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V
They arrived in 15 mother ships, offering their friendship and advanced
technology to Earth. Skeptical of the Visitors, Mike Donovan and Juliet
Parrish infiltrated their ranks and soon discovered some startling secrets.
The resistance is all that stands between us and the Visitors.
V
Part 1 (1 May 1983, 2hr 15min):
Close encounters of the third kind stun the Earth in this frightening two
part 1983 TV-movie.
Part 1 opens chillingly enough, as 50 space ships -- each the size of
Manhatten -- enter the Earth's atmosphere and hover ominously over major
cities worldwide. But when the aliens' leader, John (who looks -- but
doesn't sound -- human), descends to the roof of the United Nations building
to make contact, he's reassuring. They haven't come on a mission of conquest,
he tells a petrified world; rather, they're here to secure chemicals that can
save their own beleagured planet from destruction. The action then shifts to
Los Angeles, where "V" interweaves a variety of personal dramas tied to the
aliens' presence. Gradually the extraterrestrials begin to exert more and
more of their power -- and before too long their true physical nature (and
intentions) become clear. Writer-director Kenneth Johnson's film, which he
calls an allegory to the rise of the Nazis, is enhanced by slick special
effects.
Part 2 (2 May 1983, 2hr):
"V" concludes with spaceship battles and guerrila warfare that pit freedom
fighters in Los Angeles against the alien invaders.
Cast:
Mike Donovan: Marc Singer. Juliet Parrish: Faye Grant. Diana: Jane Badler.
Kristine: Jenny Sullivan. John: Richard Herd. Tony: Evan C Kim. Ben:
Richard Lawson. Steven: Andrew Prine. Abraham: Leonardo Cimino. Caleb:
Jason Bernard. Martin: Frank Ashmore. Robin: Blair Tefkin. Brian: Peter
Nelson. Daniel Bernstein: David Packer. Robert Maxwell: Michael Durrell.
Sancho: Rafael Campos. Elias Taylor: Michael Wright.
V: The Final Battle
Part 1 (6 May 1984, 2hr):
Debut: Last May, some 65 million viewers watched a two-part TV-movie in which
a group of aliens -- friendly humanoids on the outside but evil reptilian
creatures underneath -- sought to take over Earth while a revolt against them
sprang up in Los Angeles. This three-part miniseries picks up the drama four
months later
The action is quick to start in Part 1 with a raid by the LA freedom fighters
on an alien run factory that's processing humans for food. Rebuffed by
superior laser weoponry, the rebels are rallied by fiery Mike Donovan to
support a plan to expose the alien commander John for the lizard that he is on
worldwide television. As that plan is spearheaded by the resistance leader
Julie, the story unfolds both as an allegory of Nazi machinations and as a
sci-fi thriller with "Star Wars" styled special effects. And, in a subplot of
note, a teenager has been impregnated by an alien.
Eleanor: Neva Patterson. Father Andrew: Thomas Hill. Mark: Sandy Simpson.
Willie: Robert Englund. Harmy: Diane Civita.
Part 2 (7 May 1984, 2hr):
The rebels stage a daring rescue at the aliens' security headquarters and also
seek to sabotage their plan to siphon Earth's water into their giant
spaceships. Ham Tyler: Michael Ironside. Maggie: Denise Galik.
Part 3 (8 May 1984, 2hr):
Conclusion. Espionage, a form of germ warfare and the threat of nuclear
annihilation figure in the showdown between the aliens and the Los Angeles
freedom fighters. Sean: Eric Johnston. Elizabeth (age 9): Jenny Beck.
V: The Series
10/26/84 Debut: This science-fiction series about alien lizards on
Earth picks up a year after the miniseries left off. Amid Liberation Day
celebrations, Diana, who's to stand trial for crimes against humanity, is
kidnapped by a corporate magnate (Nathan Bates: Lane Smith) who wants to
bargain for the aliens' advanced technology. Meanwhile, the half-alien
girl Elizabeth undergoes a metamorphosis.
11/02/84? With the Visitors engaged in a global battle with the humans,
Diana sends for the ultimate space weapon and the freedom fighters plot to
steal the alien mother ship. Lydia: June Chadwick. Elizabeth: Jennifer
Cooke.
