Those alien lasers suck. Give me a high caliber automatic weapon anyday. Funny seeing the Lizards hiding behind boxes when bullets fly. Dont think they will win with those tactics
Seems that the visitor troops aren't actually much of a threat in battle. They have terrible aim, slow reaction time, and they do dumb things like seeking cover behind empty cardboard boxes. Plus they don't use grenades, bombs, rockets, explosives, or tanks. All they have are those laser guns that shoot one shot at a time. Hey, I'd much rather face the visitors than a squad of United States Marines, or any branch of the US military.
Check out :40 seconds in this video. "In about 5 seconds you're gonna be cloud dancin". Another 80's line that was so random and cheesy, but so awesome at the same time! Of course, I doubt anyone would even know what that meant if you said it to them, but I guess it does make sense in a way! LOL
Not only did the resistance have marijuana plants as others have mentioned before, it looks like Ham is hiding behind a beer brew kettle at (5:36). They were getting drunk and stoned.
I think its because there out of training. Like in starwars the first Trilogy the stormtroppers cant shoot straight because they havnt been on a war here this particular fleet has been either traveling or watching us and never thought of us as a threat so they didnt practice
I get a kick out of this generation's critique on the V mini-series. Its like they can't enjoy a film / show without pointing out what's fantasy or realistic. Whatever happened to just enjoying the show for what it was ? So what, Tyler can fire an UZI from his waist. It looked cooler that way ^_^
It's called the Israeli method, training with the weapon until it's all in the muscle memory and the user can point it like you'd point a finger. With enough practice it's amazing how good some get at it.
@Grooveraider , yeah no kidding lol, it's nice to actually watch an action scene where a stack of boxes or a door and such doesn't stop bullets lol, I always shake my head in movies or shows where regular objects seemingly are bullet-proof
Whatever happened to focusing on what is important? The plot, character developement and message to us all? Never seen the new series but from what I've heard it's more flash than substance.
Its just tv series. Things are exaggerated for effect and for entertainment purposes!!!
Yes; it is ridiculous, impractical, inaccurate, and highly dangerous to shoot from the hip. But this is Hollywood. Let them stick to making movies and lets just enjoy them.
shooting from the waist level worked with the thomson, like, in 1930. it's ridiculous to do it with an uzi. he has to get his whole body out of cover to do it, and he empties the clip in seconds. anything but the thomson you gotta frakking aim!
These people can travel vast distances in space, create laser weapons and undetectable human disguises yet they dont realize that cardboard boxes make lousy cover.
LOL @ the last part. Talk about short notice! And Ironside can Woop some Ass! His face Expressions are classic. I wonder who would win between Between Chuck Norris and Ironside!
lol Classic! Ham and Chris' intro to the series was fantastic and I love the extra degree of realism the stuntmen playing the Visitor troopers showed as they slowly began to understand the new bullets were tearing them up!
"never did understand the purposes of Ham taking pictures. For whom, for what reason? "
Recon. He was pretending to take photos of the game, while scouting out the rebel base. Once Ham determined that the rebels were "amateurs" in the way they'd set up their defenses, he knew he'd be able to bargain with them from a better position - he and Farber had the skills they needed.
i love that Tyler runs out of ammo and gota reload regularly. In some movies they act like a standard UZI got ammo in a single clip like an entire helicopter, next clip runs out after shooting 2 times, but the guys in V have paid attention to realism m*thumbsup*
One ex-special forces soldier with a crappy MAC-10 against a whole platoon of aliens with advanced laser weapons = soldier comes out on top. Moral here- a weapon's only as good as the person using it.
This gunfight was one of the best scripted ones I've ever seen. Notice in the beginning of the shooting the aliens don't really take cover (bullets up to this point couldn't get through their body armor), but at the end they're dodging left and right and hiding behind thick barriers.
Oh yes. This is when it went from really cool to totally awesome, when Michael Ironside and his partner showed up! My favorite characters! All us wise kids in New Jersey rooted for these guys constantly!
Ham Tyler was originally supposed to use an UZI submachine gun, but the Military Armament Corporation paid the "V" producers a lot of money to get their MAC-11 submachine into the series instead!
"Ham" is short for "Hamlet"!
