V

[viper37]

So, anyone watched it?  What do you think?
I think it shows promises
So far, so good.

Minor spoiler:
Contrary to the original series, we learn that the aliens have been on Earth for a while already, infiltrating various segments of the society, and preparing terrorist sleeper cells.[/]

[KRonn]

No, I haven't seen it yet. Heard about it. I guess the aliens came to Earth "to serve man"? 




It's a cookbook!!!!   

[Eddie Teach]

I enjoyed it, will watch next week.

[Berkut]

I watched it - I was surprised at how much was revealed in the first hour of the show though - it felt very rushed.

[Faeelin]

I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?

[Viking]

I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?

I don't care, I'm after their Monica Baccarin, that is still true.

[Berkut]

I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?

I don't care, I'm after their Monica Baccarin, that is still true.

There is something very wrong with that woman's head.

And I mean beyond it being a mask for a lizard.

[Eddie Teach]

Yes, that's what they say they're after.

Berkut- it's the hair that's way too short.

[Razgovory]

Needs more 80's hair.

[Viking]

I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?

I don't care, I'm after their Monica Baccarin, that is still true.

There is something very wrong with that woman's head.

And I mean beyond it being a mask for a lizard.

Anime becomes reality. I miss her hair from Firefly though.

[Faeelin]

Yes, that's what they say they're after.

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Alright, if aliens ever come to the bottom of an inhabited gravity well to seek water, we really should learn to arm the nukes and prepare to fire.

[Grallon]

Watched part of it - I hear it's just a remake, not a reboot - it felt rehashed.  Meh.




G.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Will have to wait for it to come on Hulu.  Damn networks are delaying things for digital release now.

[Strix]

DVR'd it. Will watch this weekend. It can't be worse than most of the other junk that's put out lately. Hopefully Marc Singer's character isn't played by a woman like Starbuck. 

[Grallon]

A funny appraisal lifted from SyFy's Galactica forum of all places. 



G.
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V started out strong enough only to deliberately waste any potential gained from that good start. I'm surprised at the accelerated plot pacing that leaves nothing left to the imagination after the first forty minutes. What a cheap date.

The good guys are quickly defined up front. They all too quickly get on board the unexpected bandwagon of good. They will remain the good guys for however long this show lasts. The bad guys are needlessly exposed after a few commercial breaks. Network television so badly perpetually wants a sci-fi audience but remains fearful of anything that might alienate them. Ambiguity is okay for "real" dramas but forbidden for a genre like science fiction. I'm not sure what to think except they want to convert the Dances with Stars audience to science fiction instead of building on a core base of existing science fiction fans.

The first hour at least is absent any doubt, angst and gray dilemmas.

Instead:
Priest: Oh snap, there's something really fishy about these visitors. Just a hunch but don't be lemmings!

FBI Agent: I'm really smart so I only need a second of decision to abandon my life, my career and inevitably set myself up for tragic confrontations with my beloved but misguided son.

Conspiracy Nut: You must listen to my crazy conspiracy theory! Oh sure, I know what you all must be thinking...

Priest: No worries because look, I have convenient proof here!

Everyone: We're under attack. We're dying. Wow, these visitors are actually every bit as evil as you said.

FBI Agent: Good thing I can conveniently connects the dots for you. You know I wasn't sure about the other stuff, but there was no way I was ever going to buy that whole reptilian thing. Wow, my partner is a lizard in disguise just like you said.... seconds after you said it.

Everyone: No losing sleep on this one folks. We all know what we gotta do now just in time for the next episode.

FBI Agent: What a lonely path I must follow now. Who's gonna be my romantic lead anyway?

Priest: Hey there, wanna go sit by ourselves and talk?

Kid: And I'm sticking with my tragic gullibility routine. I'll annoy you before I make you cry.

This is all forgivable if the purpose is to dispense with the preliminaries of the Reveal. Because the twist gimmick about they've been among us for YEARS, a departure from the original storyline, is an Act I shortcut to accelerate that original storyline, nothing more. So the only originality thus far is a conceit to the audience's presumed ADD. That's the most significant revelation about V in its first hour. Maybe they want to devote the remainder of the limited run to a completely different tack. So maybe V is in a hurry to tell a good story further on, especially since the production has leaked internal indecision that threatens escalation to Bionic Woman proportions.

I'm still waiting for a network science fiction show that everyone concerned is confident about. So that show might go and do interesting things. Sadly, V is not that sea change. You have to bless the people who try in the meantime. I hope the remaining three hours improve.