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

[@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 :)

[@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 !!!!!!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@greggriffin8020]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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...

[@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.

[@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.

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@WIFIJUNKY]

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

[@jaybling3189]

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

[@peterfranks6243]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@kaysha]

That serie was epic. Great memories

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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....

[@nomadicolours]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@damc8415]

V was an excellent miniseries that excited kids everywhere.

[@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.

[@hairywelder5188]

Diana and Lydia were the real reason to watch this

[@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.

[@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 !

[@jeffreygalus5417]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@richardmcmullan1974]

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

[@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.

[@craiggillett5985]

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

[@notrandom2]

I so wanted to see this show continue. Not sure about the original, but I loved the remake. Heart broken when they didn't continue.

[@Whykickamoocow]

I loved V when I was growing up

[@hiddentruth1982]

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

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

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

[@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.

[@BoomerKeith1]

I believe I was in middle school when the original came out and I thought the special effects were amazing for a mini-series. I also had a crush on Diana and I remember the episode where she ate the rat (with her dislocated jaw) tested that crush (but the crush prevailed). The original was so well done including the casting. When they did the "Vboot" I was disappointed. There was so much good material there to work with and the hokey special effect sets were hard to get past. I thought they did a decent job casting, but the story telling just wasn't the same. GREAT VIDEO!

[@temporarybackup5077]

"but the crush prevailed" 😂😂😂😂

[@evhbombastic]

Beastmaster and Freddie Kruger! Quite the dynamic duo!

[@jameslauder3984]

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

[@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.

[@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.😍

[@ozzielee9058]

As a kid, I remember "V", the mini series being epic. The television series and subsequent reboot....not-so-much. Thx for this upload.

[@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 :)

[@catothecensor]

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

[@therealmwalker1]

OMG, this was my favorite show growing up in the 80's. True story I will share is, I was expelled from Catholic School in the 4th grade as I was accused of being a demon child of Satan. My wayward demonist behavior, was because I would draw scenes, to detail mind you, from scenes of the previous nights showing of V The Mini Series in my Reading class text book, while my very drab, and a boring hypocrite of a Reading Teacher would nauseate on through class. It was on a very peculiar day, that I was drawing away and got caught devilishly red handed, as my Holier-than-tho of a teacher happen to walk down my row to see if I would pay her attention of her glaring presence over me, while I was fully detailing the Visitor John's uniform, standing upon a podium before the pool of UN deadbeats. Fire and brimstone scolded upon my ears and my butt was immediately escorted to the Principals office to face my judgment by fire, from a very devote, sinless virgin of a Nun, who has saved themselves for when the second coming should ever happen in her life, to cast me out without confession of my side of the story. :) And yes, it is all very true still to this day, if ya ever wanted to inquire, as they, being Catholic Schools, keep long long long records. I actually got to speak with the creator of V via social media years before the perversion of a reboot came out, and told Kenneth Johnson the same story I just shared with you. I had the HOTSSSSSS for Faye Grant as her role as Juliet Parrish, she was my boyhood crush.

[@BCBaron]

As someone who also suffered greatly under the repression of Catholic School during my youth, I feel your pain. Also, I can still remember Faye Grant from The Greatest American Hero. She was absolutely gorgeous.

[@temporarybackup5077]

❤️🙏

[@temporarybackup5077]

@@BCBaron ❤️🙏

[@temporarybackup5077]

Which Catholic school?

[@TenchiBushi]

I remember watching this in high school. It was a fun watch. The remake was pretty good I thought but it was short lived. I would loved to see more.

[@CLEOLLORCA]

One of the Best 80's series vue from France ❤

[@JoaoPedroPT696]

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

[@PossMcLeod]

I remember watching this when it first came on television. The first time we saw them eat a rat/hamster.... I still have nightmares lol. Loved that show when I was a kid! ps - LOVED all the metaphors, analogies & puns while you were talking us through it Steam Fine! haha. Loved it! #subachieved

[@mikecronis]

In rural Boston, my junior high school stopped for a full day to discuss the potential of an alien invasion by the teachers in 1983. Viewership in the area was almost 100%.

