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The Invisible Man

TV·2000–2002·2 seasons, 46 episodes·Syfy·Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama·44m·7.1·Created by Matt Greenberg

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Invisible Man S01E01Pilot (1)S01E01 · 10.0Darien Fawkes is a con-man and thief who is captured for a third time. Rather then face California's three-strike law, he volunteers for an experiment conducted by his brother Kevin. Kevin and another scientist, Arnaud, have created a synthetic gland that secrets ""Quicksilver"", a substance that can bend light. They place the gland in Darien's head. He soon realizes what has happened and is none too pleased. Darien is even less happy when they discover the gland secretes Quicksilver into the recipient's brain, and enough of it drives the person insane. Darien learns to control his abilities, and soon discovers that Arnaud is up to something. Arnaud claims Darien is insane when he accuses the scientists, but then Arnaud's mercenaries break in, steal the information on the gland, and kill everyone except Darien. Darien goes to his ex-girlfriend, a doctor who is furious at him because he didn't reveal his past. She refuses to believe he can turn invisible, and then Darien is taken away by
  2. 02The Invisible Man S02E01LegendsS02E01 · 6.0The agents find themselves hunting for the legendary Sasquatch on an Indian reservation after two men have been killed there under mysterious circumstances.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0124Episodes2000–01Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Invisible Man S01E01Pilot (1)June 9, 2000 10.0Darien Fawkes is a con-man and thief who is captured for a third time. Rather then face California's three-strike law, he volunteers for an
  2. S01E02The Invisible Man S01E02Pilot (2)June 9, 2000Going to Mexico to investigate Arnaud, Bobby meets his new partner Bobby Hobbes: a veteran spy and near basket-case. They escape an ambush b
  3. S01E03The Invisible Man S01E03The CatevariJune 16, 2000A patient in a coma hidden away at a secret hospital recovers and escapes, killing the guards in the process with a poisonous touch. The Age
  4. S01E04The Invisible Man S01E04RalphJune 23, 2000A young girl is a witness to an assassination by a sniper. Traumatized, she only speaks to her imaginary friend ""Ralph."" Darien, using his
  5. S01E05The Invisible Man S01E05TiresiasJuly 7, 2000Darien and Hobbes are assigned to help investigate an auditor's relative's suicide, and run into a man who can see the future and use it to
  6. S01E06The Invisible Man S01E06ImpetusJuly 14, 2000Darien encounters a bizarrely-aged woman and soon becomes infected with the same disease, causing him to rapidly age.
  7. S01E07The Invisible Man S01E07The Devil You KnowJuly 21, 2000The Official is forced to resign because of Darien's screw-up, and he and Hobbes have a new boss to deal with.
  8. S01E08The Invisible Man S01E08Liberty & LarcenyJuly 28, 2000Darien is contacted by his former mentor and partner, Liz, who wants his help. She wants him to return to his thieving ways and help her ste
  9. S01E09The Invisible Man S01E09The Value of SecretsAugust 4, 2000Darien comes to the aid of a female scientist who may be able to remove the Quicksilver gland.
  10. S01E10The Invisible Man S01E10Separation AnxietyAugust 11, 2000Hobbes starts trailing his ex-wife, and gets arrested as a stalker. Hobbes believes his ex-wife Vivian's new fiance is a crook. Darien think
  11. S01E11The Invisible Man S01E11It Hurts When You Do ThisAugust 18, 2000While suffering from memory loss and undergoing hospitalization, Bobby witnesses a strange experiment and later he and Darien investigate re
  12. S01E12The Invisible Man S01E12The Other Invisible ManAugust 25, 2000The Official is assault by an invisible man and Fawkes is suspected - Darien and Hobbes work to clear Darin and find the true assailant.
  13. S01E13The Invisible Man S01E13ReunionSeptember 8, 2000Darien gets called to his hometown to investigate the appearance of his dead brother Kevin.
  14. S01E14The Invisible Man S01E14Cat & MouseSeptember 15, 2000Unable to craft their own invisiblity gland, the Chinese government sets out to steal the American one. Unfortunately, they have the idea th
  15. S01E15The Invisible Man S01E15BeholderSeptember 22, 2000A ghoulish hitman uses a laser to blind any witnesses to his killings. Fawkes and Hobbes trace him to a blind model who the killer is romant
  16. S01E16The Invisible Man S01E16Ghost of a ChanceJanuary 8, 2001Darien, the Keeper and Hobbes head south of the border to Santa Ruego to convince the Prime Minister to vote against installing the Biox che
  17. S01E17The Invisible Man S01E17Flowers for HobbesJanuary 15, 2001Hobbes and Darien are on the trail of a sperm thief. A college professor is using the sperm to isolate intelligence-causing genes, and put t
  18. S01E18The Invisible Man S01E18Perchance to DreamJanuary 22, 2001A series of bizarre killings involve murderers who have no connection to the victims. The Keeper becomes the next unwitting ""murder,"" as s
  19. S01E19The Invisible Man S01E19Frozen in TimeJanuary 29, 2001Kate Easton (The Value of Secrets) is on the run from Allianora. Easton is grabbed before Darien can get her to safety and put into cyrogeni
  20. S01E20The Invisible Man S01E20DiseasedFebruary 5, 2001Hobbes and Darien meet with one of Hobbes' contacts to set a trap for their arch-enemy, Arnaud. Arnaud manages to escape Darien with the aid
  21. S01E21The Invisible Man S01E21The Lesser EvilFebruary 12, 2001Allianora (from ""Ghost of a Chance""), the Woman in Black, contacts Darien and invites him to join the Organization (i.e., Chrysalis). He i
  22. S01E22The Invisible Man S01E22Money for Nothing (1)March 23, 2001To bolster Agency funds, the Official comes up with a plan where he, the Keeper, and Hobbes will go to one of Arnaud's casinos and, using Da
  23. S01E23The Invisible Man S01E23Money for Nothing (2)March 30, 2001Presumably the audience voted yes to Hobbes' decision to join Fawkes. Darien, in end-stage Quicksilver Madness, is now obsessed with finding
  24. S01E24The Invisible Man S01E24It's a Small WorldApril 6, 2001Thanks to a leak in Chrysalis, Hobbes and Darien get the goods on a politician that Allianora is trying to bribe. Realizing they have a leak

