Fans of "V" (the 80s tv mini-series)

JediKooter · 01-27-2009, 12:43 PM

To further boost Hollywoods official "We are completely out of new ideas" status, it looks like ABC has given the green light for a remake of V.

Pilot Season: 'V' and 'Lost in the '80s' a go | PopWatch Blog | EW.com

Oh how I weep for Hollywood...

hukarez · 01-27-2009, 12:44 PM

Marc Singer better be in this...

JediKooter · 01-27-2009, 01:00 PM

And the dude who played Freddy Krueger.

flere-imsaho · 01-27-2009, 01:08 PM

Oh no....

Ryan W. · 01-27-2009, 01:22 PM

ugh

Loved the original, don't think I could take a remake...

Mustang · 01-27-2009, 01:45 PM

Fans of V (the mini-series).

You could have just put V in the subject and I would have assumed

1. Mini-series
2. Discussion of the number 5

Just curious if there was something else...

Honolulu_Blue · 01-27-2009, 01:55 PM

There was "V" the series, which followed the original "V" mini-series and "V: The Final Battle" mini-series.

rowech · 01-27-2009, 02:12 PM

Too bad NBC gave up on the other show when it was called "Freaks and Geeks"

sabotai · 01-27-2009, 02:27 PM

I'd like to see what a modern take on the series would look like. I'll watch it.

Maple Leafs · 01-27-2009, 02:33 PM

I was too young to watch the whole thing, but the one scene where somebody ate a hamster scarred me for about four years.

JediKooter · 01-27-2009, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Fans of V (the mini-series).

You could have just put V in the subject and I would have assumed

1. Mini-series
2. Discussion of the number 5

Just curious if there was something else...

V for Vendetta?

Thomkal · 01-27-2009, 03:18 PM

Well I think they are kind of crazy to bring it back, but it could work with a modern twist on things. I remember it (perhaps falsely) being pretty campy, so a more serious take could be good. I like that the writer of The 4400 is behind the project so that's a major plus for me.

Swaggs · 01-27-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I was too young to watch the whole thing, but the one scene where somebody ate a hamster scarred me for about four years.

Word.

I was traumatized for years by the fork-tongued baby.

Klinglerware · 01-27-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Well I think they are kind of crazy to bring it back, but it could work with a modern twist on things. I remember it (perhaps falsely) being pretty campy, so a more serious take could be good. I like that the writer of The 4400 is behind the project so that's a major plus for me.

Yeah, in retrospect, it turned out to be that way. Part of the problem was that V was actually supposed to be pretty dark and bleak, but the network wanted something more upbeat. I don't think the creators of V wanted to do the "final battle"--it was the product of a network-driven decision to leverage the popularity of the original mini-series and to provide a happy ending for the series.

In reality, I think the creators might have even wanted a scenario where the aliens actually won...

JediKooter · 01-27-2009, 06:03 PM

The original series had a huge Nazi like theme to it. I wonder if they are going to use that same plot device in the new one.

All I know is, the alien female commander better be hot like the orginal one. And by hot, I mean hot in a kind of bitchy/slutty way hotness.

SunDevil · 01-28-2009, 02:05 AM

Loved this show as a kid. Again I was one of the kids who were scarred for years with the eating the hamster and the forked-tongue baby scene.

Honolulu_Blue · 01-28-2009, 08:06 AM

JonInMiddleGA · 01-28-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

And then there's the transformation ... into a 55 year old cabaret singer living in Australia

http://www.myspace.com/janebadler

Honolulu_Blue · 01-28-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

And then there's the transformation ... into a 55 year old cabaret singer living in Australia

http://www.myspace.com/janebadler

Hmmm... I reckon you could do a lot worse for 55 year old. I think she's still got it.

SunDevil · 01-28-2009, 10:03 AM

It's a dark picture for a reason I think....

JonInMiddleGA · 01-28-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Hmmm... I reckon you could do a lot worse for 55 year old. I think she's still got it.

Dude, she looks like Lana from Three's Company, and that's scary on its best day.

JediKooter · 01-28-2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Dude, she looks like Lana from Three's Company, and that's scary on its best day.

Hey, wasn't she in My Science Project?

