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 Posted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 19:18 Post subject: "V" 2009 Tv show |
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Could not find a topic about this show already.
Sorry but not template yet, feel free to make one if someone has the time.
Was just wondering if anybody has seen the Pilot episode last night.
And if anybody has seen a release already?
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zipfero
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 19:56 Post subject: |
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Haven't seen a release but I am really excited D:
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 01:23 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 01:29 Post subject: |
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Yeah, it's a remake - or possible a reboot. I'm still waiting on a release too, I ADORED the original mini-series .. I'd love to see a new one.
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azzman
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 03:59 Post subject: |
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Just finished DLing. Gonna go watch now ^_^
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azzman
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 04:03 Post subject: |
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Think i might wait for a 720P and watch it tonight. Love the original "V" I hope this is not a total abomination
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 04:06 Post subject: |
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| azzman wrote: | | Love the original "V" I hope this is not a total abomination |
This.
The original show was fantastic, this is going to be a hard sale as it has a LOT to live up to.
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azzman
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 04:09 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | azzman wrote: | | Love the original "V" I hope this is not a total abomination |
This.
The original show was fantastic, this is going to be a hard sale as it has a LOT to live up to. |
indeed , I have the orginal minis and series on DVD watched it many times over the years
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azzman
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 06:02 Post subject: |
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==WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS==
Gah... I'm not really sure on how to view this episode, to be honest. It was fun, I *think* I enjoyed it, but something felt a little off. For one; don't listen to ABC, it's a reMAKE not a reBOOT -- there are far too many parallels between the 1980s version and this one, too many "same old, same old" touches. Characters are roughly the same, events happen the same way, a boy falls in love with the V ideal and joins the "Ambassador Program", they even managed to throw in the "spray-paint V symbol on the wall" scene --- hell, there's even a V sympathiser revealed in the first episode. Everything just feels like "This is the 2009 version of a 1983 TV show. Same shit, different technology"
Secondly, it's fast. Uncomfortably fast. The original show worked its magic masterfully, easing you into the plot so nicely that you honestly believed, for a time, that the Vs were friendly and that they were coming to help. Sure something felt off about them, something nagged at the back of your mind about their supposed good intentions, but on the whole - you felt like you could believe them, if you wanted to. No such luck here. Within the first 35 minutes, it was a slaughter. The Vs attacked a group of resistance fighters (Yes, that's right. There's a resistance movement within the first 30mins of the show. Earlier actually, if you can read between the lines) and decimated them ... revealing, in the process, several supposed "plot twist" elements and characters. Wait, seriously? Come on ABC, I know it's a fucking pilot - but don't give away ALL the goddamn secrets in the first episode!
All in all, it was enjoyable and I'm looking forward to seeing how ABC is going to extend a 469min mini-series premise into a continuing show, possibly spread over multiple years/seasons, especially as they've completely exposed the Vs as enemies of mankind within the first EPISODE. A fun show, a decent reboot (nothing hammy or completely disbelievable, a credible performance given by a largely-unknown cast) and some interesting ideas ... but ultimately could prove disastrous as the writers are throwing everything and anything at you right from the start, leaving little to the imagination. I'm going to have watch a good few more episodes before I finally make up my mind and offer judgement..
... oh and continuity; Anna (the Supreme Commander of the Vs, think of her as the Diana of the original, though far cuter - in a spaced-out crack addict kind of way) initially made mention of needing resources in return for technological information and help, specifically; water. So if their species is in such need of water, why does she later stress, in an interview, that her home planet is a "gorgeous paradise with beautiful cities and large oceans"? Oceans of what? Lava? 
Diana. V (1983-1984)
Anna. V (2009-????)
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 20:12 Post subject: |
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i felt asleep after 20 min of this 1º episode.
but it could be work tired.
liked the 1º one , gonna try this one.
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 20:17 Post subject: |
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Complete crap >_<
Had that same awful overall feeling that has ridden The 4400, but I guess it is to be expected.
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 20:26 Post subject: |
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Loved the original V, looking forward to this one, however, not raising my hopes too high.
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 20:49 Post subject: |
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4400?
on a diff note the episode was great, looking forward to the rest of the series....
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 21:55 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 22:16 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 23:33 Post subject: |
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Well, haven't you heard about the current conspiracy theories?
A bunch of lizard people who rule us already... 
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| Posted: Wed, 4th Nov 2009 23:39 Post subject: |
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I'm a lizard man too. Well, part lizard. The part between my legs that sadly no woman has seen for a very long time. ):
"I think Call of Duty resonates because it's believable and relatable," Sledgehammer Games cofounder Michael Condrey says.
Believable and relatable...Yep, sounds like Call of Duty
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| Posted: Thu, 5th Nov 2009 06:51 Post subject: |
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I haven't seen a good remake of older shows... ever.
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| Posted: Thu, 5th Nov 2009 07:03 Post subject: |
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| difm wrote: | | I haven't seen a good remake of older shows... ever. |
Battlestar Galactica.
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| Posted: Thu, 5th Nov 2009 07:04 Post subject: |
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I was going to say TNG over TOS but I guess that isn't a remake....
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| Posted: Thu, 5th Nov 2009 07:11 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: | | difm wrote: | | I haven't seen a good remake of older shows... ever. |
Battlestar Galactica. |
This. BSG rules and I think I might actually prefer it to the original ... it's bleaker and darker, which is more appealing.
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now thats desperate
