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The first 13 minutes of the next season of V is online and it looks very good.
http://www.**************.com/fansites/ActionFigureNews/news/?a=26879
http://www.**************.com/fansites/ActionFigureNews/news/?a=26879
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LOL, I was just about to post that! And yeah, it is RAW. I can't get over the violence of Anna...and the fact that she was licking that blood like it was good or something. LOL I'm particularly glad that they finally are getting into skin peeling and revealing the Visitors for what they truly are beneath...reptilian monsters. Definitely more amped up than the first season. For the first time this is starting to really feel like classic V.
However, I DO have another serious clip to share with you guys in addition to what John Locke posted above: Footage of Anna and Diana meeting for the first time!
http://m.mogreet.com/d2/kqkyrk93
Watch it now before it gets taken down.
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When ABC's V returns, the alien invasion series will welcome a very familiar face.
Jane Badler, who starred in the original 1983 miniseries, returns to the world as Diana, the mother of the ruthless leader of the Visitors, Anna (Morena Baccarin). While her character's name is the same, the new Diana is nothing like the Diana of before. (Makes sense: The series is a reboot, not a continuation of the original miniseries.)
In the original, Diana was the sadistic deputy leader of the Visitors who pioneered the mind control experiments on humans. Like the remake's Anna, Diana was not someone to be messed with.
But Diana 2.0 is different in significant ways, Badler says. She's a lot more enigmatic. "At first, I was trying to bring the old Diana into [the new character] even though [the producers] told me that it wasn't that Diana," Badler says. "The more that the character developed, the more it became a separate entity and evolved into a new incarnation. This Diana is a lot more mature."
The introduction of Diana brings out a new side of Anna, too. You might say, Diana keeps Anna in check. "Anna is kind of like the old Diana, with her immorality, her impetuousness and her youth — all the qualities I had as the old Diana," Badler explains. "I come on as the voice of reason. Although I'm equally as powerful and would probably be as ruthless if I did take control, ultimately I'm a counterpoint to her views — someone that can have control over her. I'm brought on as a foil for her character."
Surprisingly, Badler reveals she had to audition for the role of Diana. "As much as actors hate auditioning, you feel like you really won something," the actress says. But getting back into Diana-esque mind gave her the chills. "That first day on the set was a big day for me," Badler says. "Right from the beginning, it felt very right to be there and it felt like I owned the character."
When we first meet Diana, she is imprisoned in the bowels of the ship, which are made to resemble the Visitor's home world. "Ultimately, I do get out, but it takes a while," she says.
Once she's free, look for Diana to team up with her granddaughter, Lisa (Laura Vandervoort), and possibly the Fifth Column.
"Whatever it takes," Badler says of teaming with the resistance. "I don't know if she sympathizes with them, but she'll ultimately use whatever tools that are available to overthrow her daughter. Her daughter has imprisoned her in a dungeon, so no matter how fair Diana may be, revenge is always in the back of her mind."
V returns Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 9/8c on ABC.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/V-Jane-Badler-1027173.aspx
Jane Badler, who starred in the original 1983 miniseries, returns to the world as Diana, the mother of the ruthless leader of the Visitors, Anna (Morena Baccarin). While her character's name is the same, the new Diana is nothing like the Diana of before. (Makes sense: The series is a reboot, not a continuation of the original miniseries.)
In the original, Diana was the sadistic deputy leader of the Visitors who pioneered the mind control experiments on humans. Like the remake's Anna, Diana was not someone to be messed with.
But Diana 2.0 is different in significant ways, Badler says. She's a lot more enigmatic. "At first, I was trying to bring the old Diana into [the new character] even though [the producers] told me that it wasn't that Diana," Badler says. "The more that the character developed, the more it became a separate entity and evolved into a new incarnation. This Diana is a lot more mature."
The introduction of Diana brings out a new side of Anna, too. You might say, Diana keeps Anna in check. "Anna is kind of like the old Diana, with her immorality, her impetuousness and her youth — all the qualities I had as the old Diana," Badler explains. "I come on as the voice of reason. Although I'm equally as powerful and would probably be as ruthless if I did take control, ultimately I'm a counterpoint to her views — someone that can have control over her. I'm brought on as a foil for her character."
Surprisingly, Badler reveals she had to audition for the role of Diana. "As much as actors hate auditioning, you feel like you really won something," the actress says. But getting back into Diana-esque mind gave her the chills. "That first day on the set was a big day for me," Badler says. "Right from the beginning, it felt very right to be there and it felt like I owned the character."
When we first meet Diana, she is imprisoned in the bowels of the ship, which are made to resemble the Visitor's home world. "Ultimately, I do get out, but it takes a while," she says.
Once she's free, look for Diana to team up with her granddaughter, Lisa (Laura Vandervoort), and possibly the Fifth Column.
