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V: Is the ABC Series Already Doomed to be Cancelled?
1 December 2009 6:37 PM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Though the television networks don't seem to notice, remakes of old series rarely meet with much success. While shows like Bionic Woman, Knight Rider, and Melrose Place bring name recognition, they rarely live up to expectations. Still, ABC moved ahead with their plans to revive V. Though it was initially successful, will it ultimately meet the same fate?
Like the original, the new V revolves around the arrival of aliens to the planet Earth. While the visitors profess that they've come in peace, their ulterior motives slowly become clear. The cast includes Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Lourdes Benedicto, Laura Vandervoort, and Scott Wolf.
The new V started out strong with a 5.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 14.3 million total viewers. That was the highest rated debut of the 2009-10 season.
Unfortunately, a large »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
'V' Episode 1.04 Recap: 'It's Only The Beginning'
25 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Episode Title: "It's Only The Beginning"
Written By: Cameron Litvack & Angela Russo-Otstot
Synopsis: FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell), Father Jack Landry (Joel Gretsch), secret Visitor Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut) and the trigger-happy Georgie (David Richmond-Peck) set forth on their first mission as a rudimentary resistance upon learning that the Visitors' plan to institute revolutionary healing techniques secretly spells disaster for humanity. Unbeknownst to Erica, her son Tyler (Logan Huffman) is being seduced by Lisa (Laura Vandervoort) and her mother Anna (Morena Baccarin), leader of the V's, for a still murky plot. Elsewhere, Chad Decker (Scott Wolf) and Ryan's girlfriend Valerie (Lourdes Benedicto) get shocking medical news, while the Visitors' premiere medical officer Joshua (Mark Hildreth) is forced to commit an unspeakable atrocity towards an ally.
Kill Heal The World: The world has latched onto the Visitors like a dog fatefully chasing down a car or a horse sprinting into »
- Josh Wigler
V Review: It’s Only the Beginning
24 November 2009 10:22 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Synopsis: Erica works with newly-formed allies to uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And Chad does a segment on the V Healing Centers, demonstrating their amazing medical abilities, but then finds himself conflicted by some of his findings. Review: Let me first issue this warning. I am the kind of person who tends to avoid spoilers at all costs. Part of the reason people read reviews is to determine whether or not the item up for review would be something they would want to watch. Meaning that a good deal of people read reviews prior to watching that movie or show and therefore should not be spoiled to the surprises within. Unfortunately, I am having a difficult time effectively evaluating this show without supporting my claims with details from the show itself. So »
- Brian Salisbury
5 Sneak Peeks – V 1.04 "It's Only the Beginning"
23 November 2009 5:28 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
After the November 24th episode, V goes on hiatus until the spring. So it looks like Anna has a daughter, huh? And that the Vs are definitely up to no good. I'm sure there will be a big cliffhanger for tomorrow night's episode, which is going to suck. ABC has released 5 sneak peeks for your enjoyment.
Also, check out the promos and photos we have already posted.
Erica Looks To Uncover A Biological Threat From The Visitors, Anna Befriends A Special Guest Inside The Mothership And Chad Does An Investigative Report On The V Healing Centers, On The November Cliffhanger Of ABC's "V"
"It's Only the Beginning" — Erica works with newly-formed allies to uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And Chad does a segment on the V Healing Centers, »
- Clarissa
.V. . A Bright New Day
22 November 2009 1:01 AM, PST | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
By Jenn Falls. This review may contain spoilers. This week.s episode is gratifying to both old and new viewers of .V,. hooking both with some important reveals about the V.s, major characters, and alien technology. Unlike some shows in the sci-fi genre that pose questions and take a long time in showing any answers, .A Bright New Day. makes the leap from a remake to holding its own as a sci-fi show that is likely to survive. This week.s episode delves right into dealing with the tension of those that know the truth behind the V.s. For Ryan (Morris Chestnut), he pursues trying to find Cyrus (Michael Filipowich) to reform a V rebel group known as the Fifth Column with the mention of a mysterious leader called John May, which will definitely need future attention. Cyrus, an unwilling ... »
Promos – V 1.04 "It's Only the Beginning"
21 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
The last new episode of V for 2009 will be airing on November 24th and then the show will be on hiatus until the spring. We've posted promo photos for this episode, but now we've found several promos for episode 1.04 (the first one is extra long and seems to contain a few very short sneak peeks). If we get our hands on sneak peeks from ABC, we'll post them.
