The series was, I agree. But the original mini-series (both of them) were really good. Diana was written as a ruthless and ambitious scientist whereelse the tv series turned her into Joan Collins. @@jwsmith53
Believe it or not it was the most expensive TV miniseries ever and the special effects for the alien voice but I called a double Echo effect that was very expensive to do when it became a series they decide to drop the alien voice effects now ask for Jane badler she went to miss she went to Duo the TV pilot mission impossible in Australia, she met some smooth talkin Australian guy with a big cock and she never left. I think you some f****** stockbroker or some s*** it's always the stockbroker that gets all the pussy that s*** pisses me off anyway I digress years ago when she got cast for The V reboot series somebody asked her what happened to her accent she explained that because she been living in Australia for so long that she lost her American accent. That happens why do.
russell brown if it hadn’t been for me you’d still be trying to decide where to land on this planet.........you and your petty idiotic intrigue...........wondering who was in charge, I was in charge...........I directed this entire operation.........while you made pretty speeches I have the power you wore the the crown..........a crown.................It’s yours now Diana.........enjoy your reign queen of a poisoned realm.............we all know happens next......
@@Panwere36 John knew the visitors were defeated at this point, he wanted to walk away with some dignity, but Diana did not accept defeat, but she had another ace up her sleeve.
@@Squab1972 , I agree.. but still.. that burn of what he said to her..it matters. That shows a lot of Diana's mentality very solidly. Jane played her like the Nazi she really was.. and that is why we love her as an actress.
"I was in charge!" She is right of course. This scene also revealed what her ultimate goal was, and if she couldn't win she'd rather destroy earth completely. The new Diana in the remake of the series is called Anna, and from what I've seen so far she doesn't look half as dangerous and vicious. Diana you felt uneasy with the first time you saw her.
McLarenMercedes she couldn’t face reality after the visitors lost, so she launched the doomsday device to destroy earth completely, with the help of the star child earth was saved, and paved the way for V the series.
@@davecue2 And wasn't THAT a cool reveal ? "Hello... *Mother*." Little love lost THERE, methinks. Keep the old lady in cold storage for all those years? Sheesh.
In the firefight between Diana and Donovan in the end, her reaction to taking a plasma burst in the abdomen looks very authentic and natural. She goes stiff from the pain and her fingers open on reflex, allowing her weapon to fall to the deck, and then she just falls over, still stiff as a board. It's not a controlled fall, which too many actors do, to the best of my experience. The only thing breaking her fall was the bulkhead.
Rinzler TheHunter me too. One thing that bothered me, when you stared into it; the whole is completely filled. Shouldn't it be hollow? Oh I thought Diana was HOT!
Yes she was! She was a pretty lizard brunette lol but a nasty one lol! She brainwashed Julie and used the little Elizabeth to have information and always got what she wanted..and later in the series she is even more evil. She captures Mike when he tries to get close to his son and flirts with him giving him a mouse to eat but Mike is so stone that he believes he sees Julie at the beginning and the war is over but he actually is emprisoned in a room.
Diana is freaking hot! Can’t stop looking at her. After John said I won’t be part of this obscene destruction I actually had bit of respect for him. At least he knew when he was beaten and took it like a man. There was no need to waste humanity and the earth. He saw that.
I LOVE Jane Badler, and got to tell her at DragonCon a couple of years ago how she was my biggest 1980s crush. Having said that, I agree with all of the praise Jane has gotten here, but let's be totally honest. From Marc Singer, Faye Grant, the late Richard Herd, Michael Ironside.. even down to the children actors.. this was a grossly underrated and underappreciated ensemble cast. I say that because the first half of the mini-series premiered during *_the infamous 1983-1984 television season of NBC... were NONE of the new series that premiered that year got a second season!!!_* This brilliantly cast sci-fi allegory of Nazi Germany (and, let's face it.. the rise of "woke mentality" now....) was, along with the sophomore season of _Cheers_ and a handful of newly premiering on TV movies, the sole reason people were even tuning into the Peacock network that year! This clip, yes, comes from the second half _V: The Final Battle_ , but the entire story saved a really bad year for NBC.. and they never really appreciated it.
i saw it in late 80s i was very young but watching "Jane Badler" made my mind about women with darker hair. but by the way "Morena Baccarin" in last "V" is also very hot.
