I won't be returning to this drek YARM.
i am so sick of remakes i swear i will stay away from every one of them as a boycott.
i want new and intelligent scifi not rehashed old shows.

i am all for a remake when it improves on the original, just as bsg did. i will certainly give this one a chance.

"improve" on the original? not likely! the original miniseries was near perfection and already I see a watering down off the V concept in this new show (calling then the "V's"!!! how uncomfortable is that!)... oh, and einstein- the rodent Jane is swallowing is a GUINEA PIG not a hamster!

the ONLY thing I am interested in is a short-term success to help push along Kenneth Johnson's V movie remake (rumoured to be chugging along)... if there is any magic in this new show, I'm still waiting to see a glimmer of it...

I hated the original mini-series and never watched the show that followed. If not for the glorious re-creation of Battlestar Galactica I would not watch a remake of V unless I was being paid. As it is, I will probably try one episode. Much as I like Baccarin and Tudyk, if the script stinks as badly as the original did, I will not be returning.

The original was perfection? Good lord, no it wasn't - it was awful. I pray this works like BSG did in the re-imagining, taking schlock and making it great.

Near perfection? LOL!!! I think you are looking at the original through rose colored nostalgia lenses. It was good series don't get me wrong but it certainly could be improved upon. Quit looking to the past and look ahead.

I have no problem with a remake as long as it's done well, i.e. BSG. I just sat through rewatching the entire series, then for nostalgia's sake, watched the original BSG pilot. It was almost unbearable, and I loved that show as a kid! The new one was so much better. "V" will have some big shoes to fill if they want to be another BSG, but I have high hopes.

""Improve" on the original? Not likely! The original miniseries was near perfection and already I see a watering down off the V concept in this new show."

Okay, then "improve" on the original TV series. I've watched it and it's really easy to do.

"I hated the original mini-series and never watched the show that followed."

Good idea. The original TV series was cheap and campy. I'm hoping this new one is the opposite.

I have cuaght the commercial for the new V and it looks like it will be as good as the origanal perhaps even better which was ahead of it times for the 80's style of television, though the original was a little campy it was still really good and cool.

I'll be checking this out, assuming they're smart enough to sell it on iTunes, or at least Hulu it. Otherwise I guess I'll be waiting for Netflix. I don't bother with network TV anymore. Too many ads.

I'm excited to see what they do with it. And when they mentioned old actors playing contrary roles, I thought immediately of Richard Hatch on BSG. So let's give them a break and see what they come up. They've got the cast. The trailer looks awesome. It *might* be as good as early BSG was, before they blew it.

The "V" miniseries was fantastic. The NBC series went downhill faster than a greased pig down a slide. So, I can't see this new series as anything but an improvement. However, they gotta get Michael Ironside on it! Somehow!

Seriously, I loved the original miniseries too (when I was 10!) but anyone who thinks it was "perfection" needs only to watch the clip here of Jane Badler opening her mouth, someone putting a guinea pig into a ROBOT, and then Jane Badler closing her mouth. I'm willing to give Hollywood some wiggle room when it comes to all these remakes, if only because they're playing with the CGI technologies that weren't available in the 80's. Everything gets a new, slicker, more realistic look, and Hollywood gets these remakes out of their system. But, once everything has been remade digitally, they better be done.

This show is my genre and I will be supporting it as I do every SCIFI show. I do not remember the original show so it will be new for me. I was not able to watch much TV during the original broadcast’s time period. I did find that The SCIFI Channel in Australia has (or is) showing the program.

To all you folks that seem to hate anything that is re imagined or updated for the present generation please remember things’ change (new generation of viewers)continually and concepts can connect to a new generation and get new life. The book of Ecclesiastes tells us there is nothing new so coming up with a totally new, never used idea or concept is likely impossible but maybe some of you can in fact do a new original story so the rest of us can watch it. Until then reusing and re imagining existing ideas is all that is available.

Also, thanks to the folks that do this web site and for GOOD work you are doing everyday in keeping us informed and up to date .

Considering Richard Hatch's stunning turn on BSG as Tom Zarek, I'd think the producers of "V" would give the original stars a hard look for major supporting roles.

Jane Badler as a "power behind the power" would be kind of neat.

"Jane Badler as a "power behind the power" would be kind of neat."

I was thinking the same thing. Jane Badler needs to be the Emperor.

More V please! The original was AWESOME.
At this point, as much as I HATE remakes, V is
too cool to pass up, even if it is a remake. Please
do bring back as many of the original characters
as possible. Jane Badler rules!

I'm okay with the possible role reversals and Jane Badler as maybe even a good guy. I still have a hard time of thinking of ole Willie as Freddy Krueger! :D

Boycott, damn remakes/reboots, or whatever fancy term people use to not say copy.
The only 'V' I will watch is by Kenneth Johnson period.
Crash & burn ABC.
Bring on 'V' the 2nd Generation Kenneth!!!!!

