V (new ABC show)

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Cast: Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.

Today, the world woke up to find spaceships over every major city. The Visitors claim to have come in peace, bringing gifts of medical miracles and technological breakthroughs. They promise to do no harm. They're lying.

Most people believe the aliens have arrived just when we needed them most. We're eager to embrace their generous offers of help, but while tracking a terrorist cell, Homeland Security agent Erica Evans stumbles upon something far more sinister. Erica discovers that the aliens have plans to infiltrate our governments and businesses, planting seeds for their plot to control mankind. Convincing anyone of the truth will be impossible because the Visitors have two powerful weapons. First, they've given the people faith with their reassuring presence and gifts. Second, they've rallied our youth. Thousands of teens, including Erica's son, have been recruited as 'Peace Ambassadors' but they're actually serving as unwitting spies. When Erica gets thrust into the resistance movement, she'll have to balance her covert activities with her job and her role as a mother, fighting to protect her son Tyler - even as he joins forces with the enemy.

From executive producer Scott Peters, Emmy-nominated creator of The 4400, comes a bold re-imagining of the sci-fi classic. Let the invasion begin.

The series is produced by HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television. Scott Peters is executive producer/writer and Steve Pearlman and Jace Hall are executive producers.

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[Adeniz19]

Looks interesting. I'll def give the pilot a shot.

[starseed]

I'm only interested cause of Mitchell. I might watch.

[Adeniz19]

Well, it's not like TV hasn't been remaking sci-fi shows for decades... (star trek, battlestar galactica, land of the lost)

[Ailite]

I'll check it out.

[Galedeep]

Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk means I will be watching the pilot, for sure.

[alboneceleste]

I think I'll check it out.

[drudo182]

Mitchell and Scott Wolf. Pumped.

[anamericangod]

They're even remaking classic television shows now, too. Fuck Hollywood.

Maybe it won't be awful. The guy who produced F.E.A.R. is the Executive Producer for this. I'll hope for the best.

[samsara]

That looks pretty interesting I think I'll watch it.

[billyboatkid]

I'm skeptical, but I'll check it out.

[dissident]

i have a suspicion the first two posters in this thread didn't know this is a remake. that's sad.

[AshesAshes]

I was more making the connection that all that is coming out these days seems to be remakes, "re-boots", or "re-imaginings". It might be decent and I'll give it a shot because of how big of a fan I am of the original mini-series, but I just hate the unoriginality these days, that's all.

Yea I'm sick of all the rehash as well

I love the original series I'll be checking this out

[drudo182]

I hope anyone who does a re-make dies a painful death because they are just so lame and stuff.

[AshesAshes]

Laura Vandervoort :thumbup:

[Adeniz19]

i have a suspicion the first two posters in this thread didn't know this is a remake. that's sad.haha i'll admit i didnt, but i was only like 2 when it first aired so how can you hold it against me?

I was more making the connection that all that is coming out these days seems to be remakes, "re-boots", or "re-imaginings". It might be decent and I'll give it a shot because of how big of a fan I am of the original mini-series, but I just hate the unoriginality these days, that's all.Yea, and I was just pointing out that this really isn't nothing new and has been going on for decades. start trek has been reimagined 6 times on tv spanning 4 decades, battlestar galactica was revived earlier this decade, and Land Of the Lost was remade in the early 90's. I'm sure there are even more examples

[starseed]

In case I'm the other one, I'd like to say I knew this was a remake, but I also don't care.

[dissident]

haha i'll admit i didnt, but i was only like 2 when it first aired so how can you hold it against me?

Yea, and I was just pointing out that this really isn't nothing new and has been going on for decades. start trek has been reimagined 6 times on tv spanning 4 decades, battlestar galactica was revived earlier this decade, and Land Of the Lost was remade in the early 90's. I'm sure there are even more examples

and you're four years older than me. i can definitely hold it against you.

[dissident]

In case I'm the other one, I'd like to say I knew this was a remake, but I also don't care.

naw i was referring to crit and adeniz. i don't know about crit but the lack of "remake from best mini-series of all time" in his first post has me suspicious.

[chris1152]

Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk means I will be watching the pilot, for sure.

Ditto. Firefly ftw.

[Until The Bombs]

Will bomb.

[crit]

i have a suspicion the first two posters in this thread didn't know this is a remake. that's sad.

naw i was referring to crit and adeniz. i don't know about crit but the lack of "remake from best mini-series of all time" in his first post has me suspicious.
Sorry to burst your holier than thou bubble but I'm well aware. Thanks anyway.

[Adeniz19]

and you're four years older than me. i can definitely hold it against you.ok. shame on me for not knowing every single tv show that has aired in existence.

does this show re-run repeatedly on some channel or something, or are you just trying to toot your own internet 1337 horn?

[dissident]

it's not fucking l33t to know what V is.

[starseed]

To be fair (and why should we not be fair, for are we not men), neither of you were born when the original V miniseries came out. The television series ran from 84-85. So really you could have only learned about it after the fact, and from that perspective it's completely understandable why someone could not know about it.

[dissident]

To be fair (and why should we not be fair, for are we not men), neither of you were born when the original V miniseries came out. The television series ran from 84-85. So really you could have only learned about it after the fact, and from that perspective it's completely understandable why someone could not know about it.

i'm assuming anyone browsing the entertainment forum at ap has a fairly decent and wide knowledge of entertainment. therefore you should know what V is.

[a speedo model]

:crossesfingers: Love the original.

[starseed]

i'm assuming anyone browsing the entertainment forum at ap has a fairly decent and wide knowledge of entertainment. therefore you should know what V is.

