Topic: V (Read 14391 times)

LeeC · « **on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:31 »

So apparently they are doing a remake of the 80s series V. In fact good olde SyFy channel are showing the original series. Any thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQoSCEMzJYE

scarred · « **Reply #1 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:36 »

As if Morena Baccarin didn't look funky enough.

I might give this a shot though.

JD · « **Reply #2 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 20:46 »

est · « **Reply #3 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 23:34 »

kemon · « **Reply #4 on:** 01 Nov 2009, 23:50 »

good or bad, i'm watching it because i was a fan of the original.

Ikrik · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 Nov 2009, 23:48 »

I remember watching it on TV when I was like around 12. I loved it so much and I got it for Christmas a couple years later. I watched the DVD that I got and had no idea what was going on because my parents got me V, whereas the show I watched on TV was V: The Last Stand or something of that kind. Totally amazing show though, I'll see if I like this new one, the old one is quite dated.

scarred · « **Reply #6 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 00:01 »

Yeah I watched a bit of the old one because SyFy had a marathon of it the other day and a lot of it was pretty lulzy (though I do wonder if that's due to concept or execution).

LeeC · « **Reply #7 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 11:46 »

yeah I saw it on syfy too, it was corny in alot of areas but I think it was the time period.

JD · « **Reply #8 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 11:49 »

You guys are spelling Sci Fi wrong.

scarred · « **Reply #9 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 11:52 »

Sadly, we're not

JD · « **Reply #10 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 11:57 »

Sadly, you are.

scarred · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 11:58 »

Talking about the genre, we would be. But the name of the television channel? Nay.

JD · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 12:01 »

I still spell it Sci Fi. I am stuck in the old ways.

scarred · « **Reply #13 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 15:17 »

You caveman you

JD · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 15:37 »

Back in my day we had "Television" and "Personal Computers"

scarred · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 17:09 »

Just upload your consciousness to the Singularity already. I'll bet you still use your eyes to "see" (if you can call it that).

kemon · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 Nov 2009, 21:32 »

so it looks alright to me.

alan tudyk! but he's a v. and he died. but wait, he's not dead!

i suppose they went so quickly to the reveal since it's a remake and everyone knows the visitors' secret already.

Caleb · « **Reply #17 on:** 04 Nov 2009, 06:50 »

This show has some real potential.

I guess they figured that a lot of people knew about the basic premise so they revealed a ton of stuff. (Who knew we would see more than one lizard unmasked in the very first episode?)

I am somewhat excited to see where the show is going to go now.

Theriandros · « **Reply #18 on:** 04 Nov 2009, 07:59 »

I am extremely interested in this thanks to the original and the presence of people from Firefly and The 4400, but I have a regular engagement on Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 9:00, which sucks.

So the internet will let me get around that.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #19 on:** 04 Nov 2009, 10:44 »

Maybe they'll have it on Netflix instant like Heroe---I MEAN I DON'T WATCH THAT SERIES STILL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

Theriandros · « **Reply #20 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 05:07 »

Quote from: Boro_Bandito on 04 Nov 2009, 10:44

Maybe they'll have it on Netflix instant like Heroe---I MEAN I DON'T WATCH THAT SERIES STILL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

I watched till they killed and revived Nathan in the season finale for the third time and created Sythan/Nylar (whatever the hell you want to call it). Is the new season any better?

Mnementh · « **Reply #21 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 05:43 »

HEY GUYS OBAMA IS A V.

Or at least that's what this show is angling at.

PAGING DAVID ICKE.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #22 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 07:43 »

Quote from: Theriandros on 05 Nov 2009, 05:07

I watched till they killed and revived Nathan in the season finale for the third time and created Sythan/Nylar (whatever the hell you want to call it). Is the new season any better?

It is ten times worse

mberan42 · « **Reply #23 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 13:38 »

I kept expecting Kayley to pop out and fix the Visitor's ship.

Caleb · « **Reply #24 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 13:41 »

Thanks for ruining the mid-season surprise....

Surgoshan · « **Reply #25 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 14:54 »

Kaylee? No.

Kaywinnit Vee Frye.

scarred · « **Reply #26 on:** 05 Nov 2009, 15:48 »

Whatever you say, Cap'n Tightpants.

kemon · « **Reply #27 on:** 06 Nov 2009, 01:44 »

didn't you wear that like 5 years ago?

so, don't you think you should move on?

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #28 on:** 06 Nov 2009, 19:39 »

I am pretty aware of cultural phenomenons from generations before myself, but I hadn't know V existed until this came out.

I wouldn't say its a forgone conclusion that everyone already knows the V are evil aliens and that wasting time with a build up would be pointless. Then again, they didnt agree so we all know their dirty little secret. And as far as 'crappy' sci fi goes. As long as they through enough money at it and have strong designers on the series, I am more than willing to sacrifice writing directing and acting as long as its merely competent. Hence my still watching Heroes.

