V. From the 80's Mini-Series to 2009 Reboot. V will Rock You.

#V #VtheSeries #RetroTV
Stam Fine looks the V Franchise, the original V miniseries, its sequel The Final Battle, the short lived 80's television series, and the 2009 reboot. V is about aliens coming to earth while posing as our friends, but really it's an elaborate Uber Eats conspiracy. Mike Donovan (Marc Singer) and Julie Parrish (Faye Grant) lead the Resistance to the takeover of Earth led by the Visitors and their leader, Diana (Jane Badler).
Created by Kenneth Johnson, 'V' tells the story of aliens taking over and the human fight back. It originally screened as a 2 part miniseries in 1983, there was a sequel mini-series and a weekly series in 1984 and then a 2 season reboot series from 2009. It's Veally good at first, and then it isn't.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 V (The Mini-Series)
8:44 V: The Final Battle
13:04 V The Series
20:23 V (A brief look at the 2009 V-boot)

[@canuck21]

V is one of my most memorable TV experience. When the miniseries aired, it felt like it was an event.

[@Panwere36]

That is because it was, and not just for the genius writing and great acting. It was one of a handful of things that saved NBC during the most notorious season of network television. That year, none of the first run first season shows on NBC were renewed. The second season of *_Cheers_* and the mid season replacement *_Night Court_* , along with a couple of mini-series like *_V_* and a few "first time on television" theatrical films that NBC beat the other two networks out on (barely) were lucky things that kept NBC afloat. Even _SNL_ had a horrible season that year.

[@tevarinvagabond1192]

I have fond memories watching with family, we watched every episode with dinner together!

[@HuplesCat]

Same

[@richardangers2566]

They wanted h2o? I don't know everyone wants h2o. They split it in subs so they can get the o tosay down forever. Gee , just turn on the faucet. Ever got how water was so important. Well maybe soon.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Exactamundo. It was truly a prime event T.V. . One of the First of that great decade.

[@guyfromthe80s92]

Watching V as a 7 year old was something special I can tell you.

[@MrLondonGo]

i was never allowed ;-(

[@PC_TV_73]

I was about 10 and I was just thinking that my son would not even have interest in that and he’s 10 today.

[@William_sJazzLoft]

V was scary but good. It was definitely a deep part of 80s culture

[@daviddowsett1658]

I was around 10 at the time (in UK) and the scariest thing was the big hair. hahaha ... TBH I had already watched "The Exorcist" by then so was well versed in scary

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Better than the latest "Mincraft Diplomacy"

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Weak and dependant.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

The 2⁰⁰9 version is more relevant than one would think.

[@cybrknight70]

Dear God I loved this series back in the 80's. Had so much pleasure meeting up with Jane Badler and Marc Singer a few years back. Absolutely wonderful people :)

[@GrinderCB]

Jane Badler as Diana gave one of the best villain performances I've seen. And she was smokin' hot.

[@Glenrsi]

She was hotter than hell.

[@GizmoMaltese]

I had a huge crush on these hot wicked women. Diana in V, Princess Aurora from Flash Gordon, and Princess Ardala from Buck Rogers.

[@michaelmcdonald3275]

She still is and last time I looked can proudly call her a fellow Australian :)

[@GrinderCB]

@@michaelmcdonald3275 the photo of her on Wikipedia isn't her best, though

[@heedmywarning2792]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss! Good villain and hot.

[@YourManifoldWorld]

Man, I remember watching each episode with incredible intensity as a kid. I remember this was massive back then, families got together to watch. It was great. Kinda like Game of thrones big.

[@1stTrailer]

It was a big event when it aired.🤔 A lot of lead up and a great marketing campaign.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

It was HUGE! Epic television history!!

[@robegatt]

Once the lizards were revealed it was SCARY 😄

[@alyzu4755]

Yup. The birth of the alien hybrid babies was essential viewing.

[@emmettbrown2563]

Loved this show as a kid !!!!!!!

[@angelsmith8905]

one of the best alien invasion shows I've ever seen!

[@vincentpaulmirabellaiifilm3613]

V Was absolutely epic. The vehicles were awesome and the cast were great actors. Diana was an amazing villain. I love watching my DVD collection of this historical masterpiece.

[@mikes7504]

I bet you had a box of kleenex and maybe some hand lotion nearby for when Diana was on screen ...amirite?

