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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Worthwhile because of it's scope, 24 May 2006

Author: Prutnumse from Copenhagen, Denmark

This series had a lot going against it - plot holes the size of meteor craters (why don't the visitors just condition Rev. Turney into giving up the location of the rebel camp?, for instance), some of the cheesiest dialogue heard outside of a Kung Fu movie, special effects that where horrible even in 1984. So how come it captivated me so? It was charming. I felt, when I saw it, that cast & crew alike really had a good time doing this show, and those things rub off. But more important, the series had SCOPE and ORIGINALITY. The creators weren't afraid to take on really heavy topics, and they did it in a way that hasn't been seen before, nor after.

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Continuing the great sci-fi tradition., 20 January 2000

Author: Devyalento Latchford Deschanel from London, England

V:The Series was not a disappointment, just don't compare it to the first two mini-series. V and V:The Final Battle were landmarks in television history, V:The Series was a great science fiction series. Yes, it could have been better, but it was still great all the same. Most of the cast from the originals turned up for the series and some great new ones as well, and V:The Series was sweet while it lasted.

It began really well, on Liberation Day, a year after the Visitors had been defeated. Yet Diana came back and we were in for it. New arrivals such as Nathan Bates and his so cool son Kyle, the evil Visitor Lydia and the beautiful 'Star Child' Elizabeth all contributed to V growing with time. Yet it all went a bit wrong a bit too soon.

Ham Tyler and Robin Maxwell (two classic V characters) disappeared mid-season, new opening titles graced our screens and V:The Series departed our screens on the cliffhanger to end all cliffhangers, with Elizabeth leaving with the Leader and Kyle stowing away, never knowing what was to become of them.

The actors in V, as always, was great. Jeff Yagher and Jennifer Cooke were the most attractive couple on TV as Kyle and Elizabeth, and June Chadwick was very bitchy as the glorious Lydia. The usual players (Jane Badler, Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Blair Tefkin, Michael Ironside, etc.) were fabulous as always, and the episodes were outrageously fun.

The only problem was that V:The Series was simply not as good as V and V:The Final Battle. A shame really, because on it's own, V:The Series was really good. It will just never be remembered as a great show.

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Eighties TV Camp Classic, 28 August 2004

Author: Steve (stevelimbach@cs.com) from Huntington Station, NY

Premiering in the Fall of 1984 (NBC, Oct.26, Fri 8-9p), just a few months after the mini-series sequel, 'V - The Final Battle', 'V' was now in the form of a weekly hour long sci-fi/action/adventure series.

In mid-season, (Feb. 1985), NBC re-vamped the sci-fi/soap opera, and moved it to a later time slot, yet it did little to save this embarrassment; any resemblance to Kenneth Johnson's original 1983 classic had been vaporized.

The most expensive and violent show on television at the time, 'V - The Series' was a critical and ratings disaster that will leave the viewer bewildered and in disbelief, yet strangely mesmerized.

Unintentionally hilarious and incredibly 80's, all nineteen episodes have a unique inane charm and many memorable moments. Every episode will entrance the viewer, largely based on sloppiness and the over-abundance of flaws.

True camp that's super-melodramatic and very funny, be on the lookout for 'Oswald', the (alien, or 'gaylien') gay-stock character, debuting in episode fifteen.

Quite possibly the worst sci-fi series, if not series, ever produced, one cannot help but to enjoy this train wreck.

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Very Different To The Mini-Series And The Final Battle But Still Very Good, 24 August 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

This series of V was very different to the Mini-Series and The Final Battle episodes. The original series was action packed but it was an allegory of the problems in Germany in the 40's when the Nazi's were stepping on people. The original series explored a lot of issues such as the fight between good and evil and the destructive nature of man.

This series did away with most of the above and instead concentrated on producing action, chases, explosions etc.

Old favourites such as Willie, Ham Tyler and Mike Donovan were back. And of course, the wicked Diana was back (looking beautiful than ever). Joining the show were the likes of Lydia who was a rival to Diana and the mysterious Charles.

The shows were very good producing loads of action. It was a good show if a little short-lived. Let's hope a follow up is done one day because the final episode did leave a lot of loose ends to be tied.

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Best of the 80's mini-series, 24 May 1999
Author: p3r3 from Minneapolis, MN

"V" and "V: The Final Battle" were definitely two of the 80's best mini-series. It actually became a full series after "Final Battle", but those episodes never made it to video. The original two mini-series are classics, and wonderfully done. The plots are intense, the special effects are cool and were, at the time, state of the art. Even by today's standards, these are still two very exceptional pieces of work. People who like this series may also want to check out "Alien Nation".

