"V" (1984) TV series 1984-1985

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Kenneth Johnson
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

26 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid, lizard-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism and try to regain control of the Earth--only now some humans are knowingly working with them.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Teen | Lizard | Beautiful Woman | Alien Invasion

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jane Badler	...	Diana (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
June Chadwick	...	Lydia (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jennifer Cooke	...	Elizabeth Maxwell / ... (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert Englund	...	Willie (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Faye Grant	...	Dr. Julie Parrish / ... (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Marc Singer	...	Mike Donovan / ... (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jeff Yagher	...	Kyle Bates (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael Ironside	...	Ham Tyler (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lane Smith	...	Nathan Bates (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Blair Tefkin	...	Robin Maxwell (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael Wright	...	Elias Taylor (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Howard K. Smith	...	Howard K. Smith (11 episodes, 1984-1985)
Aki Aleong	...	Mr. Chiang (8 episodes, 1984-1985)

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Series Directed by
Kevin Hooks		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gilbert M. Shilton		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Cliff Bole		(3 episodes, 1985)
Bruce Seth Green		(2 episodes, 1984)
Paul Krasny		(2 episodes, 1984)
John Florea		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Writing credits
Kenneth Johnson		(19 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Braff		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Abramowitz		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Brian Taggert		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Paul F. Edwards		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Garner Simmons		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Donald R. Boyle		(2 episodes, 1985)
Colley Cibber		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Produced by
Daniel H. Blatt	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael Eliot	....	associate producer (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert Singer	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Garner Simmons	....	supervising producer / producer (14 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dean O'Brien	....	producer (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Skip Ward	....	producer (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Don Boyle	....	supervising producer (4 episodes, 1985)
David J. Latt	....	producer (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Steven E. de Souza	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1984)
Donald R. Boyle	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1985)
Ralph Riskin	....	producer (2 episodes, 1985)
Chuck Bowman	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy		(19 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Cinematography by
Richard C. Glouner		(15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dennis Dalzell		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Film Editing by
Mark S. Westmore		(8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dick Wormell		(7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Scott C. Eyler		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Casting by
Jennifer Jackson Part		(18 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Art Direction by
Patricia Van Ryker		(19 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Set Decoration by
Rochelle Moser		(17 episodes, 1984-1985)
James Ira Colburn		(2 episodes, 1984)
Sam Colburn		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Donna Roberts		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Alan Fama	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1984)
Sharleen Rassi	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 1984)
Marvin G. Westmore	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1984)

Series Production Management
Stephen J. Fisher	....	unit production manager (19 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tina Baker	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Vince Matsudaira	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1985)
Mary Ellen Canniff	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Donald Roberts	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bill Lukather	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1985)
William W. Baker	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Art Department
Sam Moore	....	property (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sam Loreno Sr.	....	property / property master (8 episodes, 1984-1985)
Vic Petrotta Jr.	....	property (5 episodes, 1985)
Michael C. Ayers	....	property (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Beverly Hadley	....	property (2 episodes, 1984)
John Sweeney	....	assistant propmaster (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Gene Eliot	....	sound editor (1 episode, 1984)
Richard Raguse	....	sound (1 episode, 1984)

Series Special Effects by
King Hernandez	....	special effects (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gene Grigg	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Richard L. Bennett	....	optical effects consultant (1 episode, 1984)
Jim Aupperle	....	visual effects matte camera (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts (9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1984)
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Lance Turner	....	assistant stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Dalzell	....	additional cinematographer (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
William Jay Gahret	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Susan C. Ingram	....	second assistant camera (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jeffrey Norvet	....	first assistant camera (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Doug J. Campbell	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: props (unknown episodes)
John Murray	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jan Kemp	....	costume supervisor: men's costumes (1 episode, 1984)
Donna Roberts	....	costume supervisor: women's costumes (1 episode, 1984)

Series Editorial Department
Richard L. McCullough	....	optical editor (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Scott C. Eyler	....	supervising editor (6 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	composer: additional music (8 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Transportation Department
Vic Akopian	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
David Abramowitz	....	story editor (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Braff	....	executive story editor (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Paul F. Edwards	....	executive story consultant (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rick Whitfield	....	video coordinator (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
Paul Monash	....	creative consultant (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Brian Taggert	....	executive script consultant (13 episodes, 1984-1985)
Richard L. Bennett	....	consultant: optical effects (6 episodes, 1984)
Thomas N. Scortia	....	consultant: science-fiction / consultant (4 episodes, 1985)
Jeffrey Walker	....	consultant: science-fiction / consultant (4 episodes, 1985)
Michael Chase Walker	....	consultant: science-fiction / consultant (4 episodes, 1985)
Nancy E. Barr	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
James W. Gavin	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Art Scholl	....	pilot (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1984-1985) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• Kanal 2 (1997-1998) (Estonia) (TV)

Other Companies

• Burbank Studios, The  production services
• David Stipes Productions  optical effects
• Pacific Title  optical effects

Also Known As:

V: The Series

Runtime:

60 min (19 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

The character Diana was ranked #5 in TV Guide's 25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends (1 August 2004 issue).

Quotes:

Willie: [playing piano and singing off-key] Deck the halls with lousy folly/Fa la la la la, la la la la/Tis the evening scruffy molly/Fa la la la la, la la la la/Don't we know how gay a carol/Fa la la, la la la, la la la/Holy moly Yule Tide carol/Fa la la la la, la la...
[Visitor customer cuts Willie off]
Visitor customer: [yanks Willie off the piano] That's terrible. Take a walk!
[shoves Willie away, sits down at the piano, and starts playing]
Dr. Julie Parrish: Willie, are you all right?
Willie: Yes. He only injured my prize.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Losin' the Wobble (#3.12)" (2007)

V:The Complete Series

I remember watching the original mini-series in the mid eighties and how it caught my imagination and sense of wonder about the real possibilities of humanity's first contact with an advanced civilization.This mini-series was just amazing as was the second mini-series.Then this came out and it was definitely a diminishing of quality across the boards.I don't think I even made it through all 19 episodes back then in 1985.

It's now 2005 and I only invested in the DVD collection because I've been reading books by David Icke who is this conspiracy theorist who believes our planet has been ruled for the last ten thousand years by a race of shape-shifting reptilian beings from another galaxy who are posing to this day as humans and that they are mostly the ruling elite in all fields of human society.It was in his books that he suggested I watch "V".So I purchased the series and have just viewed the entire 19 episodes.

Irregardless of David Icke's theories I have found V:The Complete Series the most fun I've had in years.Yeah, the series is badly acted and the characters are pretty one dimensional and in the case of Diana and Lydia absolutely campy, but so what? The original Flash Gordon serial is campy and the effects are laughable but I can still enjoy that as much as the first three episodes of Star Wars. V:The Complete Series is 1980's television at it's most fun.I suggest just putting your brain aside while watching this series and you'll be just fine.