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ABC Decides To Remake V, Nobody Really Sure Why
Published 10/10/2008 by David Schwartz at Hecklerspray
Lock up your pet hamsters – because cult 80s TV series V is making a comeback. That’s right, ABC this week greenlit the popular sci-fi programme to the distinct sound of scraping barrels. Now, if you are not familiar with V, let us explain. It’s about rodent-eating alien lizards who come to Earth and act like a right bunch of Nazis. Think David Icke without the rodents – and the Nazis. They basically want to nick all our water and then eat us because, well, they are not very nice rodent-eating alien lizards. There are even loads of Nazi-like references ...

Return of the Visitors
Published 10/11/2008 by Kirby (noreply@blogger.com) at Movie Dearest
Those lizard-skinned, hamster-eating visitors from another planet are coming back. Variety reports that ABC is planning to reboot V, the classic sci-fi mini-series known for its Nazi-esque subtext (as well as cheesy special effects like that infamous alien baby) that had teen geeks like me glued to their television sets back in the early 80's. The new version (V: v.2?) will reportedly swap out the Holocaust themes in favor of a trendy "War on Terror" allegory, but will no doubt feature lots of cheesy CGI. ...