Fascinating Political Shift Last Night (Besides the NJ & VA Wins)

Vocal Minority ^ | 11/4/09 | benjaminTheDonkey

[EricTheRed_VocalMinority]

Last night was an interesting evening indeed on the political front. As I’m sure most of you know by now, turnovers in New Jersey and Virginia seem to spell C-H-A-N-G-E in a way that conservatives can get behind it. But, being the communications-focused person that I am (did you catch my series on the messianic propaganda of Obama and Mao?), I really sat up and took notice of another interesting shift in the political winds that occurred last evening.

ABC aired the premier of it’s new series, “V”—a contemporary remake of the big 80s hit. For those of you that are unfamiliar, the premise is centered on the dramatic arrival of giant alien motherships hovering over the major cities of the world, and the subsequent smiling invitation from their attractive, humanoid leader to come together in peace and mutually beneficial relationship. So how is it political? If you haven’t seen it, I strongly encourage you to watch the premier when it debuts online on Saturday. ...

Even if you’re not a big SciFi fan, I encourage you, look past the packaging and check this show out. It is veeery interesting as political allegory. Does it propose new ideas, or stunning insights? No. But it presents (at least in the premiere) a modern-day fable that chews on issues of the day and comes down decidedly on the side of liberty and freedom. This, to me is stunning for a major production coming out of one of the big 3 networks.

Years ago, my wife and I learned that Hollywood goes with what sells, and when we support something we like, we are effectively voting to see more of it. If the first

[hoosier hick]

The original mini-series was on in the mid-80s, and re-run Monday on Syfy. I don’t remember the original, and didn’t see it Monday, but wish I had. It occurs to me that the original might have been aimed at Reagan supporters, and this is just a re-packaging of the show to fit today. Any fans out there that can clarify? Is it just science fiction or was there a political message in the original?

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[RobRoy]

I dumped TV in 1997. that said, I own the whole Firefly series on DVD.

I really liked the original V and may purchase this one when it comes out. I borrowed a box of Battlestar Galactica dvds from a friend and, although it was interesting, I felt like I was being strung along so I would stay ‘till the next “commercial break”. Things just progressed way to slow.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

There was a huge political message in the first one, and it wasn’t anti-liberty or shots at Reagan. It was an anti-fascist myth that was very popular and hated amongst the academic elite who despised any and all political commentaries that told people that they were responsible for their own liberty.