"Bürger des Planeten Erde. Wir übermitteln Ihnen Grüsse. Wir kommen in Frieden und möchten freundlich darum bitten, dass der Generalsekretär Ihrer Vereinten Nationen um 1:00 Uhr heute abend, Greenwich-Zeit, das heisst 20:00 Uhr Ortszeit, das Dach des UN-Gebäudes in New York aufsucht. Vielen Dank."
In die Erdatmosphäre treten 50 Raumschiffe ein, die alle so gross wie Manhattan sind. Sie positionieren sich über den wichtigsten Großstädten der Erde. Als der Anführer der Aliens, John, der wie ein Mensch aussieht, jedoch eine seltsame Stimme hat, auf das Dach des Hauptsitzes der Vereinigten Nationen tritt, versichert er die friedlichen Absichten der Aliens. Sie wollen die Erde nicht erobern, sondern hier nur Chemikalien produzieren, die auf ihrem Heimatplaneten benötigt werden. Dafür bieten sie ihre fortschrittliche Technologie zum Austausch. In Los Angeles beginnt Mike Donovan jedoch die friedlichen Absichten der Besucher zu bezweifeln...
Und die letzte Schlacht ist noch nicht geschlagen... Kenneth Johnson werkelte an einem "V"-Remake und "V: The Second Generation"... Und dann kümmerte sich Scott Peters (u.a. "The 4400") für ABC um eine neue TV-Serie - ein "Reboot" bzw. "Reinventing" wie es neuerdings so schön heisst... Bislang wurden allerdings nur eine Pilotfolge, sowie 6 Episoden geordert...
[27.09.2009]
EW.com berichtet über den Serienstart... An ABC spokeswoman confirmed exclusively to EW that V, the network’s much anticipated reboot of the old NBC miniseries, will air for a limited, four-episode run in November and then return to the schedule after the Olympics in March. News of the show’s unique rollout comes amid rampant speculation that the Warner Bros. TV drama was undergoing a serious overhaul after news broke that it would halt production for a two-week hiatus. Now, an insider confirms, the hiatus will extend for another four weeks to prepare for the show’s previously announced Nov. 3 debut. An ABC spokeswoman says it was always the network’s intent to the run the science fiction drama in "pod" form to treat it more like event programming.
The drama about an alien race that comes to earth - purportedly in peace - stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Scott Wolf.
[22.05.2009]
Ein Trailer zum TV-Remake von "V" ist online... Bei AICN gibt es eine Kritik zur Pilotfolge... [...] It isn’t perfect, since I believe the first 5 minutes of the show are a pure cheese-fest that don’t really create a sense of tension when the V’s first arrive, but once Anna’s face appears on the ships for the humans to see, the episode is intriguing and involving enough to keep me entertained and interested.
Finally, the CGI, at times, looks cheesy (some of the spaceship shots are meh), but for the most part, this is a very expensive looking pilot with some beautiful shots of the interior of the motherships. It looks like a cross between a big budget Hollywood blockbuster and a high-concept TV show; the limited budget is obvious, but far better than anything else on TV.
So, in conclusion, V works. It does what pilots are supposed to do: provide a good core of lead characters, establish the storyline, and leave the viewer wanting more. This pilot did all three of those things, and I will definitely be tuning into ABC when the series gets up and running. [...]
[20.05.2009]
Bei AICN gibt es zwei sehenswerte Clips / Ausschnitte aus dem kommenden TV-Remake...
[17.05.2009]
Moviehole berichtet über die kommende Neuauflage... [...] The reboot of the classic 80s series has been picked up... but only for six episodes (at the moment). Despite the terrific cast onboard the thing, I've heard the pilot script is a tad weak, and that could be the reason why Fox were hesitant to add it to the family -in fact, I'm pretty sure it was. (If it is cancelled, Elizabeth Mitchell can always return to "Lost"). Gotta say though, despite what I've heard, I'm really looking forward to this show - it sounds like a bit of fun; love the cast (Mitchell, Morena Baccarin, Scott Wolf, Alan Tudyk) too! Nothing like a bit of nostalgia either. [...]
