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V Cast @ NYCC 2010..

Posted on - 11-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Crew, Event, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Pics, Season Two, Steve Pearlman, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

IGN Talks With The Cast of “V” – NYCC: 2010..

IGN.com caught up with the cast of V while at New York Comic – Con to discuss what’s in store for the Season Two..

Posted on - 10-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Season Two, Spoilers, V: The New Series, Video - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

V: Diana Revealed!

WEBSITE: IGN.com

WRITTEN BY: Eric Goldman

DIRECT LINK: http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/112/1126929p1.html

A ton of new footage from Season Two debuts at New York Comic Con, including the return of the iconic villain..

A very impressive amount of new footage was shown from Season Two of V today at New York Comic Con – rather than simply show us a montage, or even a scene or two, we were treated to several long sequences from the new season..

The first sequence showed New York appearing in a chillingly quiet state, with cars all stopped and people all laying on the ground, motionless.. Erica ( Elizabeth Mitchell ) wakes up, the only person to stir among the populace.. She begins yelling out for her son, Tyler ( Logan Huffman ), only to see him from behind, sitting on a bench.. When she approaches him and touches his shoulder, he collapses into her arms, asking, ” Mom, is that you? What did you do, Mom?” Suddenly Tyler’s skin reddens and begins to peel and melt and he dies in her arms.. Erica begins to cry, only to look up and see Anna ( Morena Baccarin ) standing before her.. Says Anna, ” You killed me children, so I killed yours..” Erica then awakens, confirming this was all a dream.. She walks out into her FBI offices, where she fell asleep.. Her boss, Paul Kendrick ( Roark Critchlow ), asks, ” Didn’t I send you home?” Erica waves him off, asking if anyone has been able to contact Anna, who has remained silent since the Red Sky began.. Says Sarita Malik ( Rekha Sharma ), ” There’s still no proof the visitors are behind this..”

We then see Marcus ( Christopher Shyer ) speaking with Anna in the Mothership.. When Anna dismisses his concern over her not speaking to the humans or the scientists who have been analyzing the situation, he tells her, ” They can reach an answer on this own,” and that one particular scientist concerns him because his, ” work is reaching dangerous proximity to the truth..” Marcus also warns her that the captains of the other ships were caught off guard by Anna’s actions with the Red Sky and ” are concerned that you yourself have been affected by human emotion..” Marcus tells Anna the captains are all coming to meet with her..

The captains are all assembled and Anna speaks to them, noting, ” I understand there are questions among you about the release of Red Sky..” She assures them that it was all part of a plan, and adds, ” No one – human or Visitor – can comprehend the magnitude of what is coming..” She promises she has everything under control and adds she is, ” So appreciative of your trust and loyalty..” This is when she approaches one of the captains.. We see Anna from behind and her back begins to ripple … and that’s when we see her whip out her tail for the first time! Her tail begins to slash the one captain’s face, until he is knocked to the ground.. She then keeps slashing and puncturing with it, while blood splatters her face.. She then reaches down and pulls the captain up, but now his human face is completely split upon, showing his lizard face beneath.. ” Never forget what we are,” Anna says, before using her tail to puncture him completely through, killing him.. Marcus smiles..

The next scene showed Erica arriving home.. She hears a noise at the door and opens it and Lisa ( Laura Vandervoort ) is there.. Lisa looks upset and despondent, and Erica asks her what’s wrong.. ” I’m not like you.. I’m a Visitor,” says Lisa.. She tells Erica that Anna is trying to change her and she has no one to talk to.. Erica tells her she can talk to her and hugs Lisa, who begins crying..

Then we got the Big Scene for all old school V fans.. Anna walks into a jungle – like environment, and we see a web – like, rope cocoon.. Hands slowly reach out from inside pushing the ropes open, and out comes … Diana ( Jane Badler )!! Yes, the audience went wild for the original V star, as Anna coldly said, ” Hello, mother..”

