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CodenameV
11/07/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
Serious question: I was thinking on how we haven't seen a fully unmasked Visitor yet, and biologically what they actually look like, and...

...do female Visitors actually, you know, have "mammary glands" if they're not mammals? Or is it all part of the flesh-costume? In other words, its not real? #v
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KassiaHaoe
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
I like how Morena was in Firefly, and was some kind of Sex Goddess with a body curvy beyond belief, full juicy lips, and long, wild hair that bounced everywhere.

And everything since (with the exception of SG-1) she's done everything she can to look as bad as she possibly can. I appreciate necks as much as the next person, but that outfit isn't going to win any awards. Or fans. "Dude she's hot" no. No frat boy is going to say "Dude she's hot" to that woman. Not even drunk ones. #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

@KassiaHaoe:
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.........

"Anna, swallow your hamster.
If you don't swallow your hamster, you can't expect to grow up to be an alien overlord.
Reptiles won't follow you and drunken earthling scum won't want to fuck you.
Swallow your hamster." #v
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PostMarque
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
i like how she is talking as if she was part of the creative process. like she owns her part in the show and is protecting it.

unlike when other actors talk about the company and lawyers, and how those groups control what they can say.

it's very respectful.

Morena Baccarin FTW #v
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I_Like_TDs
11/06/09

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Morena Baccarin: My hair looks horrid. The assclown who decided to make me look like this should have to eat shit, then shit out his shit and then eat that shit, which is made up of.... #v
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schrodingers-katana
11/06/09

@I_Like_TDs: I am humbled by your wisdom my friend. #v
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Sunshineyness
11/06/09

@I_Like_TDs: I wasn't a fan of the new cut until I saw her in that profile shot. Now I think it's quite becoming and really accentuates her swan neck.

I think it gives her a very nice predator look which is what I think they're going for with her character.

Just my opinion. #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

@I_Like_TDs: peanuts? #v
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ShotOnce
11/06/09

@I_Like_TDs: I think the short hair is really attractive on her. Think Demi Moore in the 90s #v
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I_Like_TDs
11/07/09

@ShotOnce: I don't find Demi Moore attractive. Even at the height of showing off her surgeon's skills in Striptease. #v
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phiphax
11/06/09

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oh... Inara. #v
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Bill-Lee
11/06/09

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Anna was the only character I liked in the whole pilot. How are we supposed to root for humanity when the aliens are lead by Morena Baccarin and the human characters were mostly jerks? #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

@Bill-Lee: "How are we supposed to root for humanity?"

What's with the 'we', earthman? #v
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Bill-Lee
11/06/09

@SJ_Edwards: Maybe I was using the royal we. #v
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Guang
11/06/09

@Bill-Lee: Why would we want to root for humanity? Treat it like a sporting event in a strange town. Sit back and watch the show. #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

@Guang: cue the 'Dueling Banjos" theme from Deliverance. #v
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InfiniteMonkey
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
She's freakin HOT!!!!! #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

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To overcome nervousness at public speaking, do you think Morena Baccarin pictures the audience naked? #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
@charliejane: Not to be a colossal pedant, but it really should be "as an emigrant from Brazil" or "as an immigrant to the US", not "as an immigrant from Brazil". :)
But I think you redeemed yourself with the "due to some kind of sporting event". *giggle*
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jccalhoun
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
"There's a lot of ethnic diversity in our world now, and we're not commenting on that all."

No they aren't at all. There's only one black main character (and potentially the character's girlfriend) in the whole show. #v
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Sleepyhead
11/06/09

@jccalhoun: If you insist on counting - Since black people make up about 13% of the US, and there are only about 8 characters on V so far, isn't that exactly the number there should be?

Actually, he's really one of the 4 main characters. So he should only be half black. #v
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Sunshineyness
11/06/09

@jccalhoun: That's always my complaint about shows set in NYC: there's way more diversity than ever presented. I'm sure that's true in other cities as well but just my own personal knowledge is that on any given day in NYC you will interact with many different ethnicities and races. That's not to say there's not neighborhoods where one is more predominate than another but for the most part it's way more diverse than you'd expect from TV especially if you go to a non-residential neighborhood.