Erica Looks To Uncover A Biological Threat From The Visitors, Anna Befriends A Special Guest Inside The Mothership And Chad Does An Investigative Report On The V Healing Centers, On The November Cliffhanger Of ABC's "V"
"It's Only the Beginning" — Erica works with newly-formed allies to uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And Chad does a segment on the V Healing Centers, »
- Clarissa
'V' Episode 1.03: 'A Bright New Day'
17 November 2009 7:17 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Episode Title: "A Bright New Day"
Written By: Diego Gutierrez & Christine Roum
Synopsis: Certain Visitors — including apparent leader and spokesperson Anna (Morena Baccarin) — are allowed access to United States soil, thanks in large to positive publicity on the part of newsman Chad Decker (Scott Wolf). But a potential assassination plot requires FBI agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) to protect the Visitors on their first visit, despite knowing their true intentions. To make matters worse, Erica's son Tyler (Logan Huffman) is getting closer to the Visitor known as Lisa (Laura Vandervoort), who winds up having surprising secrets of her own. Elsewhere, renegade alien Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut) attempts to reassemble a group of like-minded Visitors known as the Fifth Column.
Security Breach: There were so many double-crosses and back-stabbings in this episode that it's hard to keep track — from the would-be assassin secretly working for the Visitors to the shady Cyrus »
- Josh Wigler
V Recap: 1.03 A Bright New Day
17 November 2009 6:47 PM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
It’s a brave new world in America, as Anna and the Visitors prepare to establish official diplomatic ties with the Government, thanks in part to a willing media led by the very bias reporting of Chad Decker (Scott Wolf). Meanwhile, the Resistance of Two – aka FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Father Jack (Joel Gretsch) — continue their quest to find strength in numbers. Step one: find everyone who was at the warehouse that fateful night, including the Awol Georgie (David Richmond-Peck). For his part, former V sleeper soldier turned human sympathizer Ryan (Morris Chestnut) goes in search of the remaining members of the V Fifth Column, a group of V rebels now scattered to the wind. As we learn toward the end of tonight’s episode, “A Bright New Day”, you just never know when those spunky Fifth Columns will show up next. While last week’s episode was a paranoid, »
- Nix
Morris Chestnut Previews Anti-Visitors Faction on V
17 November 2009 10:01 AM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Morris Chestnut stars on V as the character of Ryan Nichols.
As fans of the ABC drama know, he's holding a major secret from his fiancee: Ryan is a Visitor... but a nice one!
In an interview with TV Guide, the actor speaks out on the show and on Ryan's attempts to unite an anti-Visitors faction on this week's new episode...
On the Fifth Column: For those who don't know, it's like an army of traitor aliens on Earth to fight against the actual Vs. The Fifth Column got together before and things happened so bad before, people don't want to get back into the fight. Ryan is trying to get people together for the Fifth Column and hopefully they will be back together.
On Ryan and Georgie: The hard part about that is the fact that Georgie has very bad feelings toward the Vs. Although I'm a traitor, I'm still a V, »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
Channel Surfing: Lindelof Teases Season Six of "Lost," Justin Theroux Heads to "Parks and Recreation," Morris Chestnut Talks "V," and More
17 November 2009 7:56 AM, PST | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Welcome to your Tuesday morning television briefing. E! Online's Jennifer Godwin caught up with Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse last night at the DVD release party for Star Trek to see if they had any clues about what viewers should expect for the sixth and final season of Lost. "The questions that count will be answered, and the questions that the fans don't want answered won't be answered, but I think what they're looking for is a real sense of resolution, particularly on a character level," said Lindelof. "Who's going to live, who's going to die, who's going to hook up with who, why were they all brought here in the first place, was it arbitrary, is there meaning behind it? That's the kind of stuff [we] have to answer, or [we] should be prepared to get rocks thrown at [us]." (E! Online's Watch with Kristin) Justin Theroux (John Adams »
- Jace
V's Morris Chestnut Introduces the Fifth Column
16 November 2009 6:58 PM, PST | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Longtime fans of the alien-invasion drama V knew not all Visitors are bad even before ABC's revamp of the NBC hit. In the original miniseries, some of the Visitors even banded together to form a rogue anti-v group called the Fifth Column. In Tuesday's episode of the new V, Ryan (Morris Chestnut) attempts to unite the anti-v Visitors once again.
