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Anyone remember the classic sci-fi series V ?
It was a classic. I remember sitting up late at night to watch it when it was originally shown on TV. I think it was in the early eighties. Two mini-series followed by a 19-part series.
Sadly only the two mini-series have been released on DVD in the UK, yet the complete series is available on region 1 abroad.
Wouldn`t it be good if Warner Bros released it over here. I have sent an email to WB UK asking if they have any plans to. I will let you know their response.
It was a classic. I remember sitting up late at night to watch it when it was originally shown on TV. I think it was in the early eighties. Two mini-series followed by a 19-part series.
Sadly only the two mini-series have been released on DVD in the UK, yet the complete series is available on region 1 abroad.Wouldn`t it be good if Warner Bros released it over here. I have sent an email to WB UK asking if they have any plans to. I will let you know their response.
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An updated "V" mini-series was in the works with some of the original cast (it was either going to be a sequel or a remake) but it got shelved for now.
It's strange that the TV series hasn't been released in the U.K.. I don't know why that is. It's possible that the DVDs didn't sell well in the states and they probably thought it wouldn't sell well elsewhere either.
You will find that the US 19 part series release of V is dual coded.
Its not shown on the box but I can confirm it is coded for R1 and R2 ,so you can buy it without worry for around £20.
I suspect any R2 version would be £30+
I would like them to remake V with a modern feel, but i think it would never be as good as the original as the creators would no doubt want to put their own spin on it and ruin what made it so good in the first place.
The `Visitors` could return for another harvest.
Would the original cast return ? I think the original cast would most probably be too old now so i think new characters should be introduced. The original cast could always pop up now & again.
I can imagine a scene in the mother ship. The visitors are planning an attack on the resistance HQ, when a mysterious figure comes storming through the door to take charge - it`s Diana .
Most often when a remake is done, its never the same as the original. Its usually cr#p. Just look at some of the recent films which were once classic tv series.
If V was to return, it has to be done properly, not made into a comedy. :mad:
V:The Second Generation is to be made soon.
Many of the original cast are involved (Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler).
And no this is not an April Fool!
Its an April fool isnt it !! You serious mate ?
Yeah check this out its been on idmb for a while.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366112/
So we`ve got the new series, all we want now is the original series on DVD here.
Thing is , will we ever get to see this new series over here in the UK ?
I found this on one site, It was dated June 2003.
NBC has confirmed that it has commissioned a new V film.
The three-hour television movie will be called V: The Second Generation and will be directed, written and produced by Kenneth Johnson, the creator of the original programme.
Taken from the Official Kenneth Johnson Website:
http://kennethjohnson.us/V-News.html
Are you talking about the second generation to be made available on dvd or actually made as in filming ???
I ask this because there already is a second V out and has been for a few years now just wondering if they intend to remake the second one again ???
It was on scifi channel right after the first series...
V: The original mini-series (Shown in 2 parts)
V: The Final Battle (shown in 3 parts)
V: The series
including all the following episodes :
Liberation Day
Dreadnaught
Breakout
The Deception
The Sanction
Visitor's Choice
The Overlord
The Dissident
Reflections In Terror
The Conversion
The Hero
The Betrayal
The Rescue
The Champion
The Wildcats
The Littlest Dragon
War of Illusions
The Secret Underground
The Return
The Attack
V: The Second Generation is a brand new series.
Check out the link in one of the prevoius posts to Kenneth Johnsons web-site. He is the one who created V.
Also take a look here :
http://thevisitors.info/intro.html
The public unmasking of John (and the Visitors' plot) never happened.
No hybrid twins.
No red dust.
No Ham Tyler.
Johnson will have a bit of a struggle convincing Joe Public that his continuation of the first mini series is more valid than the direct continuation featuring almost all the original cast. He'd be better off starting V from scratch (like Battlestar Galactica) rather than pursue a petty squabble about other artists' work not being 'canonical'.
*In the UK, the two mini-series were shown together with V: The Final Battle becoming parts 3 to 5 of V: The Mini Series.
The new series has been on a stop/start schedule for over a decade so dont hold your breath until its confirmed by Warner.
Summer 1984 ITV cancelled its Olympics coverage due to the major teams withdrawing.
In order to fill the gap they scheduled V over 5 nights from 9pm concluding after the news.
Did you know the DVD's of the 5 miniseries episodes have some excellent precredits recaps/trailers and episode previews missing that were on the tv broadcasts?
Not important in itself but they were well put together and were very exciting to watch.
Did you know that the Breakout episode was only shown in the London ITV region?
In the US,they decided the episode was too violent so it was withdrawn from the first airing.
THis meant that the first meeting between Kyle Bates and the Resistance was refilmed for episode 4.
All ITV regions except London aired The Deception without Breakout,while Thames missed The Deception.
To clarify,you can buy the US set of V The Series and it will play on your R2 dvd player
It took afew weeks to arrive from the US and it DOES play on my DVD.
As others have said, although it is stated as region 1, it will play on our UK players.
If anyone else out there in the UK wants to get it, i would definately send for it.:)
It was awful.
Only V- The Original Miniseries (2 parts) and V -The Final Battle (3 parts).
The 19 part 1 hour series made the following year remains unreleased on R2 ,although as stated above the US Region 1 set is actually coded for R2 aswell.
Anyway, If the series isn't being acknowledged in the new one, then I can't say that's a bad thing because it was largely awful - in my humble opinion.
Although I guess you probably have to take into account they didn't expect to get picked up for a full series, so had to jump through some hoops plot wise to bring the visitors back..
However, they simply cannot under any circumstances ignore the existence of the legend that is Ham Tyler !!!!
Well all I can say is that I hired it out late last year to play on my region 2 player. The next time I'm in the shop I'll see what it says on the back cover.
This is what the cover looked like so I guess it must be the same one.
That link is for the correct R1 release.
Even if Blockbuster/Choices had it for rental they were breaking their contract with Warner.
R1 discs are clearly stated that they are not for sale or hire outside the US.
On top of that they are not certificated for dvd.
Was this an independent rental store?
The series definitely has never been released on r2