Writes Todd McAdams:

I don't know if too many readers caught it last night, but ABC's remake of "V," a 1983-miniseries about reptilian aliens disguised as humans that visit earth, premiered last night at 7:00 PM Central.

The Visitors look like a race of abnormally attractive humans, but beneath the cloned flesh they are ravenous and conniving reptiles that are biding their time for a hostile takeover of earth.  Their message is one of peace and mutual benefits, and most of the human population embrace their superficial lies and come to the point of almost worshipping them.

Admittedly, the remake was rushed and poorly acted, save for a few talented cast members.

I almost changed the channel, but then a scene came which featured a popular talking-head getting a one-on-one exclusive interview with the leader of the Visitors, a voluptuously disguised evil reptilian.  Just before the interview, she informed the "journalist" that he couldn't ask her any questions that would portray her in a negative light.  He was affronted at first, but quickly gave in when she pointed out what a boost this interview would be to his career.

Later, they discussed the "healing centers" the Visitors had set up all across the world.  Their leader said she was going to expand the centers even more and continue to heal injuries and diseases that were previously incurable.  The "journalist" looked at her and said, "Universal healthcare?"

At this point, I was laughing.  Finally, it was revealed that sleeper cells of Visitors had been responsible for dividing the world's population to make them easier to conquer, through "unnecessary wars, economic meltdown, and religious extremism."

"V" could've been better, but I just might stick around so long as it's insightful and brave writers continue to make not-so-subtle parallels between the two-faced Visitors and the Federal Government.