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.[/]
No, I haven't seen it yet. Heard about it. I guess the aliens came to Earth "to serve man"? :unsure:
It's a cookbook!!!! :o :o :o
I enjoyed it, will watch next week.
I watched it - I was surprised at how much was revealed in the first hour of the show though - it felt very rushed.
I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 10:35:56 AM
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.
Quote from: Viking on November 05, 2009, 10:46:39 AM
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 10:35:56 AM
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.
Yes, that's what they say they're after.
Berkut- it's the hair that's way too short.
Needs more 80's hair.
Quote from: Berkut on November 05, 2009, 10:48:44 AM
Quote from: Viking on November 05, 2009, 10:46:39 AM
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 10:35:56 AM
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.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 05, 2009, 10:49:17 AM
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.
Watched part of it - I hear it's just a remake, not a reboot - it felt rehashed. Meh.
G.
Will have to wait for it to come on Hulu. Damn networks are delaying things for digital release now. :(
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. :lol:
A funny appraisal lifted from SyFy's Galactica forum of all places. :P
G.
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QuoteV 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.
Hey, let those of us too young to remember the first one enjoy it. <_<
I will wait to see to pass judgment but it makes sense to me to speed up the plot. The original V was the original V. No one knew what was going to happen next, especially without the internet and spoilers that abound nowadays. However, now everyone pretty much knows the surprises that were in the original V unless they never get on the internet or never watched the original or happened to miss any of the original episodes televised on ScyFy all weekend, etc, and so on. I think the producers had the choice of speeding up the original plot to get past what everyone knows is coming and moving ahead OR they could drag along working their way past the original plot and risk people feeling that the show was taking too long to get to new and interesting things.
Quote from: Viking on November 05, 2009, 10:58:40 AM
I miss her hair from Firefly though.
This.
I thought the show was good and I'll keep it scheduled on the DVR. Also: Poor Alan Tudyk. What does a guy have to do to catch a break.
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 10:35:56 AM
I heard they're here for our water. Is that still true?
officially, it's water and minerals. Their unofficial plan has yet to be reavealed. Given they are still lizzards, I suppose humans will still serve as a food source :)
Quote from: Grallon on November 05, 2009, 11:09:19 AM
Watched part of it - I hear it's just a remake, not a reboot - it felt rehashed. Meh.
Do you consider BSG to be a reboot or a remake? Because the difference is very thin.
Looking at BSG wich I know you liked, there were a lot of similarities betweens the new one and the old one. Yet, it was different.
So, we only got one hour, but there's already some differences there. Is that a remake or a 'full' reboot? I don't know yet. It's different for sure, and i don't just mean the new special effects. At times it's the same (son of the main hero goes to join the alien in their Fascist Youth movement; 5th column of aliens), at other times it's not (alien sleeper cells, aliens infiltrating religion&politics, etc, etc).
I'm making a wild guess here, but I think you should take a closer look as, imho, it will be as good as BSG was (in the first 2 years at least ;) ).
Quote from: Strix on November 05, 2009, 11:55:05 AM
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. :lol:
Oh dear.
You only need to look at the trailer for the answer :P
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 11:00:13 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 05, 2009, 10:49:17 AM
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.
Probably wouldn't need to. The type of Aliens that invade Earth for water are the same type that would all die because their technology is compatible with apple.
Thought it was pretty bad, but really wasn't expecting anything else. Would like to see the original now though.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on November 05, 2009, 02:20:29 PM
Thought it was pretty bad, but really wasn't expecting anything else. Would like to see the original now though.
SyFy :bleeding: has been running it non-stop.
Quote from: Berkut on November 05, 2009, 10:48:44 AM
Quote from: Viking on November 05, 2009, 10:46:39 AM
Quote from: Faeelin on November 05, 2009, 10:35:56 AM
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.
WTF? you are a queer man Berkut
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 05:57:46 PM
WTF? you are a queer man Berkut
QFT.
Also did anyone else notice that the V's public plans sounded remarkably like Obama's? :shifty:
Quote from: Kleves on November 05, 2009, 06:07:50 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 05:57:46 PM
WTF? you are a queer man Berkut
QFT.
Also did anyone else notice that the V's public plans sounded remarkably like Obama's? :shifty:
HOPE!
Waiting on Hulu or Fancast or one of the other "digital networks" to pick it up. I don't have a DVR, so given past experiences with remakes, it lost out to NCIS. :P
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 05, 2009, 06:14:54 PM
Waiting on Hulu or Fancast or one of the other "digital networks" to pick it up. I don't have a DVR, so given past experiences with remakes, it lost out to NCIS. :P
PUT IT UP ON THE PLAMSA MCGEE.
Also, hands off Cote De Pablo. :mad:
It is being produced by the guys who did the 4400 on USA network a few years back, just to give anyone an idea of their previous work.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 06:16:10 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 05, 2009, 06:14:54 PM
Waiting on Hulu or Fancast or one of the other "digital networks" to pick it up. I don't have a DVR, so given past experiences with remakes, it lost out to NCIS. :P
PUT IT UP ON THE PLAMSA MCGEE.