It always takes me out of the show a little to see that. *Shrug* But that's just me. #v
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jccalhoun
11/07/09

@Sleepyhead: How about the dozens of white Visitors we've seen in the background? That was what really bothered me. Of course I will be vague for those who haven't seen the show but it is interesting that the one black character is different. #v
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Ghost_in_the_Machine
11/06/09

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For everyone obsessing over Morena Baccarin's neck, yes it really is that long. #v
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collex
11/08/09

@Ghost_in_the_Machine: Please excuse my ignorance, but which tv show/movie does this picture comes from? #v
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Ghost_in_the_Machine
11/08/09

@collex: The last season of SG1 and the first SG1 movie "The Ark of Truth" (I'm not exactly sure which this image is from). Her character wore a lot of necklaces like that which emphasized her long neck. #v
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Dr Emilio Lizardo
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
So is anyone not at Fox News now comparing Obama to a murderous, alien lizard? #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
I am not Spartacus!

[en.wikipedia.org] [en.wikipedia.org] #v
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diverguy
11/06/09

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They have universal health care... the visitors are Canadian?? #v
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Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
11/06/09

@diverguy: G'day, eh! We come from our frozen world to offer you amazing new innovations! Not only will you like the healthcare, we can also offer you back bacon and strong beer! #v
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Wookie1972
11/06/09

@Anekanta - Go Play!: "G'day" is more AUstralian. #v
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anticonnor
11/06/09

@Wookie1972: Someone has obviously missed their weekly viewing of Strange Brew, eh? #v
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Wookie1972
11/06/09

@anticonnor: Nope. The Hoser version is "Good Day," two distinct words. The contraction "G'Day" is definitely AUstralian. #v
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SJ_Edwards
11/06/09

@Wookie1972: guten Tag et aloha! #v
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Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
11/06/09

@Wookie1972: Bob & Doug were definitely on my mind when I wrote it. That's all I have to say aboot that.

To be honest, though, as a Canadian I hardly ever say Good Day, or G'day, to people; and other Canadians rarely say it to me.

On the other hand, I have frequently employed the secret handshake. #v
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Wookie1972
11/07/09

@Anekanta - Go Play!: Damnit, lived here my whole life and I don't know the secret handshake.

And again, I know I'm being anal, but "aboot" is definitely an East coast thing. I didn't think Canucks actually said it until I saw Trailer Park Boys. #v
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EugeniaBSG
11/06/09

In reply to Morena Baccarin: I Am Not Obama
Well, I don't know if the show was deliberately commenting on Obama, but it was pretty funny yesterday when a radio talk show interspliced sound bites from V with recent White House personnel sound bites.

What's the deal with all the claims of "it's just a TV show" after years of how the "re-imagined" Battlestar Galactica was "critically acclaimed" as a "social commentary" on 9/11 and Iraq?

V could be considered a cautionary tale on surface appearances being misleading or a sci-fi update on "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts". #v
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Sleepyhead
11/06/09

@EugeniaBSG: The deal is that BSG, for all its craftsmanship, intelligence, and acclaim, never got more than a million or so regular viewers. V wants a big-time network audience. #v
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merqury
11/07/09

@EugeniaBSG:
I think they have a point, although I disagree with them on what exactly it is.

A charismatic leader from Parts Unknown shows up to offer long life, healing, and prosperity. Turns out he's a killer with crazy eyes and skin straight out of a Ferragamo look book, who wants to seduce your daughters and eat your vermin.

The fact is that prior to the crazy Right-wing tantrum of the past 9 months, nobody in his/her right mind would even ask if the show was a commentary on a sitting U.S. president.

So it's not really a case of the emperor having no clothes. It's just that the villagers are a bunch of crazy pervs who ordered a bunch of those comic-book X-Ray Specs and now like to scream and point at his Imperial Junk. #v
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