V has been a grand disappointment to me of late. I love science fiction and there shouldn’t be any reason why I’d want to stop watching any show with such a concept as alien invasion, but after 5 episodes that was exactly how I felt. After three more I’ve warmed up to it a little, but it is still a show I don’t necessarily look forward to watching.

V is a remake of a show made in the 80s about aliens coming to Earth wanting peace, but having another agenda. If you weren’t born that long ago, you can also look to other shows like Earth: Final Conflict, and you’ll know about what to expect from this show. The only problem is that Earth: Final Conflict was a better show than V. V has a lot of work to accomplish if it wants to be remembered fondly by history.

It’s not the special effects bringing it down. Those are fantastic. It’s also not the acting. The acting is believable and immersive. But the writing holds the actors back. I’ll be quite honest, if you asked me the names of the characters, I wouldn’t be able to give you an answer. Nine episodes in, I should be able to name you the main characters, but they are all so forgettable.

Sure they all do their jobs. The FBI agent is an FBI agent (barely...for someone who should be able to deal with stress, she really has a hard time keeping her emotions in check), the preacher is a preacher (barely...for a preacher he’s pretty eager to fight people and shoot guns, and take advantage of other people’s faiths), and the turncoat Visitor is a champion of the people (got nothing to say about him, he’s actually alright).

About the only character that actually provides any interest to me is Laura Vandervoort’s character, daughter to the queen of the Vs. She’s fallen for a local kid, son of the FBI agent, and it’s been interesting seeing her character develop. Also, for those who never saw her in Smallville, she is incredibly hot. And this is the second time my hormones have influenced a review (see my review of Vampire Diaries for more), but really she should have chosen me to impregnate her with alien spawn instead of that Zac Efron look alike. She’s unfortunately the only good eye candy in the show, unless you want to see the beautiful Morena Baccarin (of Serenity) with the manliest haircut they could possibly find.