ICYMI: V creator KennethJohnson discusses the enduring legacy of the NBC series/miniseries as a cult classic, essential themes & more.
, Johnson was inspired by Nobel laureaterise to power in Italy andrise in Germany, becoming a commentary on fascism. Johnson pitched it to then NBC executive, who many credits with ushering a golden age of programming at the network,"He said, 'I don't know that Americans will get fascism,'" he recalled."I said, 'Well, it's not a complicated concept, Brandon. You put on a brown shirt, you shave your head, and you beat somebody up.
Another executive chimed in,"A young guy named Jeff Sagansky was sitting in the corner. He said, 'How about aliens, Kenny?'" Johnson said."And I went, Aaaggghhh! I just didn't want to go in that direction." Sagansky has since moved to become president of CBS Entertainment and later co-president of Sony Pictures."I got up, I went to the window, and I said, 'Picture small spaceships buzzing up and down Burbank Boulevard,'" Sagansky says.
Johnson wasn't a fan at first."I freaked out," he said."I didn't want to get so typecast as the sci-fi guy. I went home that night, and I realized that Jeff had a really brilliant idea. 'V' was always about how individual people react to power. Some will suck up as the Vichy French did to the Nazis, and others will try to keep their heads down. The heroes say, 'This power is being abused, and we've got to fight back.
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