I saw the original 2-episode miniseries on TV back in the 80's and it made quite an impact on the young sci-fi geek I was. It was one of the better sci-fi stories ever made, IMO. Unfortunately sci-fi wasn't the thing here on that decade any more, the first Star Wars hype was over when "V" hit the screens. And if my memory serves, they cut a few minutes off due extreme violence and viewed the show around midnight. I never saw the extended series, I don't even know if it was ever shown on TV here.
Ten years later sci-fi hit mainstream again along Independence Day -movie which was a big hit in theaters, but which IMO was bombastic crap. Even so, ID and later the new parts of Star Wars built a new generation of sci-fi fans which wasn't a bad thing. Bad thing is that usually warming up any old hit movie/series ends up in a failure. Maybe "the golden memories" are to blame for building up too high expectations which then will turn into (sometimes unjust) disappointment.
That said, I haven't got a clue yet when the new "V" episodes will be seen here, usually it takes at least 6-18 months for a new American TV series to arrive at our national channels and not everything will ever fit in. Maybe "V" will be shown next spring or autumn season, else I have to wait for the DVD release.
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