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TV Spotlight: V

This is the twelfth part of 14. Everyday for the next 2 weeks we’ll be looking at a new show to air this winter season. Returning lets you know when the first episode of this year will air. It might vary in your region, and will probably repeat. What it’s about gives a brief synopsis. Use that to decide if you should read on. Current season lets you know how much you’ve missed if you haven’t been watching. What’s happened so far is a spoilerific in detail summary for those looking to jump on board. Don’t read it if you want to watch the show from the beginning. Why you should be watching lets you know what I think. And finally the Final verdict tells you whether I think you should watch.

V

Returning: March 30th 2010

What it’s about: Visitor’s from another world come to us in ships that turn into jumbotrons, and try to tell us they come in peace. Don’t believe it. The TV is a lie.

Current Season: 4 episodes through Season 1

What’s happened so far: Visitors came to Earth in ships scattered over all the major cities in the world. Their leader, played by Morena Baccarin of Serenity fame, Tells everyone she’s there to help. Sure enough, they begin sharing their technologies and what not with humans, giving us better medcare, view of their facilities, and their hand in friendship.

One FBI agent knows the truth though. And she’s not alone. She has a minister of a church on her side, to help her fight the aliens. See they’ve infiltrated humans many years ago, sleeper agents with secret agendas. There an underground rebellion to fight against their evil human flesh wearing reptilian ways.

Oh, and the FBI woman’s son has joined an alien-human volunteer program, and fallen in love with Morena Baccarin’s daughter, Laura Vandervoort of Smallville fame. The real question isn’t whether he’ll be hurt by the aliens, but whether he would still love the blonde vixen if he knew she was a swamp monster underneath.