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"V" TV series an allegory on current events?
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ABC 's sci-fi remake of the '80's invasion cult classic V is just about to land (Tuesday, 8 PM ET [no pun intended] to be precise).
And, if you've watched the trailer for the show, it may be hard to imagine that this is the same network that recently ran a news special many considered to be a virtual infomercial for Obamacare.
It's hard not to view the trailer and not see the show as an allegorical statement challenging the media's sometimes seemingly blind devotion to the president and his change agenda.
Listen to the dialogue: "The V's. They call it spreading hope," one follower tells a doubter.
"Just don't ask anything that will paint us in a negative light," says a spokeswoman(?) to a reporter conducting an interview regarding the alien's hope and change agenda.
"Embracing change is never easy," says a character
"They're arming themselves with the most powerful weapon out there...devotion," says another.
My purpose in bringing this up is not to oppose health care reform. Something clearly needs to be done. And I believe the president is pushing a program he believes to be right. But V ,and ABC's treatment of if, is raising another issue.
In a media climate in which most of the media (particularly Hollywood) is actively pushing the current administration's call for public service, this show's apparent skepticism of big government stands out like a sore thumb.
Can that have anything to do with why ABC has already announced that V, after much hype and positive internet buzz, will be pulled from its schedule after only four episodes -- to return in March following the Olympics and, reportedly, creative retooling.
That's kinda scary -- and not in a sci-fi kinda way.
