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Genre | Science fiction |
Created by | Kenneth Johnson |
Starring | Marc Singer Faye Grant Jane Badler Lane Smith Blair Tefkin Jennifer Cooke Michael Ironside Michael Wright Robert Englund Jeff Yagher June Chadwick |
Composer(s) | Dennis McCarthy |
Country of origin | USA |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 19 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Daniel H. Blatt Robert Singer |
Producer(s) | Dean O'Brien Skip Ward |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Picture format | Film |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original run | October 26, 1984 | – March 22, 1985
Chronology | |
Preceded by | V (The Final Battle) |
V (also known as V: The Series) is a one-hour weekly television series that aired in the United States on NBC in 1984-85. It is a continuation of the science fiction franchise about an alien invasion of Earth by a carnivorous race of reptilians known as "The Visitors" which was originally conceived by American writer, producer, and director Kenneth Johnson. Johnson, however, was not involved in the production of the weekly series.
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Following directly on from the events of the mini-series V: The Final Battle, the alien Diana escapes from her captured mothership in a shuttle, but is pursued by resistance member Mike Donovan. After a short fight, Donovan captures her.
One year after the day the Red Dust was deployed, now the international holiday called "Liberation Day", the former members of the Resistance and their Fifth Column allies have gone their separate ways and are each looking forward to prosperous careers and bright futures. As Diana is about to be put on trial for the atrocities she committed during the First Invasion, the company responsible for mass production of the Red Dust, Science Frontiers, has her abducted and taken to a secret cabin in the woods outside L.A., where the company's CEO, Nathan Bates, offers Diana better accommodations in exchange for providing him with access to alien technology.
Donovan and Martin, meanwhile, pursue Nathan's agents in a stolen helicopter. After reaching the cabin, Donovan is knocked unconscious by Martin, who wants Diana dead. Before Martin can kill her, Diana is able to overpower him, stealing his pistol. She forces him to surrender his last antidote pill so she can temporarily survive on Earth and then shoots him, enabling her escape to the Southwest Tracking Station.
Martin tells Donovan about Diana's plan to contact the Visitor Fleet moments before his death, and Donovan sets off after her on foot. Donovan meets Ham Tyler, one of the thugs on Bates' payroll, and the two agree to pursue Diana together. Their attempts to stop her fail, and Diana escapes to a Visitor Shuttle sent by a new fleet hidden behind the Moon. Diana proceeds to launch the Second Invasion of Earth.
The Resistance assembles once more, now fighting the Visitors nationwide and also contending with the power-hungry Nathan Bates, who has used the power vacuum left behind by the collapse of the government to become Governor of Los Angeles. The Resistance fights however it can, often joined by other rebel groups. Although 50% of the Earth is still protected from The Visitors by the Red Dust bacterium, the Resistance cannot use any more of it due to the toxic long-term effects it will have on the environment. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, who has transformed yet again and now looks like a young adult, becomes increasingly important in the cause for Earth's freedom, eventually controlling the destiny of both races and deciding the outcome of the conflict.
Many of the cast and characters reprised their roles from The original miniseries and V (The Final Battle). The only character to be played by different actor was Sean Donovan (Nicky Katt replaced Eric Johnston in the role).
The following cast appear in every episode, with the exception of Faye Grant.
The following cast appear in multiple episodes:
The intro for Episodes 1-13 was the classic theme music along with the main cast with credits.
The show then went into hiatus while a decision was made whether to continue or cancel it.
With Episode 14, a new intro was introduced with Michael Ironside, Lane Smith, Blair Tefkin and Michael Wright removed from the credits along with different theme music and a new monologue describing the premise of the show:
V was broadcast in Britain in 1984 on ITV,and the rest of Europe, where it found a cult following.[2] The series was also broadcast in Australia on Network Ten in 1985.[3]
DC Comics published 18 issues of a "V" comic book concurrently with the TV series. [1]
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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1985 | 37th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | Nominated |
1988 | Royal Television Society | Most Original Programme | Won |
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When I was down she was full of advice
'Cause she'd been there once or twice
With a ring on the side of her nose
Wearing other people's clothes
She had her highs and she had her lows
In between she'd show
When she smiled everything else died
V let off a good vibe
Chorus:
As if in a dream
The one and only V
As if in a dream
The one and only V
Buying shots and breaking hearts
She used to wait on us down at the bar
Never took as much as she gave
She's still giving to this day
Staying up half the night
Mood swing yet we cried
On a cold December day
V up and went away
(Chorus)
Staying up half the night
Mood swing yet we cried
On a cold December day
V up and went away
(Chorus)