Tell Me About V the Miniseries (1 Viewer)

[alan halvorson]

I have never seen more than bits and pieces of this series when it first was broadcast. I don't know why I never got into it. Recently, I won an auction for a sealed copy of V: The Final Battle. I got it pretty cheap and intended to resell it and make a little. But --- now that it's in my possesion, I'm wondering if I should keep it instead and get the dvd of the miniseries. If I do this, where will I be? According to IMDB, there were 19 total episodes and, with the dvd and my box set, I seem to be short.

Worth pursuing?

 

[David Lambert]

NEW - 01/02/02 - Heard from Ken! Regarding Region 1 release of "V" the DVD - "WB had expected to sell only about 10-15,000 units here -- and so far they've sold over 125,000."

 

[Duncan_N]

V was the cheesiest, funniest and hammiest Sci-Fi drama of all time. But in the best way. I loved the first 2 series when they first aired. It would be great to have one final mini-series to tie up the lose ends.

The special effects are terrible in a charming sort of way but they obvioulsy did the best they could with the budget they had.

The DVD of The Original Mini-series is great. The creator, Kenneth Johnson oversaw the DVD himself and comes with a brand new surround soundtrack - something which the original broadcasts never had - and a full 3 1/4 hour commentary by the man himself, which, considering the length is never dull and very entertaining and informative.

Can't wait for The Final Battle, my VHS's are just about knackered!

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

V: The Final Battle should see it's way to DVD in summer. It will either be a DVD-14 or a two disc set (due to it's length of 4 and a half hours). If all goes well, we will see it in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 2.0 with extras including an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and hopefully a gag reel (it wasn't on the V DVD due to most people wanted royalties for it, hopefully Warner will shell out some money this time around to put it on the disc).
Hopefully Warner will put out V: The Series to DVD (they said they're considering it). Warner could put up to four - five episodes a discs meaning we can have the whole series in a four - five disc box set. Even if the series goes straight down the shitter half way into the season, I'd still purchase it to complete my V collection.

 

[alan halvorson]

I presume you mean on VHS, since the DVD isn't out yet of that item.

Wash your mouth out! Laser discs! - VHS doesn't exist for me, except for time-shifting.

 

[Bjorn Olav Nyberg]

I had not seen V at all before last weekend. I made an impulse buy in a local store, and didn't regret it one bit.

The special effects actually work for me. Of course, I know it does look fake, but I don't let it bother me. Whether I start noticing effects or not depends on the story for me, and I found this to be so enjoyable that I did not bother with the look of the effects. The show does perhaps drag a little, but I still liked it, and I wouldn't know what to cut anyway. I ended upp seeing the whole DVD in one sitting (except for the commentary that is)

I'd get the V: miniseries DVD first, and then decide whether I could wait for the final battle on DVD or not.

 

[David Lambert]

Wash your mouth out! Laser discs! - VHS don't exist for me, except for time-shifting.

Sorry Alan; I didn't know that an LD set EXISTED for that one! I only knew of the VHS's.

Will you forgive me?...

Hey! I just checked and realized that I still have my V paperback which tells the stories of both of the miniseries!

 

[TheoGB]

Watching Marc Singer's 'performance' is best. His technique for each scene is:
1-Enter
2-Pose
3-Say Line
4-Pose
(Repeat 3 and 4 until all lines are said)
5-Exit

Very funny - especially the way they'd forget some makeup when time was tight, I guess.