[13.03.2009]
CS! meldet... [...] Joel Gretsch has come aboard ABC's drama pilot "V."
On WBTV's "V," about an alien invasion, Gretsch ("The 4400") will play a Catholic priest who sees a renaissance of faith after the Visitors arrive.
[10.03.2009]
CS! meldet... Morena Baccarin (Serenity, "Firefly") will play a lead in ABC's "V," says The Hollywood Reporter.
"V," from WBTV, is a re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about an invasion of aliens known as Visitors and the resistance against them.
Baccarin will play Anna, the leader of the Visitors who is remarkably knowledgeable about human culture and media manipulation.
[03.03.2009]
CS! meldet... Scott Wolf is set to co-star on ABC's drama pilot "V," says The Hollywood Reporter.
"V," from WBTV is set in the future, when the human race is ruled by aliens known as the Visitors. Wolf will play a career-obsessed TV newscaster who becomes the aliens' propaganda outlet.
Wolf's TV credits include "Party of Five," "Everwood" and "The Nine."
[29.01.2009]
Bei AICN gibt es einen Kommentar von Kenneth Johnson zum kommenden Reboot-Pilotfilm... [...] My involvement is zero [..] but Jason and Scott are talented, nice guys and I wish them good luck. Their series does not prevent my ongoing efforts to remake my original V as a major motion picture. Hold good thoughts. [...]
[28.01.2009]
THR.com meldet... ABC is flashing the "V" sign.
The network has given a pilot order to a new take on NBC's 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion. [...]
Written on spec by Scott Peters, the new "V" will center on a female Homeland Security agent. Peters is exec producing with HDFilms principal Jason Hall.
Two ABC pilots picked up so far this pilot season -- "V" and "The Witches of Eastwick" -- are reimaginings of 1980s titles. Both are produced by Warner Bros. TV. [...]
[10.10.2008]
Wie Variety.com meldet, wird "V" als TV-Serie wiederbelebt... "V," the 1980s miniseries about alien lizards visiting Earth, will invade primetime once again.
ABC is developing a new adaptation of the franchise - which spawned a second mini and TV spinoff - written by "The 4400" co-creator/exec producer Scott Peters.
Warner Bros. TV, which was behind the original longform, is once again producing the project, which was sold as a spec script to the Alphabet net.
Peters is set to exec produce, along with HDFilms principal Jace Hall.
Hall, the former head of Warner Bros.’ videogame division who has worked on titles including "F.E.A.R.," will help expand "V" into other platforms, including gaming.
Peters, who earned two Emmy noms for "The 4400," said he wasn’t looking to do another sci-fi piece. But when Warner Bros. TV approached him about reinventing "V," the producer said he couldn’t resist.
"Whenever I mention ‘V’ to anybody, they still have a lot of good memories about the original movie and series," Peters said. "Everybody has that imagery of their uniforms, or the visitor eating a hamster. It’s a science fiction icon and too good to pass up."
The original "V" served as an allegory for the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. Peters said he won’t duplicate that concept, except that the new "V" will still focus on what happens when the masses have blind faith in their leaders.
In this case, the new "V" will center on Erica Evans, a Homeland Security agent with an aimless son who’s got problems. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on to them - causing tension within the family. As in the original "V," several storylines will unfold simultaneously.
But even without the same storyline, the original "V’s" bones will remain: As in the ’80s version, the show will open with an enormous army of spaceships hovering over the world’s major cities. The visitors say they’ve come to help Earth, but their motives are nefarious (in the original, they wanted to steal the world’s water supply).
Peters first pitched "V" to networks but failed to spark interest; Warner Bros. TV sent the scribe back to write "V" on spec - and ABC bought it.
The original "V" scored a tremendous 40 share for its closing episode in 1983. That success spawned a sequel and a weekly series, which aired in the 1984-85 season.
Original "V" writer-producer-director Kenneth Johnson recently attempted to revive "V" as "V: The Second Generation" but is not involved in the Peters version.