We as adults had someof the best TV shows going. This was a show when i was early teens, the ships all looked stunning, with just enough of a scary undertone to keep you going back for more. The new version wasn't as good sadly. the sound effects on everything just fit perfectly. Think I need to rewatch this
I loved that the Visitor ships had two feels to them. They had bright white decks and flair in some parts where they showed their human guests how nice and benevolent they were. Then, in the dark sections was where the genuine monstrous parts happened.
OK, so...John has no problem draining Earth of its water (although that made no sense, seeing there's plenty of water in the universe), no problem using humans for cannon fodder and food, but he calls the nuclear detonation of one Mother Ship "obscene destruction". Way to be the good guy, there, John....
up to this moment (or the 80s where the series was showed) there isnt any proof that water is abundant in the Universe; u may refer to the chemical elements (hydrogen and oxygen), but oxygen is not common neither; only in some very scarce meteors was observed some form of ice (and in most cases ice is not based on water at all, it's iced poisonuos gases the norm); in fact, at least for a carbon-based life, water must be present in liquid form in a planet and so far that has never been observed in our own galaxy (the extent in whic scientists are seaching, giving the limitations of our technology); if water or life were common in the Universe they should be everywhere but that, again, is not the real scenario; so for any hostile alien invader who depended on water it will be absolutely imperative to take control of Earth's water supplies (and maybe using us or our pets or wildlife as food as a bonus); think of it from our own real actual perspective: we are starting to thinking about colonizing the moon, Mars or whatever other "suitable" space place we could put our feet and hands on; no wonder NASA and every other major space organization is searching for "Earth-like" planets (which include at least some form of water-like or atmospheric conditions similar to our own planet)
jpowell180 up to then they were using force to get what they needed from Earth. Food and water. But now it was all tainted and deadly to them. There was no reason to stay any longer. And destroying Earth wouldn’t accomplish anything beyond a petty act of vengeance.
Yes because the visitors needed the Earth for food and water. It was obscene destruction. A complete waste. Not that he cared about humanity. He just didn't want the Earth and its resources destroyed.
I loved how the close up on the gun had no hole then later on it did, I always loved the way the V's weapons looked. The new series the weapons and shuttles look kinda shitty, I wish they had kept the original looks for those
The aliens were trained in different accents and given different "looks" so as to better relate to a broad mass of humans. NE patrician (John, the ostensible leader); Southern, Midwest, etc. And likely Russian archetypes for the USSR-destined ships, etc. although we don't see those others. Recall, when not in their skin disguises the Visitors all look and sound alike (to us).
I had a case of deja-vu,recently that panel for the doomsday weapon in V.Was in a episode of knight rider.I originally watched V as kid and jane badler performance as a villain freaked me out.
J16012020. Mi más sentido pésame a la hermosa y atractiva, gran actriz, Jane Badler por el fallecimiento de su hijo el actor Harry Hains, el 7 de enero de 2020. La pienso mucho mucha fuerza para ella y su familia.
NYC MTA subways and LIRR had billboards advertising this which would be changed every 10 days or so. The big orange V was featured and we all had to wait for March, 1983 on NBC to see what it wall about.
Yes,you're right apart from the "star child" glowing at the end 'V' The Final Battle" was a good follow up to the GREAT original 'V" mini series from the previous year.
J30082018. Hermosisima Jane Badler Diana. Esta serie era buenisima, pero en mi opinion personal, muchos la veiamos mas por Diana que por la misma extraordinaria serie. Cuando comia ratas era impactante pero bellisimamente atractiva a la vez.
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Diana was one of the best characters ever written and Jane Badler nailed her.
