V

[Willie Oleson]

For what it's worth, Diana is now singing V

I think my camp-o-meter just crashed.

 

[rlr718]

And yet my memory has her sown as the daughter to Diana. I really do seem to have created my own version of all this. I can't remember Marc Singer making a cameo. I'd love to watch it again, but it will only frustrate me as they cancelled it.

Let us know when you start production on your version!

 

[Toni]

Actually Singer only appeared in a couple of scenes of the very last episode. I guess they had hopes they would renew and expand his character (too bad they didn´t, because the show was not half as bad as you could have imagined...).

 

[Chris2]

The original miniseries was conceived to take place in WWII and focus on the Nazis and the resistance. But NBC did show much interest, so the producers reworked it into a WWII allegory with aliens instead. It was also meant to be the pilot for a series. It was highly rated, but NBC feared a series would be too expensive, so they ordered another miniseries instead.

The sequel strayed from the allegory, but it was still a lot of fun and got even higher ratings. It mostly wrapped up the story.

Then NBC decided to order a series, which had to spend some time undoing the ending the the sequel miniseries (the aliens didn’t really leave earth - they were just hiding behind the moon!) It just seemed cheap and shopworn.

 

[DallasFanForever]

V was one of things I look back on and to many it looks bad, but it was classically bad if you know what I mean. It was definitely entertaining

 

[CeeCee72]

I watched this recently with my daughter. It was dated and campy and had horrid special effects, but it was also glorious! She and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[darkshadows38]

i grew up with the show and my Love for Robert England and his talent as an actor came from him on V and from Elm Street as well i have the show on dvd but i need the mini-series on blu-ray or hell even 4K one day too. some of the FX i think have aged fine and others not so much but than i could be wrong as it has been a long time since i last watched it.

 

[CeeCee72]

The scene where the little lizard baby was born looks cheesy now, but back when I was a kid, it terrified me!

 

[Monzo]

I watched the entire V again last year. Well, it was much better in my memories, but it was nice watching it again. Diana & Lydia remind me so much of Alexis & Krystle. Their conversations are my favorites. Didn't like the new theme at the end of the show.

 

[thomaswak]

The first mini was great, amazing for its time. The second mini was enjoyable, but they started the camp, and the easy way.
The first season was a joke imo, and killed what could have been a longer lasting franchise. Season 1 had a few enjoyable episodes, but it felt so cheap. Well, cheaper. The lack of budget was so obvious. They should have kept the mini format, and come from time to time, creating the event.

 

[darkshadows38]

what drew me to the film/series wasn't Marc Singer but Robert England this was also the 1st thing i think i ever saw him in outside of him doing the Elm street series, though my favorite tv show of all time was his short Lived but NEEDS to be on blu-ray show from the 90's Nightmare Cafe damn i miss that show and i was really pissed when it got cancelled after only i think a few episodes

 

[Monzo]

There's a big feature on V in the current issue of Vanity Fair:

The ‘V’ Files: The Shocking Legacy of an ’80s Sci-Fi Cult Classic

Hollywood backstabbing, conspiracy theories, and the devastating murder of a star behind the TV alien-invasion sensation.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Matthew Blaisdel]

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