[@yeahnaaa292]

I was 12 years old & such a sci-fi fan. V blew my mind & Faye Grant was first celebrity crush!

[@cargo71]

Dr. Parrish wasn´t my first celebrity crush, but she was one of the strongest ones...

[@MultiGuitarDave]

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

[@HuplesCat]

19 and yes and sadly yes

[@ScottIngram]

Great review, as always. I remember when the original series came out and swept over my high school. The local record store was selling knock-off alien hats and it was the talk of the cafeteria. By the way, it is pronounced 'Dynasty' not 'Dynasty'.

[@StamFine]

Dynasty is one of those American English vs British English things. Just wait till we have the war to end all wars over the correct way to say the letter 'Z.'

[@martabachynsky8545]

@@StamFine "zed"!

[@conniee.]

We say, DY-nasty not DIN-asty. You know, Tomato, Tomah-to, we say garage they say GARE-rahge.🧐😆

[@SauronEye]

I was really pissed off when CBS (or was it ABC) ended the reboot abruptly, leaving us hanging at the end. I really liked how they formed a bridge between the earlier version and the reboot.

[@AlphanPeter]

on ABC

[@weirdbeard1980]

I remember watching V in the 80's. I was a kid but I was obsessed with the show

[@adrianjames3815]

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

[@Marauder1981]

Me and my first "girlfriend" [we were like 8 years old] watched this while our parents had a birthday party in the next room. We watched the hamster scene and couldn´t cope XD

[@rey3761]

That's cute! haha. I will never forget that scene when I watched it. Also, the birth of the alien baby... my Gosh, how impressive it was and still is to remember all that in details, and the sensation it was a, ...and then time flew... Feeling so nostalgic now :-)

[@Marauder1981]

@@rey3761 we would watch all thos American shows that had like only 2 seasons and then would be cancelled. But we loved them. A lot of those I don´t even know the name of anyymore. But there was another one we loved, it was called Space 2063

[@mrvn000]

Same here.

[@andrewmurray1550]

When I see Michael Ironside all I can think of is "Freeze Creep!....Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" but realise that's Kurtwood Smith in Robocop.

[@darthXreven]

all I picture is SEE YOU AT THE PARTY RICHTOR!!!

[@riverfront4159]

@@darthXreven yes sir....top villains next to cohegan

[@jimzecca3961]

Maverick, you and Goose get your butts outta that flight gear and up to Viper's office now.

[@mikehunt4986]

It's amazing how "real" TV and movies looked before CGI and shooting on video became the norm. "V" from the 80s looks and feels real. The "V" from 2009 looks lifeless and completely artificial.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Practical effects don’t have a resolution. Digital does.

[@alexkoronec4326]

Not only life less. It was also copying the 80's series by bringing back diana's character.

[@fearhungerpride]

CGI looks fake when there's no regard for physics.

[@TheMsLourdes]

the first two mini-series were amazing... I do still hold a special place in my heart for Abraham and truly truly savored Daniel's come-uppance :)

[@DWor-]

Phew! I almost forgot about the 80s hair increasing in size over time and hearing Willy again kind of reminds me of Data humour.

[@sarahfairchild399]

This show terrified me as a kid. This is very therapeutic 😊

[@Raysboss302]

Thank you for this.. I want to see the whole serie again.

[@RedSiegfried]

The 2009 remake was pretty awful. But the ending of the first mini-series actually brought a tear to my eye. "Go tell your friends!"

[@panismith1544]

Yer watched it 🐸 liked it though.

[@daverage4729]

Yeah, poor Abraham and Ruby. Seeing Daniel get his comeuppance was one of the highlights of the show for me.

[@44excalibur]

Robin Maxwell was originally going to be portrayed by Poltergeist actress Dominique Dunne, who actually completed several scenes and can be briefly glimpsed during a scene where the camera is behind Robin as a Visitor ship hovers overhead. The role of Robin was recast following Dominique's murder after she was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend while rehearsing scenes with her V co-star, David Packer, who played Daniel, who called the police.