It was a typical, over-the-top, 80s, soap opera. Dynasty with reptiles.
The series was, I agree. But the original mini-series (both of them) were really good. Diana was written as a ruthless and ambitious scientist whereelse the tv series turned her into Joan Collins. @@jwsmith53
This is a 40-year-old series, I always did respect the fact that John the supreme leader stood his ground and not nuking the hell out of planet earth.
Jane Badler is GORGEOUS, she's the perfect villain. I always liked her.
Believe it or not it was the most expensive TV miniseries ever and the special effects for the alien voice but I called a double Echo effect that was very expensive to do when it became a series they decide to drop the alien voice effects now ask for Jane badler she went to miss she went to Duo the TV pilot mission impossible in Australia, she met some smooth talkin Australian guy with a big cock and she never left. I think you some f****** stockbroker or some s*** it's always the stockbroker that gets all the pussy that s*** pisses me off anyway I digress years ago when she got cast for The V reboot series somebody asked her what happened to her accent she explained that because she been living in Australia for so long that she lost her American accent. That happens why do.
Well at least John has some balls to speak his mind before Diana killed him
I had such a crush on her as a kid.
i realize I'm pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?
@Emmitt Parker flixportal :)
Diana probably one of the greatest villians in TV Hisitory.
She was amazing she never looked like she was acting lol
I totally agree with that.
When she killed the priest, scary yet sexy lol
I really want to be her alien bicycle seat.
The hottest vilains in tv history
Daaamn, she was so badass! And somehow, her looks, you could actually believe there was a lizard under there. Masterclass in villainy!
Don't let the baby face fool you: Diana (played by Jane Badler) has a gun and knows how to use it.
Bringing back Diana in the V 2011 series was a great surprise!
December 2019 and still one of my favorite scenes!
The gave Jane Badler some good lines: "You stupid, feeble man!" Love it.
russell brown - the thing is they weren’t humans that’s what I hated about that line
russell brown if it hadn’t been for me you’d still be trying to decide where to land on this planet.........you and your petty idiotic intrigue...........wondering who was in charge, I was in charge...........I directed this entire operation.........while you made pretty speeches I have the power you wore the the crown..........a crown.................It’s yours now Diana.........enjoy your reign queen of a poisoned realm.............we all know happens next......
@@Squab1972 Yes.. that retort from him.. that was such a burn that even killing him didn't take the sting away!
@@Panwere36 John knew the visitors were defeated at this point, he wanted to walk away with some dignity, but Diana did not accept defeat, but she had another ace up her sleeve.
@@Squab1972 , I agree.. but still.. that burn of what he said to her..it matters. That shows a lot of Diana's mentality very solidly. Jane played her like the Nazi she really was.. and that is why we love her as an actress.
Rest In Peace Richard Herd 😢
"I was in charge!"
She is right of course. This scene also revealed what her ultimate goal was, and if she couldn't win she'd rather destroy earth completely.
The new Diana in the remake of the series is called Anna, and from what I've seen so far she doesn't look half as dangerous and vicious. Diana you felt uneasy with the first time you saw her.
McLarenMercedes she couldn’t face reality after the visitors lost, so she launched the doomsday device to destroy earth completely, with the help of the star child earth was saved, and paved the way for V the series.
Ana is Diana’s daughter
@@davecue2 And wasn't THAT a cool reveal ? "Hello... *Mother*." Little love lost THERE, methinks. Keep the old lady in cold storage for all those years? Sheesh.
I actually like Diana's look without the poofed up 80s hair.
She's so beautiful and she's a perfect vilain ! Love it
The most powerful sci-series ever ! And very creepy too!
Second mini series was amazing! Except for the part where the Star Child has those impossible superpowers.
Diana was the best female Villain who people love to hate, and she was scary as fuck, but still you would mind being tortured by her.
Space Dynasty with lizards...
