“V”: ObamaMania Metaphor Prevalent in New ABC Sci-Fi Series: Will Team Obama Try to Ban or Marginalize? (video) – UPDATE: Left-wingers Are OUTRAGED Over “V”
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on November 3, 2009
UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4, 2009:
This is scary… My crystal ball of left-wing predictions about “V” was working to perfection last night, gang.
The Obama-bots are on the rampage over “V” and its symbolic references to the Obama administration. All the more reason you MUST watch this new show. Unless the Obama lapdogs smack the writers into bloody submission and turn it into just another vapid “lizard of the week” sci-fi. Which would be a shame, because the fast-paced pilot with quality special effects was awesome.
From Big Hollywood: Left Lashes Out at ‘V’, Obama-Friendly ABC Purges Showrunner…
From Sci Fi Wire: V debuts with MASSIVE ratings:
V became the highest rated sci-fi premiere of the new fall TV season after 13.9 million people watched the pilot episode last night, according to preliminary ratings. That number is still subject to some change, but it looks likely that this will be the biggest show to debut at 8 p.m. since another ABC sci-fi series, Lost.
To put that in perspective, FlashForward was (until now) considered the hit of the season after 12.4 million people watched its first episode. The ratings for V are likely to grow substantially once DVR viewership is added in, since sci-fi shows tend to benefit (or suffer?) most from DVR viewing.
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Original post: November 3, 2009
Morena Baccarin plays Anna, one of the mysterious alien visitors in the new ABC mini-series 'V'
I don’t typically watch ABC, but I’ll be making an exception tonight with “V.” This is yet another remake of the science-fiction mini-series and TV series “V” from the 1980s, but this new mini-series version appears edgier, creepier. And it appears, from the trailer below, to hit much closer to the heart of troubling contemporary issues in America today.
Like “ObamaMania.”
Wow. Never would I have dreamed ABC would attempt something like this. FOX, yes. ABC, never.
The trailer looks intense and has many eerie, possibly deliberate (although the show’s producers say there is no intended attempt to mirror the Obama administration), details that do indeed mirror America 2008-2009. Whether intentional or not, the similarities are everywhere. Sci-fi imitating political life… could be a wild ride.
Parallels I noted from the trailer: I Heart “V” T-shirts, irrational adoration oozing from humans for the mysterious visitors, the desperation of people for unspecified “hope and change,” the demand from the visitors for only flattering press coverage, the childlike willingness of the masses to believe anything without a shred of evidence, the cunning use of well-crafted propaganda, the illogical devotion of so many people, the weeping in the streets for a “savior,” the attempts to silence dissenters, reporters being criticized for asking tough questions… it’s masterful. A page ripped from our nation’s history from the past year, with aliens from outer space replacing Team Obama and the devotion of humans for the visitors replacing ObamaMania. Bold, daring, and guaranteed to upset a great many Democrats, in Washington, DC and across the nation.
Will the White House/Team Obama or its minions try to ban or bad-mouth this new show as they have tried to marginalize and freeze out FOX News, or will they take the high road and simply ignore it, as any other normal presidential administration would?
CAN A CAT IGNORE A DANGLING STRING?
Within minutes of the pilot airing, you know that Obama-worshipping liberal blogger and fringe media attacks on “V” will begin. Anita Dunn will probably feign shock and say the show is un-American because there is no tribute to Communist Mao in it, or that it is racist because the word “alien” is used repeatedly. You know the drill they’ve been using on FOX and its talk show hosts. Depending on the show’s viewership and strength of scripts will determine how well the show will be able to weather any “Palinesque” attacks by unleashed liberal critics. But I could be wrong. Hope so. Because “V” looks terrific.
Americans are waking up to the brainwashing, to the propaganda, to the media bias for the past two years. If a major network is willing to push the envelope, take a gamble like this, it is a strong sign of resistance and I say bring on the chutzpah, ABC! Tremendous breakthrough. Stop being the media puppets you have been and examine the underbelly of the socialist/outer space beast. Be added to the Obama Enemies List (which grows by the week, so you’ll be joining good company).
Wink-wink-nod-nod on this show not being a deliberate political statement… no matter what a show’s spokesperson is currently claiming. You watch the trailer below and YOU be the judge.
The pilot airs tonight on ABC. Let the tides continue to turn…
Show’s tagline: We are of peace. Always.
Big Hollywood: Chicago Tribune: ABC’s ‘V’ Takes Aim at ObamaMania:
Big Hollywood covered this back in May, but it seemed too good to be true. It still seems too good to be true….
And we gave strict orders that our right-wing network television sleeper agents were not to be activated until after the holidays.
Don’t tell anyone, but the activation password was: Eisenhower.
“V” Trailer
Additional reading:
Sci Fi Wire: Ouch! The New York Times brutally slams V
Gateway Pundit: “V” Television Series Mocks Obama Kool-Aid Drinkers and Dem’s Socialized Health Care Plan (Video)
STLtoday: ABC’s ‘V’ remake is very good, very timely
Jeffrey Jena, Big Hollywood: Exclusive: Behind the ‘V’ Controversy
Below The Beltway: ABC’s New V Promo And Sneak Peaks
Jeff Varga, Big Hollywood: Obama Parable?: Brownshirt Lizards Return in ‘V’
Chicago Tribune: ‘V’ aims at Obamamania
John P. Hanlon, Big Hollywood: Review: ‘V’ in the World of ‘O’
Arizona East Valley Tribune: Brace yourselves: ‘V’ landing on ABC
Washington Post: Obama’s dumb war with Fox News
The Snooper Report: Laura Ingraham: HOT HOT HOT
Chris Berg, Big Government: Obama Presidency: Bullying from the Pulpit
Big Hollywood: Dennis Miller: Ahem…All Not So Quiet on the Cable Front
The Black Sphere Blog: Obama Losing Luster?