On the otherhand, is this the show to fill the void of Battlestar Galactica? I strongly doubt it. I will chalk Battlestar as a phenom alongside things like Firefly as singularities in their own right.

scarred · « **Reply #29 on:** 06 Nov 2009, 20:46 »

Although, it's worth noting that BSG prequel/spinoff series Caprica starts in January. The pilot, which was released on DVD, was fairly promising. It's not the same, but they say "frak," and it was better than that god-awful straight-to-DVD release "The Plan."

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #30 on:** 06 Nov 2009, 22:54 »

It just means its set in a shared universe with Battlestar Galactica. Its like Star Wars Episode I and Star Wars Episode IV. Sure it's set in the same universe, but is it the same at all? Not even close.

Without the characters we know and love we are robbed with an integral part of what it once was. Frankly if you want to make another "BSG" (Im using quotes to say, the next series to fill its considerable void), you are better off creating a new and rich world, realizing the world is as much fun as realizing the characters. And the fact that the new BSG is a remake in itself, but it was a generational gap between the two.

scarred · « **Reply #31 on:** 06 Nov 2009, 23:22 »

I feel your pain. If you're craving hard-SF TV, I'd recommend Babylon 5. Hulu is streaming the first two seasons and The WB's website is rotating hosting seasons every month (this month they're back to season one). It's not as polished or dark as BSG, but it has all the elements of a great show - finely crafted characters, overarching plotlines, and a real sense of direction. Series creator and showrunner John Michael Straczynski wrote 92 out of B5's 110 episodes, and it's been described as a novel for television.

Of course, SF being what it was in the 90's, the first season is pretty campy. Add on the fact that the actor portraying the commanding officer in the first season is absolutely atrocious and it's a little hard to get into. But I guarantee if you stick it out, about midway through season 2 you'll be absolutely hooked.

I say all of this, assuming of course, that you haven't seen it already. If you have, my bad. If you haven't, definitely check it out.

Also: the prequel TV-movie pilot is terrible, terrible, terrible. Just read a synopsis and start with ep1.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #32 on:** 07 Nov 2009, 18:44 »

B5 is a highly lauded and fairly mediocre show. I will grant that it was one of the first sci-fi shows to ever reach that sort of epic scale, but goddamn it had bad dialogue, bad acting, and bad CGI.

I will agree, though. If you manage to stick out season 1(good luck; took me three tries) the rest of the show is worth your time.

Anyhow. I liked The Plan. It was like a bunch of moderately interesting deleted scenes loosely tied together by a narrative of two Cavils.

I'm ambivalent about V right now. I will watch the four episode mini-season thing they're doing then decide if I'm going to continue watching it. I still enjoy Flash Forward, the other show packed with ex-Firefly, Lost, and BSG actors on ABC, though.

scarred · « **Reply #33 on:** 07 Nov 2009, 18:46 »

By 1990's standards, the CGI was awesome.

But yeah it's pretty awful.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #34 on:** 07 Nov 2009, 18:52 »

Im ok with there being a BSG sized hole in my life. Ill shelf it like Deadwood and Cowboy Bebop as beautiful one-offs.

est · « **Reply #35 on:** 07 Nov 2009, 21:00 »

I would have preferred V if the reveal was that they were lizards/reptilian but not evil, we just assume they are due to the deception.

Surgoshan · « **Reply #36 on:** 08 Nov 2009, 09:21 »

I assume they're evil because they slaughtered the shit out of the people who found out they were lizards.

scarred · « **Reply #37 on:** 08 Nov 2009, 23:48 »

They should change this show's name to Z, because that's the only noise I made while watching it!

ZING!

JD · « **Reply #38 on:** 08 Nov 2009, 23:50 »

V: A attack on the white house?

Zingoleb · « **Reply #39 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 11:31 »

Quote from: scarred on 08 Nov 2009, 23:48

ZING!

What? What?

Lines · « **Reply #40 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 19:15 »

He means zzzzzzzzzzzz.

I watched it and with only basic knowledge of the show (they are lizards and also bad, but some are all viva la resistance), I liked it. I do wish they hadn't introduced the visitors as bad guys so soon, but can't really change it now, so I think if they don't go too fast, it'll get better. But hey, at least it's not like Lost of Heroes and they're answering questions right off the bat.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #41 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:00 »

(I was pointing out that he called out for me)

(Nevermind)

Lines · « **Reply #42 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:01 »

(Oh.)

(Well shit.)

JD · « **Reply #43 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:09 »

(You are so dumb)

Zingoleb · « **Reply #44 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:13 »

(I still like her)

JD · « **Reply #45 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:19 »

(You can do better than her Zingo)

Zingoleb · « **Reply #46 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:25 »

(I think she can hear you)

JD · « **Reply #47 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 20:29 »

(She might think I am joking)

scarred · « **Reply #48 on:** 09 Nov 2009, 23:36 »

(Guys shut up V is on)

Inlander · « **Reply #49 on:** 10 Nov 2009, 00:02 »

V for Very naughty lizards.

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