but I have a sneaking feeling that I could lose interest in FF fairly easily.

And wouldn't that be typical? For me to get into FF when you decide it's not your cup of tea, after all :-)

I must say that the fact the show is based on a novel reassures me a bit. Let's hope they'll stick to it as much as possible and don't get lost in new plots and new twists...

I'll try V out of curiosity too. I was a big fan of the original show when I was a kid (my favourite character was Martin) and I'm curious about this new version. Though I'm not 'impatient' to see it as such.