Gateway Pundit: Laura Ingraham Takes On ABC Obama Cheerleaders on Afghanistan (Video)
National Post, Sheldon Alberts: Obama’s Nixonian attitude to enemies
Start Thinking Right: Lying, Demagogic White House Finally Gets Its Media Smackdown
The Powers That Be: NPR Analyst Issues Full and Complete Obamapology For Nixon Comparison
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: A Clintonian Defense of Our Nixonian President
Colby Hall, Mediaite: The Real Reason For The White House’s Feud With Fox? Health Care Reform.
VotingFemale Speaks!: CNN Blames Bias on their drop to last place; denies it is due to THEIR OWN Obamaganda
Sister Toldjah: Latest cable news ratings: Bad news for CNN, great news for Fox
Hot Air: Broadcast nets rejects Obama admin’s attempt to block Fox and NYT: Obama whined about Fox News at off-the-record briefing with lefty pundits and Again: Axelrod, Emanuel attack Fox News on morning shows
Gallup: Many Americans Remain Distrusting of News Media
Nice Deb: How Does Obama Like Being Compared To Nixon? and Video: White House Tries To Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interviews
Kimberley A. Strassel, Wall Street Journal: The Chicago Way
Diary of a Mad Conservative: Fox feud has unintended consequences
Robert Davi, Big Hollywood: Burnt Offering: Artists Must Unite to Protect Free Speech
The Strident Conservative: Bad Day At The White House? Just Blame FOX News
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Nixonian: Obama’s White House Tries Blackout of FOX News from Press “Pool” Interview with Pay Czar, Other News Stations Refuse (video) and Blame FOX News! Obama’s Approval Index Back Down to Minus 13, Record Consecutive Low, Plus Funny SNL Obama/Biden Spoof (video) and Stunning Admission: Glenn Beck Reveals That One of Anita Dunn’s Favorite Philosophers Is Murderous Mao Tse-Tung (video) and Anita Dunn… Glenn Beck Has Red “Hotline” Phone Installed for You to Call Him (video) and Who Is White House Crybaby Anita Dunn? Plus, Bill O’Reilly’s Take on WH Attacks on FOX (video)
David Limbaugh, Townhall.com: Barack’s Enemies List
Ztower: President Obama, perhaps intent on driving his “ratings” to the cellar, consults experts with proven track records – MSNBC and NYT.
Fire Andrea Mitchell!: UNBELIEVABLE! Obama tried to ban Fox News from Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg interview
Crush Liberalism: Obama tries to bar Fox News from interviewing pay czar…and fails, embarrassingly so
Jules Crittenden: Hardball Host … Likes A Softball
Boston Herald: Chris Matthews refuses hardball question
New York Times: The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
Daily Finance: Fox News ‘truce’ with White House is no victory for Obama
Cadillac Tight: Tell me another one, Steve
Political Derby: Fox News? vs. The White House
Patriot Burr: White House vs. FoxNews Gets Uglier
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Well, now you’ve done it Frugal! I’m not a great commercial TV watcher, but you’ve dangled the string and this cat can’t leave it alone – so I’ll be putting the DVR to work.
Gotta watch the election returns live, don’t you know – just in case the O-train goes off the rails a bit.
Don’t know if you received my reply to your last email, but the answer to your question is, without hesitation, affirmative.
Best to you,
Ztower
LOL – I’m not much on commercial TV, either, but I agree that this seems too intriguing to pass up. At least for tonight, the pilot premier. Hopefully, it won’t suck (the trailer looks great, but you know how artful editing in a trailer can disguise a turkey).
I did receive your email, and thanks for the permission, dear Ztower – I’m frantic about the election returns, too, but now I MUST watch this show. So I’ll be doing a lot of channel surfing. It’s looking good for Hoffman, but it isn’t over until the very end, so I never get cocky until the last vote is in (or before ACORN “finds” hundreds more votes to turn in, whichever happens first).
Am still at work, chomping at the bit to dash home. Maybe hubby and I will turn V into a beer drinking game… every Obama allusion, one sip of beer. Every time someone says “hope” or “change,” a sip – double sip if both appear in the same sentence at the same time, or slurred together, such as in “hopenchange.” All references to “global economy” or “global friendship” or “global peace,” one big chug. If more than one person is crying about their love of the visitors, another full chug.
Too bad it’s a week night. The “Obama-V” drinking game could be a real hit.
Ha Ha! Hope you and Frugalhub have a bunch to celebrate because, coincidentally, so then will I.
Virginia looks like a clean sweep of Gov, Gov II and AG – currently by 30% lead. ABC already blaming Deeds.
Rooting for upstate NY and the biggie – NJ.
I’ll be looking for a full re-cap post at the Cafe tomorrow.
Best to you,
Ztower
I found this post because I felt there might be some political implications, but, upon further consideration, it seems that the statement might not be against Obama so much as telling of his role.
He probably was not directly targeted by Hollywood, but it sure seems as though there are fascist undertones in both the show and his presidency. Leave it to Hollywood to fail to connect the two.