As for Peters, scribe has been spending more time behind the lens, helming multiple episodes of "The 4400," as well as "Jericho," "Burn Notice" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." He’s also directing the new CBS pilot "Harper’s Island."
Peters also developed the pilot "Found" for ABC last year. He began his career as a writer-producer on "The Outer Limits."
[08.08.2008]
Bei Latino Review gibt es eine Kritik zum Drehbuch von "V: The Movie"... [...] The story worked 25 years ago and still works today. The lead characters, the central conflict and the overall plot are extremely similar to INDEPENDENCE DAY and V FOR VENDETTA and in fact V: THE MOVIE could be pitched as those two mentioned rolled into one. Drawing upon the major Orwellian themes found in the aforementioned films, while coupling it with a blood thirsty hostile alien race looking to steal earth’s resources and enslaving mankind, the script is no doubt HUGELY commercial! [...]
[15.02.2008]
Bei AICN gibt es den 2. Teil eines dreiteiligen Interviews mit Kenneth Johnson, in dem dieser u.a. über "V" und dessen Zukunft plaudert...
[13.02.2008]
Bei AICN gibt es den 1. Teil eines dreiteiligen Interviews mit Kenneth Johnson, in dem dieser u.a. über "V: The Second Generation" spricht...
[05.02.2008]
IESB sprach mit Kenneth Johnson über "V: The Second Generation"... [...] I own the motion picture rights to not only the original miniseries but Warner has worked out to let me have the rights to V: The Second Generation as well. So now there’s some very serious talk in town about bringing V to the motion picture world and doing, perhaps, a remake of my original miniseries first and then following it up with one or two movies. Certainly in V: The Second Generation I’ve got enough material for at least two sequels. So we’re in serious conversations with that. Or we were right up until the writers strike. Now we’re sort of stalled until that passes. But there’s a lot of very interesting things happening with V, particularly in the motion picture world, because people have to come to realize the enormous fanbase that V has around the world. [...]
[09.09.2007]
THN meldet... We were at the London Film and Comic Con over the past weekend and we managed to sit in on the last few minutes of a talk that Robert Englund was giving. We not only heard the guy repeat that John Carpenter was 'talking' about having some sort of role in the FREDDY VS. JASON VS. MICHAEL movie (he's been at New Line discussing the project according to Englund), but also that a new re-imagining of his hit 1980's TV series V may be in the works.
Englund did add however, that it was unlikely that he would be involved in the new project, and that a whole new bunch of new, younger actors would be brought on board for the new show. It's an interesting little rumour, and we'll see how it develops, but we love the idea of a new V series. Even if it is without Englund (the man did say that he would love to return to the series, and said that he'd like to have seen the new show based around the original characters, twenty to thirty years on).
[13.05.2005]
About.com sprach mit Robert Englund, u.a. über "V: The Next Generation"... [...] Englund was going to come back for another V miniseries, but the producers changed the concept. "They’re going to do V young, and I think that’s cool. I’m fine with that. It makes sense to me because it really is far enough away that another generation could take the [reigns]. To redo V, I don’t think retro is the way to go. We’d all be a little too old. G*d Damn, Marc Singer looks great, but the rest of us are going bald." [...]
[27.10.2004]
DH meldet... [...] the latest issue of Dreamwatch magazine has a big interview with Kenneth Johnson, who reveals for the first time that he's agreed to write a new remake of alien invasion drama "V". He also says he hasn't given up on the sequel mini-series he wrote & hopes it'll be produced AFTER the remake.
[16.07.2004]
DH meldet... A while back NBC planned to develop a three hour TV movie sequel to the classic 80's alien invasion series "V", plans which changed to a four hour mini-series to be penned by creator Kenneth Johnson.
Now, The Post Gazette reports that Jeff Gaspin, NBC's miniseries and movies chieftain, said there was not enough newness to the most recent miniseries draft to green light it - "I just don't think it was different enough from the original, frankly. It wasn't as innovative as the original. It felt like a good sequel if we'd done it immediately after [the original], but in the 20 years that other space operas have come and gone, it doesn't feel as fresh as it did 20 years ago".