Yup, just checked IMDB

SFL Cat · 01-29-2009, 12:03 AM

The two miniseries were a fun watch. Michael Ironside really made the second one. The spin-off series was awful.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-10-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey32

The V series they change the lady leader of V to a different character playing Diana. She much hotter than the mini series Diana.

The Dianna (now called "Anna") is hotter yet still!

Morena Baccarin to Star in ABC's V - ComingSoon.net

Morena Baccarin to Star in ABC's V

Morena Baccarin (Serenity, "Firefly") will play a lead in ABC's "V," says The Hollywood Reporter.

"V," from WBTV, is a re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about an invasion of aliens known as Visitors and the resistance against them.

Baccarin will play Anna, the leader of the Visitors who is remarkably knowledgeable about human culture and media manipulation.

KWhit · 03-10-2009, 01:15 PM

OMG. I love her.

JediKooter · 03-10-2009, 01:29 PM

But can she deep throat a guinea pig?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-10-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

But can she deep throat a guinea pig?

pics plz k thx

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-10-2009, 01:33 PM

JediKooter · 03-10-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

Mmmmm, there you go baby.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-10-2010, 09:57 AM

I don't watch this show at all, but... Jane Badler is back!

Keck's Exclusives: Jane Badler to Revive Diana on V's Season Premiere - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com

Thank you Scott Rosenbaum for just making V a thousand times cooler. After the executive producer let slip at Comic-Con that he'd be introducing Anna's mother in V's November season premiere — and that her name would be Diana, fans went bonkers. I personally begged Rosenbaum to cast Jane Badler (so deliciously evil as lizard villainess Diana in NBC's original '80s V series) as this new incarnation of Diana, and word has just reached me that he has indeed awarded Jane the role. Woo-hoo!

When V returns, we will learn that Anna (Morena Baccarin) is keeping her mother prisoner on the mother ship in a never-before-seen section that has been designed to look like the Visitors' home planet. Both Morena and Laura Vandervoort, who plays Anna's daughter, Lisa, told me they, too, were hoping Jane would take the role. Still stunningly beautiful at age 56, Jane's Diana, who will be a recurring character, is perhaps the only reptilian being who will be able to put Anna in her place. November suddenly can't come soon enough.

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Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	There was "V" the series, which followed the original "V" mini-series and "V: The Final Battle" mini-series. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

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flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Oh no....

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rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Too bad NBC gave up on the other show when it was called "Freaks and Geeks"

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sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I'd like to see what a modern take on the series would look like. I'll watch it.

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Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Well I think they are kind of crazy to bring it back, but it could work with a modern twist on things. I remember it (perhaps falsely) being pretty campy, so a more serious take could be good. I like that the writer of The 4400 is behind the project so that's a major plus for me.

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JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	The original series had a huge Nazi like theme to it. I wonder if they are going to use that same plot device in the new one. All I know is, the alien female commander better be hot like the orginal one. And by hot, I mean hot in a kind of bitchy/slutty way hotness. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

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SFL Cat College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: South Florida	The two miniseries were a fun watch. Michael Ironside really made the second one. The spin-off series was awful.

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KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	OMG. I love her.

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Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I don't watch this show at all, but... Jane Badler is back! Keck's Exclusives: Jane Badler to Revive Diana on V's Season Premiere - Today's News: Our Take \| TVGuide.com Thank you Scott Rosenbaum for just making V a thousand times cooler. After the executive producer let slip at Comic-Con that he'd be introducing Anna's mother in V's November season premiere — and that her name would be Diana, fans went bonkers. I personally begged Rosenbaum to cast Jane Badler (so deliciously evil as lizard villainess Diana in NBC's original '80s V series) as this new incarnation of Diana, and word has just reached me that he has indeed awarded Jane the role. Woo-hoo! When V returns, we will learn that Anna (Morena Baccarin) is keeping her mother prisoner on the mother ship in a never-before-seen section that has been designed to look like the Visitors' home planet. Both Morena and Laura Vandervoort, who plays Anna's daughter, Lisa, told me they, too, were hoping Jane would take the role. Still stunningly beautiful at age 56, Jane's Diana, who will be a recurring character, is perhaps the only reptilian being who will be able to put Anna in her place. November suddenly can't come soon enough. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

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