If you never watched V: The Original Miniseries you might not know who Donovan is. You may not know who Diana, John or Juliet are. But aside from the opening dream sequence that would make absolutely no sense to you it would be relatively easy to pick this one up and understand what’s going on.
Just as V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle was a made for TV event that played out over a few nights in the early 80′s (1984 to be exact). After the initial dream sequence, the story opens on the Resistance preparing for… Continue reading
I recently re-watched the TV miniseries V. Over the years (due to a subsequent sequel and television show) this has become knows as V: The Original Miniseries. I remember watching this when it originally aired over a couple of nights in 1983. I was absolutely enthralled so when it came out on DVD a few years ago I just had to pick it up.
PLOT: Written and directed by Kenneth Johnson, V tells the story of visitors from outer space that arrive on Earth under the guise of peace. They look human and they say that the reason… Continue reading
The Re-imagining Of V
These days you can’t turn around without seeing a reboot, remake or retelling of some story from your childhood. Hollywood has been on this kick for quite some time now so it was only a matter of time before remakes came to network television. ABC is throwing its hat in the ring with a “re-imagining” of the 80′s classic V.
I’ve heard about this for quite a while now and to be honest with you I can’t believe I’m as behind as I am on following this story (Thanks Jason!) The series is going to premiere on ABC… Continue reading →