V the Series

[axiaeuxine]

Well so far I have watched 2 episodes of this show and I am not impressed. First of all they put a FBI agent in the show as a main character. I am so tired of cops/detectives/agents and other authority enforcement characters in books, movies and TV. It's lazy writing. It makes it really easy to introduce conflict in every episode where your main character is one whose job it is to investigate/solve/pursue/whatever criminals or the like. I am just bored to death with that dynamic. for most this wont be a problem but for me it's a pet peeve. The shows pacing and structure is standard tv drama formulatic swill. Obviously a move to attract the largest amount of people that a sci-fi show might otherwise put off.

The second lead is a priest. Please spare me anything doing with religion. However, with this show's concept that had an opportunity to address peoples faith and what the appearance of aliens would do to that. Obviously there is no place in religion for aliens. The priest could have had a crisis of faith when the Aliens showed up as he tried to rectify scripture in the face of aliens. However, this whole dynamic was swept under the rug with a short conversation. Basically, according to the show the vatican issued a statement saying that all creatures, including aliens, were god's creatures. (oddly in real life the Vatican's top astronomer has claimed aliens could exist and that this does not conflict with religious beliefs. Nov12,2009) So any interesting conflict with that is now gone.

The Visitors have also apparently been on the planet for at least 7 years...making it so that the resistance is already in place as well as fifth column members...no story development there needed. I didn't care for this decision. I understand it was probably to facilitate conflict in the show and that would have been fine if they had done something with it. So far the first two episodes have been boooooring. Im gonna give this show one maybe, maaaaybe 2 more episodes and then Im gonna drop it.

[axiaeuxine]

OK, so in the latest episode the FBI chick has a V, standing right fucking there and does she ask the question? You the question we would all ask. "Why the fuck are you here? What do you want? Why have you been here for so long? No, she doesnt ask any of these things and that is just beyond stupid. who wouldn't ask those things? I'm so tired of crap writing...oh wait, we cant reveal any of those things yet...ummm just ignore it.

There's also the fact that the newsman guy was scanned and they found something that would develop and kill him in six months. wow impressive tech....and then there is the V's wife who came home from the Visitor health center having discovered she is pregnant. OK, but a half-human half V baby didn't throw up a flag on anybody's radar? They let her go home? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Other than that it was Ok but now they want me to wait five months to keep watching? Whatever.

[hughsfan30]

I couldn't agree more.
I'll admit I was one of the excited ones as I remember the enjoying fucked-up-ness of the original series and thought oh hell yea! But silly me...I should of known with these "new" versions of old shows that they are never up to par.
The "boy" in this character being seduced by the V's...well yea ok so he realized the dark side has cookies...but come on...could be be a bigger MEOW!!!!
And whats with the fake skin putty crap? Also as stated above....letting the lizard baby mama roam free??? Really??
I might...stress MIGHT give it one more episode....but it better blow my ass outta my chair or Ill just stick to the classics!!
Harrumph!

[axiaeuxine]

When was the last time you saw the "classics"? They have not aged well...at all