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V: The Original Miniseries

Name: V: The Original Miniseries
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Released: 1983-05-01

1983 American TV miniseries

TV seriesminiseriesQ2284586

Also known as V

Started: May 1, 1983
Ended: May 2, 1983
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1.dbpedia.org/resource/V_(1983_miniseries)Retrieved 2020-04-19
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Creator: Kenneth Johnson
Network: NBC
Episodes: 2
Cast: Peter Nelson
, Marc Singer
, Faye Grant
, Jane Badler
+7 more
Genre: science fiction television series
, adventure television series
, miniseries
Country of origin: United States

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V is a two-part 1983 American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. Its debut on NBC in 1983 initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning reptilian aliens known as the Visitors trying to gain control of Earth, and of the reaction by the human populace.

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Narrative location: Los Angeles
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Composer: Joe Harnell
Followed by: V: The Second Generation
Distributor: NBC
Derivative work: V
Media franchise: V
Review score: 70%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 10 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“V”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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5.5/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“V”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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