[@vincentpaulmirabellaiifilm3613]

@@mikes7504 LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣 NO YOU ARE SO WRONG. I HAD A GIRLFRIEND AND NO NEED FOR THAT STUFF. I'M SURE NOT EVERYONE WAS AS BLESSED AS I WAS OR AM STILL TO THIS DAY. YOU SEE...I MARRIED MY H.S. SWEETHEART. 😎 STILL LOVE V THOUGH. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DB742]

​@@vincentpaulmirabellaiifilm3613 Wtf is up w/ this goober comment.

[@tomservo5347]

The scene where the Resistance rips the fake face off of the alien leader rings so true with people-you can place the truth right in front of them and they refuse to acknowledge it because it would destroy the reality that they've constructed for themselves. My sister and I tuned in every night when this premiered, the 80's were great to be a kid. Rebadow and Omar White from 'Oz' were in this!

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Damn the 80’s had the best shows. A-Team, Knight rider , Airwolf , etc . Great time to be a kid !!

[@roksoulja84]

MacGyver!!!!!!!!! dont forget our most beloved 80s fix it man!!!!

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@roksoulja84 I didn’t watch that one.

[@roksoulja84]

@@kharnthebetrayer1575 WAAAAT!!! BLASPHEMY!!

[@shallendor]

Like i say, the 80's were the best time to be a teen!

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@roksoulja84 wasn’t my cup of tea as a kid.

[@Gen-Xers]

The 80s mini-series still holds up as far as being a good story.

[@rsprockets7846]

life imitates art 2023

[@Brian-sf6ew]

*The (ORIGINAL) V was so bad ass. I remember watching this series with my Mom, while lying on the floor, and doing my homework. And I would stop working during the show, and doing homework only during commercials. I had such great memories of this show. I actually knew the little girl who played Elizabeth (V-Final Battle).*

[@Perkyclo]

Seeing Jane Badler, Marc Singer & Robert Englund at a V PANEL at DragonCon2019 was so Incredibly AWESOME !! Marc Singer could NOT sit still, so he paced the stage with his microphone, answering fan questions. They had Cosplayers as Visitor Guards, etc, it was Incredible, I look forward to ever being able to go to another such panel.

[@probably_afk]

Was only 6 when the original miniseries dropped but I will never forget the moment that Diana walked down the platform in that jumpsuit and it made me feel things... crazy.

[@joeysantos3978]

Me too was 5

[@ottebya]

I LOVED the original V when I was a kid, funny thing is that I didnt much remember it til watching this video and wow all the memories came back from it, SO cool haha

[@darthkek1953]

V was massive in the UK as ITV (the commercial broadcaster) showed the two original mini series (1983, 2 part & 1984, 3 part) over the course of 5 nights during the 1984 Winter Olympics being shown on the BBC. Given there were only 4 TV channels, no streaming, no Internet, very basic gaming, and 99% in the UK couldn't care less about the Winter Olympics, it was a must-see smash hit. EVERYONE saw it.

[@falconeshield]

That's not flex you think it is

[@pommiebears]

Yes, I remember.

[@pommiebears]

@@falconeshieldnot sure it was meant to be.

[@mgthestrange9098]

Yes, I bloody saw it! I remember seeing bits of it & it scared the shit out of me! I must’ve been 4 if it was shown in 1984, it was one of those things where my parents were watching it and I happened to see it. I remember the baby scene & people tearing their skin off to reveal reptile skin. Between that & the Thriller video, I was scared shitless in early childhood. 😂

[@gordonp3139]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@mgthestrange9098

[@jase1976]

I recently read Kenneth Johnson's official follow up to the original miniseries, The Second Generation. On a whim, I emailed him afterwards, thanking him for a story that I started when I was eight - that's thirty seven years ago. Amazingly, he replied the following day. I didn't stop grinning for ages. Lovely guy. I hope he manages to get his V film project off the ground.

[@stephenspangler2790]

I emailed him as well and was surprised he actually answered! He even sent me an autographed picture when I mentioned that I collected "V" autographs.

[@jamesomeara2329]

Thank you, glad to find someone who has read the follow up novel. Some people don't always believe me that it exists, and don't look it up. Thought it was actually well done in

[@phoenixman8569]

The birth scene of the alien looks a bit silly now, but scared the crap out of me when I first watched it as a child....

[@dennyvanmourik1407]

Me too ! groeten uit Amersfoort NL

[@kentakeura1617]

hahah me too :D

[@greyeyed123]

I think it had less to do with what it looked like than with the actors' reactions. They were freaking out, so we freaked out. It's weird how EVERYONE who saw this show remembers their reaction to that scene.

