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

DJariya · 11-02-09, 02:55 PM

Synopsis:

Spoiler:

I'm getting a sense that some of you are dying to talk about this show now. So, here's a thread for the Pilot even though it premieres tomorrow.

Starring:
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
Morris Chestnut
Scott Wolf (The Nine, Party of Five)
Joel Gretsch (The 4400)
Lourdes Benedicto (24, The Nine)
Laura Vandervoort (Smallville)
Morena Baccarin (Firefly)

The Executive Producer and Creator of this is Scott Peters who worked on the 4400.

Again, 4 episodes will air then the show will go on hiatus.

I'm looking forward to it. Good to see some good early reviews.

Snowmaker · 11-02-09, 02:58 PM

Thanks, I was looking for somewhere to post this:

DJariya · 11-02-09, 03:01 PM

The 1st 9 minutes of the Premiere. This video will expire tomorrow if you want an early peak today.

DJariya · 11-02-09, 03:03 PM

Interview with Scott Wolf and Morena:

DJariya · 11-02-09, 03:05 PM

Interview with Elizabeth Mitchell and Morris Chestnut:

Michael Corvin · 11-02-09, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DJariya

The Executive Producer and Creator of this is Scott Peters who worked on the 4400.

Uh oh.

DJariya · 11-02-09, 03:10 PM

The 4400 was a good show IMO. It kind of limped to the end, but for the most part it was a good sci-fi serial drama.

Red Dog · 11-02-09, 03:12 PM

I got bored with 4400 after 3 or 4 episodes and dropped it, so I'm hoping this is much better than that.

Groucho · 11-02-09, 03:17 PM

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

Michael Corvin · 11-02-09, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DJariya

The 4400 was a good show IMO. It kind of limped to the end, but for the most part it was a good sci-fi serial drama.

Great premise, great first season but totally jumped off the deep end in season two.

DJariya · 11-02-09, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Groucho

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

I disagree the series has been in development for well over 1 year even before anyone even heard of District 9. Even the original mini-series had big floating spaceships. ABC didn't officially greenlight the Pilot until January of this year.

Chew · 11-02-09, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DJariya

I disagree the series has been in development for well over 1 year even before anyone even heard of District 9. Even the original mini-series had big floating spaceships. ABC didn't officially greenlight the Pilot until January of this year.

I think you took the Groucho bait. District 9 itself has been compared to the original V and Alien Nation.

Raul3 · 11-02-09, 03:51 PM

I'm excited about this show too. I'm getting a little bit tired of FlashForward and I'm thinking that it may be canceled so I'll try with this show. I'm a big fan of the original, at least of the first/second season or something like that.

JuryDuty · 11-02-09, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chew

I think you took the Groucho bait. District 9 itself has been compared to the original V and Alien Nation.

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.

Giantrobo · 11-02-09, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowmaker

Thanks, I was looking for somewhere to post this:

Apparently she was also the voice of Black Canary in the Justice League/JLU cartoons.

Sean O'Hara · 11-02-09, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JuryDuty

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.

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.

Cardiff Giant · 11-02-09, 05:33 PM

so is this a series or a mini series? I thought it was a mini series but now it sounds like a regular series.

Jadzia · 11-02-09, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardiff Giant

so is this a series or a mini series? I thought it was a mini series but now it sounds like a regular series.

It is a regular series, but they are only airing the first 4 episodes now and it won't be back until March.

So, it will end up as a mini-series.

Axeramm · 11-02-09, 05:55 PM

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.

fumanstan · 11-02-09, 06:14 PM

Just re-iterating that having seen the pilot, I thought it was pretty decent and worth a watch. I'm definitely in, especially since I have nothing else to watch on Tuesdays.

scott1598 · 11-02-09, 06:31 PM

Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ saying it was equal parts escapism and societal issues of today (terrorism and such), but because of the schedule of this thing (playing now and then after Olympics) and the other shows around, it won't last past it's initial run.

critterdvd · 11-02-09, 07:41 PM

Variety gave it a pretty good overall review as well.

I was initially skeptical but a lot is starting to point to this actually being pretty good. I know I'll be watching.

Deftones · 11-02-09, 08:02 PM

looking forward to it. always enjoy primetime sci-fi.

Dr. DVD · 11-02-09, 09:27 PM

I can't understand, with all of the positive notice this is getting, ABC wants to put it on the backburner until March after this month. Do you think they might slip in a new ep. in late January, or do you think they just want to kill it?

Jadzia · 11-02-09, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD

I can't understand, with all of the positive notice this is getting, ABC wants to put it on the backburner until March after this month. Do you think they might slip in a new ep. in late January, or do you think they just want to kill it?

I wonder if they are trying to mimic what Fox did with "Glee". IIRC, V originally wasn't supposed to air until midseason anyway, so they did move it up to a November debut for sweeps, which I guess is a sign of confidence.

11-02-09, 02:55 PM	#1
DJariya DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 8,655	"V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Synopsis: Spoiler: Massive spaceships hover over Earth's major cities to enable Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of an alien race known as 'the Visitors,' to deliver a message of peace in the pilot that kicks off this reimagining of the 1980s sci-fi series. I'm getting a sense that some of you are dying to talk about this show now. So, here's a thread for the Pilot even though it premieres tomorrow. Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) Morris Chestnut Scott Wolf (The Nine, Party of Five) Joel Gretsch (The 4400) Lourdes Benedicto (24, The Nine) Laura Vandervoort (Smallville) Morena Baccarin (Firefly) The Executive Producer and Creator of this is Scott Peters who worked on the 4400. Again, 4 episodes will air then the show will go on hiatus. I'm looking forward to it. Good to see some good early reviews.

11-02-09, 02:58 PM	#2
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11-02-09, 03:01 PM	#3
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 The 1st 9 minutes of the Premiere. This video will expire tomorrow if you want an early peak today.

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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 Interview with Scott Wolf and Morena:

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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 Interview with Elizabeth Mitchell and Morris Chestnut:

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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 The 4400 was a good show IMO. It kind of limped to the end, but for the most part it was a good sci-fi serial drama.

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Red Dog DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV) Posts: 77,401	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 I got bored with 4400 after 3 or 4 episodes and dropped it, so I'm hoping this is much better than that. __________________ "A question for you. Would you rather Bucknell make the NCAA's once every 20 years or so and get ass raped by teams like Kansas in the first round or have them drop down a rung to a confernce where they can compete for a title?" - Josh Hinkle 1st Round Final Scores: Bucknell 64 Kansas 63 \| Bucknell 59 Arkansas 55

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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 so is this a series or a mini series? I thought it was a mini series but now it sounds like a regular series. __________________ Dave

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Axeramm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 645	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 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.

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fumanstan DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 22,209	Re: "V" -- New Series -- "Pilot" -- Premieres 11/03/09 Just re-iterating that having seen the pilot, I thought it was pretty decent and worth a watch. I'm definitely in, especially since I have nothing else to watch on Tuesdays. __________________ XBox Live: Fu Man Stan "I've never derived "joy" from either comicbooks or torture porn, so you can imagine how I feel about the mainstream marriage of the two in The Dark Knight" - baracine

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