Actress Neva Patterson, best known for her role in V: The Original Series as Mike Donovan’s mother Eleanor Dupres, died today at her Los Angeles home.. She was 90 years old..

Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ) reveals to Absolute Radio what she thought about the finale of the cult TV show LOST, in which the actress played ” Juliet..”

Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ) and Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) explain why they think the new TV series V has succeeded where other remakes and re – imaginings have failed..

The cast of the remake of cult science fiction TV show V talk to Absolute Radio about how much responsibility they feel to fans of the original 1980s series.. Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ) and Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) explain that their aim wasn’t to mimic the old show, but to create something new that still compliments it..

The cast of the remake of cult science fiction TV show V talk to Absolute Radio about whether they were fans of the original series.. Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ) and Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) reveal how they used to try to get their parents to let them stay up and late and watch it..

In an interview with Absolute Radio, Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ) and Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) from the new TV show of cult classic V fool around in front of the camera..

Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ) and Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) sit down with Absolute Radio to talk about the new series of cult 80s TV classic V.. In between bursts of laughter and fooling around with the Absolute Radio microphone, they explain the responsibilities they feel towards fans of the original show, and whether they watched it themselves as kids.. This is the full interview..

Our good friend Ed Gross, from over at Visitors Among Us, is bringing V fans, whether of  old or new series, another comprehensive guide.. Hardcore V fans and collectors, should remember that Ed Gross was one of the editors for The V Files.. No not our website, LOL, but the comprehensive guide first released back in 1985.. Gross was the editor that brought us The V Files Volume Four, Five and Six.. He has now released Blogging ” V ” Volume I, which is available on Amazon Kindle publications..

Blogging ” V ” Volume I is the first in a series of Amazon Kindle publications that not only traces the evolution of the new ” V “ ( Which returns to ABC in November ) but looks back at the Original Mini – Series and its spinoffs as well..

The worlds of ” V “, both the new ABC version and the Original incarnation from the 1980s, come together in the unofficial Blogging ” V ” Volume I: 10/27/08-11/03/09, a 40,000 word compilation from Earth’s Mightiest’s Visitors Among Us page.. From the first rumblings of a new series through the show’s debut in November 2009, and with retrospective entries focusing on the Original 1983 Mini – Series as well as its 1984 sequel and single – season TV show, this is a comprehensive guide for all ” V “ fans..

Among those interviewed in these pages are Morena Baccarin ( Anna ), Jane Badler ( Diana ), Elizabeth Mitchell ( Erica Evans ), Marc Singer ( Mike Donovan ), Kenneth Johnson ( Creator, Producer / Director ), Scott Rosenbaum ( Executive Producer ), Laura Vandervoort ( Lisa ), Robert Englund ( Willie ), visual effects experts from both series, Scott Wolf ( Chad Decker ), Marv Wolfman ( Who discusses the DC comic book version ), June Chadwick ( Lydia ), Morris Chestnut ( Ryan Nichols ), Michael Ironside ( Ham Tyler ) and many more..

Blogging ” V ” Volume I, which is edited by Edward Gross, is available for ordering on Amazon’s Kindle right now at a great price..

More Volumes are planned, so please show your support and grab your copy today!!

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Well now that Comic – Con is over for another year, what’s the next Con on the calendar.. Dragon*Con.. This years Dragon*Con is the 24th Dragon*Con, being held in Atlanta, Georgia.. The even will be held from Friday 3rd September 2010 – Monday 6th September 2010.. For more information on who will be making Guest Appearances, head over to Dragoncon.org.. There are currently over 400 Guests and Bands attending the largest multi – media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!

I know, you fans are asking, but is there any V Cast and Crew attending.. And the answer; YES!! Not only are V: The New Series Cast and Crew heading there, but V: The Original too.. The list is being updated constantly, so more V Cast and Crew can be joining those already attending, but we will update you as they do.. Here is the V Guest List so far:

V: The Original..

A.C. Crispin ( Author ) – Ms. Crispin’s most famous genre work was writing the 1984 novelization of the television mini – series V: The Original Mini – Series.. She went on to collaborate on two more books in the V series, ” East Coast Crisis “ with Howard Weinstein, and ” Death Tide “ with Deborah Marshall.. So be sure to take those three novels down with you for signatures..

