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| V - The New series
Since there wasn't a dedicated thread to the new 2009 series itself I thought I'd make one since it premieres this Tuesday Nov 3rd.
Anyone excited about this one? I never saw the original but I admit the hype sort of took me in. There was a similar hype about Fringe before it first aired and it did not disappoint me... since BSG ended the sci-fi genre could use a good ongoing series.
I'm also happy to see Morena Baccarin again. I first discovered her in Stargate SG-1, thought she was quite beautiful and talented. I liked her better with long hair, but anyway 
Hope it'll be good, but not holding my breath! |
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I didn't because I'm so not interested
in a remake of an old TV series, I mean
come on - there are no original scripts
out there in TV land? |
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Can't wait to see how it works out. I just caught a couple of hours of the original on Sci-Fi, they were running some sort of "V" marathon.
Ditto on the Morena Baccarin comment, I loved her in Firefly.
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I'll watch, I'm always up for just about anything Sci-Fi.... and always hope for the show to be at least half-way decent.
I didn't remember the original series all that much, it could have aired when I was working nights.... but I did take advantage of SyFy airing the whole thing today. Gave me something to do when I was stuck on the couch, feeling like cr*p. Thankfully, I started watching it on my dvr quite a bit after it started... so I never had to watch a single commercial!
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said by Packeteers  :About time someone made a thread. I didn't because I'm so not interested in a remake of an old TV series, I mean come on - there are no original scripts out there in TV land? Considering Battlestar Galactica was a remake of an original and that it is to date my favorite TV series ever, a series that kept me waiting for more for the 5 years it took to see all seasons, guessing, arguing, and hypothesizing who the final 5 would be, who the final would be, etc...
Remakes *can* be good |
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I don't know how talented Morena Baccarin really is as an actress.
She seems sort of typecast in these "superior begin" cosplay rolls.
Christina Hendricks was a far better actress on Firefly then Morena.
well, old BSG was REALLY old,
while V was on a decade ago.
still, you do have a point 
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TigerLord
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Christina was in 2 episodes of Firefly according to IMDB while Morena was in 14 of them...2 episodes is not a lot of material to determine an actress' talent. |
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I'm referring to Christina Hendricks range as an actress, not her screen time. quality, not quantity... |
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What I meant is 2 episodes can hardly do justice to one's talent, in only one role. I find it hard to imagine you could determine the range of an actress in less than what was probably less than 30min of actual screen time among those two episodes...she could have been good for those 30min because the role fit her, but terrible in another setting...she seems to be part of the Mad Men show, which IU never heard of...
Again I've only seen Morena on 3 different shows, but we'll see how she does in V. |
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when you watch all the Firefly episodes - get back to me 
you see, both Morena & Christina - Firefly rolls were in this
high paid escort guild. but Morena acted the exact same
way when she was with a paying client or not. Christina
displayed several distinct persona's during the few hours
we got to see her act in Firefly - that's why she won my
respect as an actress.
That's probably why Morena got cast for "V"
because her acting style is so monotonous. |
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1 edit | I totally bought into the naive farm girl act she put on when she was discovered stowed away on Serenity. When she became herself I was like "damn... she's pretty good."
But Morena, at different times or in different shows, has shown a bit of range as well.
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I'll give it a spin, everyone says its so good I might just buy it on bluray outright... I have to admit I've became a bluray junkie, I just think the image you get is fantastic...
Joss Whedon is an unlucky guy... that's twice now he's been fucked over by FOX...Dollhouse is definitely getting the boot this year. It had potential in my opinion. Heard he's leaving drama/sci-fi and heading over to Glee... that's quite a change.
In any case, looking forward to V! |
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1 edit | The biggest trip i have about Glee is that it's produced by the same guy that gave us Nip/Tuck .
Nip/Tuck is about as messed up as a show can get, let alone all the sex they manage to have on it.
Then He gives us GLEE....
Meanehile a challenging sci-fi show is being kicked due to medicore ratings.
I always felt shows like Dollhouse, Dark Angel, Sarah Conner Chronicles, should have been on FX. There they can get gritter then on broadcast TV. Then put them on for 10 to 13 episode runs.
From what I have seen of the commercials for the new V, I think they will follow the old V very closley. It'll have a green message in it, like the old V, maybe even take a jab or two at the political climate.
I didn't know Road Warrioor was a political piece, until someone started descriping it, and the light dawned.
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I have a feeling it's going to focus mainly on the "love story" between that teenage boy, and that lizard chick.
I'll give it a chance though, but I don't have high hopes for this.
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I was quite taken with Morena Baccarin in FireFly and it will be great to see what she can do with this role although I’m not watching “V” just for her (that’s just icing on the cake). I was quite taken with Christina Hendricks too mind you,…..
Anyway, I think they a have great cast and a cult classic to work with so its definitely worth a go. I cant imagine how they could go wrong with this (if it were on Fox i'm sure they could find a way though).
I vaguely recall watching the original V as a young child. My love of SciFi started fairly early in life (6 maybe 7 yr old). So too did my love of brunettes,….. |
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I am looking forward to V! I didn't see the originals (series or movies) I thought about watching them during the SYFY marathon but did not want to "taint" the new series. Maybe it will be in class with Fringe, one can only hope.
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Rook008
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said by Packeteers :well, old BSG was REALLY old, while V was on a decade ago. still, you do have a point Actually V is over 20 years old. Just a few years older than the original BSG. Then again BSG came out of the cusp of the TV-disco generation so its pop-culture references seem extremely dated. The original V was smart in avoiding that sort of appeal on the first mini-series. V was an interesting animal back then. The first series was an almost perfect sci-fi television production with the right amount of intrigue, laser flashing action, scary monsters and drama.
The second series was longer and lost a little of it's charm along the way, but not enough to lose my love for it (in spite of the God-awful conclusion). There was more drama and character development, but at the same time more sensationalism along the lines of prime time soaps like Dynasty and shock bits like your average B-Movie.
The TV series proper... well... lets not talk about that. Any fan of V doesn't really like to think about that bastard child. |
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I'm just wondering what they are thinking putting it on at the same time as NCIS. I have a feeling the ratings will start out a little above average but quickly plummet over time. |
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said by Rook008 :Ditto on the Morena Baccarin comment, I loved her in Firefly. I knew she was familiar  .
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