07-12-2009, 22:38
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
I had a bit of a "V" marathon on Sunday, & watched the entire original mini-series & "The Final Battle".
Great stuff. 80s cheese & bad FX mixed with serious Nazi allegory.
I'd forgotten how hot Jane Badler was.
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07-12-2009, 22:43
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
But have you watched the original follow on series??? That was after the red-dust was used???
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086822/
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07-12-2009, 22:46
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
That's up next (can't fit that in one day too!). I have the "Complete Collection" DVD box set. Seen the whole thing before, but not for years.
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08-12-2009, 09:04
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
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Oh yeah ... we all used to watch this and then discuss it to bits at school the next morning. I fancied Elizabeth Maxwell something rotten.
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08-12-2009, 21:01
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Now I've watched it...
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Originally Posted by Chris
What's the quality like? I watched repeats on Sci Fi a couple of years ago and the print they were working from was very, very ropey.
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I haven't started on the TV series yet, but the PQ of both mini series was actually pretty good (although the special effects showed their age). Widescreen too, which was nice (the TV series is 4:3 though).
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30-03-2010, 22:05
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Just a quick heads up..
Episode 5 of season one airs in the US tonight.
It's been far too long since episode 4
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01-04-2010, 15:42
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Not too bad.
I still think it would have been better if they'd not shown *any* episodes until now though, instead of showing 4 & then having a massive break. Going on hiatus for such an abnormally long time never helps the ratings.
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01-04-2010, 15:45
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
I agree totally.
Liked the end scene nice teeth lol lol
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01-04-2010, 15:49
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
"Now my eggs need nourishment"
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01-04-2010, 16:26
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
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Now I've watched it...
I haven't started on the TV series yet, but the PQ of both mini series was actually pretty good (although the special effects showed their age). Widescreen too, which was nice (the TV series is 4:3 though).
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They did a good job with the original V dvds. Regarding the original SFX, they were excellent, considering they were done without computer graphics and on a TV budget...
Although having said that, I saw a few scenes where they appeared to run out of money..
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01-04-2010, 21:03
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
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Originally Posted by Stuart C
They did a good job with the original V dvds. Regarding the original SFX, they were excellent, considering they were done without computer graphics and on a TV budget...
Although having said that, I saw a few scenes where they appeared to run out of money..
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The lack of budget is quite apparent on the original TV series - quite a lot of footage from the mini series was re-used, not just stock footage of skyfighter chases but even a couple of actual scenes.
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22-04-2010, 01:00
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Not bad this week.
I was expecting there to be a twist, with the wimpy Fifth Column guy actually being a Visitor, & the sniper being the real Fifth Column guy.
I still want to know more of the Visitors' reasons for being here... in the original, it didn't take long before we found out
Anyone else spot the representative from "Weyland-Yutani Corp." at the "World Progress Forum"?
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22-04-2010, 01:09
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Wouldn't that have better in spoiler tags.
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22-04-2010, 01:15
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
Ah, fair enough. I suppose there may be some people watching this who have no knowledge of the original...
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22-04-2010, 01:15
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Re: V - 2009 : Season 1
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Wouldn't that have better in spoiler tags.
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Nope because this thread discusses the shows already transmitted in the US - as per the tag. That tag warns you not to read if you aren't into that timescale. There is a separate thread for the lagging behind UK transmissions on SiFi (or whatever they are misspelling it as these days).
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