V

Um, Robert Howard, uh, who wrote a story called The Shadow Kingdom, talked about serpent men secretly human-- infiltrating human society by impersonating people, including powerful rulers.

And then there was that great TV series, V, in the 1980s, where it popularized the idea of apparently human alien visitors who were secretly reptilian.

And of course, there's this guy, David Icke, who in the 1990s...

He's a Brit journalist, commentator, and he, he started writing about this theory that he had that reptilians or reptilian-human hybrid bloodlines secretly control governments, monarchies, and other institutions.

It's the Bush family.

It's the Rothschilds.

It's the Vatican and the White House.

The ba-ba lesbians in space, space, space.

Um, Robert Howard, uh, who wrote a story called The Shadow Kingdom, talked about serpent men secretly human- infiltrating human society by impersonating people, including powerful rulers.

And then there was that great TV series, V, in the 1980s, where it popularized the idea of apparently human alien visitors who were secretly reptilian.

And of course, there's this guy, David Icke, who in the 1990s, he's a Brit journalist, commentator, and he, he, he started writing about this theory that he had that reptilians or reptilian-human hybrid bloodlines secretly control governments, monarchies, and other institutions.

He wrote a book in the 1990s called The Biggest Secret.

This was Sunday, bedlam in the city by the border.

San Diego's miracle comeback against the Chicago Cubs that put the Padres into the series against the Detroit Tigers.

Hi, I'm Vin Scully.

It wasn't always that way.

Wasn't always a baseball game played before 58,000 people with lights atop the stadiums, with television cameras and media from all across the country and around the world interested in the outcome of the World Series.

Cy Young, a name who has tumbled down the corridors of time all the way to the present, to names like Alan Trammell and Jack Morris, and names like Mark Thurman and Goose Gossage.

Right now, here's Bob Costas.

All right, Vin, in the twilight of Jack Murphy Stadium, the Padres will go with left-hander Mark Thurman, 14 and 8 for the year, the loser of game two in the playoffs against the Cubs.

Before the height of his career, Mark made several appearances on shows like Planet of the Apes, Roots, The Next Generations, and Barnaby Jones.

But it was in the early 1980s that Mark became a household name, first as Dar in The Beastmaster and its sequels, then as Mike Donovan in V, from the original miniseries and V The Final Battle to the television series.

V became a true pop culture phenomenon, and Mark was right at the center of it.

He went on to appear in television favorites including Murder, She Wrote, Highlander the Series, The Twilight Zone, Simon and Simon, and he played Matt Cantrell, Bobby Ewing's best friend, during the infamous dream season of Dallas.

He later had recurring roles on Arrow and appeared alongside RuPaul in the Netflix film AJ and the Queens.

I thought it was great.

I really enjoyed it.

And then came V. Wow.

And to the 25 who wore the brown and gold so well throughout the year, who won the division, down on their knees, battle back to win three straight against the Cubs, and beat the outstanding pitcher of the National League after spotting him three runs.

How about them Padres as well? And how about baseball and the World Series? [upbeat music] Next on NBC, Knight Rider, followed by V: The Final Battle.

That's all tonight right here on NBC, so whatever you do, don't go away.

[upbeat music] In the rain at Tiger Stadium, one of the brightest moments in Tiger history as they defeat the Padres eight to four and become the world champions of 1984.

For Joe Garagiola, this is Vin Scully wishing you a very pleasant good evening.

Come to think of it, have a great year.

The World Series is a special presentation of NBC Sports, the leader in innovative sports television

He decided he needed a real actor who could convey genuine malice, which is when Robert Englund walked through the door.

At the time, Robert was best known as Willie, a sweet, lovable and goofy alien sidekick in the massive sci-fi hit TV series V.

But he didn't want to be permanently typecast as a soft-hearted character.

So Robert actively searched for a pitch-black villain role.