When Ham asks Chris if, "you gotta teflon load in this?" referring to the MAC-11, teflon coated bullets were new technology. Because of "V", these bullets becamely widely popular and demand for them by criminals went through the roof!
its no wonder those lizards lost once already to "the enemy"
stopthesoftkill 3 weeks ago
Tyler is fuckin pro!
Argo108 1 month ago
is the visitor really hiding behing cardboard when he is facing a semi automatic ! priceless !
lukkha1 3 months ago
Never mind the laser guns, visitors are terrible shooters :p
margalitmelnik 5 months ago
Fake! You can totally see the strings!
Replayability 5 months ago
Those alien lasers suck. Give me a high caliber automatic weapon anyday. Funny seeing the Lizards hiding behind boxes when bullets fly. Dont think they will win with those tactics
theslabbxxx 7 months ago
"In about five seconds you're gonna be cloud dancing!"
IRON5 9 months ago
I would have blew Tyler's Brains out the back of head when he refused to stop.
Yes he ends up being a mjor help.but they had no idea at the time and he was an asshole
DIEWHENIMGONE 10 months ago
That's a waste of good luggage... hahahahahhahahaha....fuck yeah
blazing64 10 months ago
Don't Fuck With Michael Ironside.
Don't Fuck With Ham Tyler.
Don't Fuck With Sam Fisher.
Don't Fuck With General Ashdown.
littledebbie187 10 months ago 3
@littledebbie187 Damn right
nonohino 7 months ago
@nonohino Yeah, baby! Hell yeah!
littledebbie187 7 months ago
Ham Tyler Rocks
shinkansen761 1 year ago
My favorite character in the entire "V" series: Ham Tyler.
tuvan06 1 year ago 5
"Master of covert operations, communications, and bad relations." What an intro! Maybe I should put THAT on my resume.
NameCallingIsWeak 1 year ago 6
title of music at 4:24 please
cedricnot 1 year ago
Seems that the visitor troops aren't actually much of a threat in battle. They have terrible aim, slow reaction time, and they do dumb things like seeking cover behind empty cardboard boxes. Plus they don't use grenades, bombs, rockets, explosives, or tanks. All they have are those laser guns that shoot one shot at a time. Hey, I'd much rather face the visitors than a squad of United States Marines, or any branch of the US military.
mrderekevan 1 year ago 5
Check out :40 seconds in this video. "In about 5 seconds you're gonna be cloud dancin". Another 80's line that was so random and cheesy, but so awesome at the same time! Of course, I doubt anyone would even know what that meant if you said it to them, but I guess it does make sense in a way! LOL
mrderekevan 1 year ago 2
Not only did the resistance have marijuana plants as others have mentioned before, it looks like Ham is hiding behind a beer brew kettle at (5:36). They were getting drunk and stoned.
submariner103182 1 year ago 2
Show got better once Michael Ironside showed up, the new show needs somthing like this to make it more fun..
harryc1971 1 year ago 2
Michael Ironside is the man!
Optimusnorm 1 year ago 2
fuck yeah!
Ham Tyler kicks ass
coralin378 1 year ago 3
HOLY LOL...the guy is hiding behind a PAPER box at 7.10. HAHAHAHA
chich234 1 year ago
When Ham Tyler and his mate turned up it started to get awesome with the sheer amount of hurt they rained down on the Visitors.
Hauntedman1 1 year ago
Fore some reason Introducing this ham tyler guy makes me feel like I'm watching the A Team, .
gplus46 1 year ago
Meet Sam Fisher,master of convert ops and bad relationships.
MontyPython134 1 year ago
Who the hell has a name like 'Ham'? I bet when he was at school, the kids were queuing round the block to beat the crap out of him....
applemac555 1 year ago
Michael Ironside looks like a psycho...!!... He scares me ! :-D
VintageSoundsNumber1 1 year ago 2
at 2.45, is the Visitor soldier 'cocking' his weapons like it's some sort of bolt-action rifle??? How silly.
chewie211171 1 year ago
he was great in scanners
tygerprince 1 year ago
Michael Ironside kicks ass...period.
KakashiBallZ 2 years ago 6
I loved him in Total Recall.
