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V Q & A [message #117591] Mon, 23 September 2013 18:22
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From: RNeal@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA

Subject:  V Q & A
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I like V.  There are few enough SF programs on TV as it is, probably
because we complain every time they put one on.

Every week when we watch V, we sit around and try to answer any
questions which pop up during the show (after we complain about them for
a while).  I thought I would let you in on some of our answers.

  1-Why are most of the Visitors wearing the Human makeup, even on
    the ship? That stuff probably takes hours to put on right, it
    is designed for long wear. So once they get it put on, they are
    in no hurry to repeat the process. (we haven't figured out yet
    how the resistance handles Willie's makeup when it gets damaged).

  2-Why are they still here? They don't like to lose, and nuking the
    planet is essentially giving up. (But Diana would have rather blown
    it up than leave, but since her commander 'bought the farm' she
    has obviously convinced higher-ups that they should stay)

  3-Why didn't Nathan Bates' bomb trigger work when he died? If I was
    them, the first thing I would do when I got him to a hospital under
    anesthetic would be call in the bomb squad and have him "defused".
    They aren't total fools, even tho they can't hit the broad side
    of a barn from inside.

  4-Someone asked why we didn't use more 'red dust'. That was explained
    in the first show of the series. It has reached some critical mass
    in the environment and more would cause us problems (mutations, etc).

  5-Why are they attracted to the human form sexually? They are kinky
    and go in for the exotic. We may not be as repulsive to them as they
    are to us. I imagine the same could be said for the first European
    sailors to reach the orient. Think about it.

  6-Why did Diana get the body shave before the wedding? The human makeup
    has hair or it wouldn't look human. They may be kinky, but they
    probably prefer smooth 'plastic' to hairy 'plastic'.

All in all, the show is better than nothing.  If you don't like it,
don't watch it.  Any more questions and we will be happy to take a look
at them.

         The Theory Machine . . .              RNeal
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