Is ABC's new sci-fi show anti-Obama?

www.daveweinbaum.com ^ | Nov. 4, 2009 | ABC

[listenhillary]

Lovely lady.

[El Sordo]

“Morena Baccarin”

If you’ve never watched the short-lived TV series “Firefly” and the follow up movie “Serenity”, then you must.

Must!

[Jewbacca]

“V” was produced back in the 80’s. Long before Obama came along.”

Yes, it was a warning against fascism in the United States. For the slow, it had an aged Shoa survivor who compared the V to Nazis.

The fact that V now naturally brings comparisons to Obama says more about Obama’s facists leanings than anything intentional by ABC.

[Jewbacca]

The Journalist looks an awful lot like George Stephanopolousinous

[OldDeckHand]

"If you’ve never watched the short-lived TV series “Firefly” and the follow up movie “Serenity”, then you must."

I've been meaning to watch Serenity for some time as it employs an openly conservative actor - Adam Baldwin. And, I hear that Nathan Fillion has made some conservative leaning comments.

[El Sordo]

I am a bit surprised it got made.

But then, this is probably the same crowd that thought Lord of the Rings could be seen as a warning to GWB.

[Marty62]

They seem to be moving the storyline along pretty quickly. Wonder what it will evolve into now that ABC has kicked out the creators of this version after four epies filmed?
I know one thing if they bring back that Star Child thing I’m gone.

[Kartographer]

If it would have been Jake Tapper doing the interview how long after do you think it be before he was Foie gras?

[HeadOn]

Classic. Nicely done.

[El Sordo]

Watch the TV series first. You will enjoy the movie much, much more if you’ve seen the series first.

[Jewbacca]

I, for one, welcome our really hot alien brain-eating overlords.

[OldDeckHand]

"The Journalist looks an awful lot like George Stephanopolousinous"

Now that you mention it, he did indeed - especially the helmet-hair haircut.

[OB1kNOb]

We watched the show last night with this in mind. I heard (and saw) a number of references that rung a bell with me as far as parallels comparisons to another alien (Kenyan specifically). The aliens offered "hope". They offered "changes" that would transform mankind. Anna (or her right-hand man) asked the newscaster man, "wouldn't it be better to forego principles (of journalism - hahahaha) for the "greater good?". Anna told the newscaster not to ask her any questions that would paint them/her in a bad light. Anna mentioned all the medical solutions they could offer to mankind, in which the newscaster said, "you mean universal healthcare so to speak?"

I'm sure there were other references made that I fail to mention, but the commonalities of the show and the liberalspeak we are hearing from Obama and Congress were too many to ignore.

Oh, and one other thing, when the renegade human group secretly met and the leader said that the lizard aliens had infiltrated everywhere much time ago and had caused many of the problems, wars, etc. faced in the past, in order to condition mankind to want a savior of sorts to appear and straighten out the mess, for some reason my thoughts immediately focused on how evil islam has infiltrated our every nook and cranny and now we have a closet muzzie in the highest office in the land. I hope that's one parallel that I'm totally wrong about.

[Jewbacca]

You tell it’s about Obama, from the reviews. Everyone said it was the best ever -— except the NYT:

“the New York Times to write, “The ideas in V, about alien encounters and mass delusion and media manipulation, are enticing. It’s too bad that they’re floating around in a show that at this early stage, is so slapdash and formulaic in its storytelling.”[13]

[OldDeckHand]

"Wonder what it will evolve into now that ABC has kicked out the creators of this version after four epies filmed?"

Oh, they did? That's interesting. It will be interesting to see if the show becomes much less political after the 4th episode.

[Redcloak]

I just hope they don’t make her eat a guinea pig.

[ArrogantBustard]

But the idea in the show is that the aliens have been posing as humans for years causing “un-necessary wars and financial disasters”

Some folks think that's literally true.

[Kartographer]

So is it a Drama of a Documentary? ;-)

[ArrogantBustard]

I suppose that one who subscribes to that point of view would call it a docu-drama. Or a “prophetic warning”. Or some such.

[Mrs. B.S. Roberts]

interesting ping. (did we record it for later viewing?)