Sasfoot 2 years ago 3
OMG. These two new guys were where I first heard the term, "This'll blow you up into the next week." Pure classic.
parachuteclubbed 2 years ago
piglet is a nasty word. This guy has a real attitude problem.
johnmiller945 2 years ago
check out the weed plants growing at 1:39. at least these rebels still know how to party!
maltonrockcity 2 years ago
Gotta love Ham's intro into the show. Great dialogue between him and Donovan here.
tamie74 2 years ago
these aliens can't shoot straight
UDflyer04 2 years ago 4
@UDflyer04 They went to the Bad Guy School of Marksmanship.
xXxCrossBonesxXxxxx 2 years ago
I think its because there out of training. Like in starwars the first Trilogy the stormtroppers cant shoot straight because they havnt been on a war here this particular fleet has been either traveling or watching us and never thought of us as a threat so they didnt practice
polloafroman 1 year ago
I get a kick out of this generation's critique on the V mini-series. Its like they can't enjoy a film / show without pointing out what's fantasy or realistic. Whatever happened to just enjoying the show for what it was ? So what, Tyler can fire an UZI from his waist. It looked cooler that way ^_^
Grooveraider 2 years ago 24
It's called the Israeli method, training with the weapon until it's all in the muscle memory and the user can point it like you'd point a finger. With enough practice it's amazing how good some get at it.
franksnow79 1 year ago
@Grooveraider , yeah no kidding lol, it's nice to actually watch an action scene where a stack of boxes or a door and such doesn't stop bullets lol, I always shake my head in movies or shows where regular objects seemingly are bullet-proof
Mr77eisen 1 year ago
@Mr77eisen - AMEN !!!!
Grooveraider 1 year ago
@Grooveraider
Whatever happened to focusing on what is important? The plot, character developement and message to us all? Never seen the new series but from what I've heard it's more flash than substance.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
sup with the weed plants at 1:37
freekwhensee 2 years ago 2
Yeah, the new actor was in scanners. That's another good sci fi flick. The metaphors are all over this series.
angelbe88 2 years ago
Now that's a waste of good luggage.
Awesome line.
finman84 2 years ago 22
ay they tell him.. get your cute butt outta here??..lol
ALMIGHTYIGZ 2 years ago
6:00 in the Lizard hides behind a stack of cardboard boxes...ha! Stupid alien scum!
Teevock 2 years ago
Pity it took so long for Michael Ironside to show up.
DiverforPort 2 years ago 4
Ham Tyler FTW!!!
JimmyVX 2 years ago 4
When he shots the human at the end wth the laser, his T-Shirt has no Laser burn at all. hehe
Verhoeven1980 2 years ago
"Move the M60 or I'll make you eat it." Michael Ironside rocks my f'in world.
thetwistedstuff 2 years ago 3
B.M.F
cmlaurin1 2 years ago
Did the Resistance improve their amunition or something or how come that all of a sudden the Visitor grunts can be killed with earth guns?
lilbrothaaa 2 years ago
The new guy brought them new ammunition
spectrophotography 2 years ago 2
and tons of military expertise
eisenkreuzmusik 2 years ago
Its just tv series. Things are exaggerated for effect and for entertainment purposes!!!
Yes; it is ridiculous, impractical, inaccurate, and highly dangerous to shoot from the hip. But this is Hollywood. Let them stick to making movies and lets just enjoy them.
Libertyguy09 2 years ago
shooting from the waist level worked with the thomson, like, in 1930. it's ridiculous to do it with an uzi. he has to get his whole body out of cover to do it, and he empties the clip in seconds. anything but the thomson you gotta frakking aim!
Eikinkloster 2 years ago
ironside rocks
DRnab1983 2 years ago 2
These people can travel vast distances in space, create laser weapons and undetectable human disguises yet they dont realize that cardboard boxes make lousy cover.
dlr1241 2 years ago 3
They never had to fight an alien race before.
gab21113 2 years ago
TYLER=D
When they are planing to do a movie version of Frank Miller´s "Batman: dark knight returns", I wanna see Ironside as Batman=)
snopp9000 2 years ago
Hes a good shot not using the sights on that SMG.
NielsShoe 2 years ago
Some charred lizard
susango123 2 years ago
Its Jester
expo767 2 years ago 3
"Now that's a waste of good luggage."