The follow up to this scene shows Diana asking Anna why she’s come to her, noting she hadn’t seen her in 15 years – ” Not since you put me down here..” Anna tells Diana, ” I had no choice.. Your human skin was infecting you with emotion – weakening you,” insisting she did it to ‘ protect my species..’ Diana then tells Anna, ” I never thought it would take so long for you to admit that you felt human emotion..” Anna insists she’s been working harder than ever to stop their people from ever feeling human emotions, but still haven’t been able to stop it.. Diana reveals that she came to earth decades before, hiding among the humans, ” To see if interbreeding were possible,” only to realize they could not stop those children from being infected with human emotions.. After Anna reveals Lisa has ” entered her cycle of fertility,” Diana notes Anna is infertile, but that she shouldn’t keep Lisa on Earth if she is to breed.. Says Anna, ” I will make it work. it’s Earth, or nothing..”

Another scene shows Jack ( Joel Gretsch ) meeting with Chad ( Scott Wolf ) in the church.. Chad feels awful about what is happening to Jack and suggests, ” Maybe I can put out another piece and tell them the truth about Anna..” Jack tells Chad, ” They’ve already seen what they want to see,” and that he will ” weather the storm..” Chad tells Jack, ” You’re a brave man, father,” to which Jack replies, ” Stay close to Anna.. That’s your role..” He adds, ” The Fifth Column holds strong as long as we have men like you fighting with us.. It’s time for you to meet the others..”

The final scene we saw had Jack bringing Chad to Hobbes ( Charles Mesure ), Ryan ( Morris Chestnut ) and Erica ( Elizabeth Mitchell ).. Chad is amused to see Erica, asking, ” How’s the Fifth Column task force,” and she relies that is, ” my day job..” Says Hobbes, ” I don’t like this.. He’s burned us before..” Chad tells him, ” You’re right.. I’m here to make amends.. Use me. Use my position with Anna..” Ryan grimly notes, ” Anna only tells you what she wants you to know.. You have no idea what she’s capable of..” Says Erica, ” You sure you’re ready for this?”

During the Panel that followed, Executive Producer Steve Pearlman was joined by Morena Baccarin, Laura Vandervoort and Jane Badler.. Pearlman said, ” The release of the Red Sky gave us a whole launching pad for the next season,” noting, ” We had the opportunity to map out the entire season this year, which we didn’t have the opportunity to last season..” He also promised more to come with Valerie’s baby, and quite a ” puberty story ” for Lisa..

A funny moment occurred when a fan apologized for her poor English, noting she was French and then added, ” The Resistance kind of sucks, I think..” Pearlman admitted, ” four people a Resistance does not make,” but added, ” That is something our little ragtag group realizes pretty early in the season..” He said Season Two will include ” the globalization of the Fifth Column.. That’s where Oded Fehr’s character comes into play.. We’ll go to several international locations and meet several Fifth Column cells around the world..”

Badler said she was playing, ” A very different Diana,” than the one from the original.. She described her as, ” Older and wiser.. She has more restraint..” She said that should Diana get free from Anna’s clutches, she certainly would have plans, noting, ” The driving factor behind the queen is power and control of our race..”

Now that Anna’s felt her first human emotions, might she find herself loving a person? After joking, ” Clearly, she’s in love with Chad Decker,” Baccarin said, ” I think that would be the next, interesting thing, is for Anna to fall in love.. To feel a human, emotional connection to a human being – whether it be to a male or a child.. To feel that sort of emotion.. We’ll see!”

Vandervoort said Lisa is ” starting to figure out what she wants.. What side she’s on.. It’s a very mature Lisa this season..” She also described a scene she had recently shot where something dramatic has happened to Lisa.. ” I wake up and don’t know how to feel about it..” Vandervoort then turned to Baccarin and laughed, ” And you’re sitting in a corner like a creepster!”

