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  • Frustrated with the new V

    Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 10:17PM / Standard Entry / Members only

     just posted a comment on the ABC discussion board for V.  I'm really annoyed with this shit.  See below the vid and then my comment.

    Video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJRafM1e8Q


    My ABC Post:

    A number of people have posted comments in varying ways about this, but I thought I would broaden it a little.  The thing I find immediately disturbing is the degree to which there is a lack in numbers of people of varying color,/race, nationality, age, etc. across the board.  The old V had numerous African American charcters, latinos, Asian-Americans, etc.  The old V had a few religious differences.  The old V was multi-generational! (Remember the old lady throwing malotov cocktails into a space ship?)  The old V had a woman as the leaders of both the aliens and the resistance (about the only thing they seemed to have maintained from the old show).  More importantly, the old V focused on the power of the scientific community as well as law enforcement and the religious. 

    V was in part powerful because it enabled us to see a world - a spectrum of humanity - in the fight against the Aliens.  More importantly, for those people of color who continue to be absent from television in any kind of substantial way beyond one person of color per show, it allowed us to see ourselves reflected on the small screen in all kinds of variations (on the side of the resistance and the aliens). 

    I mean, old V had atleast FIVE black characters and TWO Asian-Americans- NOT including the background or the one show appearances.  That's not just a lot for a show then, its more than a show thats on tv NOW.  I find it difficult that a show which was so amazing in its breath of showing many people - despite age, race, sex, religion, or nationality - could be translated to what I saw in this pilot.  I will try to hang on a little longer to see what they do with the show, but if I dont see other humans other than white people in this show in greater numbers than the usual 1 per show, I'm going to loose interest and they'll loose my viewership. 

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