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The Interface on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:05:22 PM
If you're a fan of sci-fi, ABC's "V," which premiered Tuesday, may be right up your alley. And if you have a nose for insightful political commentary conveyed through art, ABC's "V" may be even farther up your alley. The setting is all too familiar: A time of political turmoil during which a charismatic, inspiring new leader arrives seemingly out of the blue. The message of hope and reconciliation is simple and it catches on, particularly with an adoring media. The newcomer promises to deliver wonderful things like universal health care but acknowledges, "Embracing change is never easy." Some skeptics don't buy the hype, however, and they begin to question the leader's origins and intentions, despite being attacked by a sycophantic media. "We're all so quick to jump on the bandwagon," says one of the skeptics, a priest, in a sermon. "A ride on the bandwagon, it sounds like fun. But before we get on, let us at least make sure it is sturdy."
Yet that's where the ugly similarities with real life end -- at least we think so. The "visitors" (called "V's") are actually alien space lizards in human disguise, and they're here to eat the humans and take over the world.
It's remarkable that Hollywood could produce something as politically pointed and accurate as "V" appears to be. Indeed, the whole lizard thing makes us want to keep an even closer eye on Rahm Emanuel.
For those who remember, the show currently being broadcast is a remake of both a miniseries and a later TV series from the 1980's. Hmmm...history repeates itself??? Prophetic?