"V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 - Page 2

DJariya · 11-02-09, 11:20 PM

It's got a tough timeslot. It's competing against NCIS, which has been getting well over 20M viewers a week and The Biggest Loser, which already has a following.

DRG · 11-03-09, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DJariya

It's got a tough timeslot. It's competing against NCIS, which has been getting well over 20M viewers a week and The Biggest Loser, which already has a following.

And when it returns after the Olympics it'll be up against Idol as well.

Ayre · 11-03-09, 07:05 AM

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Arthur C. Clarke's ghost is on line 1 for you.

The image of the giant ship hovering over the UN is straight out of Childhood's End.

That's where I remember it .. High School we had to read Childhood's End. The cover was a giant floating spaceship over a city.

GizmoDVD · 11-03-09, 10:59 AM

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With the big floating spaceships, this looks like a quick cash-in on the popularity of District 9. I will pass.

Right.

JuryDuty · 11-03-09, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DRG

And when it returns after the Olympics it'll be up against Idol as well.

LOL I'm surprised at the money they've thrown behind this show which seems destined to fail. Tons of TV ads, print ads, billboards, etc--and then they'll show 4 episodes, put it on haitus until forever and then rerelease it in a super-tough timeslot. Geez.

JasonF · 11-03-09, 12:16 PM

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LOL yeah, pretty much all the big floating spaceship movies (District 9, Independence Day, etc) stole from the original V. It's an ongoing joke.

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Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara

Arthur C. Clarke's ghost is on line 1 for you.

The image of the giant ship hovering over the UN is straight out of Childhood's End.

[von Daniken]All of those stole from our collective uncscious memories of alien visitations thousands of years ago.[/von Daniken]

RobLutter · 11-03-09, 01:24 PM

This show looks great!

Hopefully it can be a Battlestar Galactica replacement with LOST vibes. lol. Oh we can hope.

Sean O'Hara · 11-03-09, 02:22 PM

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[von Daniken]All of those stole from our collective uncscious memories of alien visitations thousands of years ago.[/von Daniken]

If you'd read Childhood's End, you'd know that it's actually our collective unconscious seeing the end of the world.

DJariya · 11-03-09, 02:38 PM

Scott Rosenbaum, who was an Executive Producer on Chuck, is now taking over as Showrunner.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...98ffb7a2773776

And just to confirm, they have only shot the 4 episodes that will air this month. They will resume production on episodes 5-13 in January.

Goat3001 · 11-03-09, 02:53 PM

I'm sure the first 4 episodes will be very good and it'll end on a huge cliffhanger to make people interested enough to wait until March. That alone might be worth watching, just to see how hard they try.

riley_dude · 11-03-09, 03:54 PM

They should have had Kenneth Johnson involved from the start.

TheKing · 11-03-09, 04:20 PM

The hiatus also allows for Elizabeth Mitchell to head to Oahu for Lost. I don't think she's be able to do V and Lost at the same time.

Groucho · 11-03-09, 04:21 PM

Well, that spoiler for Lost came out of nowhere.

DGibFen · 11-03-09, 04:38 PM

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Nashville ABC affiliate isnt showing this until 12:05am the first 3 nights due to a Tennessee Titans weekly update show. The team is 1-6 so i figure they could finish all the highlights for the week during the first commercial break but guess I will have to wait and DVR it.

Well, they did win a game this week.

dan30oly · 11-03-09, 04:44 PM

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Well, that spoiler for Lost came out of nowhere.

No shit.

Thanks

DGibFen · 11-03-09, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKing

The hiatus also allows for Elizabeth Mitchell to head to Oahu for Lost. I don't think she's be able to do V and Lost at the same time.

I thought they finished shooting Lost already?

DJariya · 11-03-09, 08:35 PM

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I thought they finished shooting Lost already?

Lost is still in production. They are going to be in production well into the new year.

misterchimpy · 11-03-09, 08:55 PM

Warning: there's also a Firefly/Serenity spoiler in here too. It's 2 spoilers in 1!

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Also,

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And(original V series spoiler + They Live spoiler)

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Cardiff Giant · 11-03-09, 09:00 PM

I assume ABC will have an encore later this week? I didn't realize it was on tonight and hadn't set the DVR to record it.

stingermck · 11-03-09, 09:06 PM

I really enjoyed it. Some nice throwbacks to the original. Is it too much to want an Ironside cameo though

Dr. DVD · 11-03-09, 09:08 PM

So...does this mean Inara and Wash were conspiring against the rest of the crew of Serenity?

Quite impressed. This show benefits greatly from having some top notch FX, how long those will sustain the series has yet to be seen, but they have already owned the original in that department. So tell me: are we to assume at this point that Visitor sleeper cells are like the Cylons on BG, where they don't know what they are until activated?

dfmaverick2 · 11-03-09, 09:11 PM

I'm expecting Marc Singer to show up down the road.

