'V' Classic Or Dud?

My wife is commonly known as V and I find this thread a bit disconcerting when it pops up

Johnson's wrong about The Final Battle. It kicks ass.

This was one of those shows, like Star Blazers or, later, I dunno, Knight Rider or something, where I was absolutely convinced I saw every episode, and followed the broader narrative from start to finish, but I have a feeling I have more memories of the idea of watching "V" than I do of the show itself. (Fwiw, I was 8 in 1983.) I should definitely watch it again and see if it rings any bells!

xpost Yeah it ends the initial story more quickly than I figure Johnson had vaguely planned (and left the final scene of the original as a go-nowhere hook, at least prior to the regular series), but it's not flat out terrible (and as I muttered elsewhere, Michael Ironside) -- still, it could have been a little something more.

By which you mean, "Hey, let's rethink Elizabeth's magic powers saving our asses"?

To begin with!

V and Final Battle were still fun to rewatch a cpl years back

even back in 85 (tho of course watched religiously) thought the TV show was crap, theywere both (esp Final Battle as the return/sequal) such events! or maybe events for my 8th grade classmates but remember anticipation

This was a Big Deal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbMx9lNGZM

So many Mac-10s.