Also, hands off Cote De Pablo. :mad:
Can i get Cote and Morena in same show, now that would be dreamy.
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 06:17:00 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 06:16:10 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 05, 2009, 06:14:54 PM
Waiting on Hulu or Fancast or one of the other "digital networks" to pick it up. I don't have a DVR, so given past experiences with remakes, it lost out to NCIS. :P
PUT IT UP ON THE PLAMSA MCGEE.
Also, hands off Cote De Pablo. :mad:
Can i get Cote and Morena in same show, now that would be dreamy.
DON'T YOU TOUCH HER, YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 05, 2009, 06:14:54 PM
Waiting on Hulu or Fancast or one of the other "digital networks" to pick it up. I don't have a DVR, so given past experiences with remakes, it lost out to NCIS. :P
Nothing should ever lose out to NCIS. There's an off button on most tvs for that.
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 05:57:46 PM
WTF? you are a queer man Berkut
She looks pretty stylin' in the promos.
The original V chick looked like a man.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 05, 2009, 07:06:52 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 05:57:46 PM
WTF? you are a queer man Berkut
She looks pretty stylin' in the promos.
The original V chick looked like a man.
Some famous soap star wasn't she? They aren't known for being attractive.
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 06:16:22 PM
It is being produced by the guys who did the 4400 on USA network a few years back, just to give anyone an idea of their previous work.
that's easy to figure from the pilot. Look at the adress where they go to their secret meeting... ;)
Quote from: viper37 on November 06, 2009, 10:44:31 AM
Quote from: katmai on November 05, 2009, 06:16:22 PM
It is being produced by the guys who did the 4400 on USA network a few years back, just to give anyone an idea of their previous work.
that's easy to figure from the pilot. Look at the adress where they go to their secret meeting... ;)
Yeah i picked up on that, but for others who didn't watch 4400 :P
Quote from: Caliga on November 05, 2009, 12:12:04 PM
Quote from: Grallon on November 05, 2009, 12:02:28 PM
SyFy
:bleeding:
I like the name change. It means that that suck-ass channel no longer taints Science Fiction. Their old name made some people thing the channel was related to SF, and that is no longer true.
Quote from: viper37 on November 05, 2009, 10:20:00 AM
So, anyone watched it? What do you think?
I saw it during the Reagan Administration. No need to see it again.
Quote from: Caliga on November 05, 2009, 12:12:04 PM
Quote from: Grallon on November 05, 2009, 12:02:28 PM
SyFy
:bleeding:
I also love how CourtTV became TruTV, with the catch phrase: "It's not reality -- it's ACTUALITY!" :lol:
loved it
Wow. It's painful.
Reporter: "How come you look just like us? Our scientists say that's impossible!"
V: "Our scientists can explain it."
Reporter: "So why don't you tell us?"
V: Awkward silence.
I'd still fuck the shit out of Little Miss Business Suit with the Short Sexy Haircut, lizardness underneath or not.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 08, 2009, 03:40:04 PM
I'd still fuck the shit out of Little Miss Business Suit with the Short Sexy Haircut, lizardness underneath or not.
If it's a remake they'll certainly have even more lizard love than before between Furries coming out in public and the need for ever more gratuitous sex. Probably even have a Lesbian lizard.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on November 08, 2009, 03:42:09 PM
Probably even have a Lesbian lizard.
Hawt. Think of all the forked tonguing.
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
Sure, if those jokes had made much sense.
"We offer universal health care! And are space lizards! OOoh!"
Quote from: Faeelin on November 08, 2009, 06:31:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
Sure, if those jokes had made much sense.
"We offer universal health care! And are space lizards! OOoh!"
If you fail to see the analogy (don't care whether you like it or not), you're not as smart as I thought you were.
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:53:13 PM
Quote from: Faeelin on November 08, 2009, 06:31:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
Sure, if those jokes had made much sense.
"We offer universal health care! And are space lizards! OOoh!"
If you fail to see the analogy (don't care whether you like it or not), you're not as smart as I thought you were.
The visitors who promise us easy hope and change, inspiring messianic devotion among their followers? Sorry, don't follow.
I didn't say I didn't get it. It's just a tad hammy.
You claimed it didn't make sense, ergo you didn't get it.
Hammy? Maybe, but I'll take it.
Quote from: Grallon on November 05, 2009, 12:02:28 PM
A funny appraisal lifted from SyFy's Galactica forum of all places. :P
Fans of one shitty remake busting on another?
BTW, what's the difference between a remake and a reboot?
Quote from: Neil on November 08, 2009, 07:03:25 PM
BTW, what's the difference between a remake and a reboot?
A reboot changes the story line of the original.
Quote from: Neil on November 08, 2009, 07:03:25 PM
BTW, what's the difference between a remake and a reboot?
A reboot is your childhood raped.
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
Just saw it myself (DLed it over iTunes).
They also implied that the Iraq war was a result of Visitor "sleepers".
And I'll echo what everyone else said - it seemed a bit rushed in the reveal. I also miss the rather obvious "nazi" theme from the original V, where 'scientists' took the place of Jews.
