Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the is-twenty-years-old-classic-yet dept.
Silas writes "According to CNN, twenty years after NBC's hit sci-fi miniseries "V" invaded the small screen, the network is bringing the aliens back with "V: The Second Generation," a three-hour TV movie from the original creator Kenneth Johnson."
another alien race that defeated the "lizards" will come to save us.
Hmm...didn't humans come up with some chemical compound that would kill the lizards? I thought we had already won.
That said, I'm really looking forward to it. I loved V...I just hope they don't spoil it.
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Re:Great Series - NOT
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tomhudson
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· Score: 3, Insightful
The series was shit. Tacky, dated, sci-fi at its' worst - with the opening premise ripped off from Clarke's "Childhood's End", and everything going downhill from there. "Original" only to people who can't read.
Guess that's why so many people watched it -
"There's no underestimating the intelligence of the American public." - Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1955)
Re:Great Series - NOT
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 2, Insightful
Tacky, dated, sci-fi at its' worst - with the opening premise ripped off from Clarke's "Childhood's End", and everything going downhill from there.
Um. Dude, you do know that "V" was originally written as the story of the German invasion of Austria, right? The bit about space aliens was only changed in the next-to-the-last draft of the screenplay or something.
And as for the opening premise being "ripped off," Clarke has himself said that he took the opening image of Childhood's End from any number of "earth versus the flying saucers" movies. And since that's where the similarities end, I think you might wanna just back the hell up a step and rethink your position.
Yes, a lot about "V" was tacky. But you have to give credit where it's due. The hardest thing to write is something funny. But second only to that is good allegory. It's incredibly hard to write good allegory, and the guy who wrote V whose name escapes me right now wrote a damn good allegory. So good that you didn't even get it, which is a mixed blessing of sorts I guess.
Wow V.. now I feel old
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malice95
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· Score: 4, Insightful
Dam has it been 20 yrs? I remember that series like it just aired last year.. I was 12 when it hit the little screen. I remeber the Eating live mice bit and all the lasers... This rag tag humans were just so ingenious compared to the dim witted aliens. Oh.. and the glasses so you could figure out who was a visitor and who wasnt. I remeber on of the big fast food chains gave those out.. Red colored glasses I think.
Malice
Never trust your memory
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wbattestilli
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· Score: 2, Insightful
I, being born in 1975, was a kid when this came out. I have found that lots of things that came out when I was a kid were actually really bad. I loved V. If I see it again or see V: Part II, it will probably ruin it for me.
I plan to just enjoy the memory.
Oh, my lunch!
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codefool
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· Score: 5, Insightful
Lordy, just when I didn't think television couldn't get any worse...
Okay, V was an 'okay' show - just okay. I have a fundamental problem with their story premise that I just can't muster enough suspension of disbelief to swallow.
They come to Earth for two reasons:
Water
Food
So they're saying this alien race can build these huge inter-stellar vehicles but we can't figure out how to generate water and farm food animals? That somehow its easier to mind f*** an entire planet and dress up like humans than just flat out invade? What kind of lazy writing is that?
Kinda reminds me of the pong gag on the Simpson's halloween special a few years back. "All species who have mastered inter-galactic travel raise their tentacles."
the humans are terrorists!
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Frymaster
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· Score: 5, Insightful
what the hell are they thinking? v glorifies terrorism! witness:
the humans don't wear uniforms - they are "unclassified combatants"
they wear the visitors' uniforms in combat situations
they win in the first series by using biological weapons of mass destruction
given the current political atmosphere in the united states i find it amazing that anyone could dare glorify the efforts of extremist human terrorists.
Re:synopsis recollections
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mnemotronic
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As I recall, the whole alien/nazi earthling/jewish thing was way too haavy-handed and preachy. The "V" insignia was a swastika with a few missing chunks, the uniforms were SS. They may have even had the equivalent of "hitler youth", but my brain is rebelling at trying to remember. No subtlety, too little imagination, really bad dialog, and a limp, hole-ridden plot (i.e. like "Matrix" but without the overly-long fight scenes). Please, if you're going to waste my time and beat me over the head with your same-old message, at least show me some t*t.
-- The Russians have won. They have made the world a cesspool of distrust, greed, fear and hate.
That alien voice thingy..
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chiller2
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I remember really really wanting one of those little voice changer things that Donovan, etc wore to make them sound like the visitors.
Having one of the shuttle space ships would have been cool too, but it wouldn't have fitted in my parents back yard at the time;p
Finally, as someone else pointed out, Diana (Jane Badler) was definitely hot alien or not, though James T Kirk probably already already had her;)
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No parallels to the US here....
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jjh37997
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...came to Earth with the promise to solve the world's problems through
their high technology, but after gaining control of the planet through subterfuge
and media manipulation, began to methodically kill their hosts.
So.... it's a story about the United States' liberation of the Middle East?
I am grateful to the USAF for keeping me out of the country while this turkey was on. Please, let it stay in the can, along with "Logan's Run : The Series" and "Battlestar Galactica".
