27-01-2009, 18:15
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Re: V (reboot) thread
They should cast Freddie Starr as one of the aliens. After all they did seem to enjoy eating a lot of rodents
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27-01-2009, 19:19
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Re: V (reboot) thread
SDA, I've fixed the Wiki link (looks like vbulliten messed it up).
I am looking forward to a V remake but one thing I hope they keep is the references to facism in this country. Kenneth Johnson has said that the original V was based (at least in part) on the treatment of other races/faiths (in particular, the Jewish) by the Nazis in the second world war. I think that is part of what made V actually quite a powerful drama.
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28-01-2009, 12:33
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Re: V (reboot) thread
V Reboot? BRING IT ON!!
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28-01-2009, 13:25
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Re: V (reboot) thread
I just can't wait.
I wonder who will play the character diana....... goes off for a very cold shower in liquid oxygen now
If it's made to the same standards of BSG then it's going to be another classic.
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28-01-2009, 14:47
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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I am looking forward to a V remake but one thing I hope they keep is the references to facism in this country.
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I presume you mean in the US, rather than the UK?
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Kenneth Johnson has said that the original V was based (at least in part) on the treatment of other races/faiths (in particular, the Jewish) by the Nazis in the second world war.
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I'm amazed he felt the need to say it, they really did lay it on with a trowel - to the point of having a token Jewish family on hand to explain how everyone should learn from the mistakes of the past.
I would like to see this done, but I'm just a tad concerned. Original BSG was tea-time cheese for kids so it was possible to re-do it without damaging the legacy of something that was hardly a classic first time round. Original V, on the other hand, is already the kind of gritty adult drama that new BSG is. All its really missing is 21st century production techniques.
To put it another way, I'm not convinced whether they really can 're-imagine' the concept in the way BSG was done; they are liable to simply end up with a re-make, and re-makes are, IMO, more often than not pointless and not an improvement on the original.
And what's V without Jane Badler anyway?
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29-01-2009, 01:02
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Re: V (reboot) thread
No Ken Johnson for this one?
I guess this remake/reboot has scuppered any chance Johnson had for his proposed sequel.
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I guess this remake/reboot has scuppered any chance Johnson had for his proposed sequel.
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Apparently not.
He has the movie rights, Warner Bros have the TV rights.
http://www.kennethjohnson.us/V-News.html
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Update 1/26/09 - ABC and Warners TV continue to develop a reimagined version of V for a possible episodic TV series, with which Kenny is not involved. This does not affect Kenny's ongoing efforts to remake his original classic as a major motion picture.
Kenny’s prime desire is to bring big-screen production values to the new V movie while carefully protecting the timeless story, the characters, quality, integrity and substance that make his original V such a favorite of worldwide audiences and a critically acclaimed, international landmark.
More soon.
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Although of course he needs backing if he's ever gonna make it...
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29-01-2009, 10:25
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Re: V (reboot) thread
another thing that made the original v so good was the music it was so powerfull it was like it was a extra character in the show.
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29-01-2009, 10:31
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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another thing that made the original v so good was the music it was so powerfull it was like it was a extra character in the show.
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Argh ... you'll have me humming that all day!
Trivia time now. Am I right in thinking that the original miniseries, shown on consecutive nights by ITV during the 1984 Olympics, wasn't originally shown in a single block in the USA?
The theme tune changes halfway through, is why I'm asking. The best version is the one used during the second half of the miniseries. All heavy drums and a repetitive electric piano riff, with a subtly changing bass line. They used a different one for the full-length series that was made, which IIRC may have been the same as the first couple of eps of the mini?
Any V trivia buffs out there? I did watch the re-runs of this on Sci Fi a couple of years ago but I can't remember now.
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29-01-2009, 13:10
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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Argh ... you'll have me humming that all day!
Trivia time now. Am I right in thinking that the original miniseries, shown on consecutive nights by ITV during the 1984 Olympics, wasn't originally shown in a single block in the USA?
The theme tune changes halfway through, is why I'm asking. The best version is the one used during the second half of the miniseries. All heavy drums and a repetitive electric piano riff, with a subtly changing bass line. They used a different one for the full-length series that was made, which IIRC may have been the same as the first couple of eps of the mini?
Any V trivia buffs out there? I did watch the re-runs of this on Sci Fi a couple of years ago but I can't remember now.
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yes indeed the original miniseries beat the 1984 Olympics in the rateings ! also v dose get on Sci Fi alot you have have to look out for it that's where i was able to watch V: the series for the first time i know about it but could never find the thing on tv untill it poped up on Sci Fi in about 98
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29-01-2009, 13:12
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Re: V (reboot) thread
I watched V: The Series on its first run on UK television, ITV (I think), mid 80s ... we used to discuss it at school the next morning, and moan about it being on so late at night. Am I showing my age now?
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30-01-2009, 09:49
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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I'm amazed he felt the need to say it, they really did lay it on with a trowel - to the point of having a token Jewish family on hand to explain how everyone should learn from the mistakes of the past.
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Not forgetting the Nazi-esque jack boot uniforms, the swastika style emblem, and propaganda type posters they put up on the streets.
I'm suprised they didn't go the whole hog and have a lizard with a Hitler tash.
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30-01-2009, 14:23
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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not forgetting the nazi-esque jack boot uniforms, the swastika style emblem, and propaganda type posters they put up on the streets.
I'm suprised they didn't go the whole hog and have a lizard with a hitlertash.
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:lol:
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09-03-2009, 22:06
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Re: V (reboot) thread
Morena Baccarin, the amazingly beautiful actress who played Inara in Firefly & Adria in SG-1, has been cast as one of the main aliens in the V reboot:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pilot-Ba...b&profileid=01
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10-03-2009, 07:10
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Re: V (reboot) thread
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off to a good start i see
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