Talk:V (2009 TV series)

Globalize tag

Just because americans awaken doesn't mean the world does. The spaceships must appear during daytime in several countries if they appear simultaneously - thus, these inhabitants do not "awaken" to see them. CapnZapp (talk) 19:41, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Dude... seriously? Where in the article does it say that the Visitors show up nightside in North America? For all you know, they'll depict the Visitors' ships arriving at four in the afternoon New York time. "The world awakens..." is an expressive, not literal phrase. Relax. Dave (talk) 04:48, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

The trailer clearly shows the Visitor ships arriving over the USA in the daytime. There is a very brief shot of a ship over London at night. If "the world awakens" is insufficiently global (and I don't think it's really important enough to worry about), it's because it doesn't include America. - Laterensis (talk) 10:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I know this is OR (lol) but I watched the entire pilot and the ships arrive in the morning in the US, which is obviously not morning everywhere (they cut to other countries and show Anna speaking on other languages, but I don't recall the day/night stuff). It seems like a simple and logical fix.— TAnthony^Talk 16:58, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Cast

Does anyone know if any of the original cast from the 1984 series will appear in the remake? --Mikecraig (talk) 23:14, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

So far, none of them have been announced as appearing.— TAnthony^Talk 00:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Controversy

There has been some discussion that right wing subtext may permeate the show. It certainly appears that way from the trailers. This Salon article describes it fairly accurately, though showing people subtext is hard enough when they are unbiased about it. When they are biased against it, well...there will be a discussion I suppose. Still, this isn't exactly subtle. --67.149.196.50 (talk) 01:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

We should probably watch the show first. The original TV miniseries painted the Visitors as Fascists (which they were). In news and entertainment media, fascists usually equal "right-wingers" (a highly debateable point). We'll have to see how the new show plays that out. But personally, I hope I'm wrong - a little right-wing bias in entertainment TV is so rare as it is! It would be refreshing! Btw, the Salon piece appears to be opinion/commentary, and is not a reliable source beyond quoting the author's opinion. Also, all the concepts presented in the quotes from the series were there in the original also. It's not the same script, obviously, but that's as it should be. - BilCat (talk) 02:06, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I think a better question (although, perhaps not one that should be debated here) is not whether the show is right/left wing, but how it differs from the original. In the 1984 miniseries, scientists are depicted as the primary skeptics, who later become vilified through propaganda. But the description of the 2009 series, and the clips put online, don't seem to reference this idea. Instead, it looks like the role of "scientist" will be replaced with "FBI agent" and "pastor," which is awfully suggestive.129.2.167.219 (talk) 21:28, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Stations Not Airing...

Admittedly, I'm a bit pissed about this, which is why I won't add it to the article due to my bias, but it appears that at least one major market station (WKRN in Nashville) will not be airing this. --Smashville^talk 15:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

This post is all I could find on the issue, and it sates that V will air at 12:05am EST. I haven't seen any reason as to why it's not airing at 7pm, but the Jeff Fisher Show is running instead. Do you have anything from reliable news sources? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 17:29, 3 November 2009 (UTC)