[@StamFine]

yes, very sad story there.

[@Thunderflare99]

That was a sad story. Supposedly that psycho was playing music from the Poltergeist soundtrack when it happened. I didn't know David Packer was there though, that must have traumatized him. I think Dominque would have done a much better job than Blair Tefken, who I think after having watched it again recently, was the only bad casting of the whole lot.

[@deanbarnette1602]

I was only seventeen years old when the first V miniseries started, &18 years old when the 2nd miniseries concluded the miniseries, both were great to me which I own both miniseries on DVD, but the TV series was done poorly from the start & a lot of the original special affects like the double voices were gone, plus the plots changed drastically to where it wasn't enjoyable to watch anymore, & this is coming from an 58 year old man now. 💯

[@threethrushes]

As a child in the mid-1980s, V scared me a lot.

[@starguy2718]

7:43 The real purpose, for the Visitors stopping by, is to harvest humans, for food. "It's a cookbook!" -- To Serve Man

[@mr.d.572]

Exactly - V and Earth Final Conflict are basically extended versions of To Serve Man.

[@Kmosleymusic]

V is about who runs this planet . Your presidents and the elite . True story . Not fiction .

[@BearTraderDan]

It did rock me, back in the late 80s when it was new. I watched it again a 7 years ago and it was still great.

[@atariboy9084]

First saw Return Of The Jedi in theater and same year the TV series V. And got ton of Colecovision, Atari 2600 and C64 games for Xmas. What a great time to be an 80s kidXD

[@martinjp1]

The Female characters owned this show, the Queen being Diana!

[@GrinderCB]

Judson Scott couldn't catch a break back in the day. He was in the only season of "The Phoenix" on TV as well as screwing himself out of any movie credit in Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan, where he played Joachim, Khan's second in command. Lots of dialogue, pivotal death scene as part of Khan's vengeance, and no mention in the credits.

[@jRoy7]

Oh wow I think I vaguely recall that.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

How'd that happen? You'd think S.A.G. would have thrown a fit!

[@GrinderCB]

@@jasoncaldwell5627 He and his agent were trying to get him a billing in the opening credits (which mainly gives the stars and primary costars) instead of just the ending credits where all roles are listed. Negotiations dragged on while in post-production and whatever the screw-up was, he got no credit anywhere. Even today he goes uncredited. You'd think that with all the streaming and Blu-ray and everything it would've been corrected.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

@@GrinderCB CRAZY. Thanks for the info.

[@carlbruschnigjr1757]

@@GrinderCB Scott also wanted a better role and when he didn't get it, he demanded that they remove his name from any connection with the film. He and his agent over-estimated his "star power". It was not the only time he appeared in a Star Trek production, he was also in ST:The Next Generation and ST:Voyager.

[@reytech1786]

I used to love that show when I was I kid

[@cargo71]

I recently finished rewatching the miniseries and the TV series (´83/´84/´85). The miniseries were perfect. The TV series wasn´t that good, but it was fun. I still love the show, as I did in the 80s. And I still have such crush on Juliet...

[@NostalgiaBrit]

You, Sir, have earned a new *_#Subscriber_* this day! 🥰❤️

[@carljhirst]

I began eating sugared mice by tilting my head back!

[@carlosio5]

LOL... I liked mine on toast ..

[@mr.d.572]

I eat mine upside down, like a vampire 🦇

[@1stTrailer]

Sugar🍽 is bad for you.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Best TV show ever

[@johnellizz]

And it was real.

[@Murderbot2000]

3:46 is the most 80’s thing I’ve heard since, well, the 80’s!

[@patrickwentzell4638]

Oh I love Diana always wanted to be her guy so beautiful and the series reboot was also great too . I miss those years in that time .

[@mistreme8341]

An interesting take on Childhood’s End, the Arthur C. Clarke classic covering what he envisioned an alien visitation might be like.