I enjoyed the original "V" up to when the ship was crashing toward Earth, when, totally deux-ex-machina, the little girl developed mutant glowing powers and landed the ship. My reaction was "That is total bullshit!!!" That's when they lost me completely. I was so damned furious at that cop-out ending!!!

I think the majority of us saw V when we were kids and everything always seems better at that age. Watch V now and it looks like a cheesy B movie. Having said that I don't remind remakes. Sci-Fi is like pizza, even when it's bad it's good!

I also grew up watching V and I agree with kev74. Could be good. Could be really bad. But hey, they've got Morena Baccarin (SG1, Firefly). That alone is worth giving it a shot for me.

hopefully when they do this mini series or series, they will actually finish it and not leave us hanging when elizabeth walks into the shuttle pod heading for the aliens home world

I enjoyed the original miniseries. The follow-up TV series - not so much. With the improvements in special effects, I can see the appeal of a re-make, but not a re-imagining. The original story was great (although it could use a few tweaks), and I'm afraid a re-imagining would just add in a bunch of PC nonsense. Still, I'll likley watch it. Mmmmm...Morena Baccarin.

You can see all the original "V" stuff with KJ and the new ABC stuff right on my site at http://www.mindpulse.com/users/lizlady .

Has interviews with the cast and crew, old and new!

the original mini-series was excellent considering the typical sci-fi show before it- Galactica, Buck rogers and yes Star Trek where all aimed at children. V was the first sci-fi show that took itself seriously, aimed as an adult thriller.
Shows like The X-files, Earth: Final Conflict etc and ofcourse Independence Day all took inspiration from V.
Yes they messed up with The Final Battle and totally screwed up with the weekly series, but at the end of the day (forget the fact we are looking at 80's special effects) the story, characters of the original V still stand up today against anything TV has to offer.
If the new V stays on course and gives us an intelligent adult thriller as the original then this new V will kick the ass of the New Galactica for sure.

As a kid I was a huge fan of V, and while I'd love for Kenneth Johnson's sequel see the light of day, the new V seems to be a quality endeavor. I'll render a stronger opinion once I've seen a few episodes, but I feel very positive about it so far.

I'd love to see Ms. Badler return, and as someone said above, it would be a blast if she played a far different role from before. One of the "good guys" this time, perhaps?

I grew up watching V. It was one of my sci-fi favorites because of its character development, political and social issues, and parallels to real world events. This new series looks interesting, however I'm a bit disappointed that WB didn't pick up Kenneth Johnson's sequel. I think a sequel would be moving forward more so than a remake. Think about it - a remake is starting from scratch. Why not build off of what you already have than tear it down and start from scratch? That's what also ruined the new Star Trek movie - it erased everything that has happened already. Erasing the past is NOT moving forward, it is going backwards.

What will save this series for die hard "V" fans if they do bring back old cast members is if those cast members reprise their character roles from the original series, just dropped into the present time. Otherwise leave them out of it and do the V: The Second Generation Motion Picture (the only problem being it will confuse the heck out of fans of the new series).

I don't care what the haters say. I will be watching. If there is room for a remake of Galactica then there should be room for this. Besides I need a better impression of the franchise that killed itself with a soap-operaish series that was nothing more than a pale attempt to beat DALLAS.

Totall and utter drek indeed, if you are going as a writer of 3 V movies of the week they got shelved in 1995 because of a shakeup when les moonves left warner bros for cbs. I am throughly shocked as this Re-Imagining. Why must we reimagine everything. Somethings do not need to be improved upon, merely expanded upon. When the new bsg came out I wasnt happy with it, new orgins for cylons, etc, but by the end of the last season its stood on it own for many reasons music, production design etc. I dont see that to be the case here with this new 'V' the calling them the V's how tright is that.. very mondane uniforms for a new friends, nothign to make them standout or set them apart from us, no light sensitivity, no broken language, wonder if there will be a willy? Looks like mike donavan is a priest not a reporter. What made the original so classic was it pararells to nazi occupation, smartly dressed solders, youth corps, promis for a better tommorow. If they make this into a series. It will mean the end to any future development of the classic V genre. Red & white are a iconic images, cold gunmetal plating in boring and uninspiring. I will give this show its do as I did BSG. but it will never replace the orignal V.

NOT HAPPY

Just saw the promo in Australia...Where is Diana, Julie, Mike???? "What the" I am not happy why did they not pick up where it left off ???? "Silly" I hope it bombs then maybe they will get the hint.....if you bring back V then you need to include the winning formula.......not make it look newer..... I would like V to come back, but unless Jane is playing Diana, Faye Julie, Marc Mike..then not interested ..bring on KJ he knows the winning formula...

Love this show.

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I really think Jane Badler should have a starring role in the new V episodes. She hasn't yet lost her bloom, although she's 56 years old. She's still a very, very beautiful woman. I'd love to see her on this new show!