Pearlman promised that, starting with Anna’s tail, more and more of what is truly underneath the Vs human skin will be revealed in Season Two, ” And it’s not going to be what you think it is..” When he was asked if we should believe that every male and female V is actually the gender they appear to be, he replied, ” We’re going to learn something in the sixth or seventh episode of the season that has to do with gender..”

So, will V finally do their version of the famous rat – eating moment made famous by Badler in the original? Said Baccarin, ” Let’s just say I had a really unpleasant day at work the other day..” Said Pearlman, ” We did have a rat on set one day.. Morena came up to me and said, ‘ I was told it was going to be a mouse..’”

Posted on - 10-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Crew, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Season Two, Spoilers, Steve Pearlman, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

HUGE Reveals @ NYCC’s “V” Panel..

WEBSITE: VirgilsAllNightDiner.wordpress.com

WRITTEN BY: Virgil

DIRECT LINK: http://virgilsallnightdiner.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/huge-reveals-at-nyccs-v-panel/

Joining Executive Producer Steve Pearlman on stage for the NYCC V Panel are the three women who make up the most dysfunctional family in sci – fi history: Morena Baccarin, Laura Vandervoort, and Jane Badler..

The panel kicked off with an extensive preview of Season Two.. If you do not want to know any of the details of what’s to come in V, stop reading now.. If, however, you want a little taste of the future and a description of a few jaw dropping moments, read on after the break..

The preview kicks off with a fast paced recap of the first season.. The first image we see of Season Two takes place right after the Season One cliffhanger of Anna’s release of the ” Red Sky..” It looks like a scene out of Flash Forward.. The city is bathed in garish red light.. We pan up from a blood stained bridge and see a city in ruins, scores of people unconscious.. Erica ( Elizabeth Mitchell ) slowly comes to.. She’s looking for Tyler.. She finds him nearby, huddled over.. He turns to her in anguish and asks her why she did it.. He reddens and his skin wastes away before he dies in Erica’s arms.. Anna is there suddenly, chastising Erica for killing her children and vowing that Erica will pay with her own children..

Erica wakes up.. It was a dream.. A television in the background tells us it is four days after the Red Sky.. Anna has broken off communication with Earth..

We cut to Anna’s ship, where she and Marcus are discussing how to handle the humans.. Marcus tells her that a human scientist might be close to discovering the truth about the Red Sky.. Anna wants him eliminated.. Marcus tells her that the other ship captains are expressing doubt over Anna’s leadership.. Her release of the Red Sky was premature and signals an emotional reaction.. We cut to Anna meeting with the other ship captains.. She chooses one and for the first time we see that Anna has a tail: a giant, green pointy tail, which Anna proceeds to use it to beat and shred the captain.. She pulls the decimated captain off the floor and shows his ripped up face to the others.. For the first time we see almost the full face of a Visitor.. Anna then runs him through with her tail..

Erica comes home, looking for Tyler.. Lisa comes to the door.. She is distraught; she doesn’t want to be the person her mother wants her to be.. Erica and Lisa bond..

Anna is in a strange cave – like setting.. A woman emerges from the shadows; it is Diana, played by Jane Badler – the original Diana from the original series.. We learn that Diana has been exiled to this cavern by her daughter because she had became too emotional and hasn’t even seen her daughter for fourteen years.. In any event, Diana chastises her daughter and mocks her for showing emotion.. Anna is visibly upset by her mother’s words.. We also learn that Diana came here years ago.. Humanity’s first use of the atomic bomb was the signal to them that we were here.. Diana learned quickly, however, that interbreeding was impossible.. There would be a generation of half – breeds that would refuse to bow to a queen.. Anna wants to put her faith in Lisa and Tyler; Diana scoffs – Anna’s infertile and the next nearest viable planet is too far away..

Chad Decker is having a heart – to – heart with Father Jack.. He knows he’s being manipulated by Anna and he wants to commit himself to the Fifth Column.. Father Jack wants him to meet the others and he wants Chad to stay close to Anna.. The clip ends with Chad meeting the other members of the Fifth Column..

