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Fun fact: the creators of V wanted to make a version of the classic novel warning about Fascism coming to America, "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, but
by ZeroGravitas 1y ago
Fun fact: the creators of V wanted to make a version of the classic novel warning about Fascism coming to America, "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis, but it was deemed too cerebral for American audiences by networks.
So they swapped the fascists for aliens in disguise.
- nobodyandproud 1y agoNice. This is the first I’ve heard-of or read about Huey Long: "When he was gone it seemed that a beneficent peace had fallen on the land. Father Coughlin, Reno, Townsend, et al., were after all pygmies compared with Huey. He had been a major phenomenon." The demagogue party has flipped, but of course we’re living with the consequences all the same.