V - the TV Series. It's great.

[Jenvenza]

Finally a si fi series that doesn't make you watch for years to maybe figure out what is going on. You actually knew at the end of the show last night what was going on and that the Visitors weren't what they appeared to be.

Most Lost fans don't mind watching for years to see what is going to happen, because the show is that good!

But we are excited about V, too. It seemed really good. I am just not overly happy they are only showing 4 episodes and then it wont be back on until March!

 

[Tasmen]

Please...please...let this one have a lizard baby too!

Omg yes! I can only imagine what they would make that thing look like with today's special effects.

I was literally yelling at the screen when he was in the jewelry shop. "Noooo, platinum or at least white gold, idiot! Do you want her to say 'no'?" lol

Heh..ok, that almost caused me to spit out my coffee.

I'mnot thrilled that right from the bat the aliens refer to themselves as "V's". That's stupid. The term V was always slang for Visitors. I hope the reboot doesn't stray too far from the path. But so far, I'm on board.

All the talk of the 'Vs' kept making me think they were talking about some kind of venereal disease to be honest. It just had that ring to it.

 

[palmtreegirl]

We really liked V.

 

[bicker]

I am just not overly happy they are only showing 4 episodes and then it wont be back on until March!

I think it would really be hurt in the ratings if it was presented against the Olympics, so much so it might not make it to March.

 

[Scurvy]

I think it would really be hurt in the ratings if it was presented against the Olympics, so much so it might not make it to March.

Even Lost is taking a break during the Olympics, and it has a pretty loyal following - especially since this is the final season, I don't see it losing too many viewers this year. A show like V that doesn't already have a big following really might not make it if they try to compete with the Olympics. If they re-run the already aired episodes just before the new ones start, they might even pick up new viewers. I think most shows will probably end up taking a hiatus during that time, honestly. The Olympics are just too big for most shows to want to run against. (Which is good for me, actually - it might give me a chance to catch up on all the things we've got recorded!)

 

[Tasmen]

What did people think of last night?

 

[Syrreal]

The mini series freaked me out as a kid, wasn't big on the series. I'm still not sold on it, but like it so far.

 

[Scoobmuzic]

Anyone on this thread still watching?? Can't wait until the finale.

 

[Carl]

Is it coming back next year?

 

[bicker]

Yes.

 

[gometros]

So do you think Anna turned Ryan?

 

[DMOMof3]

Anyone on this thread still watching?? Can't wait until the finale.

Been watching since the first episode. Love it! I don't remember the original, I was in college at the time. Hope it gets picked up for next season!

 

[bicker]

'V' did not do well this week. If viewers don't start loving this series, don't be surprised if 'V' doesn't make it to May.

 

[Magic Mom]

I loved it last year, but this season's opener was disappointing. I though the storyline was a little slow and the scene where the queen mother alien emerged from the cocoon sack in the swamp room was more than a little hokey.

 

[ICF]

'V' did not do well this week. If viewers don't start loving this series, don't be surprised if 'V' doesn't make it to May.

Given they only made 10 episodes this year and the plan was to air them weekly without repeats, it wont make it until April...much less May no matter how well it does. Come mid March, it's done for the "season".

IMO....networks due nothing to help shows like V, The Event or Flashforward with how they've been scheduled. These shows (no matter if you love them or hate them) are niche type shows that arent going to appeal to a wide audience. Too many people waste time on "reality" shows and the like and arent interested in following a weekly show on a constant basis. If they had screwed with Lost like they did these shows Lost never would have made it past the 1st two seasons. By the time they went to the "short" seasons of Lost they had a loyal audience and knew they werent going to be gaining many viewers at that point anyway but ABC committed to the audience / producers that they were going to get to finish telling the story.

They're making either too few episodes or putting REALLY long breaks in the middle of the season. I enjoyed the Event (and Flashforward), but between the writing on the wall that they are likely not coming back and the fact the viewers are stuck with 3 - 4 month breaks in the middle of the season it's really hard to stay with a show.

