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The alien-invasion reboot feels sharper and more focused. But the writers do seem obsessed with keeping the humans and Visitors on nearequal footing.
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It's hard to muster up a sense of urgency about V. Mainly, I admire all the pretty people as I wait for the stunning bursts of violence.
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Not every TV show has to leave you wishing for a Ph.D. in physics and total recall of Philosophy 101, and V, which seems to have embraced the cheesy goodness of the original, strikes me as a bit more fun this season.
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The visitors return for their second season on ABC Tuesday night and alas, they still aren't quite as fascinating as you want them to be.
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V is stuck in the past of a 25-year-old show. It needs to shed that skin.
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V needs to either camp it up completely or go in the other direction and model itself after propulsive dramas such as '24.' The show's attempts meld those two very different tones together just makes for an awkward mismatch.
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While the show is interesting and well-acted, ultimately, it lacks shock and awe.
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The show has been notoriously slow in setting up the plot everyone knows already. While the pokey details have included the protracted not-quite-romance between Erica and Father Jack (Joel Gretsch) and the precise loyalties of black-ops and terrorism expert Hobbes (Charles Mesure), the new year brings at least a veneer of urgency.
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V may be giving us more aliens, but I'm still looking for the people.
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There's no surprise to this, just a sense of resignation that such a hokey climax is the way these shows are supposed to work. Which doesn't make V a terrible show, just a terribly ordinary one.
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Great as it is to see Ms. Badler again, her appearance can't save a show that's so poorly acted and written that the characters spout exposition but rarely say anything that sounds like something a real person would say. V looks and sounds like a cheap cable series rather than the big-budget network show it should be.
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This one's not working, and it doesn't matter how many fresh coats of paint or new showrunners they try to slap onto it.
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The groan-worthy dialogue, usually spoken in a monotone by alien and human alike, is rarely credible and lacks the kind of self-aware irony that might make this enjoyable.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 51
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Mixed: 14 out of 51
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Negative: 6 out of 51
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Mar 16, 2011
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Feb 23, 2011This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Mar 17, 2011