Overall, the reaction was wildly positive, especially the appearance of Jane Badler.. The follow – up panel discussion had its own fair share of interesting information..

Posted on - 10-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Crew, Episode, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Season Two, Spoilers, Steve Pearlman, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

NYCC 2010: Alien Lizard Queens Battle It Out at V Panel..

WEBSITE: UGO.com

WRITTEN BY: Hilary Rothing

DIRECT LINK: http://www.ugo.com/tv/nycc-2010-v-abc

I really do think they’re going turn this mothership around, folks!! At this afternoon’s V panel Warner Bros. and ABC unloaded a ton of new footage featuring some seriously amped up special FX, a very toothy Morena Baccarin and original V femme fatale, Jane Badler..

On hand to discuss the second season which premieres this November ( Season one comes to DVD and Blu – ray on November 2nd ) were new showrunner Steve Pearlman and the V queen triumvirate, Morena Baccarin, Laura Vandervoort and Jane Badler..

The panel opened up with a very spoilery sneak peek of the new season which included a scene where we see Bacarrin’s Anna address a council of Visitor captains who’ve traveled to the mothership to present their concerns over Anna’s questionable leadership after the early release of Red Sky..

Spoiler Warning! She kills one of them with her tail.. Yup, they aren’t playing around this season..

So what’s the difference between V‘s lackluster Season One and the upcoming new run of episodes.. Well, it’s pretty simple, as showrunner Steve Pearlman explained, this time around the producers actually had a chance to map out the season, as opposed to last season’s chopped up run of ” pod “ as ABC tried to pass it off as..

This season we can look forward to the long awaited scene between Baccarin and a rodent, as well as several showdowns between Anna and her exiled mother, Diana, who was sent off to a dungeon like dwelling after letting her human emotions get the best of her.. According to Badler, the estranged mother and daughter will even come to blows..

Many fans may think Badler was a shoe – in for the role of Diana but not the case said Pearlman.. The original V badie had to audition for the role along with tons of other potential evil lizard alien candidates but in the end, she really was the only actress who truly embodied Diana, according to Pearlman..

When she first heard about the reboot of the show that made her a campy ’80s television icon, Badler was beside herself and was determined to be a part of the remake, a role which Pearlman confirmed, she ” fought for..”

I have to say after seeing the footage of Badler and Baccarin, I’d say she’s still got it.. But what of the rest of the original cast. Will Marc Singer be showing up anytime soon? Pearlman was non – committal on that matter but I wouldn’t be surprised..

Another positive note fans will appreciate regards the V‘s rag – tag Resistance, the Fifth Column.. There’s been a lot of criticism over the idea that a militia consisting of a handful of people would attempt to take down an alien presence with technology that’s literally light years ahead of our own.. Pearlman said we can expect to see the Fifthth Column beef up this season, with a focus on global cells and their leaders working with the core New York group..

While the Fifth Column battles the Vs, their leader will have her hands full with a daughter that’s considering defecting, her peers questioning her, a meddling mother and these strange new human emotions to deal with..

Oh and a tail and serious set of choppers, ala Bat Boy.. For that alone, I’m willing to give V a second chance..

Posted on - 10-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Articles, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Crew, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Season Two, Spoilers, Steve Pearlman, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

Queen ‘ V ‘: Jane Badler Teases The Mysterious ‘ Return ‘ Of Diana..

WEBSITE: FanCast.com

WRITTEN BY: Matt Webb Mitovich

DIRECT LINK: http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/queen-v-jane-badler-teases-the-mysterious-return-of-diana/

If you geeked out when it was announced that Jane Badler of the original ‘ V ‘ series would be joining ABC‘s reboot this season – and as Anna’s mother, no less – I’ve got news: Jane is roughly 1,000 times more excited..

” It’s so cool.. And it’s so cool for me!” she effused during a press round table held on the series’ Vancouver set..

