V a hodge podge recent awesome.

When I first heard that they were remaking V for TV again I was excited. After all Battlestar Galactica taught us that a remake of an old sci-fi standard can be great. The only problem with this is that the source material for V is lacking at best. The original series was a little cheesy even by 1980 standards. Yet the acting pedigree in this show is better than any TV fan could hope for. Cast members from many great shows show up here, from Lost to Firefly. Oh and Scott Wolf makes an appearance as a slimy news anchor that sells his soul for a world wide audience with very little prodding. For me personally I was really happy with the appearance of Morris Chestnut. I hope that this series will not fall victim to one classic sci-fi blunder of pushing the strong black character to the background. Sure we have a black president, black head coaches in the NFL, but how many black star ship captains? Lando is the only one that comes to mind.
Anyway. It's an ok start to what could because a great series. As long as they don't focus on the High Schooler's love affair with a cute young Vistor. Anyone who saw the original series knows were that story line ends up. I am glad to see that like the reMake of BSG the main character has been turned from a man to a woman. It worked well there and I hope the same for V. Time will only tell if it works out.