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Offline Dr. Dan

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V the original mini-series
« on: January 13, 2008, 01:15:50 PM »
It's an 80's series about lizard aliens taking over earth.

There are messages in this show that liken to Nazi German and even present day Arabia/Islam.  If anyone has a chance to rent it or watch it, you'll see what I mean.
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2008, 03:23:44 PM »
Sure, V.  I remember this show from when I was a young kid.  It was pretty cool.  In fact, it's one of the first TV shows I have any memory of watching.  It really did play up the Nazi themed influences.  I had heard they were supposed to do a remake of the show, but I don't believe anything has ever come of it.
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2008, 08:23:44 PM »
"V" is one of my favorite series !!!

When I saw it for the first time, many years ago,
I couldn't do anything else but watch it,
it was so catching, so powerful !!!



And the alien-lizards,
the enemy of Mankind,
had a swastika-like emblem:



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"HUSSARORUM ALIAS RACOW"
"Hussar alias Rac (Serb)"

http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_hussars.html
"Hussar or gussar originally meant "a robber" in Serbian. These horsemen served not only under the Polish and Lithuanian colors but also under those of the Holy Roman Emperor;"
http://www.husaria.jest.pl/rys.html
"Bardzo prawdopodobne, że początek swego istnienia husarze zawdzięczają Serbom. Po klęsce na Kosowym Polu w roku 1389 wszędzie szukali okazji do pomsty na Turkach.
Jan Długosz zapisał pod rokiem 1463, że w bitwie nad Sawą bił się Cohors Raczanorum (oddział Raców - Serbów). Po śmierci króla Macieja Korwina Serbowie udali się do Polski, aby kontynuować walkę z Turkami po usarsku."
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/WingedHussar.html
"The hussar concept began in Serbia, near the end of the 14th century. In the 16th century, painted wings or winged claws began to appear on cavalry shields. Wings were originally attached to the saddle and later to the back. In 1645, Col. Szczodrowski was said to have used ostrich wings.
In 1500, the Polish Treasury books make reference to hussars. Early on, they were foreign mercenaries, and were called Racowie from "Rascia" a word meaning "of Serbia." They came from the Serbian state of Ras."
http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armiesofthefanatici/DarrenBuxbaum/LaterSerbs/
"Serbian Gussars"
http://ac.bondurand.com/liste332.htm
"Les serbes avaient reconnu la nécessité d'une cavalerie légère, (...) ils développèrent leur propre cavalerie légère, les GUSARS ou USARS, d'où sont venus les hussards."
http://www.armae.com/contemporain/144epeesetdagues.htm
"Originaires de Serbie, les hussards furent des cavaliers d'élite, connus surtout en Hongrie puis en France, et imités par la suite partout en Europe."
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1b772/a9330/
"The area around the present Zorinsk (Ukrainia) belonged to the Serb Hussar Major Vuyich at the end of the 18th century."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenije_III
" Arsenije III (...) was inaugurating new Serb infantry and hussar regiments that were sent to the ongoing war."
http://www.gatago.com/pl/sci/historia/19850502.html
"Jan Długosz pod rokiem 1463 napisał, że w bitwie nad Sawą, biły się
"Cohors Raczanorum" / Początki husarii w bitwie na Kulikowym Polu
w 1389 r."
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2008, 08:44:33 PM »
I have vague memories of seeing some of that.

Speaking of mini-series, the Terminator: Sarah Conners Chronicles just started premiering now. It looks awesome! What a perfect conclusion to the evening after seeing the Giants upset victory!!!  :) :) :)
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2008, 10:59:39 PM »
I did like this series when it came out.  I was still in school.  Wow that seems a long time ago.

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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2008, 11:15:30 PM »
the remake if they ever do it shoudl be better than Independence Day...the 80's version is a little cheesy..but the orignal movie is great..the series..eh! just really bad acting.
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2008, 03:57:32 AM »
Bad acting!  Are you aware that two of those great actors went on to add Beastmaster (Marc Singer) and Freddy Kruger (Robert England) to the pantheon of Great American film? :D
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2008, 07:49:50 AM »
I'm talking about the series..not the movie..the movie was good.but the series kind of lost me a little bit.
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« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2008, 08:05:27 AM »
I saw he parallels with nazi germany when it first ame out.

That bad alien/lizard chick Dianna was HOT, too!
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2008, 08:09:03 AM »
Quote from: newman on January 14, 2008, 08:05:27 AM
I saw he parallels with nazi germany when it first ame out.

That bad alien/lizard chick Dianna was HOT, too!
Would you marry a bald alien lizard woman like her :-\


David ickes thinks Jews are lizard people :::D
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2008, 04:53:52 AM »
Quote from: mord on January 14, 2008, 08:09:03 AM
Quote from: newman on January 14, 2008, 08:05:27 AM
I saw he parallels with nazi germany when it first ame out.

That bad alien/lizard chick Dianna was HOT, too!
Would you marry a bald alien lizard woman like her :-\




Well the in-laws are light years away in another galaxy so it would have it's plusses.
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Re: V the original mini-series
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2008, 04:57:59 AM »
Quote from: Husar on January 13, 2008, 08:23:44 PM
"V" is one of my favorite series !!!

When I saw it for the first time, many years ago,
I couldn't do anything else but watch it,
it was so catching, so powerful !!!



And the alien-lizards,
the enemy of Mankind,
had a swastika-like emblem:





I remember that  ;D
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