I like how even the computer voice has the extra resonance that the Visitors have in their voices
It's logical
Also amazingly enough they speak English even when nobody is around
Jane badler is awesome
Diana una GENIA TOTAL
Bella y gran actriz 👏
In the firefight between Diana and Donovan in the end, her reaction to taking a plasma burst in the abdomen looks very authentic and natural. She goes stiff from the pain and her fingers open on reflex, allowing her weapon to fall to the deck, and then she just falls over, still stiff as a board. It's not a controlled fall, which too many actors do, to the best of my experience. The only thing breaking her fall was the bulkhead.
Real actors commit
In this ending scene her fall looks jarring as fck to do, but as you say very natural and a dead-drop.
love the sound of the phaser
Rinzler TheHunter me too. One thing that bothered me, when you stared into it; the whole is completely filled. Shouldn't it be hollow? Oh I thought Diana was HOT!
+myhybrid09 lol @ the phaser. Also they look jarringly fake compared to when I was a kid.
Emmy Gerard I wanted those :) and the laser rife :)
Rinzler TheHunter
phew phew phew
Ohhhhhh i love Diana. .. she is the showwwwwww
Jane Bader, was really nasty in her role of the leader of the aliens. Very scary.
Yes she was! She was a pretty lizard brunette lol but a nasty one lol! She brainwashed Julie and used the little Elizabeth to have information and always got what she wanted..and later in the series she is even more evil. She captures Mike when he tries to get close to his son and flirts with him giving him a mouse to eat but Mike is so stone that he believes he sees Julie at the beginning and the war is over but he actually is emprisoned in a room.
Diana is freaking hot! Can’t stop looking at her. After John said I won’t be part of this obscene destruction I actually had bit of respect for him. At least he knew when he was beaten and took it like a man. There was no need to waste humanity and the earth. He saw that.
She would not accept defeat or reality.
Rest in Peace Richard Herd [*] The only man who served as Admiral in Starfleet,UEO and Sirian “small” fleet 💪😁😎
and the Yankee organization. Castanza's boss.
George was his protogé!
I LOVE Jane Badler, and got to tell her at DragonCon a couple of years ago how she was my biggest 1980s crush.
Having said that, I agree with all of the praise Jane has gotten here, but let's be totally honest. From Marc Singer, Faye Grant, the late Richard Herd, Michael Ironside.. even down to the children actors.. this was a grossly underrated and underappreciated ensemble cast. I say that because the first half of the mini-series premiered during *_the infamous 1983-1984 television season of NBC... were NONE of the new series that premiered that year got a second season!!!_* This brilliantly cast sci-fi allegory of Nazi Germany (and, let's face it.. the rise of "woke mentality" now....) was, along with the sophomore season of _Cheers_ and a handful of newly premiering on TV movies, the sole reason people were even tuning into the Peacock network that year! This clip, yes, comes from the second half _V: The Final Battle_ , but the entire story saved a really bad year for NBC.. and they never really appreciated it.
They all did a fantastic job in their roles, a great Sci-Fi classic that is still relevant today.
Ah Diana. Forever Queen in my books. Even with the lizard thing. We'll overlook that.
i saw it in late 80s i was very young but watching "Jane Badler" made my mind about women with darker hair. but by the way "Morena Baccarin" in last "V" is also very hot.
We as adults had someof the best TV shows going. This was a show when i was early teens, the ships all looked stunning, with just enough of a scary undertone to keep you going back for more. The new version wasn't as good sadly. the sound effects on everything just fit perfectly. Think I need to rewatch this
I loved that the Visitor ships had two feels to them. They had bright white decks and flair in some parts where they showed their human guests how nice and benevolent they were. Then, in the dark sections was where the genuine monstrous parts happened.
Diana, so evil, yet soooooo cute :) I had and still have a crush on her :)
I would have wrecked that chic
Jane Badler was so hot I loved this series in my early teens.
I adore her accent, universal and sweet, like a mix between American and British.
Everyone here is talking about how hot Jane Badler is and I'm sitting here thinking, "No! Not Mr. Wilhelm!"