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :-
It's a million times better then Independence Day, 18 March 1999
Author: Doug Galecawitz (dougg@evilnet.net) from Lisle, IL

V and V the final battle is 8 of the best sci-fi hours on video anywhere. Yes it's long but any shorter and it would lose something. All the characters, all the inter-weaving stories and the entire plot are just perfectly executed. The underlying anti Nazi message and WW 2 under tones give the story a depth that make it even better. The special effects are very good for an 80's mini-series. The acting is good. But watching it you're glad they don't cut anything out. The best scene is the birth of the twins. Great sci-fi. If you think Independence Day was good you ain't seen nothin' yet.

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V:The Complete Series, 10 May 2006

Author: Derek Williams (derekwilliams1974@yahoo.com) from New York, NY USA

I remember watching the original mini-series in the mid eighties and how it caught my imagination and sense of wonder about the real possibilities of humanity's first contact with an advanced civilization.This mini-series was just amazing as was the second mini-series.Then this came out and it was definitely a diminishing of quality across the boards.I don't think I even made it through all 19 episodes back then in 1985.

It's now 2005 and I only invested in the DVD collection because I've been reading books by David Icke who is this conspiracy theorist who believes our planet has been ruled for the last ten thousand years by a race of shape-shifting reptilian beings from another galaxy who are posing to this day as humans and that they are mostly the ruling elite in all fields of human society.It was in his books that he suggested I watch "V".So I purchased the series and have just viewed the entire 19 episodes.

Irregardless of David Icke's theories I have found V:The Complete Series the most fun I've had in years.Yeah, the series is badly acted and the characters are pretty one dimensional and in the case of Diana and Lydia absolutely campy, but so what? The original Flash Gordon serial is campy and the effects are laughable but I can still enjoy that as much as the first three episodes of Star Wars. V:The Complete Series is 1980's television at it's most fun.I suggest just putting your brain aside while watching this series and you'll be just fine.

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I loved the Mini-series, the TV Series and The Final Battle!!!, 25 September 2005
Author: madmanmib from United States

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When I first saw the mini-series, I fell in love with all of the characters and the story. From the beginning, the way they kept the whole thing a secret until springing it upon you what the Visitors were here for was pure genius and have of yet to ever be topped. When you finally find out that the real reason that the visitors are here is for water and food and the food they prefer is humans is still unnerving and gives me goose bumps still to this day. Then to have one of the main baddies be a female and hot on top of that made it even better. The way we find out that the visitors are some humanoid reptile still can't be topped and many others have tried and failed badly. Even the series, which sadly only went for 19 episodes, were far superior to any other SCIFI series at the time. Not only was the story just as good as the story told in the mini series but the special F/X could not be compared to any thing else either unless you went to see a movie. I still don't know why this well written and well-acted series never went more than just 19 episodes, it may have just been some added storyline before they aired "V" The Final Battle and help tie that one with the first V. I don't know. I would like to add though that everybody involved with "V" should be commended on the fine job that has been done. Since "V" one of my favorite of all time actors now is of course Michael Ironside, who's career I have followed and make a point to watch every project he has ever done since, Marc Singer who did and awesome job in V and one of my personnel favorites "If You Could See What I Hear" but of course he will always be remembered as "The Beastmaster" by far the character and job he has ever done and many other shows and movies have badly tried to duplicate and have never come close, Faye Grant & Jane Badler as beautiful as they are talented. I can't wait for "V: The Second Generation" (2007) (mini)(taken from IMDb) and see the whole gang again and get a whole new generation hooked on "V" all over again.

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V- Is it ever really over?, 26 August 2001
Author: lauzg from England

Watching V as a child of the age of 4 (I know under age!) I was hooked. Recieving it in the UK was fairly difficult. After the 3rd part to the final battle, I was left to using my imagination on what would happen next. A couple of years later, on the sci-fi channel they were showing the tv series V. As I watched episodes 06-12, the show wasn't put back on. So my mother also a once fan of V ordered me the whole set of the series..and the final battle series.

The story line was good although I do think some changes might have improved the amount of audience, but considering it was the mid 80's when there were (frankly) no GOOD special effects it was considered as a *Good* series that eventually had to end because of the audience was not as high as they thought it would be.

At the end of the series...You are left wondering..Does Kyle, the leader and Elizabeth die? Its like a cliff hanger, and they could have although now i think the actors are a little old to be playing the part, they could have come back to it.

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One of my favorites for rainy Saturdays, 9 September 2000
Author: Beck from Michigan, USA

I love this mini-series and the one that followed, "V-The Final Battle". The special effects were really bad considering this was made 7 years after "Star Wars" but I just don't care. The story was great and I loved the characters. Is there anyone who didn't love the old grampa who survived a Nazi prison camp? Elias was awesome and Ham Tyler was just too cool. I really got the feeling that if something like that ever happened, people would behave the way they did in the movie. It seemed very realistic on an emotional level with heroism and treachery but mostly just a lot of people who were afraid to take a stand on either side. If you love movies with strong emotions and great characters, I highly recommend both movies. If you want to see great special effects...well, watch "Star Wars".

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