V returns and we have advanced clips! Death to the lizards! by COOP
Yep, it’s another (sigh) remake. But I actually don’t mind if they update this one since the old 1985 TV miniseries/short-lived series doesn’t hold up well these days.
In case you don’t remember, were stil in diapers or sitting around in the guff waiting to be born, “V” begins with a bunch of city-sized spacecraft that appear over every major city in the world (yep, “Independence Day” kinda ripped that part off). Turns out they look exactly like us with the exception of their robot-sounding, metallic voice. Instead of attacking, the aliens announce they are happy to find us and would like to share their technology in exchange for some raw materials such as water and metal ore. As the “Visitors” mingle amongst our populations, terrorist attacks aimed at them begin to rise. The Visitors declare that they will utilize our military to restore order and protect both species, which of course leads to escalating violence, then to a complete military occupation by alien forces. Meanwhile, a reckless video journalist stows away aboard a Visitor ship and learns of the true intentions of the aliens towards Earth and humans.
While the original miniseries, the sequel miniseries and it’s one season series run are burned forever into the fond memories of my 1980’s childhood, I’m not terribly optimistic about this remake. I’m not 100% sure how this version differs from the original story, but it looks a tad on the cheap side with some C-grade actors (although I think Morena Baccarin looks like a perfect replacement for Jane Badler’s evil alien leader “Diana”). I’m afraid this cast will make fans of the original pine for Marc Singer, Robert (Freddy Krueger) Englund and Michael Ironside to come back and salvage some of that 1980’s magic.
Additionally, “V” was an allegory about the Nazi occupations of WWII (hell, even their symbol looked kinda like a swastika). Is it timely enough or are they going to focus more on how all humans must become terrorists in order to defeat the aliens? I’m not thrilled by either prospect. Regardless, I was a little excited to see these two early clips. The look is definitely influenced by Battlestar Galactica and hopefully it will go pretty dark…
Clip 1: The Arrival
Clip 2: The Interview
What, no metallic alien voices???
Dig this instead…
and this!…
-C
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Personally, I don’t like the idea of redoing V, and this does little to give me hope that it will be any good. Nobody can tell that story now the way it was originally intended. I loved the original mini-series, although didn’t care much for the short lived series, and they really should have left this material alone.
I’m hoping they Battlestar Galactify it. But that’s just a hope.
Clip#1: “Suckas!”
Clip#2: “My way or the highway, buddy!”
While I’m not completely hip to Hollywood remaking EVERYTHING, I am glad that the sci-fi genre seems to be the file cabinet opened over the past few years. I still haven’t decided whether it’s a sadness or a blessing that a majority of the newer tv series are more creative than what the film industry seems to be rehashing; but nonetheless, there have been some interesting remakes. If done right, I think an update of V could have potential…’cause yeah, the 80’s version definitely doesn’t hold up! The clips look pretty interesting…just please keep the story moving in an ‘interesting’ direction & don’t cheap out on the SFX!