If you’re not already familiar with the V universe here’s a little refresher. The series is about a race of aliens, the Visitors, that arrive to earth unexpectedly. They claim to be here only to replenish their resources, and in return they are willing to trade some of their technology and medical advances. Once all is said and done they would be on their merry. The plot thickens, of course, when we begin to learnt that the Visitors have a different agenda.

First off let me just say that I’m a huge sci-fi fan, and as many of you know a dangerously devoted fan of Battlestar Galactica. When I first saw a couple of the clips released online I wasn’t really sure what to make of it. The show seemed to be very stylized and has a strong cast, shows of this nature have huge potential to succeed (BSG), however, they also have huge potential to fail. A recent show that comes to mind is The 4400. A great idea which in the end was executed poorly.

V, unfortunately, falls under the latter category. It makes some terrible mistakes off the bat that instantly turn you off. Things happen a little too fast, there’s no mystery as to who the Visitors are and what they look like (they make immediate contact), the characters are very two dimensional, and the special effects are on par with Stargate SG-1. It’s as if they tried to make a very good, stylized show, but simply didn’t try hard enough. The dialogue was also quite predictable. I found myself knowing exactly what characters would say ahead of time on several occasions.

It’s too bad really, because this could have been truly great. The cast includes Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Joel Gretsch (The 4400), David Richmond-Peck (BSG, The Day The Earth Stood Still), Scott Wolf (Party of Five), Alan Tudyk (Firefly) and more.

The episode revolves around two key story lines; a couple of FBI agents (Mitchell, Tudyk) trying to track down a possible terrorist cell in NYC and the leader of the Visitors wrapping a major news reporter around her little finger to spread the V agenda.

The show will undoubtedly follow an underground resistance against the V which will be a long and difficult battle since the V are “everywhere”; government, religion, etc. They look human and even have human emotions. This was one aspect that I actually did like about the show. Not all V’s are baddies. Some have been here for a long time and are willing to help earthlings.

I’ll just have to keep waiting until something comes along that can fill the void BSG left after it ended.

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