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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 6:02 pm 
Just watched the pilot. It's Josh Holloway, people! First episode was a little confusing. I think the "invaders" are supposed to be aliens, but they haven't come out and said it yet. It took a bit to get into it, but it's kind of interesting. Boils down to
Spoiler
Click below to view spoiler | | Josh (aka "Will Sullivan/Bowman") gets forced to collaborate with the invaders by infiltrating the resistance movement, while unbeknownst to him, his wife is part of the resistance. Looks good. |
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 7:40 pm
I think they did confirm they were aliens, didn't they?
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 8:14 pm
It said it in the channel guide listing, but I don't recall them ever saying so in the show itself. I remember looking back at the channel guide listing to be sure.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 10:51 pm
Here's an interesting article that calls it "A Promising, Subversive Sci-Fi Thriller." Hoo boy. Who knew?
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/colony-review/424443/
They had me at Josh Holloway.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 1:28 am
"I think they did confirm they were aliens, didn't they?"
I don't think so, Kitt. Holloway said (I think it was on The Talk) that they were invaded by a "force" that was able to take over quickly and they had superior technology....and that even he doesn't know who or what they are.
I've read it put that way in other interviews also. It seems to me that they're working too hard to make the point that they are an unknown entity, while at the same time making it appear very alien (superior technology and the building of that gigantic wall so quickly and the cool flying drones that keep an eye on everyone). It just makes me think it's not aliens at all because they are so adamant about keeping it a mystery. I keep wondering if it's either our own government or China or Japan or some other country that has great technological development.
I don't think we'll learn who (or what) "they" are for quite awhile.....sort of like how we didn't learn what the island on Lost was for most of the series. I get the feeling this is really a character driven series like Lost and the mystery is just a MacGuffin.
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MacGuffin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with MacGuffin (cipher).
"In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation. The specific nature of a MacGuffin is typically unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of MacGuffin is an object, place, or person; other, more abstract types include money, victory, glory, survival, power, love, or some unexplained driving force.
The MacGuffin technique is common in films, especially thrillers. Usually the MacGuffin is the central focus of the film in the first act, and thereafter declines in importance. It may re-appear at the climax of the story, but sometimes is actually forgotten by the end of the story. Multiple MacGuffins are sometimes derisively identified as plot coupons.[1][2]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 4:38 am
According to the Wiki, the invaders are aliens:
Wikipedia - Colony
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Cablejockey
Member
12-26-2001
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 8:56 am
I had the feeling too that the 'alien' overlords may well be quite human after all. Nobody has seen them, when people disappear to that factory, and they never come back to talk about it.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 10:39 am
I was going by what Josh Holloway said on The Talk (live) on Tuesday. He claims he does not know who/what they are. Most places I've seen say thing like "...the aliens (we assume)...."
I'm more inclined to enjoy the character driven storyline than to solve the mystery of the who/what. The story would be the same whether it's Martians or Texans! 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 10:45 am
For Canadians who might have missed the premiere of Colony on Bravo, I found a link to a vid of the ep on the BRAVO site.
http://www.bravo.ca/video/player?vid=774196
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 10:58 am
I started watching and stopped after about 15 minutes, but later went back and got thoroughly hooked.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:39 am
Yeah, I didn't get anything from the show that explicitly said aliens. But the Comcast channel guide description did explicitly say aliens.
So, if they aren't, that's very misleading.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:39 am
This is what the Comcast listing says:
The premiere of the futuristic drama about an alien-occupied L.A.. First up: Will Sullivan attempts a daring rescue while Katie, his wife, tries to help a relative in need. In other events, a job opportunity threatens to divide the family.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 12:06 pm
It seemed pretty obvious to me that they are aliens.
Pretty good show though I must say that I'm influenced by Josh Hollowway being on it because Sawyer was one of my all time favorite characters.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 12:22 pm
Remember the word "alien" does not necessarily mean extra-terrestrial. I'm keeping my mind open to the possibilities.
Once again, I'm right there with you, OG. I almost deleted it about 15 minutes in, thinking it was just another alien-occupation story. But I stuck it out and actually ended up enjoying. I'm gonna see if there's a repeat somewhere so DH can watch it with me. He's not so into the aliens, but he might enjoy the conspiracy aspect.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 12:27 pm
It's being repeated multiple times this week.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 2:58 pm
Babyj, I was just going to bring up the point that aliens can be ETs or Hungarians.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 3:04 pm
An occupying force that is strong enough to overcome the regular U.S. government and build an enormous wall.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 3:08 pm
It is being repeated several times this week. I set it up to record again tonight.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 4:14 pm
<<< snort >>>
What Jimmer said...
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, January 18, 2016 - 4:17 pm
An enormous wall around several cities? Santa Monica appears occupied as well, right? They gave Will a "Santa Monica" ID to replace his LA ID.
And it seems to have happened very quickly. Too fast for Will to get his son out of Santa Monica and back to LA?
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 11:53 am
This series is aired on Bravo in Canada and I hope I just caught on time, I'm taping the next episode and they're repeating the previous one... let's see if I too like it or not...
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 11:55 am
Mmm... the title of this thread could be misleading since the series can be viewed in Canada as well if you have Bravo..
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Moderator
Moderator
06-29-2002
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 12:05 pm
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 3:50 pm
Thanks. I didn't realize when I started this thread that it could be on more than one channel.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 4:17 pm
I'm happy it's on USA. Maybe they'll give it more of a chance to build an audience than one of the major networks would?
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