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Aliens conspired to invade Earth in this allegory for the Nazi takeover of Europe in the 1930s. The Visitors were lizardlike beings who masked themselves to appear human, and offered to solve Earth's problems by sharing their technology in exchange for some of the planet's resources. The series was a spin-off from the miniseries `V' and `V: The Final Battle.'

Pilot News: V Catches Firefly Star, and More ABC Castings | Today's News: Our Take | 3/9/2009
The Visitors of ABC's V reboot have found their leader, and her face is familiar to sci-fi fans. Morena Baccarin (aka Firefly's Inara and Stargate SG-1's Adria) has landed the lead role of Anna, the frontwoman for Earth's very special guests, says the Hollywood Reporter. Previously announced V castings include Scott Wolf and Morris Chestnut.

In other ABC pilot news, Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows) has joined ... read more 18 Comments
Pilot News: Wolf Bites into V, Bowen Joins Family, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 3/3/2009
From Party of Five to party of V... ? Scott Wolf has been cast on ABC's reboot of the aliens-among-us V, playing an ambitious TV newscaster who becomes a mouthpiece for the visiting ETs' agenda.

In other ABC pilot castings, Julie Bowen (you say Boston Legal or Ed, I say Lost) has landed a lead role in ... read more 8 Comments
V Pilot Invades ABC | Today's News: Our Take | 1/27/2009

ABC has greenlit to a pilot for a remake of V, the 1980s NBC show about reptilian alien "visitors" disguised as humans who invade Earth, Variety reports.

Penned by The 4400 co-creator Scott Peters, the reboot will focus on ...
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V Redux — and Its Alien Lizards — to Invade ABC | Today's News: Our Take | 10/10/2008

V, the '80s miniseries movies and TV show about lizard aliens disguised as humans who invade the Earth, will be re-imagined for the Alphabet Network.

The new adaptation will be written by The 4400 co-creator/exec producer Scott Peters. Warner Bros. TV, which was behind the original miniseries and TV show, is once again producing the project along with Peters and HDFilms principal Jace Hall, reports Variety.

Peters, who was a double Emmy nominee for The 4400 wasn't interested in doing another sci fi show until ... read more 27 Comments
Inside the DVD for Vendetta! | Today's News: Our Take | 7/31/2006
Set against the futuristic landscape of a totalitarian Britain, V for Vendetta tells the story of Evey (Natalie Portman), a young woman who is rescued from an alley assault by a man (Hugo Weaving) wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and known only as "V." With Evey at his side, V does his best to incite a revolution against tyranny and oppression, setting the stage for a dark, compelling and bitingly allegorical tale. On the occasion of the film's DVD release, TVGuide.com spoke with James McTeigue read more

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V: The Original Miniseries, Pt. 1
Visitors from another world arrive on earth...
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Posted: 1/2/2008 Length: 1h 45m 31s
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V: The Original Miniseries, Pt. 2
Donovan becomes a fugitive when he tries to...
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Posted: 1/2/2008 Length: 1h 31m 33s
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V: The Final Battle, Pt. 3
Donovan turns himself over to the aliens in...
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Posted: 1/2/2008 Length: 1h 25m 3s
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V: The Final Battle, Pt. 2
Donovan is reunited with his son and joins...
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Posted: 1/2/2008 Length: 1h 32m 12s
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V: The Final Battle, Pt. 1
Four months have passed since the visitors...
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Premise: Aliens conspired to invade Earth in this allegory for the Nazi takeover of Europe in the 1930s. The Visitors were lizardlike beings who masked themselves to appear human, and offered to solve Earth's problems by sharing their technology in exchange for some of the planet's resources. The series was a spin-off from the miniseries `V' and `V: The Final Battle.'

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