One the most eagerly awaited projects of this development season was ABC's reinvention of the classic 1980s sci-fi cult series V . I had the opportunity last night to watch the gripping and electrifying pilot for ABC's new V , from studio Warner Bros. Television, and was completely sucked in by the promising vision and deft skill of the pilot installment, which sets up a slew of intriguing possibilities for the ongoing series. For those of you not in the know, V , originally created by Kenneth Johnson, was a series about an alien invasion that aired on NBC during the 1984-1985 season following a successful run as two separate mini-series. Likewise, this new incarnation of V , overseen by The 4400 creator Scott Peters also tells the story of the arrival of an alien race to Earth via behemoth spacecrafts that appear out of nowhere to hover above 29 cities around the world. Calling themselves The Visitors, their leader Anna ( Firefly 's Morena Baccarin) quickly makes contact