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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.
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Pilot (1)Darien 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 - 02
LegendsThe agents find themselves hunting for the legendary Sasquatch on an Indian reservation after two men have been killed there under mysterious circumstances.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Pilot (1)June 9, 2000Darien 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 - S01E02
Pilot (2)June 9, 2000—Going to Mexico to investigate Arnaud, Bobby meets his new partner Bobby Hobbes: a veteran spy and near basket-case. They escape an ambush b - S01E03
The CatevariJune 16, 2000—A 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 - S01E04
RalphJune 23, 2000—A young girl is a witness to an assassination by a sniper. Traumatized, she only speaks to her imaginary friend ""Ralph."" Darien, using his - S01E05
TiresiasJuly 7, 2000—Darien 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 - S01E06
ImpetusJuly 14, 2000—Darien encounters a bizarrely-aged woman and soon becomes infected with the same disease, causing him to rapidly age. - S01E07
The Devil You KnowJuly 21, 2000—The Official is forced to resign because of Darien's screw-up, and he and Hobbes have a new boss to deal with. - S01E08
Liberty & LarcenyJuly 28, 2000—Darien 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 - S01E09
The Value of SecretsAugust 4, 2000—Darien comes to the aid of a female scientist who may be able to remove the Quicksilver gland. - S01E10
Separation AnxietyAugust 11, 2000—Hobbes 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 - S01E11
It Hurts When You Do ThisAugust 18, 2000—While suffering from memory loss and undergoing hospitalization, Bobby witnesses a strange experiment and later he and Darien investigate re - S01E12
The Other Invisible ManAugust 25, 2000—The Official is assault by an invisible man and Fawkes is suspected - Darien and Hobbes work to clear Darin and find the true assailant. - S01E13
ReunionSeptember 8, 2000—Darien gets called to his hometown to investigate the appearance of his dead brother Kevin. - S01E14
Cat & MouseSeptember 15, 2000—Unable to craft their own invisiblity gland, the Chinese government sets out to steal the American one. Unfortunately, they have the idea th - S01E15
BeholderSeptember 22, 2000—A 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 - S01E16
Ghost of a ChanceJanuary 8, 2001—Darien, the Keeper and Hobbes head south of the border to Santa Ruego to convince the Prime Minister to vote against installing the Biox che - S01E17
Flowers for HobbesJanuary 15, 2001—Hobbes 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 - S01E18
Perchance to DreamJanuary 22, 2001—A series of bizarre killings involve murderers who have no connection to the victims. The Keeper becomes the next unwitting ""murder,"" as s - S01E19
Frozen in TimeJanuary 29, 2001—Kate 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 - S01E20
DiseasedFebruary 5, 2001—Hobbes 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 - S01E21
The Lesser EvilFebruary 12, 2001—Allianora (from ""Ghost of a Chance""), the Woman in Black, contacts Darien and invites him to join the Organization (i.e., Chrysalis). He i - S01E22
Money for Nothing (1)March 23, 2001—To 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 - S01E23
Money for Nothing (2)March 30, 2001—Presumably the audience voted yes to Hobbes' decision to join Fawkes. Darien, in end-stage Quicksilver Madness, is now obsessed with finding - S01E24
It's a Small WorldApril 6, 2001—Thanks 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
Season02
- S02E01
LegendsApril 13, 2001The agents find themselves hunting for the legendary Sasquatch on an Indian reservation after two men have been killed there under mysteriou - S02E02
The CampApril 20, 2001—Darien and Hobbes learn that the Chrysalis Agency is artificially inseminating women all over the country and stealing their babies to creat - S02E03
The Importance Of Being EbertsApril 27, 2001—The Official sends Eberts out with the agents to capture a computer hacker who is trying to get at the Agency’s most sensitive information. - S02E04
Johnny ApocalypseJune 15, 2001—Darien 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 - S02E05
Going PostalJune 22, 2001—Hobbes becomes irrationally violent and shoots up a post office, and his co-workers are afraid he’s lost his mind again. - S02E06
Brother's KeeperJune 29, 2001—Darien 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 - S02E07
InsensateJuly 6, 2001—A 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 - S02E08
Den Of ThievesJuly 13, 2001—Darien works undercover to capture a mysterious international terrorist and finds himself facing incarceration to preserve his cover. - S02E09
Bad ChiJuly 20, 2001—Darien 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 - S02E10
Flash To BangJuly 27, 2001—Darien loses his memory after being struck by lightning, and Arnaud convinces him that he is his own brother and that his Agency friends are - S02E11
Germ TheoryAugust 3, 2001—The 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 - S02E12
The ChoiceAugust 10, 2001—Alex finally locates her missing son at a Chrysalis baby camp, only to discover that he belongs to Stark, the agency’s sinister leader. - S02E13
Immaterial GirlAugust 17, 2001—Darien 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 - S02E14
Father FigureAugust 24, 2001—The agents are sent to capture a dangerous government assassin who is said to have switched allegiances, and Darien is stunned to discover t - S02E15
Three Phases Of ClaireSeptember 17, 2001—The Keeper is accidentally injected with an experimental serum that could cause her to become permanently insane unless she can be given an - S02E16
Sense Of CommunitySeptember 27, 2001—The 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 - S02E17
ExposedSeptember 21, 2001—The sinister head of the SWRB discovers that Gaither is still alive and storms the Agency to recapture him, kidnapping Alex and stealing all - S02E18
The Invisible WomanJanuary 4, 2002—A disfigured woman tries to enlist Darien's help.. - S02E19
Mere MortalsJanuary 11, 2002—The keeper develops a way to keep Darien's invisibility static. - S02E20
PossessedJanuary 18, 2002—Darien's sudden immunity to the counteragent forces the Keeper to use an untested antidote. - S02E21
Enemy of My EnemyJanuary 25, 2002—Arnaud seeks out Darien for help in exchange for a cure for quicksilver madness. - S02E22
The New StuffFebruary 1, 2002—Darien learns that the Keeper and the Official have been keeping antidote secrets.
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