Gaspin tried to shop the project over to The Sci-Fi Channel, but executives there were not interested in the "V" revival in its current script form either. Gaspin's not giving up yet, hoping Johnson will develop a whole new story.
[27.03.2004]
Illana's V Page zitiert Ken Johnson... [...] Our NBC development exec has responded favorably yesterday, and has sent my new two-night, four-hour mini-series screenplay to his boss... [He] oversees not only NBC long-form, but all their reality and alternative programming, plus manages the Bravo Network...Plus NBC is in the midst of reorganizing for the Universal takeover.
Plus it's pilot season...so hopefully someone will actually read the script -- and hopefully push the go button -- before we're all in our rockers at the Motion Picture Country Home.
Not one to sit still, I have this week prepared a detailed video pre-visualization of all the Visual Effects shots (some 264 and counting) which we'll need for the budgeting process. Even though it was only shot on my little lipstick camera with my toy collection standing in for the people, cars, and Visitor fighters, you really can see how cool it will all look when we do the real thing. [...]
[22.03.2004]
Illana's V Page zitiert Jane Badler... [...] Still waiting on V. I think they are working out last script things and then Budget. So it is getting closer. [...]
[24.06.2003] Music from the Movies meldet... Joe Harnell, the composer who wrote the music for the original V miniseries for NBC in 1983, has been asked to score the follow-up miniseries currently in development. [...]
[11.06.2003] Bei MSNBC gibt es weitere Infos zu "V: The Second Generation"... [...] The new movie, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Kenneth Johnson Prods., will take place 20 years into the future. As the alien forces are turning more and more Earth citizens into followers, the resistance suddenly gains a powerful and mysterious new ally.
Several cast members of the miniseries and the weekly series, including Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler and Robert Englund, could reprise their roles in the telefilm if it goes into production.
"For years I’ve had a passion to dig even deeper into the characters and circumstances," Johnson said. "Gregg Maday at Warner Bros., my fellow executive producer Rob Lee, NBC and I plan to make this new ’V’ into the same kind of major international TV event that my original miniseries was."
The conclusion of the original mini in May 1983 was the top program for the week, averaging a 27 household rating/40 share. Additionally, "V" enjoyed solid success overseas. Twenty years later, the miniseries continues to be a strong draw as its recent DVD release has quickly become a hot seller, with more than 250,000 units shipped.
"The appeal of ’V’ continues, and we look forward to getting a new script that could introduce it to a new generation of viewers," said Jeff Gaspin of NBC Entertainment. "Likewise, we would like to move the story forward with a fresh take on this timeless story of human resilience and resistance."
[09.06.2003] Hollywood Reporter meldet... Twenty years after NBC's hit sci-fi miniseries "V" invaded the small screen, the network is bringing the aliens back with "V: The Second Generation," a three-hour telefilm from the original creator Kenneth Johnson. Johnson, who penned, directed and produced the mini, is set to write, direct and executive produce the sequel, which has been given a script commitment.
The 1983 "V" (short for Visitors), which spawned a short-lived weekly series on NBC, was a sci-fi allegory of the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s. It centered on the Visitors, aliens from a distant planet who'd come to Earth with the promise to solve the world's problems through their high technology, but after gaining control of the planet through subterfuge and media manipulation, began to methodically kill their enemies. A small group of humans, who discovered the Visitors' true plan -- to conquer the Earth and eat its population -- form a resistance and lead the fight against the invaders.
[03.06.2003] Illana's V Page zitiert Ken Johnson... [...]
TV Guide will break the story about the project being in development in their June 14 issue. BUT -- There is absolutely no shooting date planned at this time. I have only just delivered the first story treatment to Warners and NBC. They must approve it, I must write the screenplay, go through as many drafts as they want, determine what the budget will be, have NBC order it to production, and Warners elect to pay the necessary cost in concert with NBC. Many many many many many many many bridges yet to cross. [...]
[09.05.2003] Phantastik.de meldet...
