"V" was an early 80s TV sensation, the brain child of Kenneth Johnson (responsible for the Six Million Dollar Man and the Incredible Hulk series) , V was a parable about facism wrapped in the amazing trappings of science fiction.
The original mini series were a ratings smash, so by the time a weekly series rolled around (Johnson bailed by this point) it made sense that toy makers were clamouring to get themselves some lizards. Sadly, the series was less than spectacular and LJN didn't roll out their entire V line for 1985 (save for the 12" doll). Below is a sad glimpse of what might have been.
Check out the 1985 LJN V catalog here
Other Unproduced Toy Lines
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4 comments:
The 12" figure WAS produced. I bought one from Child World when I was a kid and would often terrorize my sister's Barbie collection with it.
Yeah, Ken I ran out and bought one too back in the day. It's sad that's the only thing that made it.
The article states that the entire line wasn't released, not that a single piece didn't see a small distribution. I'll agree it is worded a little poorly, but seeing those figures makes me bummed out, I'd have been all over those.
If you watch the mini-series, you will see those very same prototypes being played with by some kids, including a few others. They make mention of a kid having the mothership playset at home. This was a really smart and fun scene in the series that was an accurate portrayal of toy marketing at the time.
Actually, those figures shown in the mini series are not the ones shown here. That was two years before the series and LJN having the license, they are simply well made prop items.
Trust me, I spent a little while with the DVD looking at them.
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