If you're going to watch a cheesy sci-fi series, why not watch The Doctor?
Chip H.
Re:Timely and realistic
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poptones
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...and it's not as if Bill Clinton getting a blowjob and stuffing monica with a cigar in any way threatened my freedom to come and go as I please.
It has nothing to do with a "liberal mindset" - although my idea of "liberal" is most likely not what you were imagining when you stuffed that strawman.
"Seldom in human history has good vs. evil been so clearly defined."
Uh huh. Tell that to "the office of homeland security."
Slashdot Mirror
Lets just hope the effects are a little more modern than the 80s series (although it was a great miniseries back in the day!).
Honestly, though, I think they'd do better to bring in John Doe or Firefly (hell, or even bab5) instead of redo'ing this old flick.
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
All three of which are better than more Crossing Over With John (bleeping) Edwards, or Scare (bleeping) Tactics.
--- Ban humanity.
Hmm...didn't humans come up with some chemical compound that would kill the lizards? I thought we had already won.
That said, I'm really looking forward to it. I loved V...I just hope they don't spoil it.
Warning: Opinions known to be heavily biased.
Guess that's why so many people watched it -
Tacky, dated, sci-fi at its' worst - with the opening premise ripped off from Clarke's "Childhood's End", and everything going downhill from there.
Um. Dude, you do know that "V" was originally written as the story of the German invasion of Austria, right? The bit about space aliens was only changed in the next-to-the-last draft of the screenplay or something.
And as for the opening premise being "ripped off," Clarke has himself said that he took the opening image of Childhood's End from any number of "earth versus the flying saucers" movies. And since that's where the similarities end, I think you might wanna just back the hell up a step and rethink your position.
Yes, a lot about "V" was tacky. But you have to give credit where it's due. The hardest thing to write is something funny. But second only to that is good allegory. It's incredibly hard to write good allegory, and the guy who wrote V whose name escapes me right now wrote a damn good allegory. So good that you didn't even get it, which is a mixed blessing of sorts I guess.
Dam has it been 20 yrs? I remember that series like it just aired last year.. I was 12 when it hit the little screen. I remeber the Eating live mice bit and all the lasers... This rag tag humans were just so ingenious compared to the dim witted aliens. Oh.. and the glasses so you could figure out who was a visitor and who wasnt. I remeber on of the big fast food chains gave those out.. Red colored glasses I think.
Malice
I, being born in 1975, was a kid when this came out. I have found that lots of things that came out when I was a kid were actually really bad. I loved V. If I see it again or see V: Part II, it will probably ruin it for me.
I plan to just enjoy the memory.
Okay, V was an 'okay' show - just okay. I have a fundamental problem with their story premise that I just can't muster enough suspension of disbelief to swallow.
They come to Earth for two reasons:
- Water
- Food
So they're saying this alien race can build these huge inter-stellar vehicles but we can't figure out how to generate water and farm food animals? That somehow its easier to mind f*** an entire planet and dress up like humans than just flat out invade? What kind of lazy writing is that?Kinda reminds me of the pong gag on the Simpson's halloween special a few years back. "All species who have mastered inter-galactic travel raise their tentacles."
"Stop whining!" - Arnold, as Mr. Kimble
- the humans don't wear uniforms - they are "unclassified combatants"
- they wear the visitors' uniforms in combat situations
- they win in the first series by using biological weapons of mass destruction
given the current political atmosphere in the united states i find it amazing that anyone could dare glorify the efforts of extremist human terrorists.now, everyone together: "no blood for water!"
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As I recall, the whole alien/nazi earthling/jewish thing was way too haavy-handed and preachy. The "V" insignia was a swastika with a few missing chunks, the uniforms were SS. They may have even had the equivalent of "hitler youth", but my brain is rebelling at trying to remember. No subtlety, too little imagination, really bad dialog, and a limp, hole-ridden plot (i.e. like "Matrix" but without the overly-long fight scenes). Please, if you're going to waste my time and beat me over the head with your same-old message, at least show me some t*t.
The Russians have won. They have made the world a cesspool of distrust, greed, fear and hate.
I remember really really wanting one of those little voice changer things that Donovan, etc wore to make them sound like the visitors.
;p
;)
Having one of the shuttle space ships would have been cool too, but it wouldn't have fitted in my parents back yard at the time
Finally, as someone else pointed out, Diana (Jane Badler) was definitely hot alien or not, though James T Kirk probably already already had her
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So.... it's a story about the United States' liberation of the Middle East?
I am grateful to the USAF for keeping me out of the country while this turkey was on. Please, let it stay in the can, along with "Logan's Run : The Series" and "Battlestar Galactica".
If you're going to watch a cheesy sci-fi series, why not watch The Doctor?
Chip H.
It has nothing to do with a "liberal mindset" - although my idea of "liberal" is most likely not what you were imagining when you stuffed that strawman.
"Seldom in human history has good vs. evil been so clearly defined." Uh huh. Tell that to "the office of homeland security."