Stair-jump over to Obsessed With Film, where I've reviewed the season 2 premiere of ABC's sci-fi remake V, brought to you by the tailors of Laura Vandervoort's V-neck tops:
ABC's remake of V, the '80s hit show about alien visitors who arrive on Earth with secretly malicious intentions, returns for a second season, in the face of dwindling ratings and a poor critical response. ABC clearly saw more potential for a turnaround than FlashForward, their other hyped sci-fi drama from 2009, which wasn't fortunate enough to escape the axe. Unfortunately, although "Red Rain" was faster paced than usual, and managed to drop V's annoying cloak of mystery a few times, it still exhibited many of the flaws that made it hard to enjoy season 1 in anything but a disposable way. I think this a show that has a strong foundation in its admittedly hoary premise, but too many mistakes were made in the remake's blueprint... Continue reading...