Finally, Ham n Cheese! LOL.
Ironside is such a badass!
86haromaster 2 years ago 5
if they'd made an x-men movie in 1983, ironside (with some prosthetic hair) would have made a hell of a Wolverine.
The voice is a perfect match to how i always heard it reading the comics
SoftWolfTread 2 years ago 5
I so Agree with you , he would of made a Great Wolverine!!!
getflame 2 years ago 3
Of course, these days, they could stick a cigar in mouth and make him Nick Fury
SoftWolfTread 2 years ago 3
Yeah I'm Kinna unsettled having Samuel L. Jackson Play Nick Fury After playing the Octopus in The Spirit ..just bad casting!
getflame 2 years ago
LOL @ the last part. Talk about short notice! And Ironside can Woop some Ass! His face Expressions are classic. I wonder who would win between Between Chuck Norris and Ironside!
xxxmoviefreakxxx 2 years ago
YEAH! IRONSIDE IS DA SHIZNIT!!!
Aelkamal 2 years ago
oh jesus...the entire scene in the rebel base is in desperate need of some estrogen...
suhayla11 2 years ago
at least the lizards aren't bad at shooting unlike the stormtroopers...
Aelkamal 2 years ago
Another thing. This land mark was used in the Replacement Killers with Mira Sorvino.
BearWalken 2 years ago
Aww ... look at the out of shape shock trooper trying to catch up @ 4:37
BearWalken 2 years ago
don't fuck with Ironside
ancalites 2 years ago 2
Michael Ironside. The man simply exudes an aura of "don't F with me if you vaule your life and body." Perfect for this role.
Anynom 2 years ago 4
Ham Tyler and Chris Farber? That's a nice little analog of ...
Han Solo and Chew Bacca!
Another two rogues who saved the Rebels ... am I right, people?
El135o 2 years ago 2
yes
Aelkamal 2 years ago
wow... yeah... right on.
hessdx1 2 years ago
":Now that's a waste of good luggage!"
lol Classic! Ham and Chris' intro to the series was fantastic and I love the extra degree of realism the stuntmen playing the Visitor troopers showed as they slowly began to understand the new bullets were tearing them up!
Great scene!
Vonstadt 2 years ago
i cant believe how well i remember this after 25yrs,love it jus as much 2
swanzzy 2 years ago
Yeah, it is cool. I remembered a lot of this V too. Can't wait for the new one, I hope my kid likes it.
Watchmann777 2 years ago
Tyler's smoking fools left and right
Adrianrulz 2 years ago
michael ironside is the man!!
fred29600 2 years ago 3
never did understand the purposes of Ham taking pictures. For whom, for what reason?
tylerari 2 years ago
"never did understand the purposes of Ham taking pictures. For whom, for what reason? "
Recon. He was pretending to take photos of the game, while scouting out the rebel base. Once Ham determined that the rebels were "amateurs" in the way they'd set up their defenses, he knew he'd be able to bargain with them from a better position - he and Farber had the skills they needed.
silverhawks 2 years ago
i love that Tyler runs out of ammo and gota reload regularly. In some movies they act like a standard UZI got ammo in a single clip like an entire helicopter, next clip runs out after shooting 2 times, but the guys in V have paid attention to realism m*thumbsup*
BurialBunny 2 years ago 2
One ex-special forces soldier with a crappy MAC-10 against a whole platoon of aliens with advanced laser weapons = soldier comes out on top. Moral here- a weapon's only as good as the person using it.
This gunfight was one of the best scripted ones I've ever seen. Notice in the beginning of the shooting the aliens don't really take cover (bullets up to this point couldn't get through their body armor), but at the end they're dodging left and right and hiding behind thick barriers.
shadowrunner54 3 years ago 3
RAMBO! where is he when you need him?
Restarea11019V 3 years ago
"RAMBO! where is he when you need him? "
Don't you think Michael Ironside alone is worth 2 Rambo and a Chuck Norris alone?
well, ok, 2 rambos.
Jonz66 2 years ago
"This is Chris Farber, my associate. You people are doomed."
Classic.