Nazi's have been replaced by crude OBamanista parallels. :(
Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2009, 01:10:01 AM
And I'll echo what everyone else said - it seemed a bit rushed in the reveal. I also miss the rather obvious "nazi" theme from the original V, where 'scientists' took the place of Jews.
it wasn't in the first hour either in the original...
The new episode was much better, IMO.
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
So good propaganda for terrorists?
hmm... mised it again last night.
Reminds me of why I don't watch anything on TV anymore... <_<
Quote from: Barrister on November 11, 2009, 02:24:54 PM
hmm... mised it again last night.
Reminds me of why I don't watch anything on TV anymore... <_<
Repeat after me: PVR is your friend. PVR is your friend. PVR is your friend.
Got it? :P
Quote from: Razgovory on November 11, 2009, 01:25:25 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 08, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
Finally got to watch it last night. Liked it overall, though it was quite rushed for a first episode, which should have been two hours at the very least. Loved the libertarian/anti-Obama jabs :)
So good propaganda for terrorists?
Sure, Crazyleftyboy, whatever you say :)
I wonder when they're going to remake "Amerika" for TV.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
I wonder when they're going to remake "Amerika" for TV.
They are doing Red Dawn with acting staff from Supernatural and Home & Away.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscifiwire.com%2Fpics%2FBSGMomentsTORY.jpg&hash=8dcefa172fdc31cf3398176e2bf5e74f149093bf)
One of the final five is on V... I'm trying not to jump to conclusions.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
I wonder when they're going to remake "Amerika" for TV.
No need. We're living it.
Ohhhhhh snap!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 11, 2009, 06:23:59 PM
I wonder when they're going to remake "Amerika" for TV.
They'll just substiute the Russians for Obama and the Democraticommies.
Quote from: Berkut on November 11, 2009, 11:45:32 AM
The new episode was much better, IMO.
again after going the iTunes route...
I agree. Now that the characters have been established, this is very interesting...
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 08, 2009, 10:43:36 PM
Quote from: Neil on November 08, 2009, 07:03:25 PM
BTW, what's the difference between a remake and a reboot?
A reboot is your childhood raped.
'Terminator' showrunner brings 'Charlie's Angels' back to ABC (http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-11-13-terminator-showrunner-brings-charlie-s-angels-back-to-abc)
More childhood rapery
QuoteABC may be staying in the high profile remake business with a rebooted version of "Charlie's Angels."
According to Variety, ABC is close to ordering a pilot for a modern take on the classic '70s action series, written and executive produced by Josh Friedman, who did a different sort of franchise overhaul on FOX's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."
Drew Barrymore, who already updated this material as a feature film, is expected to produce in some capacity along with Leonard Goldberg, one of the original "Charlie's Angels" producers.
The project is set up through Sony Pictures TV.
The original "Charlie's Angels" ran from 1976-1981 and spawned a hit 2000 feature and a slightly less successful feature. If you're looking for odd synchronicities, those movies were directed by McG, who tried his hand at the "Terminator" franchise with a sequel released shortly after FOX cancelled Friedman's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" last spring.
The Variety story offers the amusing tidbit that ABC previously attempted to bring "Charlie's Angels" back to the small screen in 2004, ordering a script to be written by John Wirth and "Lost" co-showrunner Carlton Cuse, but no pilot was shot.
The TV terrain for big-name franchise reboots has been mixed in recent years, as ABC knows from the quick failure of "Eastwick" and the early success of "V." "Charlie's Angels" could, in fact, almost have been pitched as "'Eastwick' without with Witches."
Nostalgia and curiosity drove audiences to the premieres of shows like "Knight Rider" and "The Bionic Woman," but couldn't generate even minimal interest in "Melrose Place." The CW does, however, have a CW-sized success in its new "90210."
lovelly episode, again...
Ep. 2 was a bit weak...but Ep.3 picked up nicely. And we got to see that young girl in bra and panties. Always a bonus. :rolleyes:
I'm liking this show so far. A lot.
I just pray that they have some plan about where they're going...
Quote from: Barrister on November 19, 2009, 01:09:29 AM
I just pray that they have some plan about where they're going...
:)... :D.... :lol:... :lmfao:
I've only watched 2 episodes but I have to say, why is it that kids always* suck? Also I'd expect aliens to have better cameras...:tinfoil:
*well almost, Newt is a notable exception
Quote from: garbon on November 19, 2009, 02:24:24 AM
I've only watched 2 episodes but I have to say, why is it that kids always* suck?
*well almost, Newt is a notable exception
:hug:
Quote from: Barrister on November 19, 2009, 01:09:29 AM
I'm liking this show so far. A lot.
I just pray that they have some plan about where they're going...
Yeah-- I didn't realize next week's show was going to be the "last episode in 2009" until seeing the previews for it. It's been quite good so far, but I feel like we've barely had a taste. The first 2 weeks should have been 2 hour episodes.
Quote from: derspiess on November 19, 2009, 11:41:29 AM
Yeah-- I didn't realize next week's show was going to be the "last episode in 2009" until seeing the previews for it.
The "this show is on for like 4 weeks and then off for 3 months" is beginning to piss me off (Burn Notice, Psych, V, etc.).