The Invaders his goal of 'convincing disbelieving authorities' at least, and the Invaders' plans temporarily thwarted, leaving the door open for any possible later sequel or spinoff series. The series was produced by Quinn Martin, who was looking for a show to replace the immensely popular "The Fugitive", which was ending its run in 1967. Larry Cohen, the series' creator, had conceived two earlier series with similarities to "The Invaders." Chuck Connors starred in "Branded" (1965) as a soldier court-martialed for cowardice, who traveled the West searching for witnesses and proof that he had acted valiantly, and "Coronet Blue" (1967) about Michael
The X-Files sources and analogues Mulder draws elements from the 1960s TV series "The Avengers". Alongside many real-life documented cases dealing with the concepts of alien abduction, alien invasion and UFOs, "The X-Files" franchise also borrows these same themes from other TV shows that have also covered the subject. Such shows go back to the 1950s, 60s and 70s when such topics were popular and massively discussed in the American media. Television series of those times such as "The Quatermass Experiment" from the 1950s, "The Invaders" from the 1960s, "" from the 1970s, "V: The Final Battle" from the 1980s all served as inspirations. Prior