"Whatever it takes," Badler says of teaming with the resistance. "I don't know if she sympathizes with them, but she'll ultimately use whatever tools that are available to overthrow her daughter. Her daughter has imprisoned her in a dungeon, so no matter how fair Diana may be, revenge is always in the back of her mind."
V returns Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 9/8c on ABC.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/V-Jane-Badler-1027173.aspx
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A marathon of the first season is on ABC tonight starting at 8 if anyone has been meaning to check it out and/or catch up before the premiere of season 2 on the 4th.
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its the pilot, 1 other episode, and the finale??
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The long wait for Jane Badler’s return is almost over! When V bows on ABC Jan. 4, it will feature a much-anticipated appearance by the franchise’s original reptilian boss - the evil Diana. EW talked to the Australian-based Badler — who appeared in the original NBC miniseries and its series sequel in the ’80s – about reprising the role that wasn’t so easy to score.
EW: How many episodes will you be in?
Jane Badler: I’m in all of them.
What was your initial reaction when the producers approached you about reprising the role?
Can I just tell you, when I heard that V was coming back, I could feel this huge swell just from my Facebook page that there was a lot of interest in it and my old character. I thought, that’s it, I’m coming back to the show! So I called my old agent, who told me I was ridiculous, that they weren’t going to be interested. And so that was that. Then I called the producer and met with him. Since then, the show got a new producer, so I did the same thing and met with him. But when this role came up, they weren’t thinking of me. Can you believe it? They called the character Diana as an homage to the original one, but it wasn’t the Diana. Crazy! Later, I got an email from my agent saying some person from Los Angeles wanted me to audition for the role of Diana and I went, what? That’s a hoax! How would anyone want me to audition? So I had to audition. And from what I hear, there were a lot of very well-known actresses who wanted the role, like big names, which is very flattering. But my audition was the best. So that’s how I got the role! It wasn’t, like, handed to me. Isn’t that kooky? So here I am with what I thought was going to be four episodes, and it turned into the whole season, which has been absolutely amazing. I’ve loved every minute of it. It’s been crazy to be back involved in it again.
How is your character re-introduced as Anna’s mom?
I think it’s a really powerful thing. It’s a whole Greek tragedy, mother-daughter. I was the queen before her. She imprisoned me. She put me in a dungeon, and everyone thinks that I am dead. And so she has become the new queen. Very early on, she comes to visit to me, so that’s when it is revealed that I am alive. It’s a whole power play – my different ways of ruling versus her ways of ruling. They make me out to be the more benevolent of the two. And perhaps I am, but I’m also the queen. That carries arrogance with it. It’s not just all nice. It also is revealed why I can’t leave the dungeon, which is all kind of exciting, too. There are lots of special effects.
Where is the dungeon?
I’m in the bowels of the ship. But in the hole where I live, they have recreated it like our planet. It’s like this extra -terrestrial terrain. It’s really cool.
Do you undermine Anna?
Yes. It does take a while but once people come to visit me by mistake, once people enter my lair…I can’t say what happens, but it’s huge last episode and hopefully viewers will flock to see the show because it will be amazing.
Is there a potential for you to come back?
I always thought I’d be a one-season person, but there is always that potential. It depends, I guess, on the reaction to me. I’m very pleased with this one season. It definitely did what I wanted to do!
Ratings weren’t so great for V‘s first season.
They are trying to reinvent it in their own way. You can never recapture something. Who knows why something becomes magic in its time? I don’t understand it. To this day, I get on my Facebook page because it gives me contact with the fans. And each day I might have 20, 30, or 40 messages from new people who all remember the old V. I just think, wow. Why? Why did it capture so many young people? I guess that was the genius of [creator] Ken Johnson and maybe it was the time we lived in. I don’t think the show will ever be that, but I still think it’s a very, very good series and I’d love to see it find some sort of an audience.
Does it air in Australia?
Yes it does, which is weird, because I got call from the local Channel 9 and they asked me if I would do publicity for it. That was very painful. It was like wheeling out the old. Let’s just put her in a wheelchair and wheel her out to do publicity! I had very mixed feelings about it. I did it because I have an album coming out and that’s been my main thrust in the last five years, I’ve been recording and performing. I haven’t done V conventions. I haven’t wanted to be that old Diana forever. But now that I’m in the new series, I’m very happy to promote it. It’s different.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/01/v-jane-badler-abc-diana/
EW: How many episodes will you be in?
Jane Badler: I’m in all of them.
What was your initial reaction when the producers approached you about reprising the role?