[@spaceenemiesnovel]

Yup, same here. It ruined an otherwise very good TV series for me.

[@phoenixman8569]

@@greyeyed123 no kidding, especially the mom. You are a teenage girl who slept with an alien who turned out to be a green lizard and you are pregnant with his offspring, and then you give birth to a green monster with yellow eyes and sharp teeth, AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

I was glued to the TV set for the first two miniseries as was my entire family. The story told here is if anything even more relevant today than it was in the 80s...

[@kaysha]

That serie was epic. Great memories

[@ryanvictoria6206]

I remember having a crush on Diana back in the 80s.😃 theres something deliciously evil about her that you just can't resist.🤩

[@Shifter-1040ST]

I can't blame you, she's super hot. I had a crush on Juliet, tho 😍

[@turrican4d599]

@@a-bootiful-mind6648 Diana has small lips and is old.

[@SimonAshworthWood]

“I don’t mind that you eat live gerbils” 😜

[@oddcreatureX]

@@Shifter-1040ST Yeah Juliet was the one for me as well!

[@NotDecided420]

I just remember being creeped out by this! I was probably 5 at the time of the original though.

[@woollywoolwoolz]

Peak 80s, the best decade ever!

[@Pluto2363]

LOVED this series as a kid.

[@alanh8664]

The actor Marc Singer (Mike Donovan, in "V") was a fellow Kung Fu student with me in seattle. We have stayed friends ever since. He is really nice, honest. Has come to Seattle often to participate in local Kung Fu events (For Sifu John Leong)

[@temporarybackup5077]

NOICCCE!!!!!!!

[@Robd07]

Thats cool! He was a Beastttt in Beast Master! No pun intended!

[@cargo71]

That´s why you could always see Donovan giving kicks and flying around in every fight (I just finished rewatching the show, and seeing him was so funny)...

[@Cello69.]

@alan we have a couple degrees of separation, me and you. My ex from a long time ago was Lori Singer’s personal assistant for a little while. We even had Lori’s jack Russell stay with us for a few days. I never met her personally but I did speak with her on the phone. Very nice lady.

[@peterfranks6243]

Blew my mind in 83 when this came along, "mousey mousey"

[@krudeddie]

Love this when it first came out. It was in a time that if you wanted to watch a TV show you had to plan a head and be on time or you come miss something or the whole show and be at a lost. My Dad made sure we never missed any of the first miniseries. He was like our DVR

[@jameswoods1354]

I watched V with my oldest brother when it first came out in 1983. He came home just in time before V started after he dropped my mom off to work.

[@skatepork]

12:49 - Daniel’s villain comeuppance to being hauled and eaten was stone cold and perfect…also pure nightmare fuel as a kid.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I remember that - I almost cheered out loud!

[@timloader]

I was too young to even understand what his fate was, but his reaction was enough to know it was really bad!

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

Who wouldn't want our water? It's amazing😅 I love every version of V❤

[@Dan.50]

The original V was amazing.

[@johnellizz]

V is entirely real. We are ruled by 'masqueraders' pretending to be human but are actually Reptilians. They are called 666. (that what they call themselves I'm not religious.) In the second mini-series ('84) the resistance unmasks 'John' on live television...as we see his reptilian face under the mask, we hear the voice of actress Faye grant saying, "This is NOT science fiction! This is what they really are!"

[@anasantiago3581]

@@johnellizz Thank you . When shit hit the fan government is going to be like we told you decades ago

[@johnellizz]

@@anasantiago3581 Yeah these are pretty big hints being given to the public. Insane that people still can't tell what's going on.

[@joogullae3456]

So this show is the reason why people think reptilians are real?

[@johnellizz]

@@joogullae3456 If you want to watch a very recent movie that shows, watch "Killers Within" (2018). Notice that it also has a red V on it's poster. The V stands for Vril since that is what the actual Reptilians call themselves. They put the red V into a lot of things.

[@mr.gamenervy7357]

I've had the DVD box sets for years. I've lost count how many times I've watched the first 2 mini-series. I'll never get tired of it!

