Geeks of a certain age probably remember begging their parents to let them stay up late so they could watch V, the TV miniseries about aliens who come to Earth promising to solve all our problems but instead turn out to be fascist lizards with a taste for human flesh. ABC, adhering to the showbiz principle that what was mildly successful once might be mildly successful again, is remaking the series and giving it an updated look. Gone is the classic saucer-shaped look of the giant motherships and the big Eighties hair of the evil alien leader. The new motherships are more menacing and the evil alien leader has a cute pixie ‘do. But judging from the trailer below, this new version does seem to share something with the original: a generous serving of cheese. I’ll most likely TiVo this, but I won’t be proud of myself for doing so.