I used to think that she was such a beautiful woman. I used to have dreams about her
Wet dreams..... 😆
Me too buddy so hot.
I made out with her once
We all did, mines R Rated bordering on X lol.
She was the entire 80s wrapped up in one woman.
Great sci fi show that should have lasted a lot longer.
Loved this woman.
God Jane Badler was gorgeous... smart... cunning... sexy.
Man I loved 🥰 this show back in 83
This was a good ass show for its time
It still is IMO. Sure some effects have not aged well, but the story, the acting, the art direction, all the rest still holds.
What other ass shows do you like?
I was so in love with her !!
Elizabeth's fear of what's going on is heartbreaking - so realistic.
Very pretty...❤❤❤❤❤
OK, so...John has no problem draining Earth of its water (although that made no sense, seeing there's plenty of water in the universe), no problem using humans for cannon fodder and food, but he calls the nuclear detonation of one Mother Ship "obscene destruction".
Way to be the good guy, there, John....
There's a fine line between "necessary violence" and "senseless violence". John seems to see this line way better than you do.
he did change his mind, people.are free to do so
up to this moment (or the 80s where the series was showed) there isnt any proof that water is abundant in the Universe; u may refer to the chemical elements (hydrogen and oxygen), but oxygen is not common neither; only in some very scarce meteors was observed some form of ice (and in most cases ice is not based on water at all, it's iced poisonuos gases the norm); in fact, at least for a carbon-based life, water must be present in liquid form in a planet and so far that has never been observed in our own galaxy (the extent in whic scientists are seaching, giving the limitations of our technology); if water or life were common in the Universe they should be everywhere but that, again, is not the real scenario; so for any hostile alien invader who depended on water it will be absolutely imperative to take control of Earth's water supplies (and maybe using us or our pets or wildlife as food as a bonus); think of it from our own real actual perspective: we are starting to thinking about colonizing the moon, Mars or whatever other "suitable" space place we could put our feet and hands on; no wonder NASA and every other major space organization is searching for "Earth-like" planets (which include at least some form of water-like or atmospheric conditions similar to our own planet)
jpowell180 up to then they were using force to get what they needed from Earth. Food and water. But now it was all tainted and deadly to them. There was no reason to stay any longer. And destroying Earth wouldn’t accomplish anything beyond a petty act of vengeance.
Yes because the visitors needed the Earth for food and water. It was obscene destruction. A complete waste. Not that he cared about humanity. He just didn't want the Earth and its resources destroyed.
I loved how the close up on the gun had no hole then later on it did, I always loved the way the V's weapons looked. The new series the weapons and shuttles look kinda shitty, I wish they had kept the original looks for those
The problem when they remake shows bro they throw out the baby with the bath water.
@@captainmartin1219 Why not sell the baby?
"John?! My name is Tania. I'm here to clean the carpets. Most of this world is carpeted and one day, we will do the cleaning."
All hail Diana, Queen of a poisoned realm.
We loved John's Massachusetts accent. Funny for a villain from outer space.
The aliens were trained in different accents and given different "looks" so as to better relate to a broad mass of humans. NE patrician (John, the ostensible leader); Southern, Midwest, etc. And likely Russian archetypes for the USSR-destined ships, etc. although we don't see those others. Recall, when not in their skin disguises the Visitors all look and sound alike (to us).
Que hermosa 😍💓 mujer todavía la veo y sigo enamorado de ella
RIP, Richard Herd...
She was awsome, i was totally in love with her.
That laser blast came from Challenge Of The Gobots.
This could be such a great remake... if a director/producer comes along that doesn't rely on computer effects constantly.
Diana..😘😘😘😘😘
Back then, the same 8 actors appeared on virtually everything sci-fi or action oriented.
I'm thinking that shooting the supreme commander in the back is probably grounds for a court martial.
I always had a hard time I either found Julie sexy or Diana when I was younger good versus evil lol
Who could forget this epic series and its amazing characters, but what happened to Elizabeths Tongue at 1:30?
