[truthandlife]

God has a funny sense of humor

[Sloth]

[YourAdHere]

Messages aside, I watched V with great expectations, but found it deathly dull.

[GeronL]

SO they are re-editing it to not offend the Furher??

[SERKIT]

Where is the reality TV show portraying the governance tactics of the White Crib that shows monkeys fornicating with footballs? This is not racist even thought the football's complexion is dark and as far as the use of monkeys, well, they are just so darned cute.

[Oratam]

Blacklisted? Dark day of "McCarthyism" indeed!

(1983--I remember watching it as a dopey high school sophomore. The leader of the aliens went on to be George Costanza's boss Mr. Wilhelm.)

[TomGuy]

I doubt The O watched V.

He was probably watching a TIVO of a TV special — about himself.

[Rummyfan]

Okay, maybe that does sound kind of familiar. Next, Hannity highlights a scene in which an attractive, smooth-talking V representative sits down for an interview:

V: Be sure not to ask anything that would paint us in a negative light.
HOST: Excuse me?
V: Don’t ask any questions that would portray us negatively.
HOST: This is just how it’s done. I swear I’ll be fair.
V: You’ll need to be more than fair if you want to proceed. We can’t be seen in a negative light…We want to provide complete medical services to all.
HOST: You’re talking about universal healthcare.
V: I believe that’s what you call it, yes.

That must have hit home with the Hope-and-Changers.

[Rummyfan]

Okay, maybe that does sound kind of familiar. Next, Hannity highlights a scene in which an attractive, smooth-talking V representative sits down for an interview:

V: Be sure not to ask anything that would paint us in a negative light.
HOST: Excuse me?
V: Don’t ask any questions that would portray us negatively.
HOST: This is just how it’s done. I swear I’ll be fair.
V: You’ll need to be more than fair if you want to proceed. We can’t be seen in a negative light…We want to provide complete medical services to all.
HOST: You’re talking about universal healthcare.
V: I believe that’s what you call it, yes.

That must have hit home with the Hope-and-Changers.

[truthandlife]

I bet Scott Peters gets a job at FOX

[Spok]

Obama pulling strings to censor network television, making the parallel between himself and the objectionable sci-fi series even more credible. This will go mainly unnoticed by the MSM.

[TomGuy]

Dang Internet.

Thousands of torrents of V have been downloaded. Additional thousands of newsgroup downloads have also occurred.

[ClearCase_guy]

I thought the first episode was well done. It's clearly about totalitarian regimes and how people can be sucked into supporting a central authority without fully understanding what they are agreeing to. This an old story that could have been told in the 1930's, the 1980's, or today.

It's not about Obama -- but the fact that Obama fits into that old story line so incredibly well is all you really need to know. America has turned from the path. That old book by Sinclar Lewis "It can't happen here"? Well, you're watching it, whether your TV is on or not.

[R0CK3T]

There will be no tolerance by the Powers that be for anyone bringing questions “that cast us in a negative light”.

[ozark hilljilly]

"It's a cookbook!!!"

; )

[sbMKE]

Maybe ABC should pull future episodes and run “The Path to 911 again.” (aka “Clinton’s fault.”)

[holden]

These are warning signs that portend future actions, folks, just like Dr. Hasan's openly disloyal "stand up against the aggressor" comments, and his refusal of Special Orders to deploy.

Similarly, the WH taking on Fox News, Zero's refusal to properly do a civilian salute during a very public Pledge of Allegiance, and his worldwide apologizing-for-America tour portend his harvest of deathcare and cap-and-trade, his non-allegiance to America in favor of Black Liberation Theology and his continuing series of betrayals against America's exceptionalism and values.

HF

[KarlInOhio]

Somebody in Hollywood must have been asleep at the switch in order for “V’s” thoughtcrimes to make it past the drawing board, but now that the Left has noticed, it’s time to crack down:

On the drawing board it is just a remake of the original V which was hardly an original idea. Space creatures pretend to be friendly, but really want to eat us. Do the words "It's a cookbook!" strike any chords? Other than the many similarities to the tried and true earthly methods of totalitarians - take over the press, fervent youth groups, thugs breaking up opposition meetings - the direct comparisons to Obama with references to hope, change and universal health care could have been put in minutes before the shooting instead of needing to be green lighted (lit?) by the network months beforehand.

Peters has been demoted to exec producer, a largely honorary title and has been replaced by former “The Shield” and “Chuck” alum Scott Rosenbaum.

I haven't heard any reason why other than paranoids (who sometimes do have real enemies) hinting that the replacement was because of governmental pressure or a network decision to make it less political. Has anyone heard from people with real information? The most common cause for this type of replacement is running over budget and behind schedule. If you take two weeks to provide every episode you will quickly be replaced.

[Bad Jack Bauer]

I hate it when "The Network" sticks it's hand into the creative areas of a series. It never works out for the better and usually ruins a good show.

Let's say that "The Network" airs a program, WTF: Whiskey Team 5 and it becomes a huge hit. It is dark, gritty, action packed. The characters are hugely popular especially Lieko, the Asian female operative. "The Network" is thrilled with success of WTF:Whiskey Team 5 except that it is appealing too much to one demographic. "The Network" decides that the only way to make WTF:Whiskey Team 5 an even bigger hit is to appeal to more women. So "The Network" demands of the writers that Lieko be given a love interest, and maybe kids.

Others in the network start putting up their own ideas. WTF:Whiskey Team 5 Starts addressing environmental issue in the midst of blowing stuff up and breaking things. Lieko's popularity sinks and is written out. The action intensive show is considered too violent by "The Network" so more emphasis is place on the characters relationships. More actors leave the show. WTF:Whiskey Team 5 becomes WTF:Whiskey Team Force. In a last ditch appeal for viewers, "The Network" goes after the gay demographic and demands that one of the original characters comes out as gay. In the end, the viewers are left with just, WTF

[jiggyboy]

Coming soon?:

"ABC is not really a news organization; it’s really not entertainment, it’s pushing a point of view and the bigger thing is that other entertainment organizations like yours, ought not to treat them that way. And we’re not going to treat them that way, we’re going to appear on their shows and participate, but understanding that they represent a point of view.”