Nov 9th 2009 By Tommy Christopher

The White House Reacts to ABC's 'V' Series, Asylum

Tommy Christopher is Asylum's White House correspondent.

Last week, I wrote about the striking similarities between ABC's remake of "V" and a Glenn Beck fever dream. Since the show drew huge numbers for the pilot episode, and in an effort to once again represent for sci-fi geeks everywhere, I asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs for the White House's reaction to the show.

While I wasn't that surprised that he hadn't seen the show (a situation that will be remedied today), it is somewhat curious that the White House is unaware of the controversy surrounding the show.

Here's Gibbs' amused reaction:

Check out the full pilot of "V" on SlashControl.

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Tags: abc - miniseries - robert gibbs - RobertGibbs - v - v series - VSeries - white house - WhiteHouse

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Sunday 15 November

By Robin

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Really, Thomas. All that BS is pretty laughable. Your post is outlandishly crazy and paranoid and so full of lies I just almost had to stop at where he was born, which happens to be Honolulu, HI.

Sunday 15 November

By Odasan

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David--you and the rest of the haters keep it up--there will be a backlash. Aren't you all just a teeny bit ashamed of yourselves for your nasty, racist comments about him and his lovely wife?
What a bunch of sick, ignorant morans on AOL.

Sunday 15 November

By champkat

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Glenn Beck,is alcoholic who doe not follow the 12 steps he of
the program he says he goes to, and is a hypacrite loud mouth.

Sunday 15 November

By gary

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All sad, but true; keep it going so the people in this country can start getting it!

Sunday 15 November

By fspitch

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Boy, we are really stretching for story ideas when we get "White House reacts to 'V' Series.' A nation of idiots we are.

BTW, thomas, you have way too much time on your hands. There must be a club still open in your city at this hour. Please, go and have fun. Meet a girl ... something!!!

Sunday 15 November

By Odasan

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Oh God, thomas meeting a girl--don't wish that on anyone!

Sunday 15 November

By Odasan

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Jim--take a powder or something. Just think of the state you will be in with 7 more years of Obama. You'll surely blow a gut or an artery.

Sunday 15 November

By thelma

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Great article. SCARY...to think we have an administration who doesn't care what the American people think...just look at the health care that passed in the House by a few votes. I mean the majority of the polls said we do not want this health care bill and the gov. just does not care. AND WHAT IS REALLY SCARY IS THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT STOP SPENDING. WE ARE SLOWLY TURNING INTO UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF AMERICA...USSA! WAKE UP!!

Sunday 15 November

By Jordan

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Wow thomas, redundant, yet contradictory. I found it very educational. (And yes your name is lowercase because that is the way it appears in your post.)

Regards

Sunday 15 November

By James Blanche

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I'm not into politics, but the visceral reactions that Obama elicits from the populous is both fascinating and frustrating ane even, at times, understandable.

I always suspected that Obama was slick. Being evasive is never an endearing quality. But, them again, he is a politician, after all. Apparently the biggest change we've seen to date is skin color.

As an african-american, I was appalled by the rascist and sexist venom hurled at Hillary Rodam Clinton. Very dirty politics. "Shame on you, Barrack Obama."

And the crazy state of Florida turned the tide against Hillary by going against party rules. A major blow to her campaign.

Believe me, I understand these misgivings, but Obama did inherit a major mess from the two-term former republican President George W. Bush.

And the rascist comments in these postings turn my stomach. People, wake up and get a life!!!

Sunday 15 November

By mona

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well after hearing this reporter asking about this tv show and asking a dumb question about the aliens we are not aliens in american.... now i see why the people dont listen to what a reporter say any more cause they ask such dumb things out their mouth now...i am still proud being an american but some of the people in this country think they are smart and if u put then in the hot seat they couldnt thing of a thing to say they will look dumb...i know dumb is nat a good word to use but i call what i see.SO TIRED OF ALL THE UGLY WORDS THAT THIS COUNTRY SAY IF U DONT HAVE SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY THEN CLOSE YOUR BIG MOUTH TO ALL THE NOT SO NICE AMERICAN..... ALL I CAN SAY SOME NOT ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE VERY NEGATIVED AND I THINK VERY LITTLE OF THEM .WE ALL NEED TO WAKE UP AND STOP PUTTING EACH OTHER DOWN AND WORK TOGETHER AND NOT AGAINST EASH OTHER THAT GOES FOR EACH PARTY U NOT THEIR TO GET RICH U THEIR FOR THE AMERICAM PEOPLE NOT FOR YOURSELF SO WAKE THE HELL UP AND REMEMBER WHAT U DOING THEIR NOT TO FIGHT TOWARD EASH OTHER.MY LAST THING I WILL SAY IS AMERICAN PEOPLE NED TO STOP BEING SO RUDE AND NASTY... GOD BLESS US ALL

Sunday 15 November

By Zana

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Thomas...you are an extremeist that watches tooo much tv and sees a conspiracy in everything in life. Note too self...get a life. Here`s some homework for you....do the same thing with Bush.

Monday 16 November

By NJJo

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Imagine that - SciFy with underlying agenda???? What about Farenheit 451, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Twilight Zone -- Scify historically contains political commentary. However, if ABC is "called out" by this Administration-would it be considered Censorship?????

Sunday 15 November

By Charlie

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Look up George Soros and Moveon.org............

Sunday 15 November

By T.J.

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THATS GIBBS AND THE WHITE HOUSES STANDARD ANSWER WHEN THEY'VE BEEN CAUGHT RED HANDED, AAH, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT, YOU GOT ME, ER, UMM, AHHH, HMMM, WHEN THERES NO TELE- PROMTER. BUT SEEING AS HOW THE RECENT RE-VITALIZED SHOW DOES USE "HOPE" AND "CHANGE" AS WELL AS A HEALTHCARE PLOY IN ORDER TO INGRACIATE THEMSELVES WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE, THEM BEING ELITISTS, BENT ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. I'M SURE THE WHITE HOUSE IS WATCHING THE SHOW TO SEE HOW THEIR AGENDA TURNS OUT.

Sunday 15 November

By jfrankl1

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Right wing agenda on ABC, who are you kidding.

It is funny how history keeps repeating itself; no wonder the public schools neglect teaching it anymore. It might ruin their leftist agenda. ABC is in the tank with the left and everyone knows it.

Sunday 15 November

By Takisha Marie Cromartie

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My only question to this whole situation would be is, If V is a remake of an earlier created show, which would have been made before Obama's presidency, how would the TV show be perceived as a mockery? Is it the assumption that are president would be considered an alien from outerspace? If anyone has truly seen the show, you will see that the visitors were in our U.S. & International countries for years and it was still unknown to U.S. government officials. So if Obama is to be depicted in a reflection of a sci-fi television series than maybe a more scrutinized look should be taken to the entire television series.