...Politics? As discussed previously in this space (first link below), even stranger than ABC's decision to greenlight the remake of a mediocre 1980's sci-fi series was the reported rumor that ABC was experiencing hesitancy to even put the show on the air despite the show already having been produced. (BTW, the remade "V" debuts tonight on ABC at 7 p.m. central time -- an ABC picture of some of the characters is above). The rumor at that time was that such hesitancy pertained to some silliness about extraterrestrial "aliens" being the focus of the series (which really made no sense). Well, here's perhaps a different (and much less non-sensical) explanation for ABC's alleged hesitancy: The Chicago Tribune today reviews the upcoming series (apparently having been given a sneak peek) and reports that many of the series' themes and events can be interpreted as commentary negative to the so-called "Obamamania" wave of the past year (see second link below).Regardless, ABC is airing the series (although did it really have any choice financially since the thing had already been produced?), and so I suppose the rumored "hesitancy" is largely a moot issue. At any rate, the Tribune review indicates that the new series is very well made, even if you happen to dislike the supposed anti-"Obamamania" commentary. Based on that positive review, I hope to have a chance to see it.
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Was it good?
ReplyDeleteI have it saved but no opportunity to watch it yet, no.
ReplyDeleteMerlin, I had a chance to watch the V premiere late tonight. Talk about a Tale of Two Cities. The first 45 minutes: It was slow, plodding and fairly unimpressive, much like the original series. The last 15 minutes, the business really picked up. I'd draw an analogy to the old fat around-the-block heavyweight fighter who clinches and holds and huffs and puffs for the first two minutes of a round, then only to come alive in the final minute or 30 seconds in order to try to steal the round based upon the power of the most recent impression. So, based on the last 15 minutes, the show did enough to cause me to watch again. On a different issue, the commentary on Obama-worship is very unmistakable on the show. I wonder if that will continue past the first episode. I really don't mind it, and frankly I generally agree with that commentary, but a big part of me still says to keep the overtly political stuff (regardless of which side it comes from) out of my action and sci-fi! Such commentary is always at its best when its subtle, and I don't think there was too much subtlety (sp.) here.
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