[@williamcherubin2219]

Where can I get it on line please

[@HeatherP419]

@@williamcherubin2219 Amazon

[@martythemartian99]

10:05 When my friends and I watched this as teenagers, we loved that the baby was named Elizabeth so we could re-name her A Lizard Birth. ;)

[@WarrenChandler]

Haha nice. How did I miss this? :)

[@kingspawn2412]

I am a huge fanboy of this hit mini series from the 80s .a great story with a great cast of characters ,from news camera men Mike Donovan to dirty Diana to John leader of the fifth column to July and Clint and Elias thus series was drama filled and frightening. I can't tell you how many times I was on the edge of my seat hoping that the resistance and especially Donovan escaped the visitors.

[@PetePuebla]

I love the original V. The sound effects really got me. I love the swishing sound of the pistols and also the sound that they made when they talk and when their spacecrafts hovered or flew around.

[@dmc5302]

Only Michael Ironside and his perennial ginger sidekick was bad ass enough to pull off a character called Ham. I would also let Jane Badler eat as many of my guinea pigs as necessary.

[@power2084]

his sidekick was a big guy and I remember that at that moment, I realized that big guys always handle explosives in movies and TV series. Have you noticed that ?

[@dmc5302]

@@power2084 They're either big, or plumb crazy.

[@jjjohn4493]

my favorite characters in the series

[@dmichael1172]

Name of his sidekick was Mickey Jones. He played tough guys throughout his career. Unfortunately he died within to he last few years.

[@jaybling3189]

I watched it in the 80s and it blew my mind. It still holds up now as well.

[@Theelby33]

I watched it in about 1984 when I was 8 and it's so memorable for me I had to go to bed and get up at 10:40 pm to watch on Mondays.

[@hoppyandhisholidayhelpers1714]

I used to play V wearing my Lazer Tag Star cap and vest. I got in trouble once for making a red flag with the alien visitors logo. I didn't know, I was just a kid.

[@misteryummyearth1055]

Amazing how generations never look back,so sad. I mean, it's obvious. Today's haughty fast overfed Covid times would call for a little peep at masterpieces like these. Am smiling.

[@JaySamurai79]

I come from the UK and as a kid this was such a scary series, but also exciting watching it with my family. 80s were amazing.

[@WIFIJUNKY]

9 years old 1983 .loved this show .nothing stoped the fam to watch it..man i miss the 80,s

[@Helloworldwrjfjrjrj]

80s series was great and she (Diana) was wonderful :)

[@amodernalchemist432]

I was just a little kid in 80's and I remember having a 9" action figure. It was one of the male reptilian Aliens in the red uniform, his human plastic face was removable and he had a lever on his back which controlled his snake like tongue. It's been 30+ yrs so I can't remember any actual names anymore but my dad was a big fan of the show and that's liter6 how I became interested in Aliens.

[@ilovethe80s74]

@@amodernalchemist432 I bet you wish you still had that action figure with it's original box. I wish I did.

[@amodernalchemist432]

@@ilovethe80s74 you bet I do! 🔥

[@CantankerousDave]

Faye Grant and Jane Badler made 12-year-old me feel funny in places. (In interviews, Badler is actually super nice and funny.)

[@NeilCWCampbell]

Right there with you Sincerely generation X

[@filter021]

And she still looks gorgeous.

[@johnellizz]

They were both incredibly hot. Hard to choose which one I'd...

[@filter021]

@@johnellizz Cold Shower Time.

[@martinbaxter2616]

I couldn't look at a rodent for ten years after seeing that.

[@evhbombastic]

Beastmaster and Freddie Kruger! Quite the dynamic duo!

[@jimzecca3961]

The V movies and series from the 80s were awesome. So well done.

[@44excalibur]

It's a shame that Kenneth Johnson never got to make his sequel to V, because the original miniseries left a huge plot hole dangling that was never resolved by V: The Final Battle, namely, Martin informing Mike Donovan that the Visitors had a "great enemy" that had defeated them once before. After Donavan informs Julie about this enemy, the original series ends with Julie and Elias breaking into SETI(Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and pointing an antenna dish into space towards the coordinates that Martin gave Donovan in an attempt to contact these other aliens in the hopes that they could be allies against the Visitors. The sequel would have revealed that this other alien race was an insectoid race called "Zedti" who initially agree to ally themselves with the humans against the Visitors upon their arrival on Earth, but soon prove to have their own sinister agenda for Earth, which ironically forces the human resistance to align with the remaining Visitors who have survived the Zedti onslaught for their mutual survival. Diana was also going to have begun to develop human emotion and empathy after having lived in a human form for so long, and her storyline would see her attempting to reconcile these emotions with her reptilian self. It sounds like a fascinating storyline, one that unfortunately we'll never get to see. NBC executives wanted a sequel that would go in a different direction, hence the more action/adventure-oriented, The Final Battle.

