:: Fox Lunacy ::

As is common these days, I first saw the trailer for this flick during another one. Sometime last year - who knows when. I was immediately intrigued by the relatively original concept. The initial idea was automatically reminiscent of Superman, but theirs is a different story. Nine extraterrestrial children are sent to Earth to escape the demise of their planet. Or rather, in the case of Lorien, their species' extinction at the hands of a vicious race known as the Mogadorians. Each of the Lorien children are sent with a guardian to protect them, should the Mogadorians track them down. John can only be killed in order, due to a charm each have. This is meant to protect them. Not having much luck... After number three's murder, John's guardian, Henri, takes them to Paradise, in Ohio, to take care of some things. Disobeying Henri, John decides to go to school. There he starts to fall for the outcast babe, Sarah, (Dianna Agron - Glee, Veronica Mars) and befriends the resident...

At a re gular dinner at a girl-friend's, I encountered a passing reference to a television show called "V". I immediately enquired about it - as first having seen it at JB Hi-fi, I wondered if it had anything to do with the movie "V for Vendetta". I highly doubted it, seeing as it was in the Sci-fi TV section. The words "reptilian", "creepy" and "alien invasion" were thrown in and I was immediately intrigued. Having just sampled the pilot episode, I'm in absolute love. I do hope this series continues on for a while as it shows much promise. Right off the bat, you're faced with a scene ever so reminiscent of the much beloved (to me) '96 film, "Independence Day" - massive mother-ships hovering over major cities, worldwide. And the similarities end there, because here comes the age-old, but ever so deliciously effective posing-as-humans technique. I fell in love with the duplicitous and stunning "Anna",...