Reimagined "V" Series

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  1. superstring01 Moderator

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    Re-imagined "V" Series

    As a child of the 80's, I remember [fondly] staying up late on school nights, watching my small B&W TV to catch the miniseries "V" on ABC. The ensuing TV series was never as good, but I've owned a copy of the series on DVD since 2001.

    It looks like the powers-that-be are bringing the show back with a new, and sorry looking, twist. And the ships look shitty to boot.

    "V" The Series.

    ~String
     
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  3. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    It was all based on that "It can't happen here" book written back in the - 40's? - about a putative fascist takeover. Then it mulled around around for a while and people decided they liken aliens more.
     
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    Hmmm. That may be the inspiration, but the original scriptwriter (Kenneth Johnson) proposed a modern fascist story to NBC back in '81. After reading his script, they thought it more apropos to do a story where aliens arrived and slowly took over.

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  7. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Yeah; he was inspired by It Can't Happen Here. As a TV producer, you have to go with what's "in" at the time, I suppose.
     
  8. Gustav Banned Banned

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    mmm
    that brazilian chick from firefly
    sound like a hit show to me
     
  9. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    She cut off all her hair though.
     
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  12. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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  13. Nasor Valued Senior Member

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    The original was okay, but it was often horribly heavy-handed. The allegory was about as subtle as a falling anvil.
     
  14. Cowboy My Aim Is True Valued Senior Member

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    Totally, since she was able to keep Firefly on the air for so long.
     
  15. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    +1. Also liked the 2nd officer and engineer girl. And the captain's estranged wife. And the psycho chick.

    But don't be dissing Josh Whelan. He the man.
     
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    are there sex scenes in it with lizzard ladies and human men?
     
  17. Cowboy My Aim Is True Valued Senior Member

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    The engineer girl was Kaylee and she was hot. The psycho chick played a Terminator on that Sarah Connor Chronicles show, so that would explain her fighting ability.

    Who is Josh Whelan?
     
  18. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Whoops. Nathan Fillion. Meh, whoever. Can't be expected to remember everyone's name.
     
  19. Cowboy My Aim Is True Valued Senior Member

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    Nathan Fillion was bad-ass as Captain Mal. He puts all the Star Trek captains to shame.
     
  20. Pandaemoni Valued Senior Member

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    Yes, Han Solo does put Star Trek captains to shame, as do may copies of Han Solo.
     
  21. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Oooooh - FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

    Make sure you don't shoot first. Pre-emption makes the baby George Lucas cry.
     
  22. Cowboy My Aim Is True Valued Senior Member

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    Actually, I think that Firefly and its characters were based more on Cowboy Bebop than any of the one dimensional characters from the Star Wars universe.
     
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    Totally agree!

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