[@misteryummyearth1055]

It's all fun and games until it actually happens. What did the UFO report say? That they're now only UAPs???

[@putty-e2872]

V is a referencing to the pre-WW2 rise of the Nazis, so the sequel should continue with other aliens coming to Earth and engage in skirmish with the Visitors to take over Earth, then the series should continue with the Earth being divided over among the aliens faction, then finally the series should conclude with the Earth finally achieving independence from the aliens. This is what actually happen historically to Germany; the Visitor is shown in the movie as acting like the Nazis, even one of the character was an old man who said he seen this before, so the movie should progress as what happen during WW2 and ColdWar.

[@44excalibur]

@@putty-e2872 Dude, I know all of that. V was based on a novel called It Couldn't Happen Here, which was inspired by the rise of Nazi Germany and fascism in Europe in the 1930s, and was originally about the rise of a fascist movement in the USA. NBC felt that storyline might be too intense and controversial, so Kenneth Johnson instead decided to make it about an alien invasion with allusions to the Nazi party. What I was saying was that I wish Johnson had been able to finish the story the way he originally intended instead of what we ultimately got with V: The Final Battle.

[@rimski7265]

This series had so much promise, the first two episodes were brilliant. The minute Johnson left it went down the tube. The directing, acting, storyline and music all suffered after his departure. Such a shame

[@mydogbrian4814]

@@putty-e2872 Why waste time and effort mimicking the past? How many Godzilla movies must be made before somebody with brains says; "Enough allready!"

[@Whykickamoocow]

I loved V when I was growing up

[@nomadicolours]

I LOVE the mini series, the series I lost interested as a youngster ;). But I still have love for it. It's unforgettable!

[@TheCaptnHammer]

The first series was so awesome. I remember turning the knobs on the tv and adjusting the antenna to get it in clearly.😂. The mini series was good too!

[@thomasrhinehart6084]

I was 9 when this came out I remember it shocked and entertained me at the same time, my young vocabulary didnt have words for the feelings that I was overwhelmed with, even now at 47 I am reminded of how ambitious a production this was for the time...and yes Diana was everything you describe....

[@hmu958]

My parents were hippies. Didn't watch much TV unless PBS growing up. This was the first not news or PBS TV show I saw. I was 6 and it scared the shit out of me.

[@mlmcproductions4191]

The reason the "Willie" character had such a difficult time with English was through the visitor bureaucracy he was transferred from a ship destined for the Middle East. So he had Arabic and English languages mixing around in his head. In the scene where Willie was lost at the refinery he says he was "just". A sound-alike mixup. Having known a person who spoke Arabic the sounds and reflections are quite staggering.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

I still rewatch the mini series every few years or so. The third episode which climaxes with the hospital unmasking of John is absolutely sublime. And Gods... I loved Julie !

[@zaheerj7622]

The scenes where the dude is eating an onion and one of the dude eating a rat. Etched in my brain!

[@ilovethe80s74]

LOL. I'd forgotten about the onion scene.

[@jnnx]

@@ilovethe80s74 El Tepeiac

[@MrDan11422]

The greatest mini series from the 80's. Should have been a movie, I can only imagine if they were given a movie budget instead of TV money.

[@PetePuebla]

I think it was made for TV or a series. Lots of plots and characters to play in a TV show. Not sure if it was made for a movie.

[@redit5332]

I enjoyed the original of the series in the 1980's. It scared the crap out of me and my family and we were glued to the screen. I had no knowledge of the 2009 reboot. I was busier then in college and learning, no time for sci-fi. Saddening, yet true.

[@edgarbraintree4370]

I first saw this as a 5 year old when it re-aired in 1987 and when they revealed that the Visitors were harvesting humans for food it gave me nightmares for months . I was terrified of aliens and UFOs all through my childhood because of V

[@americansupervillain4595]

@Edgar Braintree Just keep this in mind, if Earth is every visited by advanced alien race it will be for food because gold, water, various elements and metals are plentiful in space or easily made by advanced races. But not food, because protein is very rare in the universe. Sleep tight.😈

[@InnerHacking]

You don't want to know about David Icke then...

[@tonvangils7279]

I saw it as a 7 year old kid and never forgot about the little girl that scratched her arm revealing lizard skin underneath. That shit gave me nightmares.

[@metalfiregametime652]

I think it's cool that you can see the actors getting progressively better at acting as the mini series plays out.