Asked for her reaction when ABC decided to relaunch ‘ V ‘ last TV season, Badler said, ” I felt like a lover had reemerged that I had never quite finished with. I thought, ‘ Oh my god, I’ve got to get in touch with these people and get on this show..’”

Badler thus went about connecting with the series’ Executive Producers – first Jace Hall, and later Scott Rosenbaum.. ” I really kept myself in the running,” she says.. ” And when this role came up, I auditioned for it – because even though the name of the character was Diana, they intended it as an homage … and not necessarily the same character [ From the original ' V ' ]..”

It’s important to underscore that point – that while Badler is playing a Visitor named Diana, it’s not the same jumpsuit – clad, rat – gulping Diana from the ’80s sci – fi show..

Still, she notes, ” It’s me [ In the role ], so there will be elements of me in there.. And there’s something that resonates deeply in the fact that I’ve come back [ And am ] passing on that baton..”

How is that viewers have not yet seen nor heard of Diana? As Season Two kicks off, it will be revealed that she has been aboard the Vs’ Mothership all this time, hidden away by her very own daughter.. ” [ Anna is ] kind of the head queen,” says Badler, ” and I’m in exile – the queen in waiting..”

We won’t reveal for just how long Diana has been stowed away, but her time in exile has been made most comfortable by the fact that her confines look exactly like the Visitors’ home world.. If you’re envisioning a swampy atmosphere with giant lily pads … well, you wouldn’t be entirely off base.. ” It is lush and tropical,” Badler confirms..

All of which begs the question: Why would Anna go to such lengths to make Mom’s ” prison “ pass for home? Could it be that Diana doesn’t even know she’s aboard a spacecraft hovering above Earth? We gave Badler pause when we floated that theory..

” I never thought of that.. Wow,” she responded.. ” I just assumed that she knew she was on the ship, but now that you’ve said that, she probably doesn’t know.. That would make sense..”

Though ABC has yet to announces ‘ V‘s Season Two premiere date, those anxious to see Badler back on the scene are assured it will be worth the wait.. ” You are going to love my entrance,” the actress tells us with a big smile.. ” The way they introduce me is very cool..”

Posted on - 08-10-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Articles, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Season Two, Spoilers, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

V Cast Attending the New York Comic – Con 2010..

START SPREADING THE NEWS … V Cast attending NYCC..

Highlights include:

Three generations of V queens — series stars Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) and Laura Vandervoort ( Lisa ), and guest star Jane Badler ( Diana on the Original and New V ) – discuss their epic power struggle over the future of humanity in the forthcoming Season Two..

SATURDAY 9th OCTOBER 2010..

5:15pm – 6:15 pm V Special Video Presentation and Cast / Producer Q&A – In the first season of V, the Visitors arrived.. In the second, coming in November to ABC, three generations of V queens – played by Morena Baccarin ( Anna ), Laura Vandervoort ( Lisa ) and guest star Jane Badler ( Diana on the Original and New V ) – will engage in an epic power struggle over the future of humanity.. Join them and a V Executive Producer for a panel that will feature Q&A as well as footage from the new season.. IGN Theater / Special Events Hall..

6:30pm – 7:30 pm V Signing in Room 1C05..

Posted on - 30-09-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Comic Con, Crew, Episode, Event, Exclusive, Interview, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Season Two, Spoilers, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

ARTICLE: Jane Badler Vamps Up V..

WEBSITE: TVGuide.com

WRITTEN BY: William Keck

DIRECT LINK: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-V-1022933.aspx

Even though she played lizard leader Diana to wicked perfection on NBC‘s original V from 1983 – 85, Jane Badler tells me she had to fight fang and nail to get cast as an all – new version of Diana on ABC‘s reboot.. ” From the moment I heard V was coming back, it was something I was hoping to be part of, but they tested a lot of people for this role,” confides Jane from the Vancouver set.. ” A lot of years have passed, so it feels good to win something..” While this is an entirely different take on Diana – reimagined as the wicked mother of Anna ( Morena Baccarin ) – Jane admits it’s been challenging not to slither right back into her wonderfully over – the – top ’80s performance.. ” I’m still the way I’ve always been – lots of hair and eyes.. A bit Raquel Welch – ish..”