Add full episodes of V to your TVGuide.com DVR player
Chestnut sat down with TVGuide.com to discuss the Fifth Columnists, other double agents, and Ryan's upcoming efforts to save the Earth. He also revealed that despite the promos showing the return of Dale (Alan Tudyk), there may be something slightly off about him when he comes back...
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- Natalie Abrams
7 Sneak Peeks & Promo – V 1.03 "Bright New Day"
14 November 2009 8:09 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
V is all new on November 17th (check out promo photos) and things are starting to get awkward between the humans and those wacky aliens who might have come to earth just to kill us all. ABC has released 7 sneak peeks for the episode and we have also included a promo for you below.
As 100 Diplomatic Visas Are Being Issued To The New Visitors — Anna As The 1St — Erica Starts Tracking A Death Threat While Paired With A V Officer, On ABC's "V"
A Bright New Day" — Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna getting the 1st, but not everyone agrees with the decision. Meanwhile Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer, as she actually has to protect the V's, and Ryan starts reaching out to his old friends »
- Clarissa
Promo Photos & Synopsis – V 1.04 "It's Only the Beginning"
11 November 2009 5:01 PM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Did you like last night's episode of V? We've posted promo photos for the November 17th episode (will post sneak peeks if they are released) and now ABC has released photos and a synopsis for the November 24th episode. See them below. This will be the last new episode before the series goes off the air until March 2010 (booo!)
By the way, have you read our interview with Morena Baccarin, who plays Anna?
Erica Looks To Uncover A Biological Threat From The Visitors, Anna Befriends A Special Guest Inside The Mothership And Chad Does An Investigative Report On The V Healing Centers, On The November Cliffhanger Of ABC's "V"
"It's Only the Beginning" — Erica works with newly-formed allies to uncover a biological threat they suspect the Visitors have been plotting. Aboard the Mothership, Anna meets with a special guest while managing the investigation into the murder of a V. And »
- Clarissa
Mega Buzz: Scoop on V, Grey's, Vampire Diaries and More!
10 November 2009 8:26 PM, PST | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Every week, editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant answer your burning questions. Want some TV scoop? Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
You raised the question last week, so answer it. Will there be a Visitor-human birth on V? — Jim
Mickey: We already know that Morris Chestnut's Ryan Nichols has a human lovah, but I'm hearing that a different human-v coupling will produce a bouncing baby reptile. Morena Baccarin, who plays Anna, the creepy-hot leader of the Visitors, is coy on the matter, but says it's definitely a possibility. There's your breaking news, Chad Decker.
V: Sit down with Visitors' leader Morena Baccarin
I loved the Arizona-centric episode of Grey's Anatomy. What's next for her? — Lori
Adam: Show of jazz hands: Who wants a musical episode of Grey's? Well, you're...
Read More > »
- Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant
'V' Episode 1.02: 'There Is No Normal Anymore'
10 November 2009 7:11 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Episode Title: "There Is No Normal Anymore"
Written By: Scott Peters & Sam Egan
Synopsis: FBI Agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Father Jack Landry (Joel Gretsch) must decide whether or not to hide their knowledge of the Visitors' true intentions — a particularly difficult decision for Erica given the fact that she had to kill former partner Dale (Alan Tudyk), who was secretly a Visitor. Journalist Chad Decker (Scott Wolf) attempts to control the public perception of Visitor spokesperson Anna (Morena Baccarin), while secret Visitor Ryan Nichols (Morris Chestnut) tries to find a way to repair his damaged flesh.