[@ewarrior9776]

More like the writers got better at drafting a script since the first one was written in less than two weeks.

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Remember watching this in UK in 84 during lost Angeles Olympics. At about midnight.

[@stephendarcy9803]

Remember it to. Was 10 years of age. It was shown over 5 consecutive nights on ITV during the first week of the summer holidays at 9PM.

[@graemerobertson8730]

Yeah, I was 11. I remember staying up late to watch V on ITV and then Daley Thompson in the LA Olympic decathlon on BBC at my granddad's. Great memories.

[@MorgoUK]

If I remember rightly, the ‘84 Olympics were boycotted by the USSR and most of the Eastern Bloc. Coverage was meant to be shared by the BBC and ITV but the Commercial Broadcaster figured the Games would just be a medal-parade for the US and cancelled the coverage. This left a large gap in the schedules and ‘V’ was bought in to fill the gaps.

[@greggriffin8020]

I was obsessed with V when I was in high school in the 80s.

[@nathanwright5757]

I remember you could always tell the kids at school who got to watch V, they were always spreading glue on themselves so they could "peel away" their human skin on the playground at recess.

[@3DJapan]

I loved the series as an 80s kid and really enjoyed the 2009 reboot, even though as a VFX artist myself the virtual sets were painfully obvious.

[@Pfirtzer]

Shuttle craft came right out of Space 1999. God loved that series, dr Helena looked smashing,she was in her '40's but who cares I was 14 lol.

[@davidtaylor8002]

UFO was a better series.

[@davidcopplestone6266]

@@davidtaylor8002 Most definitely. I found Space 1999 episodes were trying too hard at times.

[@Janvsone]

Pfirtzer, Ditto #BuckRogersInThe25thCentury

[@paganarh]

V was first sci-fi series that I saw after soviet union collapse and sat tv was made available. blew my noggin, very fond memories.

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

Watched it as a kid loving scifi. Very memorable, still remember the soundtrack, the cast etc.

[@willatno2]

Bloody hell this programme predicted our hell hole of a world we live in now ... All politicians are the lizards !

[@MegaBadgeman]

And would sell out at a moments notice.It didn't matter what, just sell out for fear of being forgotten.

[@johnellizz]

V is entirely real. We are ruled by 'masqueraders' pretending to be human but are actually Reptilians. They are called 666. (that what they call themselves I'm not religious.) In the second mini-series ('84) the resistance unmasks 'John' on live television...as we see his reptilian face under the mask, we hear the voice of actress Faye grant saying, "This is NOT science fiction! This is what they really are!"

[@discojelly]

No. But it was a good lesson in how Fascism can take over presented in a syfi cinema form.

[@danmccaffrey2157]

Nobody would ever just slam fascism on the people, all at once; the resistance would be just as swift and twice as primal. Fascism always begins with the support of the people, slowly, gradually eroding at even the concept of resistance. By dividing the people, there is an instant advantage: no matter the method, you can count on about half of the people in full support of it, especially if you appeal to their good nature and tendency to help others. The concept of sacrificing for the 'greater good' is noble, and is highly sought after by those who so desperately need to brandish their own virtue, likely trying to fill holes in their own self-esteem. The resistance, however, has made its peace with their demons, and no longer have a need or desire to do anything for anyone else's approval. Going against the grain is admired, but only to a point. The ones who don't compromise, or hit a limit of how much they can be different are few. Brave, but few. In the end, however, the human spirit can never really be contained, controlled, repressed or oppressed for any significant length of time or in any significant numbers. As long as there is even one who resists, there is hope. Pre-te nama. *EDIT* copy and paste this comment to any and all 'V', 'Matrix', 'V For Vendetta', etc. videos that you feel are appropriate. Go tell your friends. For Victory.

[@johnellizz]

@@danmccaffrey2157 Bruh you don't know how right you is...you is soo right they can't even let me tell you how right you is haha!

[@citationpending8547]

The lizard commander was a fox, but I really enjoyed the side players alot.

[@annemiller8227]

I loved the character Willie (Robert England aka Freddy Kruger). Apparently England filmed V and then was cast as Freddy Kruger immediately afterward. I was too young to see Nightmare on Elm Street but "old enough" to be allowed to watch "V" so for a long time I thought he intention did "Willie" as a kind of foil or alternative character to Freddy. Nope. He just seemed a "nice guy" figure and was cast for that part in V then got his fame immediately afterward in a similar genre. I honestly think we all loved this bc a lot of us find something inherently "fishy" about a deal that's just too good. Although we should remember that the very first thing that done in the movie was to discredit science and make Dr and scientist "suspect".

