madmanmib Review of V

V (1984–1985)

I loved the Mini-series, the TV Series and The Final Battle!!!

[25 September 2005]

When I first saw the mini-series, I fell in love with all of the characters and the story. From the beginning, the way they kept the whole thing a secret until springing it upon you what the Visitors were here for was pure genius and have of yet to ever be topped. When you finally find out that the real reason that the visitors are here is for water and food and the food they prefer is humans is still unnerving and gives me goose bumps still to this day. Then to have one of the main baddies be a female and hot on top of that made it even better. The way we find out that the visitors are some humanoid reptile still can't be topped and many others have tried and failed badly. Even the series, which sadly only went for 19 episodes, were far superior to any other SCIFI series at the time. Not only was the story just as good as the story told in the mini series but the special F/X could not be compared to any thing else either unless you went to see a movie. I still don't know why this well written and well-acted series never went more than just 19 episodes, it may have just been some added storyline before they aired "V" The Final Battle and help tie that one with the first V. I don't know. I would like to add though that everybody involved with "V" should be commended on the fine job that has been done. Since "V" one of my favorite of all time actors now is of course Michael Ironside, who's career I have followed and make a point to watch every project he has ever done since, Marc Singer who did and awesome job in V and one of my personnel favorites "If You Could See What I Hear" but of course he will always be remembered as "The Beastmaster" by far the character and job he has ever done and many other shows and movies have badly tried to duplicate and have never come close, Faye Grant & Jane Badler as beautiful as they are talented. I can't wait for "V: The Second Generation" (2007) (mini)(taken from IMDb) and see the whole gang again and get a whole new generation hooked on "V" all over again.