Can I just tell you, when I heard that V was coming back, I could feel this huge swell just from my Facebook page that there was a lot of interest in it and my old character. I thought, that’s it, I’m coming back to the show! So I called my old agent, who told me I was ridiculous, that they weren’t going to be interested. And so that was that. Then I called the producer and met with him. Since then, the show got a new producer, so I did the same thing and met with him. But when this role came up, they weren’t thinking of me. Can you believe it? They called the character Diana as an homage to the original one, but it wasn’t the Diana. Crazy! Later, I got an email from my agent saying some person from Los Angeles wanted me to audition for the role of Diana and I went, what? That’s a hoax! How would anyone want me to audition? So I had to audition. And from what I hear, there were a lot of very well-known actresses who wanted the role, like big names, which is very flattering. But my audition was the best. So that’s how I got the role! It wasn’t, like, handed to me. Isn’t that kooky? So here I am with what I thought was going to be four episodes, and it turned into the whole season, which has been absolutely amazing. I’ve loved every minute of it. It’s been crazy to be back involved in it again.
How is your character re-introduced as Anna’s mom?
I think it’s a really powerful thing. It’s a whole Greek tragedy, mother-daughter. I was the queen before her. She imprisoned me. She put me in a dungeon, and everyone thinks that I am dead. And so she has become the new queen. Very early on, she comes to visit to me, so that’s when it is revealed that I am alive. It’s a whole power play – my different ways of ruling versus her ways of ruling. They make me out to be the more benevolent of the two. And perhaps I am, but I’m also the queen. That carries arrogance with it. It’s not just all nice. It also is revealed why I can’t leave the dungeon, which is all kind of exciting, too. There are lots of special effects.
Where is the dungeon?
I’m in the bowels of the ship. But in the hole where I live, they have recreated it like our planet. It’s like this extra -terrestrial terrain. It’s really cool.
Do you undermine Anna?
Yes. It does take a while but once people come to visit me by mistake, once people enter my lair…I can’t say what happens, but it’s huge last episode and hopefully viewers will flock to see the show because it will be amazing.
Is there a potential for you to come back?
I always thought I’d be a one-season person, but there is always that potential. It depends, I guess, on the reaction to me. I’m very pleased with this one season. It definitely did what I wanted to do!
Ratings weren’t so great for V‘s first season.
They are trying to reinvent it in their own way. You can never recapture something. Who knows why something becomes magic in its time? I don’t understand it. To this day, I get on my Facebook page because it gives me contact with the fans. And each day I might have 20, 30, or 40 messages from new people who all remember the old V. I just think, wow. Why? Why did it capture so many young people? I guess that was the genius of [creator] Ken Johnson and maybe it was the time we lived in. I don’t think the show will ever be that, but I still think it’s a very, very good series and I’d love to see it find some sort of an audience.
Does it air in Australia?
Yes it does, which is weird, because I got call from the local Channel 9 and they asked me if I would do publicity for it. That was very painful. It was like wheeling out the old. Let’s just put her in a wheelchair and wheel her out to do publicity! I had very mixed feelings about it. I did it because I have an album coming out and that’s been my main thrust in the last five years, I’ve been recording and performing. I haven’t done V conventions. I haven’t wanted to be that old Diana forever. But now that I’m in the new series, I’m very happy to promote it. It’s different.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/01/v-jane-badler-abc-diana/
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They really need to address why the "Vs" call themselves Vs instead of their real name. Unless they do not have a name for themselves on their planet which then should be mentioned atleast. And would be nice to get a flashback or something to their homeworld.
I also think this show would service from getting some webisodes focusing on the generals of the other ships or something that helps open up the Vverse.
I also think this show would service from getting some webisodes focusing on the generals of the other ships or something that helps open up the Vverse.
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They refer to themselves as 'Visitors', that's good enough for now IMO
I don't even recall that in the original mini-series
I don't even recall that in the original mini-series
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I hope V gets a third season. Because if it does, Ms. Diana will have her work cut out for her again. Look who's gonna be making a guest star appearance in the series finale?
Marc looks great.
Marc looks great.
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This whole thing doesnt' really make much sense, cuz how will people have forgotten a massive global war that happened only just back in the 80s with the re introduction of these characters??
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One thing I am looking forward to about V coming back is the return to my screen of Lizzy Mitchell and her chest cannons!
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One thing I am looking forward to about V coming back is the return to my screen of Lizzy Mitchell and her chest cannons!
I would eat a week old twinkie out of her butt
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Apparently USA Today has revealed what the V's really look like under the human skin, and it's definitely more alien than how it was done in the 80's:
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simple: Blue dust/sky.
And if that is how they really look underneith their skins, creepy.
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but it didn't happen...at least not in this show....in this show, they have infiltrated here, but had not appeared en masse until now
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Yeah, I thought the original V series didn't happen. This is a brand new continuity.
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Hot as she is, I think I'd prefer to be the meat in a V sandwich with Anna and Lisa.
I wouldn't even care if I got eaten afterwards, it would be worth it.
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Grace Park would swoop in just in time to save you.
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