 

[Carl]

Given they only made 10 episodes this year and the plan was to air them weekly without repeats, it wont make it until April...much less May no matter how well it does. Come mid March, it's done for the "season".

IMO....networks due nothing to help shows like V, The Event or Flashforward with how they've been scheduled. These shows (no matter if you love them or hate them) are niche type shows that arent going to appeal to a wide audience. Too many people waste time on "reality" shows and the like and arent interested in following a weekly show on a constant basis. If they had screwed with Lost like they did these shows Lost never would have made it past the 1st two seasons. By the time they went to the "short" seasons of Lost they had a loyal audience and knew they werent going to be gaining many viewers at that point anyway but ABC committed to the audience / producers that they were going to get to finish telling the story.

They're making either too few episodes or putting REALLY long breaks in the middle of the season. I enjoyed the Event (and Flashforward), but between the writing on the wall that they are likely not coming back and the fact the viewers are stuck with 3 - 4 month breaks in the middle of the season it's really hard to stay with a show.

Yes, it is so long between breaks that you forget what it is all about. I don't like them doing that.

 

[KristaTX]

I like "V". I was also a fan of "Flash Forward", and I watch "The Event", too. I didn't watch "Lost", though.

They need to do shows such as this like they did "24" or even like they do "American Idol". Have a set number of episodes and air it every single week no matter what for half the season (either fall or spring). Kind of like a mini-series. Give the shows a chance. Re-air them on Saturday nights (and advertise it) to help get other people interested.

I watched "Harper's Island", too. I liked that it was a set number of episodes and then was set from the beginning to conclude. I was lucky it was finished, though. They stopped airing it after just a few shows, and then brought it back later. But I liked that it had a set beginning and end.

 

[ICF]

They need to do shows such as this like they did "24" or even like they do "American Idol". Have a set number of episodes and air it every single week no matter what for half the season (either fall or spring). Kind of like a mini-series. Give the shows a chance. Re-air them on Saturday nights (and advertise it) to help get other people interested.

I watched "Harper's Island", too. I liked that it was a set number of episodes and then was set from the beginning to conclude. I was lucky it was finished, though. They stopped airing it after just a few shows, and then brought it back later. But I liked that it had a set beginning and end.

I would be fine if a series such as FlashForward / Event / V (all shows I like(d)) last only a year if they were structured to do that from the beginning. Tell the audience / producers / writers and the like that this series is only going to last 1 season and the network would agree to air all the episodes (even if they are burned off in the summer). It will enable to people in charge to tell the whole story over the course of 23 episodes or so and then be done.

Too often, one of two things happen....the show is cancelled and you never get a true ending or if it is popular they have to drag things out to keep it going. Often I dont want to get too invested in a show that is likely going to get cancelled anyway and if it stays on I'm well behind if I decide I want to start watching.

 

[bicker]

Tell the audience / producers / writers and the like that this series is only going to last 1 season and the network would agree to air all the episodes (even if they are burned off in the summer). It will enable to people in charge to tell the whole story over the course of 23 episodes or so and then be done.

However, that cuts the art director's budget radically. Most television shows are viewed as investments; the cost of the pilot includes building sets and costuming and such, the cost of which is to be amortized over years, if possible. Taking into consideration how many freshman series are not renewed, the average number of seasons a series lasts is relatively small, but it isn't 1. I just checked, and for the shows that are currently airing the average number of seasons is 4.3. Let's knock that down to 3, accounting for the cost of redesigning long-running shows. So shows that are deliberately intended to last only one season are worth one quarter of the investment as compared to series that are intended to return for subsequent seasons. Even if you factor in greater interest in series that are intended to last only one season (a novelty value that will eventually evaporate), it still probably means at least a 50% reduction in how much should be invested in the production values of television series. We'll be back to shows like Space 1999 with all the cardboard cut-out sets.

 

[hereyago]

I missed last week's episode. BUt hot dang Diana-Jane Badler with her 57 year old self is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!