Marc Singer ( Mike Donovan ) - Now you can get the ” legendary “ Mike Donovan in your grasp too.. Of course Marc Singer portrayed ” Donovan “ in the three acclaimed sci – fi TV epics V, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series..

V: The New Series..

Morena Baccarin ( Anna ) – The Queen Vee will be heading down from the Mothership with a few of her fellow V‘s..

Joel Gretsch ( Father Jack Landry ) - Hitting the Con is one of the main Resistance members, Father Jack Landry..

Laura Vandervoort ( Lisa ) – Joining her mother Anna, Lisa will be accompanying her down to the Con.. But who does her loyalty lie with??

Lexa Doig ( Dr. Leah Pearlman ) – This Fifth Columnist doctor will be sure to do her best to protect you from the V‘s..

Rekha Sharma ( FBI Agent Sarita Malik ) – This cunning Visitor has worked her way into the FBI and now the Dragon*Con..

Michael Trucco ( John May ) – Is John May alive or dead?? We don’t know, but we know he will be at the Dragon*Con..

Jonathan Frakes ( Director ) – Frakes directed Episode 7 of V: The New Series, titled ” John May..” He is known for his role in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Commander William T. Riker..

Robert Duncan McNeill ( Director ) – McNeill directed the final episode, Episode 12, of V: The New Series, titled ” Red Sky..” He is known for his role in Star Trek: Voyager as Lieutenant Tom Paris..

As more V members are added I’ll be sure to let you know..

Wormhole Riders Managing Editor, Kenn Weeks, aka WR_Systems, has recently sat down with an exclusive interview with ” The Man, The Creator, The Legend “ Kenny Johnson.. Click the image below to watch the full 40 minute interview..

Though Kenny receives a ” Created by “ credit on the new, reimagined, ABC V series because it is derived from his original work, he is not involved with the series.. He wishes the latest new producers well with the show, which does not affect Kenny’s ongoing efforts to remake his original classic as a major motion picture..

Kenny’s prime desire is to bring big – screen production values to the new V movie while carefully protecting the timeless story, the characters, quality, integrity and substance that make his original V such a favorite of worldwide audiences and  a critically acclaimed, international landmark..

Efforts by Kenny and his producing partners to make the right deal for the movie are proceeding well and on a daily basis.. Meetings are currently ongoing..

A personal note from Kenny..

I know it’s difficult and frustrating for the many great fans of V to keep hearing how we’re working hard to get the financing in order – while it all seems to be taking forever..

Believe me, I sympathize.. No one wants to be on the set of V more than I do.. But the world economy is in the worst place it’s been for years and $50 million is a very large amount for an ” independent “ film – even for one with such a potent, fondly remembered, international Brand Name like V..

Please have faith that my excellent team and I are making the most strenuous efforts.. We have dedicated countless hours, weeks and months to conversations with potential investors.. It’s a delicate, time consuming process to weed out truth from fiction about their ability to actually provide the funding we need.. But we are determined to make it happen..

The situation is promising, but I don’t engage in hype.. I believe in being straight with people – particularly the loyal fans of V.. The moment that a solid deal is in place our friends everywhere will immediately be given the word on this site.. Meanwhile, please hold good thoughts..

Just released promo images for V that we have to bring you from ABC, giving you a glimpse of what to expect when the show returns Tuesday 30th March 2010.. Eepisode 1.05 is titled ” Welcome to the War ” and these images are from a single sequence where Erica Evans ( Elizabeth Mitchell ) is taking on a V Guard ( Yuris Kis )..

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The story behind ’80s sci – fi thriller V has a modern – day relevance, writes Michael Idato..

WANTED: actress willing to eat a rat.. The job ad didn’t quite read that bluntly but actress Morena Baccarin, who plays the alien leader in the inVasion – conspiracy thriller V, admits an appetite for rodents was most assuredly on the wish list when she walked into the casting room..

Scott Peters, the writer – producer of the remake of the 1980s science – fiction thriller V, has promised his redux will touch on some of the iconic moments in the original, including the skin – crawling scene in which the leader of the invading aliens consumes a living rat..

” I don’t feel great about eating a rat,’‘ confesses Baccarin, who is playing the alien leader Anna in the remake..

