swamps, where spooky discoveries lurk. A conspiracy freak (Tyler Labine) thinks the hurricane is a cover for extraterrestrial activity. Is he onto something? Keep watching the skies - and the screen.
stars	William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian, Lisa Sheridan, Kari Matchett, Tyler Labine, Evan Peters, Ariel Gade, Alexis Dziena, Aisha Hinds
producers	Shaun Cassidy, Thomas Schlamme
studio	Warner Bros. Television

i opine...

ABC had to pull the hurricane references to the show due to Hurricane Katrina, which might actually pique curiosity for anyone that knows the premise. I'm a little concerned that TV's done it again: both NBC's "Surface," CBS' "Threshold," and "Invasion" seem to have had a similar path to the screen. Will that make the shows confusable? All that being said, it seems as if they've assembled a likable cast and mysterious premise. Combine that with Shaun Cassidy as creator/exec producer, this will make an interesting horse race on Wednesdays.

the breakdown
	Something tells me it's not going to be a hit, I can't explain why even though it's got arguably the best lead-in of any new show: "Invasion" follows "Lost." Of course that's going to make ABC look hard at how much of the "Lost" audience it retains. The slot isn't an issue at all.