[@0311Mushroom]

I still clearly remember the ad campaign before it started. A large billboard on my way to school had a huge drawing from the series of an alien with two humans, with below it written "The Alien Visitors Are Our Friends. Then a week later, a huge V spray painted over it. Then a week later, over the corner a notice saying when it would start. One of the first "guerilla" marketing campaigns, and we were all talking about it. And we were not dissapointed.

[@annemiller8227]

@@0311Mushroom me too!!!

[@pershop4950]

Willy: I think you mean ox.

[@hairywelder5188]

Diana and Lydia were the real reason to watch this

[@damc8415]

V was an excellent miniseries that excited kids everywhere.

[@tbirdparis]

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a print of the original V series this clear and crisp before. All I remember is the blurry 80s TV broadcast and the even blurrier VHS tapes we recorded it onto..!

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Aaahhh nothing like 80s VCRs.

[@Owlzindabarn]

It's on blu ray now.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@Owlzindabarn believe I watched it on Amazon. Saw the reboot on Hulu.

[@KevinArdala01]

I absolutely loved the original mini series when I was a kid, the vibe was on point, which is exactly what the remake got wrong!

[@earlleary]

I've met Robert Englund , ( Willy ) , a few times , extremely nice man! And I happily met the one, the only , Queen Lizard herself , Diana! I was star struck meeting both of them. But I really loved the Diana character, lol. I had to tell her about me watching the show with my parents when i was 12 years old, and the night it showed the skin on her face peeled off I went crazy! Lol. And that everyone in school was talking about it ! V

[@johnvijver3815]

I was about 13 years old when in this aired on Dutch TV, At school the next day we discussed the epidsode with my class mates.

[@Clara-ph7my]

Watching this as a 11 year old in the 1980's. I felt sad for the baby alien reptile which was born and died. Character 'Willy' was so sweet. Amazing that he went on to become, one of the most popular names in horror ever.

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

You are showing your 50 year age. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RighteousBrother]

@Clara you have a kind heart!

[@conniee.]

@@rogueldr642smiythe9 - Good, ppl should stop all this stupid age shaming crap anyway.🤔🤨😊

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

@@conniee. who is age shamimg im older 🤣🤣👍

[@conniee.]

@@rogueldr642smiythe9 - No, not you, but there are ppl out there that are doing that and make ppl self-conscious about telling their age.😊 I'm a senior.🙋🏾‍♀

[@scottmcgraw3749]

It's funny how at the time you don't always recognize how bad something is while you're having fun watching it. I was in high school at the time all of V came out and I and my buddies loved it, especially "Dirty" Diana for obvious hormonal reasons. Now, when I say bad, I'm only talking about the TV series, not the mini-series and Final Battle. My history teacher loved the show as well and allowed me and my friends to make a V flag, the Visitor's loose version of, let's be honest, a swastika, and put it up along all of the other flags of the world that adorned the classroom's walls. It was the 80s, and we could still have fun back then.

[@jeffreygalus5417]

This was one of the most underrated science fiction series of all times. But it was great 👍

[@iamalphalim]

Thanks for the nostalgia V was a significant part of my childhood

[@richardmcmullan1974]

Loved V as a kid & loved the Reboot, was gutted when it got cancelled!!

[@jimjankswankson]

Omg ! Loved this show. we would all crowd around in front of the little tv on top of the big tv and watch this show every week faithfully. GOOD TIMES!👍🏾

[@TANKTREAD]

Joe Harnell's score for "V: The Miniseries", Barry De Vorzon's theme for "V: The Final Battle", Dennis McCarthy's scores for "V: The Final Battle" and "V: The Series" are all unbelievably AWESOME.

[@craiggillett5985]

I was a little kid when this came out. I absolute loved it. Enjoyed this flashback. Those costumes and that hair! No..

[@hiddentruth1982]

it's more fitting today than it was back in the 80's.

[@SRSchoner]

This mini-series left me hanging in the dark... It ended without ending.

[@SRSchoner]

@@a-bootiful-mind6648 Never saw "The Final Battle" as my local TV station did not show it. I really liked that original series, and was very let down by the televised ending of the original "V".