At the time of our conversation, only a handful of the one – hour episodes have been produced and while no rats have yet been harmed in the making of this television series, Baccarin knows it is coming..

” I’ve been asked if I have any problems with rodents.. I don’t have a huge problem but I don’t really want to eat one..”

The remake, much like the original, opens with the unexpected arrival of enormous alien space ships over 29 major cities around the world.. These ” Visitors,” through the charismatic Anna, claim to come in peace, offering scientific and medical knowledge in exchange for much – needed resources.. But the smiling face of peace masks a more sinister intent: global conquest..

Set against the alien inVaders are a handful of rebels, including FBI counter – terrorism agent Erica Evans ( Elizabeth Mitchell ), who discovers alien infiltration into government, business and religious organisations has been going on for decades; Ryan Nichols ( Morris Chestnut ), a Visitor sleeper agent who is working against his own people; Catholic priest Father Jack Landry ( Joel Gretsch ) and journalist Chad Decker ( Scott Wolf ), who is caught in an ethical abyss between information and propaganda when, in search of an exclusive, he, in effect, does a deal with the devil..

The centrepiece of the show’s marketing is the same as that used to launch the original series almost three decades ago – an iconic image of a huge alien space ship over a city..

Baccarin says the image is powerful because it highlights our vulnerability.. ” It’s so very vulnerable to have something looming over us in the sky, and then Anna appears for her people, out of this looming, destructive thing, and appears to calm everybody down, saying she’s going to help you, to nurture you and everything is going to be fine..”

Which, of course, it won’t.. Those old enough to remember the original mini – series, which aired in 1983, and was followed by another mini – series V: The Final Battle ( 1984 ) and finally V: The Series ( 1984 – 1985 ), will know that behind the smiling facades of rubberised skin is a race of reptiles, intent on stealing the Earth’s resources to replace its own depleted stocks and to remove the human race into frozen storage..

While some of those elements, in broad – brush terms, appear in the remake, the detail is quite different.. Baccarin says the producers deliberately sought to give the new show its own identity..

” I knew about the original V, so I knew what the show was about.. We had a conversation about the character and his initial thoughts were not to make her inhuman or alien but as nurturing and as human as possible,” she says.. ” It was great to get that perspective on it, to know that it wasn’t going to be a certain kind of show, that it was going to be grounded..”

The series has won rave reviews in the US.. The Hollywood Reporter called it ” clever enough for a cult following ” and USA Today ranked it one on its list of top 10 new shows in 2009..

” I would like to say that I have a healthy amount of cynicism,” cautions Baccarin, but ” I’m very excited about the show.. I love the buzz around it. I think people are going to love it, because I love it, but if they don’t, they don’t and there is nothing I can do about that.. We’ve done the best we could and I really stand by the show..”

Much more than its own antecedent, which is largely remembered for its camp touches, including bitchy verbal interplay between the female Visitor commanders, the remake of V owes a greater debt to the 2003 remake of Battlestar: Galactica, which turned a 1970s science – fiction franchise into a contemporary political thriller almost without peer..

The original V played on an allegory of fascism and borrowed some themes – including the marginalisation of scientists and the removal of citizens to internment camps – from Nazism and World War II.. The remake takes that a step further, rolling religious fanaticism and terrorism into the thematic mix..

Baccarin is cautious to brand the show a political drama.. ” The politics isn’t the heart of the story and in a way I think people are tired of politics, a little tired of television making big statements. Television is entertainment, at least the way we’re doing it,” she says..

” That said, these are wonderful characters and character stories, and there are political statements which deepen the show and make it about something..”

The Jace Hall Show Season 3 is about to commence featuring a heap of celebrities and our very own Jace Hall (V: The New Series Executive Producer ).. The trailer features our very own Jane Badler ( Diana from V: The Original ) who recreated that special scene, Laura Vandervoort ( Lisa from V: The New Series ), Morris Chestnut ( Ryan from V: The New Series ),  Logan Huffman ( Tyler from V: The New Series ), Randy Jackson, Stan Lee, Seth Macfarlane, Ice – T, Zack Levi, Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers ( I’ll break you! ), Tom Green, and many more!

The video also has a sneak peek of the debut music track from the upcoming Jace Hall album ” Video Games Ain’t Bad For You..”