1988: JANE BADLER PROMOTES V MERCHANDISE (Starlog Magazine)

It's the ever-lovely Jane Badler.  Again*.  This time reviving her Diana alter-ago to - errr - flog Visitor merchandise (invasions can be expensive business), presumably left clogging-up a Warner Brothers warehouse when V's weekly series killed the franchise in spectacular style.

Ironically, most of this stuff (especially the action figure) probably shifts for mega-bucks today.  Oh for a time machine.  

I've always particularly coveted the (frankly stunning) poster.  That's one piece of art I'd love to have framed and on my wall.  It's not a left-over publicity still either (if they'd have run THAT image in TV GUIDE, the show would still be on the air today!), Badler reprised Diana especially for the photo-shoot, briefly sparking rumours that Warner Brothers were gearing-up for a revival.  They were... until the accountants saw the potential bill.  

This advert ran for a while in STARLOG MAGAZINE in the late eighties.  This particular scan comes from the March 1988 issue.

* I know, I know.  Like I need an excuse...

1988: JANE BADLER interviewed in STARLOG MAGAZINE

THE HIGHWAYMAN: "They started hitting each other... and the police came."

Here's a 1988 interview with the delightful Jane Badler (from STARLOG MAGAZINE 133, cover-dated August 1988) where she discusses her time on "V" and the short-lived THE HIGHWAYMAN.

THE HIGHWAYMAN is long-forgotten so this is a rare opportunity to get some behind-the-scenes insight and it sounds like it was not always a happy show to work on.

I had the pleasure of meeting Jane - briefly - during her recent visit to London (she's been living in Australia for many years now) and - to be honest - it was dream come true.  I'm pleased (and relieved) to say she was utterly charming (and still beautiful).  We spoke briefly and she said she enjoyed her time of the recent "V" revival (one of TV's great missed-opportunities).