[@dubstepzsi]

That was the tv series which its original creator, kenneth Johnson, was not even on board for at that time and it very much showed infact he was only on for the 1st mini series he left because of creative differences is what they call it now and the network carried on with V the final battle without Johnson onboard which is a real shame i think it couldve been something spectacular long term.

[@SRSchoner]

@@dubstepzsi Yes the miniseries was a disappointment, not near as good as the first. Then the "V - Reboot" with "Anna" again was dropped without a conclusion. The "V- Reboot" as I recall had some very spectacular special effects for the time. Really creepy imagery.

[@JoaoPedroPT696]

As a kid, watching the original miniseries it was mind-blowing.

[@jameslauder3984]

I was obsessed with this miniseries and show. Owned every V novel that came out.

[@clumsytriangle2436]

I remember watching V as a kid and being terrified and having nightmares lol, especially its music at the start of the show. I just recently watched the 80's mini-series about a week ago. It will always be one of my favs. Diana (Jane Badler) was a real badass. Love her character!

[@conniee.]

I loved the theme, that made it more gripping.😃👍🏾 I even taped it on one of my music cassettes, of which I have a variety of tv show themes, like TWD and Falling Skies and video game music and movie themes.😊 I listen to different tapes when I go for my walks.😄

[@catothecensor]

Diana was one of the best villains in all movies and shows ever!

[@adrianjames3815]

I remember the scene where Julie was being converted by Diana. It made me want to come and rescue her.

[@gregorypatrick2844]

I think another thing people often forget, which is quite beautiful, is that all of these characters KNEW each other before the visitors arrived. They lived in the same small neighborhood and were all related in some way to each other before things went bad.

[@antonnym214]

i was in love with Jane B., and then later Marina B! Great shows!

[@1stTrailer]

Yeah, I think Marina B was the only one I could have been in love with as much as I was with Diana.😍

[@OrangeApocalypse]

I wanted one of those 'V' laser blasters so bad as a youngster back then ! I had a dream that i remember to this day. I was trapped in a shoe shop in the local mall with a bunch of people, taking out Visitors with my trusty blaster, and i was a hero. 😄

[@thomasnielsen8554]

You still can be, just 3D print one :)

[@winter-is-coming]

I’d love the uniforms, brilliant show still watch it to this day

[@FrostedSeagull]

Outstanding as always Stan . . . outstanding! 👌 You brought back lots of great memories. 👍 I loved - V - at the time. Again you hit the nail on the head. After the two mini series, the series was all over the place.

[@ToEuropa]

About a dozen or so "V" novels came out as well, some dealing with the main cast and some telling stories about completely different resistance efforts. All were set in the TV series time period, except for the best of the lot: "V: East Coast Crisis" which tells the story of events of the original invasion set in New York City. It was written by A.C. Crispin, who penned the novelization of the original miniseries and The Final Battle. Interestingly, she was given a contract to write the two miniseries as two books. After the publisher decided to put both novelizations in a single book, Crispin was still contracted to do that second V book, so they decided to tell a story parallel to the original but taking place in New York. Also, Kenneth Johnson came out with a sequel of his own in novel form, called "V: the Second Generation". In this, he ignores all TV material after the original miniseries and starts the story 20 years later with the occupation continuing. It continues the storyline of contacting the Visitor's enemy, who arrives and might not be trustworthy. Definitely worth reading.

[@richardrobinson1651]

Thanks for these recommendations, Crispin is a great author. I bought the original 1935 novel by Sinclair Lewis. Unfortunately, very slow and taxing to read.

[@11C1P]

This came out when I was in 6th grade & I was amazed with how good the effects were. This was a TV show that had better effects than most movies of the time. Plus it was an interesting story. I would have dreams about it for months after it aired.

[@MrUniq]

those mid 80's fashion styles are outrageous.

[@mickles1975]

The cold sores line was a good one.

[@NeilNadelman]

There's a quick cut scene early in the first miniseries (You see it in this review) of an accident at a cryogenics facility. It starts with an alarm sounding, then a door opens and a man staggers out, shattering his frozen hand on a railing as the camera tracks away to follow other victims. I remember being shocked that NBC allowed something that graphic in primetime. It was great.

[@sudd3660]

i was too young for the original serie, and i am in my forties. have some vague memories of it. the reboot is one of my favorite.

[@andrewsmith4575]

40 years later I still remember *that* scene with the little fluffy guy

[@MultiGuitarDave]

Fantastic series. 1983, I was 13. How time flies.

[@HuplesCat]

19 and yes and sadly yes