forgotten_aria

What makes it not watchable? The occasional rubber lizard mask?

Yes, the V mini-series was a story about an alien invasion, but it was also a story about government denigration of science, and just how fast the police state can come on once it gets rolling, and all sort of other messages that seem like they'd carry forward. The evil alien empire was mostly played by humans with no makeup, and just some sunglasses indicating they were evil.

Special effects have changed a lot since V aired. But has acting and writing really improved since then? Not that V upheld amazing acting or writing standards or anything, but I'm just comparing it to whatever miniseries airs on ABC/CBS/NBC next week and wondering what's unwatchable.