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes2001–02Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S02E01The Invisible Man S02E01LegendsApril 13, 2001 6.0The agents find themselves hunting for the legendary Sasquatch on an Indian reservation after two men have been killed there under mysteriou
  2. S02E02The Invisible Man S02E02The CampApril 20, 2001Darien and Hobbes learn that the Chrysalis Agency is artificially inseminating women all over the country and stealing their babies to creat
  3. S02E03The Invisible Man S02E03The Importance Of Being EbertsApril 27, 2001The Official sends Eberts out with the agents to capture a computer hacker who is trying to get at the Agency’s most sensitive information.
  4. S02E04The Invisible Man S02E04Johnny ApocalypseJune 15, 2001Darien rescues a 12-year-old boy from the sinister Chrysalis agency, only to discover that his body has been implanted with a deadly virus t
  5. S02E05The Invisible Man S02E05Going PostalJune 22, 2001Hobbes becomes irrationally violent and shoots up a post office, and his co-workers are afraid he’s lost his mind again.
  6. S02E06The Invisible Man S02E06Brother's KeeperJune 29, 2001Darien decides to have himself injected with his brother’s RNA in the hopes that he can discover how to remove the Quicksilver gland from hi
  7. S02E07The Invisible Man S02E07InsensateJuly 6, 2001A strange old man who has lost the ability to experience normal sensation comes to Darien in the hopes that he can lead him to his late brot
  8. S02E08The Invisible Man S02E08Den Of ThievesJuly 13, 2001Darien works undercover to capture a mysterious international terrorist and finds himself facing incarceration to preserve his cover.
  9. S02E09The Invisible Man S02E09Bad ChiJuly 20, 2001Darien goes to an acupuncturist who discovers his powers of invisibility and forces him to help her steal a set of ancient needles from a mu
  10. S02E10The Invisible Man S02E10Flash To BangJuly 27, 2001Darien loses his memory after being struck by lightning, and Arnaud convinces him that he is his own brother and that his Agency friends are
  11. S02E11The Invisible Man S02E11Germ TheoryAugust 3, 2001The agents are infected by a fatal form of Quicksilver-producing bacteria, and the Keeper must figure out how to stop it before they all die
  12. S02E12The Invisible Man S02E12The ChoiceAugust 10, 2001Alex finally locates her missing son at a Chrysalis baby camp, only to discover that he belongs to Stark, the agency’s sinister leader.
  13. S02E13The Invisible Man S02E13Immaterial GirlAugust 17, 2001Darien helps a young woman who seems to be haunted by a strange apparition, and she is convinced it is her mother, who had disappeared myste
  14. S02E14The Invisible Man S02E14Father FigureAugust 24, 2001The agents are sent to capture a dangerous government assassin who is said to have switched allegiances, and Darien is stunned to discover t
  15. S02E15The Invisible Man S02E15Three Phases Of ClaireSeptember 17, 2001The Keeper is accidentally injected with an experimental serum that could cause her to become permanently insane unless she can be given an
  16. S02E16The Invisible Man S02E16Sense Of CommunitySeptember 27, 2001The Official sends Darien and Hobbes on a mission to an exclusive Agency, and they end up in “The Community”, a town made up of U.S. intelli
  17. S02E17The Invisible Man S02E17ExposedSeptember 21, 2001The sinister head of the SWRB discovers that Gaither is still alive and storms the Agency to recapture him, kidnapping Alex and stealing all
  18. S02E18The Invisible Man S02E18The Invisible WomanJanuary 4, 2002A disfigured woman tries to enlist Darien's help..
  19. S02E19The Invisible Man S02E19Mere MortalsJanuary 11, 2002The keeper develops a way to keep Darien's invisibility static.
  20. S02E20The Invisible Man S02E20PossessedJanuary 18, 2002Darien's sudden immunity to the counteragent forces the Keeper to use an untested antidote.
  21. S02E21The Invisible Man S02E21Enemy of My EnemyJanuary 25, 2002Arnaud seeks out Darien for help in exchange for a cure for quicksilver madness.
  22. S02E22The Invisible Man S02E22The New StuffFebruary 1, 2002Darien learns that the Keeper and the Official have been keeping antidote secrets.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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