Monday, January 14, 2013

Television and Cinema Verities #53



"V was never about spaceships and aliens -- but about Power. About its abuse, and some people who suck up to it, others who lay low hoping it won't bother them, and still others who say no this is wrong and we have to fight back. -- It's a timeless story with deep roots that go back through the American Revolution..."

- V creator Kenneth Johnson discusses his creation at The Sci Fi World in 2008.
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