Trivia / V (2009)

• Accidental Downer Ending: The series was cancelled midway through season two; the finale that should have been a cliffhanger ends with Diana dead and her coup against Anna a failure, Tyler being killed by fake-Lisa, Chad Decker exposed as a member of the 5th Column, and most crucially, Anna managing to bliss the entire population of Earth (save some resistance fighters in a bunker) by using Ryan's daughter as an amplifier. The last shot of the series is a panicking Erica futilely trying to snap Jack out of it while he and millions of New Yorkers stare up at the Visitor ships above.
• California Doubling: Vancouver for New York.
• Dawson Casting: Tyler and Lisa. May be justified with Lisa, in that she is a V and supposed to have an Uncanny Valley look, but it is pretty obvious that Tyler's actor is about 20, especially in shots where Tyler is standing with Anna.
• Follow the Leader: Arguable, the BSG parallels are noticeable, but it's more the concept of the reboot (an old Sci-Fi series reworked for greater political relevance and additional religious themes) than the core pitch of the shows themselves.

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