V
War of Illusions
TV Flash files “War of Illusions” as hour 22 of 24 in the TV Flash guide — V (1983–1985) on NBC, season 3, episode 17, aired 1985-03-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E17: listed hour 22 of 24 in the V guide, hour 17 of 19 in season 3. It aired 1985-03-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Littlest Dragon” (S03E16). Next is “The Secret Underground” (S03E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Philip and Diana install a high tech computer capable of launching a final victory over Earth, the Resistance's only hope at retaliation is a teenaged computer whiz.
Viewer FAQ
Where does War of Illusions sit in the V guide?
S03E17 is listed hour 22 of 24 — hour 17 of 19 in season 3, season 3 episode 17.
When did V S03E17 air?
War of Illusions aired 1985-03-08 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…