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The remake of "V" that lands amid heavy promotion by ABC on Tuesday gets a lot of things right. It sets up its story quickly, draws at least a few of its characters in more than one dimension and looks very good.
But. Or maybe a small-b "but," because in part my feelings about the prospects for "V" as a series are colored by having re-watched some of the 1984-85 series (thanks, Syfy!) that grew out of the two "V" miniseries that aired in 1983 and '84. The weekly series, to put it charitably, was not good -- even my 13-year-old, alien-loving self recognized how thinly plotted and spottily executed it was.
So if I have reservations about the new "V," they come mostly from memories of how the original went off the rails and not from what I've seen of the new show. Because Tuesday's premiere is really quite good.
The setup is the same: Giant alien ships appear over the planet's major cities, causing awe, panic and wonder in the population. The leader of the Visitors, Anna ("Firefly's" Morena Baccarin), appears to the world and assures us...
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