“V” Is Very, Very, Very V-abulous, but Not Online
by Kara Swisher
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:34 AM PT
ABC certainly is taking its sweet time in releasing the first episode of “V,” a sci-fi television series that debuted earlier this week on the Web in any substantial way.
The network is showing about nine minutes of the redo of the 1980s miniseries about a lizardy alien invasion disguised as a peace mission by outerspace hotties online on its site.
But pretty much the only way you could watch “V” in its entirety this week, if you missed its broadcast Tuesday, is by buying it on Amazon.
It initially streamed there free, to build momentum, as well as on Apple (AAPL) iTunes, but now the only place you can get it–if you fork over $2–is Amazon (AMZN).
That all changes tomorrow, when the show–whose debut racked up surprisingly high numbers at 13.9 million viewers–shows up for free on ABC’s site and on the Disney (DIS) network’s joint venture video partner, Hulu.
If you cannot wait, here is the extended promo video for “V,” with a glimpse of scaly badness, as well as a preview of the show next week:
Comments
The concept is interesting, but to judge by the trailers, “V” is just another forgettable tv series chock full of pretty faces and bad acting.
Posted by Alan Sanders at November 6th, 2009 at 9:41 amThe pilot episode is also available for free on iTunes.
Posted by Michael Long at November 6th, 2009 at 10:11 amM: It WAS, as I noted. No longer.
Posted by Kara Swisher at November 6th, 2009 at 10:56 amA:
Oh, I like the show a lot.
Posted by Kara Swisher at November 6th, 2009 at 10:56 am