When V returns in November, we’ll see Diana imprisoned on the mother ship in a cell designed to look like the reptilian Visitors’ home planet.. ( Don’t ask Badler to describe the details, as they’ll all be added via special effects ).. Who sent her there? None other than daughter Anna! ” I’m the queen in exile, locked away in a dungeon for 15 years,” says Jane.. ” It’s mother abuse!”

Posted on - 14-09-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Articles, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Pics, Season Two, Spoilers, TV Guide, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

INTERVIEW: Ilana Talks With Jane Badler..

WEBSITE: Ilanasvsite.com

WRITTEN BY: Ilana Rapp

DIRECT LINK: http://www.ilanasvsite.com/lizard1.htm

Ilana Rapp: The fans are prepared that your ABC ” V ” character, Diana, may NOT be the 1980s Diana.. How are you going to play the new character differently from the original Diana?
Jane Badler: This Diana will, of course, be very different from the old Diana as it has been a long time.. I am no longer the young woman who first did V.. I am older and wiser and have had many life experiences.. Hopefully I will bring all that to the role.. Of course there will be a few surprises..

IR: As an actress, are you going to create a backstory in your head for Diana, or is a backstory provided by the ” V ” team to help create your character?
JB: Most of the back story has been supplied to me by the writers.. Thank goodness as it is a very different show..

IR: What the fans loved most about the 1980s Diana is her cunning, wit, sexuality and lack of human emotion.. Are you going to be able to use sexuality in this new role even if not required? In other words, is everyone going to be your prey even if UNWRITTEN in the script?
JB: Hmmmm.. At this point I have only seen one script so I am afraid that is up to the writers.. I certainly hope so.. It would be a shame not to still have that part of my personality..

IR: What was your very first reaction when you received the inquiry to join ” V?”
JB: My first reaction was pure elation and excitement and then the reality set in … leaving home and my family which is always hard.. Also, the task ahead feels a bit daunting..

IR: Did you have an opportunity to meet any cast members before your first day of filming, which is 8/16/2010? If so, who did you meet? Reactions?
JB: Yes I have met most of the cast members.. They are all very friendly and down to earth..

IR: Unlike the 1980′s “ V,” the ABC ” V ” does not have any physical ” ships..” It’s all green screen. Do you find it easy or difficult to work with green screen..
JB: Today is my first day with green screen so I will have to let you know..

IR: Would you like to add anything else?
JB: I must finish up by thanking all of the many fans who have been absolutely integral in bringing me back to the small screen in America.. Your voice has been heard and I am deeply touched and grateful.. xx Jane

For the rest of the interview about Badlers music and life, head over to the link above..

Posted on - 18-08-2010
Categories: Actor / Actress, Articles, Behind the Scenes, Cast, Character, Episode, Interview, Jane Badler, Season Two, V: The New Series - Author: madbeeotch - Comments: Leave a Comment -

V: The New Series Season Two Update..

The majority of Cast and Crew went back to work on Thursday 12th August 2010.. Executive Producer, Scott Rosenbaum, would be wrapping up the third day of shooting, as I post..

Jane Badler ( Diana ) arrived in Vancouver a few days ago and met the Executives Producers, but she doesn’t start filming Monday 16th August 2010.. Here are some recent Tweets by Cast and Crew:

janebadler Safely ensconced in my new home for a while Met the producers and had a wardrobe fitting Tomorrow is my makeup test Everyone great x
Aug 13th

skeeterosenbaum In Vancouver. Wrapping 2nd day of Shooting of Season 2 Premiere Episode of V. Just signed off on Jane Badler’s wardrobe. She looks great.
Aug 14th

Loganhuffman77 We have a new friend @vonabc …… Diana!! http://yfrog.com/jmq4stj
Aug 14th