"V" -- "Pound of Flesh" -- 04/06/10
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"V" -- "Pound of Flesh" -- 04/06/10
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Written by Charles Murray & Natalie Chaidez
Directed by Dean White
Natalie Chaidez was a writer/producer on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Dean White was a Producer on The Shield with Scott Rosenbaum, the new showrunner. Charles Murray worked on season 1 of Castle. Some good talent behind the scenes on this episode.
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I'm still aboard. It's a crazy show.
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I really want to like this, but it's becoming a chore and painful to watch.
At the very best I'll just put this show in my "watch later" stack and will get to it if/when there's a season 2 announced. Otherwise I don't think I'm wasting more time with it.
At the very best I'll just put this show in my "watch later" stack and will get to it if/when there's a season 2 announced. Otherwise I don't think I'm wasting more time with it.
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The first four eps. had a promising story that was able to keep interested to this point. While the recent two have kept me somewhat interested, they do not seem to be taking the direction needed to maintain it. I read that the head creative chair for the show was replaced and they wanted to take it in a new direction, which so far I don't like.
It seems that instead of the focus being on the resistance and Fifth Column against Anna and the others, they want to go for family tension melodrama for the CW type crowd, (Tyler and his family) mixed with random freaky stuff (the new lizard baby, Anna's birthing of a clone army) they think will appeal to the scfi-fi crowd. In short, they want to make the show everything to everybody, which for something like this isn't possible.
It seems that instead of the focus being on the resistance and Fifth Column against Anna and the others, they want to go for family tension melodrama for the CW type crowd, (Tyler and his family) mixed with random freaky stuff (the new lizard baby, Anna's birthing of a clone army) they think will appeal to the scfi-fi crowd. In short, they want to make the show everything to everybody, which for something like this isn't possible.
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I enjoyed this episode much more than the one last week which I thought was about 6 eps cut down into one. This week was much slower and manageable. Loved seeing Krycek, that was amazing. Krycek in V, Tooms was in 24 this year, and Duchovny in Californication, good to see the X-Files folks.
I don't know what I'm hoping for with this new V. I sort of want to see what they do about the old storylines (like alien baby) but I'm not crazy about some choices. The new version of Michael Ironside just isn't as good as the real thing!
I don't know what I'm hoping for with this new V. I sort of want to see what they do about the old storylines (like alien baby) but I'm not crazy about some choices. The new version of Michael Ironside just isn't as good as the real thing!
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I don't like the stupid stuff with Tyler and the whole dynamic that comes with it; still think the show is good and will stick with it.
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I'm actually really enjoying the show. Aside from Tyler, I think it's all very interesting stuff. I love the whole Fifth Column plot.
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Iam trying to enjoy this show, but its just so darn slow and boreing. I still have it set to record everyweek on my dvr in hopes that it will start to pick up. but half way through watching yesterdays episode just now i was so bored i just deleted the episode as it was putting me to sleep.
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Just watched this. I'm still enjoying it, though it's clearly flawed and I'm not confident they will head the right direction, whatever that may be. I'll keep watching though in hopes that it will become even stronger.
The way Anna's daughter keeps asking about emotions and the way the camera catches her questioning looks during her talks with Anna makes me wonder if she may be a Fifth column one day...
Could be very interesting if Tyler were to die or fully come under Anna's control, and she rebeled and became Fifth Column. Would create great tension between the Elizabeth Mitchell's character and her.
The way Anna's daughter keeps asking about emotions and the way the camera catches her questioning looks during her talks with Anna makes me wonder if she may be a Fifth column one day...
Could be very interesting if Tyler were to die or fully come under Anna's control, and she rebeled and became Fifth Column. Would create great tension between the Elizabeth Mitchell's character and her.
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I'm still on board and enjoying the show for what it is. I do wish they would move things along a bit. The resistance doesn't seem to have much of a plan, other than to exist. They should be adding more on the human side of things too, like maybe have Erica develop some contacts and try to get a warning to higher ups in the FBI or government.
Also, the blurb in the OP saysthat Tyler learns a secret about his mom. Did I miss something?
Also, the blurb in the OP saysthat Tyler learns a secret about his mom. Did I miss something?
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i thought it was decent, but damn if those special effects aren't absolutely dreadful.
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Re: "V" -- "Pound of Flesh" -- 04/06/10
Yeah the Mom and Dad were going back and forth about telling him some "truth". I don't think they did it last night though.
I wonder...
He's an Alien?
He's not his Dad's?
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I read that the head creative chair for the show was replaced and they wanted to take it in a new direction, which so far I don't like. It seems that instead of the focus being on the resistance and Fifth Column against Anna and the others, they want to go for family tension melodrama for the CW type crowd
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Re: "V" -- "Pound of Flesh" -- 04/06/10
After watching all the episodes I'm officially giving up. It's a mess, it's not well written, the characters and mysteries are boring and unappealing. I really wanted to like it.
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At the rate the ratings are falling, the network will make the decision to stop watching for us.
It was down nearly 20% over last week and only had 6mil viewers.
It was down nearly 20% over last week and only had 6mil viewers.