First Look At The Remake Of V

ABC has released two clips that give us a first look at their brand new remake of the 80's sci-fi TV classic V.  For those of you that don't remember the show, V was about a race of aliens that came to earth claiming to be peaceful and in need of assistance.  They made deals with our governments and basically sort of took over the planet peacefully.  However, their intentions weren't noble at all, and even though they looked human they were actually a race of lizards who wore human suits in order to get humanity to trust and follow them. 

 

Well, the new show seems to be following along the same lines story wise, as you'll see below in these clips.  The first clip is the blanket statement the aliens make to the people of earth.

 



 

This second clip is of the alien's PR representative sitting down to do an interview with a human TV reporter.  It's pretty obvious from this clip that the aliens are doing their best to still earn the trust of the human race.

 



 

In case you didn't recognize the actress playing the alien representative in both clips, let me point out to you that is Morena Baccarin whom most of you will remember as Inara from Joss Whedon's Firefly.  A quick check of the show's IMDB page also shows that another Firefly alumni, specifically Alan Tudyk (who played the pilot Wash), is also on the cast.  And that blonde woman looking up in the first clip?  That's Elizabeth Mitchell, who plays the character of Juliet on that other hit ABC series Lost.  Add to that the chick who plays Kara from Smallville and you've got the beginnings of a truly Geek-centric cast.

 

I loved V as it first aired when I was a kid.  I'm actually pretty excited that it's getting a remake.  Plus, Inara with short hair looks really hot.  She's got a very Audrey Hepburn thing going on.  I like it!