11/09/84? Diana hopes to obtain rebel secrets by using holographic
projections to convince the captured Donovan that the war is over. Meanwhile,
Nathan Bates' rebellious son Kyle (Jeff Yagher) rescues Robin and makes an
alliance with the rebels.
11/16/84? Nathan Bates imposes a curfew in the open city in an attempt
to curb resistance activity. Meanwhile, Donovan and Ham make plans to hit a
Visitors' conference that will be attended by high-ranking officers in charge
of "food" processing.
11/23/84? Donovan rescues his son (Nick Katt) from the aliens and is
stalked by the deadly leader (Tom Callaway) of the alien youth corps, who
wants his prize pupil returned. Meanwhile, the star child is reunited with
her mother.
11/30/84? A woman (Sheryl Lee Ralph) pleads with the Resistance to
liberate her town from a despot who's collaborating with the Visitors by
overworking the townsfolk to provide cobalt for their weapons. Meanwhile,
Bates suspects Julie is feeding information to the rebels.
12/07/84? Donovan and Ham kidnap a pacifist alien scientist (John
McLiam) who designed a force field that Diana has placed around the city.
12/14/84? Diana uses a blood sample to generate a deadly clone of the
starchild Elizabeth, which escapes. Meanwhile, Bates locates the Rebel
headquarters and sets up Julie.
01/11/85? After Ham and Kyle are captured, the Leader's envoy Charles
(Duncan Regehr) assumes command of the alien forces and programs Ham with a
new conversion technique to kill Donovan during a prisoner exchange. Chris:
Mickey Jones.
01/18/85? In retaliation for a "rebel" attack staged by aliens posing as
Resistance fighters, Bates' police arrest Resistance sympathizers, including
Robin, and threatens to execute a prisoner a day until Rebel leaders surrender.
John Langley: Bruce Davison. Chiang: Aki Aleong.
01/25/85? Rebels abduct an alien medical student (Richard Minchenburg) to
treat a gravely wounded Willie; and Charles smuggles weapons into the open city
in a plot to overthrow the comatose Nathan Bates.
02/01/85? Charles forces Diana to marry him, knowing that alien law
requires her to return home to bear his offspring; surrounded by Visitor
troops, Julie helps a former classmate's wife deliver a baby; the Resistance
searches for a new headquarters as the open city becomes a war zone. Alan
Davis: Terence Knox. Jo Ann Davis: Darleen Carr.
02/08/85 After investigating Charles' death, newly arrived Inspector
General Phillip (Frank Ashmore) allows Lydia to choose trial by combat with
Diana in a laser duel to the death. Meanwhile, Donovan helps a widow
(Deborah Wakeham) organize resistance in a scared town where the sherrif is
collecting "taxes" for the Visitors. Jesse: Sherri Stoner. James: Judson
Scott.
02/15/85? Diana and Lydia conspire to frame the mother ship's pharmacist
(Gela Jacobson) for Charles' murder. Meanwhile, a gang member the Rebels
enlisted to steal diptheria medicine from the Visitors is funneling information
to the aliens. Tony: Jeffrey Jay Cohen. Ellen: Rhonda Aldrich. Andy: Adam
Silbar.
02/22/85? Pursuing a personal vendetta, Phillip trails a fifth columnist
who stole the power source to the Mother Ship's lasers, hoping it will lead him
to Donovan. Meanwhile, Diana plots to have Phillip killed by his military
escort (Leslie Bevis) during the battle. Robert: Brett Cullen.
03/01/85? A computer hacker (Josh Richman) refuses to help the Resistance
break into the Mother Ship's battle computer until they rescue his father
(Conrad Janis) from the Visitors; at great risk, Phillip steals the Leader's
invasion plan and gives it to Donovan.
03/08/85? Julie and Donovan sneak aboard the mother ship to look for a
list naming all the Rebel leaders, which was hidden by a fifth columnist before
he died; Diana arranges the transfer of Lydia's brother (Ken Olandt) to the
mother ship so he can be sacrificed during a traditional Visitor rite.
Maitland: John Calvin.
03/15/85? The Leader orders a cease-fire and travels to Earth to
negotiate peace and take Elizabeth as his mate; Donovan and Phillip square
off in a friendly duel, unaware that their "neutralized" weapons have been
tampered with; Diana plots to assassinate the Leader.
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