V: 1x01 "Pilot" 11/3/2009 - Grading & Discussion

[Klaus]

"Universal health care"? Hmmm... so Obama is a Visitor too, along with Dubya? Crafty!

According to this story on Slate, you've been beaten to that punch by the real bloggers and pundits, scarily enough.

 

[Neroon]

Crap.... Wash is a Visitor.

 

[Klaus]

Yikes, that was a change of mood!

 

[QCzar]

Martin's black? Maybe the Star Child will be an old man.

 

[Maestro]

Well, I like it. It's no BSG, but I think it's pretty good. And if the conspiracy theory guy is right, it explains away a lot of the issues that have been expressed here.

OK, now it just got even more interesting.

 

[Klaus]

The ending mood helped, but the teenage stuff is going to be every bit as excruciating as the original, apparently.

 

[Maestro]

You killed Wash! You bastards!

 

[Klaus]

Next on ABC: Undercover Cop and Undercover Priest!

...that pullback made me think of Locutus lol.

 

[Neroon]

Not being "BSG" is not necessarily a bad thing. It's just different. So far I like how Moreena is playing her part very well. She is doing an excellent job of playing "creepy pretty".

 

[Anthony Sabre]

Last 20 minutes saved it. Was starting to get worried.

 

[Klaus]

So the next Freddy Krueger will be black!

 

[Neroon]

You killed Wash! You bastards!

Hey... from the teaser, it looks like he's back!!!!

 

[Hartzilla2007]

You killed Wash! You bastards!

Actually according to the preview he's still alive.

 

[Klaus]

So far I like how Moreena is playing her part very well. She is doing an excellent job of playing "creepy pretty".

I agree, but only half of that requires and acting chops...

 

[Brent]

So guys, I'm not usually this mean about TV shows, but I just have to flat out give this pilot a "Poor" it earned a big fat F for Fail from me. So many problems with it I don't know where to begin.

It in no way shape or form grabs me and makes me want to watch the rest of the series.

 

[QCzar]

Last 20 minutes saved it. Was starting to get worried.

This. I still have some doubts, but it was enough for me to give it at least one more week.

 

[Trekker4747]

I'm not sure. I'll likely stick with it through the first batch of episodes and then decide if I'm going to come back after the months long hiatus. But right now it doesn't have me.

As said up-thread too much happened in one episode, stuff that should've happened over the course of several episodes all occured in this one episode and the teenage douche guy is going to give me a headache.

Not feelin' it. I'd give this episode an "average" grade.

 

[Klaus]

It got itself up to Average for me, but only just... I likely won't be here next week as I usually work Tuesdays, but I'll comment after I see it online.

 

[Brent]

A couple review snippets:

We've seen the pilot, and on a scale of 1 to 10, we give it an 11. V is the best pilot we've seen in, well, forever.

http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b132863_spoiler_chat_whos_taking_break_from.html

serialized storytelling...

...features a knockout performance (in more ways than one) by Morena Baccarin as the cool, beguiling alien leader.

similarities?

one could throw in "District 9" and the closer parallel to "The Twilight Zone" episode "To Serve Man,"

Oct. 29, 2009 Variety review

These reviews were a load of crap after seeing the pilot just now

 

[Klaus]

...especially since ABC gave us perhaps the best pilot EVER in Lost not that long ago.