I'm probably going to echo other thoughts here. I loved (and still love) the V and V the Final Battle. I saw them as a kid in the 80s and still watch them now. However, I did see the regular series then... at least portions of it, but couldn't remember much. I finally watched the entire season recently and well, it had a good premise, but falls short.
I think the producers did OK given the budget constraints at first, but like other regular series, the open ended-ness can cause issues. As with Lost and other shows, not having a defined time line can cause a show to meander with pointless filler episodes. There was some of that here.
The addition of characters on the Visitor side of the plot may have been needed for Diana to have an internal conflicts, but it was melodramatic and cheesy.
That said, I enjoyed the first half of the season, as a nice extension of the mini series. Not great, but had its moments.
You can see a clear(and significant) change in direction and budget in the last third of the season, which falls on the last disc, if you're watching the DVD. Without getting into the plot, it really all falls apart at this point.
The flawed first half is worth watching for fans, but even as a fan, the last episodes are very poor.
I think the producers did OK given the budget constraints at first, but like other regular series, the open ended-ness can cause issues. As with Lost and other shows, not having a defined time line can cause a show to meander with pointless filler episodes. There was some of that here.
The addition of characters on the Visitor side of the plot may have been needed for Diana to have an internal conflicts, but it was melodramatic and cheesy.
That said, I enjoyed the first half of the season, as a nice extension of the mini series. Not great, but had its moments.
You can see a clear(and significant) change in direction and budget in the last third of the season, which falls on the last disc, if you're watching the DVD. Without getting into the plot, it really all falls apart at this point.
The flawed first half is worth watching for fans, but even as a fan, the last episodes are very poor.