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DJariya · 11-03-09, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardiff Giant

I assume ABC will have an encore later this week? I didn't realize it was on tonight and hadn't set the DVR to record it.

No encores. It's off to Hulu.com for you.

DGibFen · 11-03-09, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD

So...does this mean Inara and Wash were conspiring against the rest of the crew of Serenity?

Quite impressed. This show benefits greatly from having some top notch FX, how long those will sustain the series has yet to be seen, but they have already owned the original in that department. So tell me: are we to assume at this point that Visitor sleeper cells are like the Cylons on BG, where they don't know what they are until activated?

I don't know... if Chestnut's character is to be believed, the V sleeper cells already know what's going on; it's some that have defected to the human side.

MadonnasManOne · 11-03-09, 09:25 PM

Loved it! Can't wait until next episode!

11-02-09, 11:20 PM	#26
DJariya DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 8,655	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 It's got a tough timeslot. It's competing against NCIS, which has been getting well over 20M viewers a week and The Biggest Loser, which already has a following.

11-03-09, 01:24 PM	#32
RobLutter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 466	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 This show looks great! Hopefully it can be a Battlestar Galactica replacement with LOST vibes. lol. Oh we can hope. __________________ ~ Rob Lutter / www.orangeanime.com

11-03-09, 02:38 PM	#34
DJariya DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 8,655	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Scott Rosenbaum, who was an Executive Producer on Chuck, is now taking over as Showrunner. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...98ffb7a2773776 And just to confirm, they have only shot the 4 episodes that will air this month. They will resume production on episodes 5-13 in January.

11-03-09, 02:53 PM	#35
Goat3001 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,474	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 I'm sure the first 4 episodes will be very good and it'll end on a huge cliffhanger to make people interested enough to wait until March. That alone might be worth watching, just to see how hard they try. __________________ My Countdown Counting down to: Lost: Final Season Premiere 80 days 5 hours 16 minutes

11-03-09, 03:54 PM	#36
riley_dude DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Leandro/San Francisco Posts: 5,953	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 They should have had Kenneth Johnson involved from the start. __________________ "James Dean taught me not to speed, River Phoenix taught me not to DO speed, and Marlon Brando taught me to slow down on the cheeseburgers."-Emil Hirsh

11-03-09, 04:20 PM	#37
TheKing DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: City Of Orange, CA Posts: 1,674	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 The hiatus also allows for Elizabeth Mitchell to head to Oahu for Lost. I don't think she's be able to do V and Lost at the same time.

11-03-09, 04:21 PM	#38
Groucho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 46,696	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Well, that spoiler for Lost came out of nowhere.

11-03-09, 08:55 PM	#43
misterchimpy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 743	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Warning: there's also a Firefly/Serenity spoiler in here too. It's 2 spoilers in 1! Spoiler: Wow that's the second science fiction show in a row where Alan Tudyk has ended up with a sharp object through his midsection! Also, Spoiler: Wow, universal health care, hope/change...is Obama a secret lizard? And(original V series spoiler + They Live spoiler) Spoiler: Seems like it is a big divergence from the original series that you can't easily detect an alien without carving open someone's skull If they have to do surgery before every resistance meeting, it's really gonna slow things down. Maybe they'll get alien detecting sunglasses like in They Live. Last edited by misterchimpy; 11-03-09 at 09:14 PM.

11-03-09, 09:00 PM	#44
Cardiff Giant DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New England Posts: 4,780	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 I assume ABC will have an encore later this week? I didn't realize it was on tonight and hadn't set the DVR to record it. __________________ Dave

11-03-09, 09:06 PM	#45
stingermck DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,939	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 I really enjoyed it. Some nice throwbacks to the original. Is it too much to want an Ironside cameo though __________________ "We wouldn't have to "regress" so much if it wasn't for that weird period in comics history when EVERYTHING in comics had to be awful and bleak. Characters died, became killers, were crippled and had lots of pouches and belts on their costumes, and we, this generation of creators, represent the undoing of that." - Ethan Van Sciver

11-03-09, 09:08 PM	#46
Dr. DVD DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 12,754	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 So...does this mean Inara and Wash were conspiring against the rest of the crew of Serenity? Quite impressed. This show benefits greatly from having some top notch FX, how long those will sustain the series has yet to be seen, but they have already owned the original in that department. So tell me: are we to assume at this point that Visitor sleeper cells are like the Cylons on BG, where they don't know what they are until activated? __________________ “The time will come, the election will come, when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it’s worth fighting for,” -John Kerry's concession speech

11-03-09, 09:11 PM	#47
dfmaverick2 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 58	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 I'm expecting Marc Singer to show up down the road. Spoiler: Probably as Erica's ex. Last edited by dfmaverick2; 11-03-09 at 09:15 PM.

11-03-09, 09:25 PM	#50
MadonnasManOne DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Loved it! Can't wait until next episode! __________________ My Wii code information: 2007-6359-0251-6774 = MadonnaMan