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Do you remember?

Writer Kenneth Johnson reworked his script "Storm Warning" (a modern retelling of the Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here") into a science fiction story, but kept the idea that #fascism could happen in USA. The difference is that it would come in a UFO offering to be our friend.

NBC suggested changing the villains from fascists to space aliens, to broaden its appeal.

He called the new story 'V'.

#ScienceFiction #Alien #TVSeries #80s

Mar 20, 2024 at 1:36pmWeb
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftMar 20, 2024
@cybeardjm Interesting, I never knew the backstory. I just remember the Visitors were lizards wearing human skins (no huge spoiler there) who were here to steal all of our water... oh and that we taste good to them with ketchup.
Show threadSean Eric FaganMar 20, 2024
@cybeardjm I did not know that! (Fun fact: I shocked my mother by predicting they were reptiles about 10 minutes before they revealed it -- she hadn't gotten the clues I had.)
Show threadElysia MachtMar 22, 2024

@cybeardjm Yay, #AndrewPrine and his Steven in #V.

Probably among my #FundamentalFive TV 'crushes' or men of influence regarding my tastes. Not that I much later on minded his #Playgirl pics either.