Jane Badler ("Diana" in "V") hat bestätigt, dass sie für
eine Fortsetzung der SF-Serie "V - Die ausserirdischen
Besucher kommen" einen Vertrag unterschrieben hat! Auch
Robert Englund hat bestätigt, dass Regisseur Ken Johnson
ihn gefragt habe, ob er für eine Mini-Serie zur Verfügung
stände. Laut "Dark Horizons" sei jetzt nur noch ein
vernünftiges Drehbuch nötig um die Sache in Gang zu setzen.
[31.01.2003] Bei DH gibt es Neuigkeiten zu "V: The Second Generation"...
Kenneth Johnson's most recent email concerning his talks with NBC about doing a sequel mini-series sounds promising: "At this point I am talking to NBC and Warners about a 3 or 4 hour sequel. No deal is in place, but I'm hopeful".
[14.01.2003] Laut DH tut sich was in Sachen "V: The Second Generation"...
Kenneth Johnson sent along this quote in an e-mail recently to 'Colin' who passed it on to us: "I've talked to Warners a couple of times over the years, and recently to NBC as well, about doing a sort of V: The Second Generation, and just this week things have begun to sound interesting. Knock on wood"
[01.11.2001] Robert Englund erzählte Quint von AICN einiges über "V"...
[...] It was originally about the occupation of Europe by Nazis, but he couldn't sell that script, so he just turned it into the occupation of America by aliens. All those stories, all those subplots are really true stories, things that happened in the Warsaw Ghetto somewhere. [...]
[21.08.2001] Die Community BRING BACK "V" bemüht sich um eine Fortsetzung der Serie... Unterstützung von allen Seiten ist notwendig... Mach' mit !!!
[29.05.2001] Rechtzeitig zum Independence Day ist es soweit... "Die ausserirdischen Besucher kommen" auf DVD (Regionalcode 1) !!! Siehe Amazon.com !!!
Phantastik.de berichtet darüberhinaus... "Die in Deutschland unter dem Titel "V: Die ausserirdischen Besucher
kommen" bekannt gewordene SF-Serie erscheint in Kuerze in den USA
als Special Edition auf DVD. Diese wird 197 Minuten lang sein, in
anamorphem Widescreen (1,85:1) und in 5.1 Stereo. Als Bonusmaterial
kuendigt man die lustigsten Missgeschicke der Dreharbeiten an, ein
Making of, Trailer sowie ferner einen Audiokommentar. Der Clou - das
Ganze wird zu einem Preis von unter 20 US-Dollar zu haben sein."
[23.05.2001] Dark Horizons berichtet über "V2"...
"Interesting (but questionable) piece of news. Swedish newspaper Kvällsposten reports that Kenneth Johnsson, creator of the cult hit "V" mini-series has said another one may be in the works with this time the humans visiting the alien homeworld."
[19.05.2001] Phantastik.de berichtet über eine mögliche Fortsetzung...
"Wer kennt sie nicht, die alte Alien-Invasions-TV-Serie "V - Die ausseridischen Besucher kommen" aus den 80ern?
Gibt es dazu bald eine Fortsetzung? Jetzt hat der Serienerfinder Kenneth Johnson gegenueber dem britischen
Magazin "SFX" gemeint, er habe mit Mitarbeitern bei Warner gesprochen und er habe eine Moeglichkeit gefunden,
eine "zweite Generation" zu realisieren. Laut Johnson koenne man sich eine Fortsetzung vorstellen, in der Feinde
der Aliens aus der Serie eine Rolle spielen koennten, diese koennten der Widerstandsgruppe helfen, die von Faye Grant und Marc Singer gefuehrt werde. Allerdings sei fraglich, ob die fremden Aliens nicht aehnliche Plaene haetten, wie die, die bereits die Erde besetzt halten. Ob und wann die Serie ins TV kommen wird, ist allerdings noch unklar..."
Kenneth Johnson V: The Second Generation
Englischsprachiges Taschenbuch
448 Seiten (27. November 2007)
Der Roman setzt die Serien aus den 80er Jahren fort...
V Soundtrack
Demnächst mehr...
V Spiele
Zum Start der neuen TV-Serie soll es auch eine Videospielumsetzung geben...
V - Superbox