Isn't that awfully presumptuous on a lot of levels?

[dissident]

Isn't that awfully presumptuous on a lot of levels?

no.

[PunkDrums182]

and you're four years older than me. i can definitely hold it against you.
You're a bit pretentious huh?

[starseed]

no.

Yes it is.

[zion the lion]

This could only lead to bad news for my love of Juliet on Lost...but honestly the first thing I thought when I heard about this was those two episodes of Twilight Zone the one where the alien comes in and gives them the cure for cancer but they kill him and destroy the gift because of fear, and the episode where the aliens come and basically trick everyone into going to their home planet to be eaten.

[nivek87]

Never seen or HEARD of the original until a couple months ago. Looking forward to this.

[Colorblind!]

This Dissident guy is a huge asshole.
I've never heard of the old mini-series so I won't be watching this show, because I guess that's not allowed. Shucks!

This looks really good.
There's not enough good suspenful/mystery-ish shows on TV besides Lost, I'm definitely giving it a chance.

[Lueda Alia]

i'm assuming anyone browsing the entertainment forum at ap has a fairly decent and wide knowledge of entertainment. therefore you should know what V is.
I don't see why you care so much about this to be such an asshole. If you have nothing to add to this thread, then leave. There is no point in arguing over something so insignificant.

With that being said, I can't wait to watch this. It looks really interesting, and I love Elizabeth Mitchell.

[drudo182]

This could only lead to bad news for my love of Juliet on Lost...but honestly the first thing I thought when I heard about this was those two episodes of Twilight Zone the one where the alien comes in and gives them the cure for cancer but they kill him and destroy the gift because of fear, and the episode where the aliens come and basically trick everyone into going to their home planet to be eaten.

I know they said even with this being picked up, she would be in numerous episodes. Not sure what level, but we have no idea where they are taking the show.

[Throwback]

I hope anyone who does a re-make dies a painful death because they are just so lame and stuff.
I hope they all die the same death over and over. You know, for humor's sake.

[livethesounds]

no.

i spend a lot of time in the entertainment forum and have never heard it brought up until just recently...so what you said makes pretty much no sense.

anyway, i like shit like this so i'll probably give it a try. i usually don't even bother with most tv series.

[drudo182]

I hope they all die the same death over and over. You know, for humor's sake.

But every so often, they find a new way to kind of re-imagine the death.

I was being sarcastic with my first post because I don't care what get's rebooted. Everything seems to be fair ground so I'm never surprised. If it sucks, it sucks and we still have the original. If it's good, that's fine too. It's interesting to see what people are able to do with an original work. I don't get all the bitching about it.

[starseed]

To be honest, on some level I can see the point of rebooting an old franchise rather than create an original property, because if we start with the assumption that there are no more completely new ideas and everything from here on out will be similar to something else, then why not use that something else as a launching pad? I can imagine the line of thinking. It's like, hey, I want to make a show about an alien invasion, but rather than call it something else and do all that work to promote it, we can just make it a reboot of an older series that people might remember, and that way we get some extra bonus promotion out of the deal cause people will see the name and start talking about it.

[dissident]

I don't see why you care so much about this to be such an asshole. If you have nothing to add to this thread, then leave. There is no point in arguing over something so insignificant.

With that being said, I can't wait to watch this. It looks really interesting, and I love Elizabeth Mitchell.

the whole point of this messageboard is to argue over insignificant shit. i'm the farthest thing from pretentious, i watch con air at least once a month for christ's sake, but yeah i expect people to have at least HEARD of V.

[starseed]

Why does everything have to be an argument? Why can't it be a discussion?

[Colorblind!]

Why does everything have to be an argument? Why can't it be a discussion?

Why did I just notice your avatar now?
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[starseed]

"I just wanted to kick his ass! I wanted to build a machine to kick his ass! I wanted to build an empire to house the machine to kick his ass!"

[dissident]

Why does everything have to be an argument? Why can't it be a discussion?

arguing is more interesting and entertaining.

[starseed]

Whose entertainment are we talking about here?

[dissident]

well clearly mine. but if having friendly tame discussions is fun to you i just think you're boring. i was just voicing my surprise and disappointment that there is actually people above the age of 20 that don't at least know what V is. sure i said it in an extreme and forceful way but i like to bust balls. grow a pair (that's for all of you, not you starseed)

[anthonydarko]

I'll just watch the original mini-series and ignore this completely.

[starseed]

I can't really argue the point cause I dish out barbs as much as anyone, although I never do it with the intent to offend, cause I don't feel like I gain anything from pissing someone off. I gotta confess though that even though I knew about V, I didn't realize it was so significant that everyone should know about it. Maybe I'm just less critical about stuff like that cause I know there's a lot of stuff I don't know about that might be obvious to others.

[Colorblind!]

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[starseed]

Man, 21 and 24 are totally how I imagine henchmen really acting offscreen.

[symbiote28]

I'm only interested cause of Mitchell. I might watch.

totally agree with you on this one ..

[TJ Wells]

Inara with short hair = Do not like.

[Throwback]

But every so often, they find a new way to kind of re-imagine the death.

I was being sarcastic with my first post because I don't care what get's rebooted. Everything seems to be fair ground so I'm never surprised. If it sucks, it sucks and we still have the original. If it's good, that's fine too. It's interesting to see what people are able to do with an original work. I don't get all the bitching about it.
Agreed. I don't really give a shit about remakes. If they're good, they're good. If they suck, the original is not affected. So who cares, really?

[nivek87]

I hope they all die the same death over and over. You know, for humor's sake.hahhaha i see what you did there.