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V - Early Screening Review

So I had the opportunity today to see the pilot episode of the reboot of V due to hit television this fall. I have to say it was pretty entertaining and I will definitely be giving it a look this fall. The premise is still pretty much the same ?Alien visitors who up claiming to be our friends, but have a hidden agenda that has grave consequences for mankind? and many of the characters will be familiar to you as well.

The pilot stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Wolf, Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk, Morris Chestnut and Joel Gretsch.

Elizabeth Mitchell and Alan Tudyk play agents with the Department of Homeland Security who are investigating a terrorist sleeper cell operating out of New York. Morris Chestnut plays a businessman with a shady past that ties directly to the events leading up to the Visitors? arrival. Joel Gertsch plays a priest struggling with his faith in the face of an alien appearance that shakes his core beliefs that is suddenly thrust into a conspiracy when a dying man in his church gives him info on the aliens. Morena Baccarin plays the enigmatic Anna, leader of the Visitors. Scott Wolf plays the journalist with high aspirations who sees the Visitor?s arrival as a way to further his career. He quickly befriends Anna and the two form a bond.

Overall the show has a good production value. The special effects were not the best, but at the same time they did not detract from the show. It certainly feels live the original V complete with their arrival as the large saucer ships show up over all the major cities of the world. It kind of had the feel of really wanting to be serious which I think was done well. The Sci-Fi is kept to a minimum other than the Visitors? tech and it firmly kept itself grounded in reality as much as show with this kind of premise could.

If the show can keep up the pace that the pilot set, it could be a very good show. It certainly has a JJ Abrams feel to it in the way it was shot. There is plenty of opportunity for sub-plots as well as all of the characters appear to have a certain depth written into them that is only very briefly touched upon in the pilot.

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I remember watching "V: The Miniseries" & "V: The Final Battle", as well as "V: The Series" on TV way back when. I know Kenneth Johnson at one point was trying to bring "V" back, is he helping on this or did they kick him to the curb; because every place he approched did not want to touch "V".

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the more people they cast from other series i already like (4400, lost, firefly) just sealed that ill watch atleast the first few episodes. I hope this turns out well

Yeah that last promo really hyped me for this show.

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the more people they cast from other series i already like (4400, lost, firefly) just sealed that ill watch atleast the first few episodes. I hope this turns out well

Yeah, really. Is there are SciFi Screen Actors Guild that says you can only hire SciFi actors for SciFi shows or something? Why do we see all the same people over and over again.

Take for example, this guy. He seems to show up as an accessory character in just about everything.

His business card might as well say, "Need a black guy for a SciFi production? Call me."

I mean, he's cool and all. I still think of him as the Joshua alien character from First Wave but I laugh whenever I unexpectedly see him in something.

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