Don't Trust Anyone: Tonight's episode reinforced the theme that everybody is suspect — after all, if you can't trust Alan Tudyk's face, then who can you trust? There are already some suspicious characters in my mind including Agent Malik (Rekha Sharma, one of the elite final five on "Battlestar Galactica") and Father »
- Josh Wigler
Watch the Pilot Episode of V!
8 November 2009 7:39 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Check out the pilot episode of ABC's re-imagining of alien series, V!
In the pilot episode. Anna the leader of the V's wants everyone to unite as one, and puts her faith in humanity's key element which is devotion. The V's are considered to be a threat however they overcome any obstacles thrown at them and become an instant attraction. FBI Counter Terrorist Agent Erica Evans finds a secret hidden beneath the skin of every V. For Chad Decker V could make his career sky rocket as a news anchor, his exclusive interview with Anna, the leader of the V's. Meanwhile Father Jack questions his faith as he seeks answers outside the church.
V is a re-imagining of the 1980's miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be »
Cortney’s TV Digest: What To Watch In November
5 November 2009 3:15 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
It’s getting colder and darker every day (at least in my part of the world), so it’s certainly time to curl up on the couch with some apple cider and some great TV, or at least that’s what I’ll be doing! While November brings us very few new TV shows, this month’s edition of Cortney’s TV Digest will let you know everything that’s going on with your favorite shows, no matter if they just premiered or have been with us for awhile.
V
A reimagining of the 80’s classic TV mini-series, V tells the tale of aliens who have landed on Earth in peace, but secretly have sinister motives. Starring Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Scott Wolf, V premiered November 3rd to big ratings and will run for four weeks.
It will then go on hiatus, returning in March 2010 to finish the season. »
- Cortney Zamm
Promo Photos & Synopsis – V 1.03 "Bright New Day"
5 November 2009 11:23 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
We have posted the photos and the promo video for the November 10 episode of V, but ABC has now released photos and a synopsis for the November 17 episode. The aliens are invading! Well, with travel visas. But that sounds less scary and I was going for the shock factor.
Check out the photo below of Scott Wolf, looking off into the distance. It's almost like it could be his presidential portrait.
As 100 Diplomatic Visas Are Being Issued To The New Visitors — Anna As The 1St — Erica Starts Tracking A Death Threat While Paired With A V Officer, On ABC's "V"
A Bright New Day" — Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna getting the 1st, but not everyone agrees with the decision. Meanwhile Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer, »
- Clarissa
V: Great Debut Ratings But Will They Last? Cancel or Keep It?
4 November 2009 7:09 PM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
The "visitors" are back -- with a vengeance. ABC's remake of V, the NBC mini-series and show of the same name, kicked off (and kicked butt) last night. The numbers look really good but, most importantly, will they last.
The current incarnation of V begins as spaceships appear in the skies over 29 international cities and a benevolent leader, Anna (Morena Baccarin), tells the people of Earth that they come in peace. Several humans doubt the aliens' sincerity and FBI agent Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) learns that the aliens have been among us for years, infiltrating governments and businesses. The series also stars Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Lourdes Benedicto, Laura Vandervoort, and Scott Wolf.
The new V pilot has gotten some mixed reviews but any negativity didn't seem to discourage TV viewers from giving the show a try. Last night, the premiere »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
V Season 1, Episode 1 Review: Pilot
4 November 2009 6:39 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
The original 1983 miniseries V is a tense, slow-building piece of science fiction that showed the creation of a fascist movement in the United States by the alien Visitors.
An allegory for the creation of the Nazi movement, the original V portrays humanity becoming divided by propaganda with some choosing to collaborate with the alien regime and others forming underground resistance cells. Rightly acknowledged as a classic of the genre, expectations have been high for this new "reimagining" that premiered on ABC this week.
On the surface much remains the same between remake and source. Both share the arrival of alien Visitors, promising technological salvation to humanity's problems. Each explores how the media can be manipulated to spread propaganda, why some choose to collaborate and how resistance movements come into being.
Where this reimagining departs from the original concept is in aspects of its execution such as its lightning-quick pacing, topical »
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