Elizabeth was growing fast, she already shed her skin once by this time. Her body was probably settling for a more human form.
She makes us all look bad.
I Never wanted it to come to This.
She is amazing
i remember watching this miniseries with my mom, best part was the werid half human half alien baby lol
Richard Herd ( John) also played Owen Paris in Star Trek-Voyager.
Are they going to make a series 3 or not ? 🤔
Diana was my first girl crush!!! She was bad ass ... Jane played the part so well.
"You stupid feeble man"? I just noticed this after 40 years. He's not a Man, he's a Lizard. Loved Diana... she knows what she wants and how to get it.
So how many characters does Diana shoot over the series?
Mc27052020. Descanse en Paz Gran Actor Richard Herd.
L12042021. Vivira inmortal en sus películas.
I had a case of deja-vu,recently that panel for the doomsday weapon in V.Was in a episode of knight rider.I originally watched V as kid and jane badler performance as a villain freaked me out.
And yet diana and Willy both had death threats thrown at them all through the series
01:18 girl was waiting for the shot before she fired😂😂
They never showed us what the lizzards their planet looked like. We only can guess from their alien invasion fleet.
🤨
J16012020. Mi más sentido pésame a la hermosa y atractiva, gran actriz, Jane Badler por el fallecimiento de su hijo el actor Harry Hains, el 7 de enero de 2020. La pienso mucho mucha fuerza para ella y su familia.
Diana- loved intrigue just fine. So long as it was grand and sophisticated, just not petty and idiotic. Quite right.
NYC MTA subways and LIRR had billboards advertising this which would be changed every 10 days or so. The big orange V was featured and we all had to wait for March, 1983 on NBC to see what it wall about.
Jenny Beck(Elizabeth).. wonder where she is today? What's happened to her since this & Paradise (guns of)?
To think he would be playing the Mr. Wilhelm character was a few more years down the road.
Мой самый любимый сериал.
I got to go back and watch this 😂
Yes she was the best we all miss V
I can't believe John would be so stupid as to turn his back on her after realizing what a bloody psychopath she is.
so why did Diana smirk in the ending when the planet didn't blow up?
Because it was other ships hiding behind the moon and she was gonna come back and give hell 😂
Jane Badler was hot as hell.🔥
God, she was beautiful.
The guy who played John always reminded me of Karl Malden.
How many seasons did this show have?
michael weinberger 1 from September 1984 to March 1985
And yet Robert England was also doing nightmare on elm street at the same time as v
Well, John was the latest and last character to die in this miniseries.
O my god I getting old...
Alien technology with Trinitron monitors.... :D
Awesomeeee... i have complete en DVD. ....
How large were the original ships?
About 3,200 Meters
I saw her and Marc Singer at DragonCon. It was terrific, although Marc sorta hogged the panel.
Diana 💋❤❤❤
The star child story ruined the whole series
Why lol ?
me ubiece gustado invitados en esa serie
stephen thomas you really think so I kind of thought the same a child half human and half couldn't really happen
stephen thomas Blame it on Brandon Tartikoff for firing Kenneth Johnson and screwing up the production.
Yes,you're right apart from the "star child" glowing at the end 'V' The Final Battle" was a good follow up to the GREAT original 'V" mini series from the previous year.
I love her...
Great shot!
J30082018. Hermosisima Jane Badler Diana. Esta serie era buenisima, pero en mi opinion personal, muchos la veiamos mas por Diana que por la misma extraordinaria serie. Cuando comia ratas era impactante pero bellisimamente atractiva a la vez.
Comentas lo mismo en todos. Los videos de la serie v 🤦♂️
Granted, I haven't seen this in many years, but I now notice the "borrowed" soundtrack from Star Trek the Motion Picture.
They should have kept that weird voice thing with the tv series too.
How were the alien "reverb" accents created?
IF ONLY I COULD MEET DIANA
“You stupid feeble Man” - he’s a Lizard not a Human.