V: the Original Miniseries & Sequels

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"V is a science fiction franchise created by American writer, producer and director Kenneth Johnson about a genocidal invading alien race known as the "Visitors" – reptilian humanoids disguised as human beings – trying to take over Earth, and the human reaction to this, including the Resistance group attempting to stop them, while others collaborate with the aliens for power and personal wealth."
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Well, i think many of you have seen this excelent TV series , broadcasted two decades ago
The long fight between the few humans from the Resistance (along with the 5th column) against the Reptiles (the visitors) and their human colaborators; it was a good premise; also knowing the background of of many of the resistance fighters (former thieves, journalists, engineers, biologists, criminals, police officer fighting together);

But it leaves a few questions:
Do all humans goverments submited to the Visitors? Did any government refuse and battle alone against the visitors?

How many humans were "taken" by the Visitor for food in their ships?

The "converted " humans, were returned to their previous condition?

Would you have liked to know what happen in your country during the invasion and the folllowing war?
 

SmithAlien

Actually 3 decades ago ;) At the time, in the early 1980s, I was in early elementary school.

I remember watching this on TV that long ago, and have re-watched the miniseries, the TV series, and The Final Battle. I have V: The Miniseries and The Final Battle together in a combined box set on VHS. The Visitors' uniforms and flag bore an uncanny resemblance to Nazi symbolism (including an alien version of the swastika), as they were meant to be alien analogues of fascism and Nazism.

I also watched the 2009 remake, which was even creepier. The sudden cancellation in 2011 left it in a cliffhanger; I wish someone had taken it further.

I just read in the Wikipedia entry that there is a feature film planned for 2019, the first of a planned film trilogy, which Kenneth Johnson intends to tell the complete story he originally planned to tell. I hope this pans out!

SmithAlien
 

Matt Wiser

I have the miniseries, the Final Battle, and the TV Series all on DVD....I enjoyed all of it.

In some areas where there isn't a Mother Ship hovering over their heads, the local government may be able to get away with things-especially in Central America, Africa, and SE Asia. Other locales, though, not so. Hawaii, for example. It's dependent on fuel and food imported from the Mainland, and though it would be logical for some overt resistance to take place, the Visitors can cut off food and fuel deliveries until the various authorities on the Islands comply with Visitor orders. Ditto for island countries in the Caribbean.

How many were taken away? Lots. The exact capacity of the Mother Ships wasn't revealed, but each ship could conceivably hold hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in cold storage.

Depends on the person so converted. Many were no doubt institutionalized and attempts made to treat them. Some were probably killed as traitors, though...if their conversion was not known.
 
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Matt Wiser said:
I have the miniseries, the Final Battle, and the TV Series all on DVD....I enjoyed all of it.

In some areas where there isn't a Mother Ship hovering over their heads, the local government may be able to get away with things-especially in Central America, Africa, and SE Asia. Other locales, though, not so. Hawaii, for example. It's dependent on fuel and food imported from the Mainland, and though it would be logical for some overt resistance to take place, the Visitors can cut off food and fuel deliveries until the various authorities on the Islands comply with Visitor orders. Ditto for island countries in the Caribbean.

How many were taken away? Lots. The exact capacity of the Mother Ships wasn't revealed, but each ship could conceivably hold hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in cold storage.

Depends on the person so converted. Many were no doubt institutionalized and attempts made to treat them. Some were probably killed as traitors, though...if their conversion was not known.
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Well, I didn´t consider that, anyway, i assume the news could have been in controll bythe visitors and their simpatyzers.
Also, howe many global leader could have been converted or controlled by the Visitors? maybe a few of them retreat to hidden bunquers?
 

Matt Wiser

Some may have managed to get away-I doubt the Visitors knew about some of the Soviet "Continuity of Government" facilities like the Volga Supreme Command Post, for example.
 
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fenian24 said:
This is the sequel that Johnson wrote in 2008, it ignores the Final Battle mini series and tv show. It was ok. Has some interesting plot lines and is worth a read if you are curious where Johnson would have gone if he had control of the sequel and tv series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_The_Second_Generation
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The enemy of the Visitor, i need to find that book

Anyway, how Goverments could have explained the sudden dissappearance of many people in their countries?
 
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