Comments on: ABC’s V: The Series Trailer

By: Ethan Frost

Ethan Frost — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:39:56 +0000

Where are the red unifoms? where is the iconic Visitors Symbol? They removed the cool little shuttles? in favor of what? those bean cans with rockets on the end?

This looks like Fail to me.

By: ronin

ronin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:27:23 +0000

Wow! Now this is very interesting! I was a huge fan of the original V series and by the looks of the trailer, I think this re-make will do what the re-imagined BSG did to its respective original show. Can’t wait for this to hit the screens!

@Sethimus
I would just like to add that the final episode of the original series showed the “hybrid” (aka the “Star Child”) was invited by the Visitor’s emperor to visit the homeworld and Kyle or Carl…I can’t remember the character’s name (but he’s supposed to be the boyfriend), stowed-away in the ship that was going to bring her to the Visitor’s planet. Then, that was the end of the series.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:16:11 +0000

Ah – dang tunnel focus…

By: hud

hud — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:58:55 +0000

Ya i ment the tv show from the 80’s

By: Evie

Evie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:50 +0000

I think he means the spinoff show that resulted from the series.

I honestly don’t know Hud, I watched it religiously as a kid and loved it then. But I also loved Wonder Woman. I saw an episode of that after I ‘grew up’ and oh boy.

Bad.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:43:17 +0000

I’d say go for it HUD. TV is getting better, when it’s a good program and the show is handled well.

But remember, I make no promises!

-Bruce

By: hud

hud — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:36:19 +0000

he im a guy who loved the first 2 miniseries for V. I never watched the T.V. show. Should I watch it.

By: SpaceCowboy1701

SpaceCowboy1701 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:45:01 +0000

@790 – hey, that’s how they roll where I grew up.

Fighting robots = escapism.

Fighting alien lizards in human disguises = another day on the playground.

By: 790

790 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:06:01 +0000

@SpaceCowboy1701, yeah but to show actual Reptilion’s impersonating humans is just too close to reality. I mean come on this is right in our face, “They Live” kind of stuff,,,

By: SpaceCowboy1701

SpaceCowboy1701 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:50:48 +0000

V never held the same level of interest for me as the previous space operas of the same era (Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers), but I remember tuning in just the same. At the time, we didn’t really have too many good SF options, even in reruns. I tend to agree that it could be a solid show — or at least an entertaining one. Back then, one of the problems for the series was the lack of a coherent arc. There was some continuity, but not enough underlying urgency. Plus, not enough of a budget. I remember watching and wondering why the Visitors had to use Jeeps instead of Skyfighters or Squad Vehicles on certain occasions …

By: 790

790 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:33:18 +0000

@Sethimus, yeah that sounds about right.
If I remember the final episode left with the hybrid being born and that was it…

They could really do some great stuff with this show if they get some good writers on board.

By: Sethimus

Sethimus — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:16:31 +0000

I’ll give a brief history of the relevant parts to V…I’ll try and keep spoilers to a minimum.

The Original Mini-Series was created and directed by Kenneth Johnson. At the end of this series, the resistance group sent a radio transmission into space hoping to reach the Visitors enemies. (This plot is explored further in the book “V the Second Generation” by Kenneth Johnson.)

Following the Original Mini-series, V the Final Battle was offered up but had a different creative team behind it. The Final Battle gave us the alien/human hybrid, new characters like Ham (played by Michael Ironside) and a plot to kill the visitors using a red dust developed by earth scientists. The visitor mothership was set to self destruct but the alien/ human hybrid used her “powers” to save the resistance group onboard.

And last and certainly least was V the telesion show. Kenny Johnson still had no hand in this and the show devolved into a sort of Alien of the Week mentality. It used a lot of the stock footage from both the original mini-series and the final battle to help save on costs. It also left out the visitors trademark voice modulation so they all sounded like regular ol’ humans. The show was cancelled in it’s first season I believe and left many things unresolved.

that’s how I remember it anyway, but feel free to correct any errors I have committed.

By: 790

790 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:49:23 +0000

Yeah I don’t remember how the show ended either?

Anyone remember that?

By: Evie

Evie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:38:51 +0000

Yeah, I think it looks interesting as well. I also do not remember the outcome of the series (seems it just… ended with no resolution that I remember, course I was young and they might have simply changed nights on me or something).

And I’m with the ‘2 Firefly actors? YES!’ bandwagon

By: Mandarr

Mandarr — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:36:13 +0000

Looks fun to me. I’ll be watching. I can’t really remember all of what happened in the original two mini series and the tv show. It got pretty weird though when they had an alien kid or something that was supposed to save the world or some such. Had powers? I volunteer to make an alien baby with the woman playing the character Lisa though. We’ll have to name it “Humpty Dumpty” though lol. I’m sort of a redneck like that hehe.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:27:25 +0000

I was skeptical at first, but that preview looks pretty good. I’m gonna watch it.

By: hud

hud — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:12:27 +0000

i hope this doesnt ruin kenneth johnsons chance of getting his V movies done.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:18:11 +0000

Wow, that looks great actually, I heard a rumor about this but had no idea it was this far along already, I liked V alot when I was a kid but I was so young I didnt really get it other then it was a freaky show, I think it could be pretty awesome, plus 2 people from Firefly are in it?! Count me in!

By: 790

790 — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:04:11 +0000

Lol, Bruce,,, there’s plenty of Cities and Who songs to choose from…

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:52:55 +0000

Hey hey hey – Leave CSI out of that list!! Not fair.