IStillBelieveInUs 3 years ago
How come cameras in tv shows and movies always have such FAKE looking focus screens
KevinCarey 3 years ago
6:51 haha when he laffs, he IS bad ass
crisgeorge 3 years ago 2
and enter micheal ironside. the true bad ass fo the movie and my favorite charecter. and not just on this show
guyver214 3 years ago 3
Oh yes. This is when it went from really cool to totally awesome, when Michael Ironside and his partner showed up! My favorite characters! All us wise kids in New Jersey rooted for these guys constantly!
DEP717 2 years ago
"Now that's a waste of good luggage..."
AKN74 3 years ago 3
Ham Tyler is the best!!
onny101976 3 years ago 2
They would have had their asses handed to them on a golden platter if it wasn't for him and his assistant!
Freakgrl04 3 years ago 2
Ladies and gentlemen:
Ham Tyler
eisenkreuzmusik 3 years ago 2
Ironside was a bad ass in this movie. I wish I had the skills he had.
h8tebred 3 years ago
Aim so you use 1 round per target. You don't use the spray and pray method when you're part of the resistance.
winstonsmith2600 3 years ago
Michael Ironside and Marc Singer are cool
Squab1972 3 years ago 3
Michael Ironside was the icing on the cake for this series in my mind! He had that Nicholson sort of look and that great voice and attitude.
WilB1972 3 years ago 5
AMEN TO THAT
nitroelite 3 years ago
why is donavon still the only human with a laser pistol? shit,i be grabbing them laser weaponz off them dead lizardz! hell yeahh !
jimmiexiong 3 years ago 6
"This is Chris Farber my associate and you people are doomed" !!LMAO Best line ever HA HA HA.. Ham is cool as shit.
WaneEnt 3 years ago 3
Ham was my hero after this episode. I was Ham when I played hockey and football. I was Ham when I went to school and swimming.
"Now that's a waste of good luggage." LOL
dome1972 3 years ago 2
Michael Ironside is abtly named! The hardest and coolest guy in the series
memoir4you 3 years ago 2
"Now thats a waste of good luggage" lol
or a pair of really nice boots!
Lilysmom2002 3 years ago 3
notice at 5:57 one of the aliens talk with a regular voice? whats that about?
SoHappyIam 4 years ago
ah good old michael ironside.
brilliant.
mohanicus 4 years ago 3
Ha ha. I love it! Dumbass lizard man takes cover behind a bunch of cardboard boxes. Ha ha, smart one!
Domzdream 4 years ago
i have this theme of the vistor raid..pm me if yall want it...
714power 4 years ago
Oh crap was that the dad that got shot at the end?? SNAP THAT SUCKS!
therealfalcore1 4 years ago
LOL @ Doog short for Do Gooder. Like in his othe movie he was Dar maybe thats nick name for Da Animal Wrangler.(Beast Master)
therealfalcore1 4 years ago
where is this location in LA? it must be a well known landmark. Ive seen it used in Mobb Deep - shook ones part 2 video
/watch?v=ntJDVMyrG88
BudBudToker 4 years ago
Mannn there was no mobiles when this series was out,unbelievable LOL.
I want this series to come out again sooooo badly !!!
MrDicusBigus 4 years ago
Piglet? God, WHAT A FOUL MOUTH! (Huh?)
mRSDiabolical 4 years ago
Han Solo and chewbacca make their first public appearance!!
and the same star wars music....what an original serie!!
smorrissey 4 years ago
Ham Tyler was originally supposed to use an UZI submachine gun, but the Military Armament Corporation paid the "V" producers a lot of money to get their MAC-11 submachine into the series instead!
"Ham" is short for "Hamlet"!
When Ham asks Chris if, "you gotta teflon load in this?" referring to the MAC-11, teflon coated bullets were new technology. Because of "V", these bullets becamely widely popular and demand for them by criminals went through the roof!
JohnBrown001 4 years ago
"Now that's a waste of good luggage." I've been waiting for someone to say that line.
nsonic79 4 years ago
That's why we love good ol Ironside
flarnfilth 4 years ago
HAM TYLER just walked in and took over. I hate that man LOL. That actor ALWAYS plays the smartalek asshole in EVERY movie he's in LOL
MissyKwan 4 years ago