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"V" Open Thread (It's hopey changey)
11/3/2009

Posted on 11/03/2009 5:00:08 PM PST by SonOfDarkSkies

It's starting in 3 minutes..."V"...the strange remake of "V"...the series that is so evocative of Obama's "hope and change".

Just starting a discussion thread as this serial opens.


TOPICS: TV/Movies; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: scifi; v
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To: Hot Tabasco

The Visitors offered “universal health care” to the masses...


101 posted on 11/03/2009 7:20:13 PM PST by Sloth (For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of the International Olympic Committee.)
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To: TheVitaminPress; SonOfDarkSkies

It won’t be on Hulu

probably’’maybe on

abc.go.com


102 posted on 11/03/2009 7:26:54 PM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com .... I am a rogue nobody. One of millions.)
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To: KarlInOhio

I just hope it doesn’t drag out for several seasons like “Lost”.


103 posted on 11/03/2009 7:36:01 PM PST by Big_Harry ( Thank God I am an "Infidel"!)
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To: TheVitaminPress

I noticed they moved the story line much faster than the original. I will watch as long as they don’t pull that Star Child stunt. I stopped watching the original because of that.
This seems to be a much more serious version. Will see how it fairs.


104 posted on 11/03/2009 8:25:27 PM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: justlurking

Well HUMMMMM.
HOW DOES HOLLYWOOD LIKE THE CONTROL FROM THE MOTHERSHIP.


105 posted on 11/03/2009 8:48:52 PM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: KarlInOhio

My husband and I liked that the address for the meeting was 4400.

I think this is going after Serenity, 4400, & Lost fans.


106 posted on 11/03/2009 10:04:45 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: SonOfDarkSkies
No argument. Just disagreeing about jumping into an Obama connection. It is simply a geat coincidence for the producers.

By the way, I have been educating folks on the eerie similarity of Obama and fascism since he won the election. All his actions of the last 9 months have borne out that assessment.

107 posted on 11/03/2009 10:45:45 PM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

And the recurring phrase “The dawn of a new day”. That’s what 0’s icon is supposed to symbolize. The rising sun over a new day for America.


108 posted on 11/04/2009 12:27:17 AM PST by Albertafriend
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To: KarlInOhio
I saw on IMDB that Morena and Alan from Firefly are on the show... Last week, the Halloween episode of Castle had Nathan Fillion dressing up as Mal!

And it seems that the cast of BSG is guest staring on Dollhouse (except for the 2 hottie Cylons, who are in Maxim this month... I guess they were busy! lol)

Mark

109 posted on 11/04/2009 3:22:31 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: diamond6
May I ask what is HULU?

Next to Saran Wrap, YouTube, and Spandex/Lycra on cute, athletic women, it's the greatest invention of mankind.

You can watch TV shows over the Internet. I rarely get to watch TV, I'm too cheap to buy a DVR, and too busy to build one myself, so I just watch "my TV shows" (Castle, Fringe, Leverage) on Hulu.

www.hulu.com

Mark

110 posted on 11/04/2009 3:27:16 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: GeronL
Hulu will often link to shows elsewhere, so it's still a good "launching point." I go to Hulu for my weekly fix of "Castle," which redirects me to where I need to go.

Mark

111 posted on 11/04/2009 3:35:08 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: GeronL
Oops... Maybe I'm thinking about "Leverage." But I do watch "Castle," which is an ABC show, through Hulu.

Mark

112 posted on 11/04/2009 3:36:09 AM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

What goes around, comes around.

Obama is getting plastered by the truth on all fronts, the democratic party has fallen in a well and can’t get out, even Hollywood has turned on him.

I haven’t seen the pilot episode just yet though I recorded it, I remember the original series quite well, it was a BIG event in its day.


113 posted on 11/04/2009 4:10:44 AM PST by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

I watched it and was pleasantly surprised!!!


114 posted on 11/04/2009 4:12:25 AM PST by gattaca (Great things can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Eye of Unk
Even reality itself conspires against liars!

Fun, ain't it!

115 posted on 11/04/2009 4:17:24 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies (Rush on Obama: "immature, narcissistic and inexperienced")
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Could you add me to your ping list?

I thought the first episode was very well done. I am usually very critical of popular science fiction, but I have to say that this looks very promising. It is different enough from the original series so that this remake IS worthwhile.

Some points that make this worth watching:

- The ‘V’ have been living among us for years. This adds a creepy effect of who can be trusted. The ‘V’ don’t wear funny uniforms or talk in reverb, so you don’t know who is who.

- The show, so far, isn’t afraid to portray religion in a good light. A very solid point was made by a priest about misplaced worship.

- Lots of ties to recent issues make the show relevant. While I didn’t think the Obama=’V’ undertones were all that strong, they were definitely there. And the journalist has a very strong resemblance to George Stephanopolis. However, the show is still more science fiction than political science.

- Special effects are better than the original.

- The acting is waaay better than the original. I particularily prefer the creepy low-emotion pleasantness and near-perfect appearance of the ‘V’ in this remake to the cheesy acting, uniforms, sun glasses and reverbed voices in the original.

- This version seems that it will have more action than the original.


116 posted on 11/04/2009 7:43:33 AM PST by kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
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To: kidd

Done deal!


117 posted on 11/04/2009 7:58:39 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies (Rush on Obama: "immature, narcissistic and inexperienced")
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Would you please add me to your ping list?


118 posted on 11/04/2009 11:12:03 AM PST by Bokababe (Save Christian Kosovo! http://www.savekosovo.org)
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To: Bokababe

Done!


119 posted on 11/04/2009 11:15:58 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies (Rush on Obama: "immature, narcissistic and inexperienced")
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To: GeronL; TheVitaminPress; SonOfDarkSkies

HULU and ABC.com both state the 1st episode will be on both Saturday.

Go to either site and search for V. The online schedule will show up, but I can’t recall just exactly when/where.


120 posted on 11/04/2009 11:31:18 AM PST by reformedliberal (Are we at high crimes or misdemeanors, yet?)
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