V
The Dissident
TV Flash files “The Dissident” as hour 13 of 24 in the TV Flash guide — V (1983–1985) on NBC, season 3, episode 8, aired 1984-12-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E08: listed hour 13 of 24 in the V guide, hour 8 of 19 in season 3. It aired 1984-12-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Overlord” (S03E07). Next is “Reflections in Terror” (S03E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Diana seals off the Open City with an impenetrable force field which destroys humans on contact, Donovan and Ham must kidnap the alien genius responsible for its development.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Dissident sit in the V guide?
S03E08 is listed hour 13 of 24 — hour 8 of 19 in season 3, season 3 episode 8.
When did V S03E08 air?
The Dissident aired 1984-12-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Miniseries or the weekly V?
The 1983 miniseries is the event — motherships, the reptile reveal, the living-room scream. Skip the later weekly series if you want the phenomenon; the two-nighter is the text.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The 1983 miniseries is the event: motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory — Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d'oeuvres — still has pulp shock. Skip the later weekly series if you want the phenomenon; the original two-nighter is the text.
Motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reveal that made living rooms scream — that was a network night, not a drop. NBC's *V* (1983 miniseries, with sequel and weekly series following through 1985) is Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory: Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d'oeuvres, pulp shock as water-cooler horror-lite. Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler's Diana, Michael Ironside, Robert Englund's Willie: resistance versus disguise. **The original two-nighter is the phenomenon, a major…
Filed against
- Marc Singer as Mike Donovan
Marc Singer led the resistance as Mike Donovan on V — the 1983 miniseries event, motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres, pulp…
- Faye Grant as Juliet Parrish
Faye Grant led the resistance as Juliet Parrish on V — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's 1983 occupation allegory, Nazis in red dust, mice as hors…
- Jane Badler as Diana
Jane Badler’s Diana smiled for the cameras on V, then the reptile reveal made living rooms scream — 1983 miniseries motherships, Kenneth Johnson’s occupation allegory, Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres. Pulp shock with a red…
- Michael Ironside as Ham Tyler
Michael Ironside’s Ham Tyler brought pulp shock to V’s 1983 occupation allegory — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Nazis in red dust, mice as hors d’oeuvres. TV…
- Robert Englund as Willie
Robert Englund's Willie humanized V's 1983 event — motherships over cities, Visitors smiling on camera, then the reptile reveal that made living rooms scream. Kenneth Johnson's occupation allegory with pulp shock. TV Flash files him as…