V

I watched the series premiere of "V" last night, hoping for some flashbacks of watching it as a child when the original TV series aired.

Instead, I got what seemed to me (keep in mind, I am hopelessly paranoid) to be clumsy digs at the Obama administration.

Whether thinly veiled (a skeptical priest commenting that it is just to convenient for some "savior" showing up just when people need hope the most) to the outright blatant ("You mean universal healthcare?" the TV news personality to the Visitors saying they want to provide care for the world's sick)... well... it was all rather silly.

I'm not one to usually get upset about criticism of the government.  I think it is a great and essential part of the system necessary to keep as much of a balance as possible.  But, really?  Make the issues of Hope and Universal Healthcare the most suspicious deeds perpetrated by evil alien invaders intent on exterminating the human race?  Is that the best that can be done?

Pick something else... anything...  I mean, as truly exhilarating as it is to have a television show where one of the most dramatic lines involves the use of the term "universal healthcare", let's not forget that there is plenty of good - albeit, certainly less dramatic - fodder out there.

For example, the current anti-counterfeit treaty being drawn up by the administration, which is really more of a copyright treaty, the ramifications of which could be ridiculously far-reaching and damaging to the issue of free speech on the internet.  Or any other of a dozen other issues we could choose to focus on pressuring the administration and Congress to do better with other than the evil Bringing Far Too Much Hope To The People and (cue dramatic music) Ensuring Quality Healthcare For Those Unable To Afford The Current Options.

And you, TV?  Yeah, you.  I know you suck for the most part and offer mostly mindless drivel designed purely for the sale of advertising space and I should always strive to keep my expectations painfully low.  But please... get your shit together.

Of course, I suppose I'll be the one eating crow when Obama pulls off his mask and ends up being a Socialist Reptilian Space Invader from Beyond.