Let me start by saying I was a huge fan of the original V and as such was greatly looking forward to the re-imagining of the new series. But I think I got caught up in the hype and my expectations might have been a little too high.
The choices for the characters where dead on, all the main actors played their roles with exceptional quality for a TV series and the production values where superb. The concept held up very well in our modern setting and the opening sequence (with one exception) with the appearance of the giant ships over the cities of the world was just as breath taking and awe inspiring as the original (if not more so!). The 'reveal' was very well done but the introduction of the inside element came out a bit too soon. I very much liked the conversation between the 2 teenagers on the news report comparing this moment to a well known movie it was identical to a conversation me and my wife had moments before the show began!
Now with that being said what I didn't like about it was the pacing. The editing was so jumpy for me that I was having a hard time keeping pace. It felt like the original concept was being created with a 2 hour time slot in mind and then suddenly had to be cut down to less then an hour so everything they wanted to say was crammed into a spot too small to fit. The greatest acting, best special affects, and most intense action lose a lot of affect if your audience has to run to keep up with you. I am not saying it wasn't good, but the pacing took a lot away from it for me. I wonder what was left on the cutting room floor.
What I hated the 9-11 reference in the beginning. I know why it was put in, but I felt like it wasn't needed. I know it was supposed to compare that moment to the moment the visitors came to earth as historic in human history, but it didn't work. Also, V's? Call them visitors, call them aliens, call them Sally, but V's doesn't work. Every time I heard it being used, especially by the visitors themselves I let out a chuckle it took away from the feel of the show.
But even with the frantic editing and or pacing, I would still recommend it, and I can't wait for the next episode.
The choices for the characters where dead on, all the main actors played their roles with exceptional quality for a TV series and the production values where superb. The concept held up very well in our modern setting and the opening sequence (with one exception) with the appearance of the giant ships over the cities of the world was just as breath taking and awe inspiring as the original (if not more so!). The 'reveal' was very well done but the introduction of the inside element came out a bit too soon. I very much liked the conversation between the 2 teenagers on the news report comparing this moment to a well known movie it was identical to a conversation me and my wife had moments before the show began!
Now with that being said what I didn't like about it was the pacing. The editing was so jumpy for me that I was having a hard time keeping pace. It felt like the original concept was being created with a 2 hour time slot in mind and then suddenly had to be cut down to less then an hour so everything they wanted to say was crammed into a spot too small to fit. The greatest acting, best special affects, and most intense action lose a lot of affect if your audience has to run to keep up with you. I am not saying it wasn't good, but the pacing took a lot away from it for me. I wonder what was left on the cutting room floor.
What I hated the 9-11 reference in the beginning. I know why it was put in, but I felt like it wasn't needed. I know it was supposed to compare that moment to the moment the visitors came to earth as historic in human history, but it didn't work. Also, V's? Call them visitors, call them aliens, call them Sally, but V's doesn't work. Every time I heard it being used, especially by the visitors themselves I let out a chuckle it took away from the feel of the show.
But even with the frantic editing and or pacing, I would still recommend it, and I can't wait for the next episode.