V: The Final Battle (1984– )

A small group of human resistance fighters fight a desperate guerilla war against the genocidal extra-terrestrials who dominate Earth.

Writer:

Kenneth Johnson (creator)

Stars:

Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Robert Englund

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jane Badler	...	Diana (3 episodes, 1984)
Michael Durrell	...	Robert Maxwell (3 episodes, 1984)
Robert Englund	...	Willie (3 episodes, 1984)
Faye Grant	...	Juliet Parish (3 episodes, 1984)
Richard Herd	...	John (3 episodes, 1984)
Thomas Hill	...	Father Andrew Doyle (3 episodes, 1984)
Michael Ironside	...	Ham Tyler (3 episodes, 1984)
Peter Nelson	...	Brian (3 episodes, 1984)
David Packer	...	Daniel Bernstein (3 episodes, 1984)
Neva Patterson	...	Eleanor Dupres (3 episodes, 1984)
Andrew Prine	...	Steven (3 episodes, 1984)
Sandy Simpson	...	Mark (3 episodes, 1984)
Marc Singer	...	Mike Donovan (3 episodes, 1984)
Blair Tefkin	...	Robin Maxwell (3 episodes, 1984)
Michael Wright	...	Elias Taylor (3 episodes, 1984)
Denise Galik	...	Maggie Blodgett (3 episodes, 1984)
Jason Bernard	...	Caleb Taylor (3 episodes, 1984)
Rafael Campos	...	Sancho Gomez (3 episodes, 1984)
Frank Ashmore	...	Martin (3 episodes, 1984)
Diane Cary	...	Harmony Moore (3 episodes, 1984)
Viveka Davis	...	Polly Maxwell (3 episodes, 1984)
Marin May	...	Katie Maxwell (3 episodes, 1984)
Greta Blackburn	...	Lorraine (3 episodes, 1984)
Eric Johnston	...	Sean Donovan (3 episodes, 1984)
Stack Pierce	...	Visitor Captain (3 episodes, 1984)
Sarah Douglas	...	Pamela (2 episodes, 1984)
Hansford Rowe	...	Arthur Dupres (2 episodes, 1984)
Mickey Jones	...	Chris Farber (2 episodes, 1984)
Camila Ashland	...	Ruby Engels (2 episodes, 1984)
Dick Miller	...	Dan Pascal (2 episodes, 1984)
Don Starr	...	Dr. Corley Walker (2 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

The Battle begun in the Miniseries 'V' continues. The war is told from the view point of the resistance group based in Los Angeles, CA as they struggle to find weaknesses of the aliens they can exploit. In addition, not all the aliens feel their invasion was right, and also work to stop the war.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | resistance | guerilla | lizard | conspiracy | 

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Taglines:

They come in peace to enslave humankind.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

V - Besökarna

Filming Locations:

Alverno High School - 200 North Michillinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blatt-Singer Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

272 min 272 min (3 parts) 257 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The reptilian alien hybrid baby prop made a reappearance (its blue eyes changed to red) in an episode of the short-lived spin-off V TV series. Years later, George Clooney used the alien baby prop in a prank on the set of ER, in a scene involving a "blue baby."

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Goofs

Eleanor gives Steven a picture of her grandson, Sean so he can find him. Later, he passes that picture to someone else and it has changed sizes, it's bigger than the one she had originally given him.

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Quotes

Ham Tyler: I like to get everyone's attention. That way, I don't have to repeat myself.

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Connections

Followed by V (1984)

User Reviews

Could have been better! Could have been worse!!

I remember this TV event well. It was big news in the spring of 1984. This mini-series aired over 3 separate nights. I found the characters to be well developed and the story held my attention. I saw this mini-series before the first mini-series and was able to pick up the story and follow it without feeling as though I were missing key parts to the story. My only complaint is similar to the other reviewers and that is that the final scene which involves the resistance and the human-alien offspring Elizabeth trying to avert a self destruction sequence on the mother ship. I, and my friends, found the ending to be a bit simplistic and somewhat anti climatic. However don't let this or other reviewers prevent you from watching this mini-series. It is an excellent story. It is almost as good as "V" and much better than V: THE SERIES. In my opinion the story should have ended here. V: THE SERIES never lived up to the two mini series and damaged the storyline.