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Steel Is Out On DVD! Our Pop Culture Heritage Is Secured!

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:03:45 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal takes multiple gunshots to his metal-plated crotch from a whole gang of armed thugs, in this scene from the DC Comics movie you all tried to forget. "I'm about to smoke you like a blunt!" More »

The V Novels That Might Have Been Better Than The TV Show

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 PST

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We all remember the skin-tearing, blue-bolted awesomeness of the original V mini-series—and the not quite as awesome weekly series that followed—but do you also recall the effort to move V off your television and into the book world? More »

V's Original Creator On Why The Reboot Can't Fail... For Him

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:41 PDT

Looking forward to ABC's reboot of V (starting this week)? So is original creator Kenneth Johnson, but not necessarily for the reasons you'd expect: He's hoping it'll act as a trailer for his own movie version of the show. More »

V: Not Original, Official

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:30:00 PDT

The WGA has ruled: ABC's V is officially a remake of the original 1984 mini-series, meaning that original creator Kenneth Johnson will get the credit (and the money) he deserves when the new series premieres this November. [Illana's V Site] More »

Nazi Mouse-Eating Lizards May Be Appearing At A Theater Near You

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:00:02 PDT

It's not just Battlestar Galactica that could be getting a big screen version that ignores its TV reboot; a new interview with V creator Kenneth Johnson suggests that our favorite mouse-eaters may be Hollywood-bound. More »

"V" Creator None Too Pleased About ABC Reboot

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:20:00 PDT

Someone is pissed they stole his alien movie pitch. The original V series creator Kenneth Johnson is not very happy with ABC for forcing his alien invasion back onto the telly without his blessing. The weird part is what he wrote on his website. More »

Zip Up Your Red Jumpsuits — V's Alien Infestation Is Back

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:30:00 PDT

The creator of NBC's alien-invasion series V has been shopping around a script for a big-screen remake, and it looks like the 1980s aliens may get to give world domination one more try. Latino Review unearthed V creator Kenneth Johnson's spec script, and it sounds pretty true to the series. Find out whether "The Visitors" can be trusted, and how to make one scary alien spawn, after the jump. With spoilers, and creepy alien videos from the TV series. More »

Closer Than Ever to a "V" Movie and New Series

Annalee Newitz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:27:43 PDT

There've been a lot of rumors and muttering about a new series based on 1980s alien invader tale V. Kenneth Johnson, who worked on the Alien Nation series and owns the rights to the V series, has just released a new V book, V: The Second Generation. Now he's saying he's on track for a movie version of the miniseries, plus possibly a new series about V's "second generation." More »

The Truth Behind the V Franchise

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:15:35 PST

We mentioned earlier that V might be heading back to television. The big news is that the book that could inspire this V resurgence will hit store shelves tomorrow. But how well to you remember this show and its creator? Creator Kenneth Johnson gave us the original Bionic Woman, and we all know how that recent retread has been going. Would a new V series fare any better? Go behind the scenes with some V trivia in the list below which is rife with decades-old spoilers. More »

Alien Lizards Are Making A Comeback

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:20:47 PST

Is it time to bring back V? In 1983 we had the two-part miniseries called V, then the following year they gave us V: The Final Battle, which spawned a TV series called, appropriately enough V: The Series. But it's been 20 years since we've heard from those reptilian alien invaders who pretend to be our friends. What's been happening to the franchise? Creator Kenneth Johnson thinks the time is right to adapt his novelization V: The Second Generation into a movie or a new series. [IESB] More »

Must See: V

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:22:24 PDT

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »