About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. Legends
6.0Aired 13 April 2001 • 44 min
The agents find themselves hunting for the legendary Sasquatch on an Indian reservation after two men have been killed there under mysterious circumstances.
2. The Camp
Aired 20 April 2001 • 44 min
Darien and Hobbes learn that the Chrysalis Agency is artificially inseminating women all over the country and stealing their babies to create its own unstoppable army.
3. The Importance Of Being Eberts
Aired 27 April 2001 • 44 min
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.
4. Johnny Apocalypse
Aired 15 June 2001 • 44 min
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 that will be released when he reaches puberty.
5. Going Postal
Aired 22 June 2001 • 44 min
Hobbes becomes irrationally violent and shoots up a post office, and his co-workers are afraid he’s lost his mind again.
6. Brother's Keeper
Aired 29 June 2001 • 44 min
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 his head.
7. Insensate
Aired 6 July 2001 • 44 min
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 brother, Kevin, whom he blames for doing a horrible thing to him.
8. Den Of Thieves
Aired 13 July 2001 • 44 min
Darien works undercover to capture a mysterious international terrorist and finds himself facing incarceration to preserve his cover.
9. Bad Chi
Aired 20 July 2001 • 44 min
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 museum to treat her mentor, who is suffering from stomach cancer.
10. Flash To Bang
Aired 27 July 2001 • 44 min
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 really trying to kill him.
11. Germ Theory
Aired 3 August 2001 • 44 min
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.
12. The Choice
Aired 10 August 2001 • 44 min
Alex finally locates her missing son at a Chrysalis baby camp, only to discover that he belongs to Stark, the agency’s sinister leader.
13. Immaterial Girl
Aired 17 August 2001 • 44 min
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 mysteriously weeks before, trying to communicate with her.
14. Father Figure
Aired 24 August 2001 • 44 min
The agents are sent to capture a dangerous government assassin who is said to have switched allegiances, and Darien is stunned to discover that the man may be his own father, who has been missing for decades.
15. Three Phases Of Claire
Aired 17 September 2001 • 44 min
The Keeper is accidentally injected with an experimental serum that could cause her to become permanently insane unless she can be given an antidote in time.
16. Sense Of Community
Aired 27 September 2001 • 44 min
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. intelligence operatives who had their covers blown up.
17. Exposed
Aired 21 September 2001 • 44 min
The sinister head of the SWRB discovers that Gaither is still alive and storms the Agency to recapture him, kidnapping Alex and stealing all of the Keeper’s vital computer files in the process.
18. The Invisible Woman
Aired 4 January 2002 • 44 min
A disfigured woman tries to enlist Darien's help..
19. Mere Mortals
Aired 11 January 2002 • 44 min
The keeper develops a way to keep Darien's invisibility static.
20. Possessed
Aired 18 January 2002 • 44 min
Darien's sudden immunity to the counteragent forces the Keeper to use an untested antidote.
21. Enemy of My Enemy
Aired 25 January 2002 • 44 min
Arnaud seeks out Darien for help in exchange for a cure for quicksilver madness.
22. The New Stuff
Aired 1 February 2002 • 44 min
Darien learns that the Keeper and the Official have been keeping antidote secrets.