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Oct 16, 09 at 3:02pm
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ABC announces the premiere of the highly anticipated new series "V," on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT). "V" is a re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race. Simultaneously appearing over every major city in the world, the Visitors (or V's) promote a message of peace. Through their generous offer to share advanced technology, the V's build a following that may actually hide a more malevolent agenda, one that twists a very deep component of human nature -- devotion.

While the world quickly becomes fascinated with the V's and their link to wonders just beyond the reach of human understanding, FBI Counter Terrorist Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) discovers a secret hidden beneath the skin of every V - a secret that may threaten the lives of everyone close to her. Yet for her teenage son, Tyler (Logan Huffman), the V's are his ticket to something big and hopeful-a new chance for mankind to unite in common goals. To Chad Decker (Scott Wolf), a career-hungry news anchor, his exclusive interview with Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of the V's, is crucial to his dominating the airwaves. Also unsure about the Visitors is Father Jack (Joel Gretsch), a priest questioning his faith in the wake of the Visitors' arrival. Seeking answers outside the church, Father Jack discovers there are other dissidents who believe the Visitors are not who they say they are, including Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut), who is faced with his own life-altering decision when the V's show up. Never has there been more at stake -- it truly is the dawning of a new day.
Not too long ago I caught a commercial for this and it reminded me a little bit of Battlestar Galactica (these V's made me think of the Cylons), so I'm going to check this out when it premieres. Hopefully it's as good as the commercial led me to believe it could be.


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Whenever I saw the commercials, I kept on expecting to see this:



But I love sci-fi series so I'll definitely check it out.


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I'm looking for some new sci-fi, and this looks like it'll be great, plus it's been getting some fantastic reviews. It just sucks it'll only air for 4 weeks and then go on hiatus until March 2010.

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I had no clue what this was until I saw a poster online last night, and judging it based on that I thought it looked lame as *bleep*. Then I explored a bit further and read some reviews, and they're absolutely ridiculous. I've never seen anything get such overwhelmingly positive reception. I went from not knowing the show existed, to thinking it looked lame, to not being able to wait until the pilot debuts, all in about two minutes. Awesome.


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Yeah some guy at EW said he rated the pilot 11/10 if possible. Seems the hype is quite big. Hopefully its good. I need a decent tv series to keep me happy

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Oct 19, 09 at 7:30pm
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And how fitting (funny) that they're going to leave their mark soon. Literally. From an ABC press release:
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From October 23 Through November 3, Look Up at the Sky Near Select Landmarks to Observe The Visitors Leaving Their Mark

Beginning October 23 through November 3, the Visitors from "V" will mark the sky with their distinctive red "V" over several U.S. landmarks in different cities in preparation for their highly anticipated arrival to ABC on NOVEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). The sky-written image will be visible multiple times during the day above and around the cities below at the times listed:

"V" skywriting dates and locations (subject to change due to weather):

Date/Time Location
October 23 -- 9:00 a.m. Boston, MA
October 23 -- 9:00 a.m. Minneapolis, MN
October 24 -- 9:00 a.m. San Francisco, CA
October 24 -- 9:00 a.m. Seattle, WA
October 24 -- 9:00 a.m. Orlando, FL
October 25 -- 9:00 a.m. Chicago, IL
October 25 -- 12:00 p.m. Hollywood, CA
October 25 -- 9:30 a.m. New York, NY
October 25 -- 2:15 p.m. Philadelphia, PA
October 26 -- 12:00 p.m. Tempe, AZ
October 26 -- 9:00 a.m. Atlanta, GA
October 27 -- 12:00 p.m. Dallas, TX
October 28 -- 4:15 p.m. Austin, TX
October 28 -- 9:00 a.m. Las Vegas, NV
October 31 -- 12:00 p.m. Hollywood, CA
October 31 -- 12:10 p.m. Hollywood, CA
October 31 -- 12:20 p.m. Los Angeles, CA
October 31 -- 12:00 p.m. Santa Monica, CA
October 31 -- 9:00 a.m. New York, NY
October 31 -- 9:15 a.m. New York, NY
October 31 -- 9:30 a.m. New York, NY
October 31 New York, NY (throughout the morning)
November 3 -- 12:00p.m. Hollywood, CA
November 3 -- 12:10 p.m. Hollywood, CA
November 3 -- 12:20 p.m. Los Angeles, CA
November 3 -- 12:00 p.m. Santa Monica, CA
I sure hope the authorities in NYC know about this, could be mass pandemonium. And not the good kind. I don't live anywhere near these so I won't see it.


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Oct 24, 09 at 5:32pm
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ABC has put up what supposedly is the first 8 minutes of the premiere. It can be viewed at the show's web page:
http://abc.go.com/shows/v/
Click on the "more video" tab then on "A first look at V".

After watching it I also saw some elements that reminded me of the movie "Independence Day". It certainly doesn't waste much time getting to the V's arriving.


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Nov 04, 09 at 1:32am
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Im currently Watching this and its pretty Good. But Im not going to be surprised if it starts to go bad....Or canceled.



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Nov 04, 09 at 1:48am
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It's gotten generally good reviews, the only downside is only 4 episodes will air then it's on hiatus until next year. Production won't resume until January. Hopefully it sticks around long enough for the "planned vision" for the show to be revealed, which would mean roughly 4 seasons.

It's a decent premiere, pretty much what I expected although of course it's a little on the slow side. At least it sets up what look to be the key angles that'll play out throughout the series-both the good and bad sides of the argument and of course a bit of typical "teen angst romance".


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So they are only playing 4 episodes right now. Thats lame.



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Nov 04, 09 at 1:58am
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Yeah, probably since it's November Sweeps so it's a bit of a ratings stunt, but the holidays usually bring tons of pre-emptions so it's a calculated strategy...but I'm afraid it'll backfire. We all know what Tuesdays starting in January mean...

Decent premiere episode, got interesting in those last 12 minutes or so with the "we know they're V's, but not everyone else does" angle starting. They should've just called this Battlestar Galactica 2.0, that seems to be where the appeal is. I'll stick with it through these first 4 episodes then decide whether or not to stay the course when it returns.
Oh, and that remote-type device that setup the big fight scene was totally kick-ass. Can't wait to see more of that thing.


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Yeah some guy at EW said he rated the pilot 11/10 if possible. Seems the hype is quite big. Hopefully its good. I need a decent tv series to keep me happy
Didnt catch this post earlier

but Yeah I agree I Barely watch Tv anymore cause nothing keeps me entertained enough

And from this first episode this show looks like it will be really good thats why I am kinda pissed that Its only 4 episodes for now.

But at the same time to me it has a Heroes feel to it. Its going to be really good for the first season and then go to shits after that. But I hope thats not the case for this show


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The original series from 83 was actually awesome.



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I was impressed by the premiere, everything was top-notch, from the acting to the special effects. The reveal of the sleeper Vs was pretty awesome too, as I was expecting that at all. Loved see two Firefly vets on the show, Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk. Baccarin is fantastic as the V leader, Anna.

I'm just worried about the hiatus it will take after the fourth episode, if the majority of viewers will stick around. Good news though, the premiere had fantastic ratings, with 13.9 million viewers. There's obviously going to be a drop-off for next week, as that's usually the case for a second episode of a new series. But, very impressive premiere numbers.

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:00pm
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The more important number, ratings-wise, is the 5.0 it did in 18-49. That led the hour and even beat NCIS on CBS. Very strong start.


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