ABC is bringing back "V". For those of you don't know, "V" is a new science fiction show based on two miniseries and a short-lived television show in the early 1980s.
The previews for "V" talk about Visitors that offer hope, change, a better world and only ask the Earth to follow their orders and demand the media not ask questions that will portray the Visitors in a bad light. What the people of Earth don't realize is the Visitors are hiding their real agenda.
Hmmm...where did I hear that before? They didn't do that during the "V" run in the 1980s. No, it was something more recent. Something more political. I know! It was President Obama's campaign run. He offered hope, change and a new world - and the media was and is more than happy to not bother asking those pesky questions that may make the president look bad. And I suspect the Obama Administration is not being 100% honest with all of its motives.
That was a cheap shot, but it has you thinking. Doesn't it?
Jane Badler was the most beautiful alien on TV in the 1980s.
Back to "V". I am extremely excited for this show. I loved the original and was glued to every episode. I was 12 or 13 when "V" debuted and I had a mega crush on Jane Badler, who was the leader of the Visitors.
The Syfy Network has been showing the old "V" miniseries and television show and I caught a few hours over the weekend. I learned two things. The original "V" doesn't hold up too well when compared to the special effects avaliable today and Jane Badler is as beautiful as I remember. (Sigh, a romance that was never meant to be.)
I just hope this new version of "V" is fun for the kids and spark their imaginations like the original did for me. Morena Baccarin is the new leader of the visitors so I know the teenage boy demographic will enjoy her role on the show.
There are few things that bother me about the new "V". First, I read that they won't be calling the Visitors aliens because that would be offensive for some people. If that is true, that is ridiculous.
The other thing is the show might become a long, drawn out series that gets too bogged down with long story arcs that are hard to follow. I hope the show has action and keeps the viewers interested with stand alone stories and good writing. I don't want to see gimmicks and cliffhangers.
A successful television series is simple: Good writing and good acting.
I hope the new "V" can pull that off.
