# "V" Pilot Tonight — \[Open Spoilers after it airs\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-pilot-tonight-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/516169>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-pilot-tonight-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/516169 "2009-11-03T16:09:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-pilot-tonight-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/516169/181 "2009-11-09T16:48:51Z")

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> [@Kaio](#):
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> I think reporter-dude (Decker) is just lousy at his job. Remember the throw-away lines about how the network kept passing his story ideas on to be done by someone else? They might have very good reasons for doing that.
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> Also, jumping in with “show some respect” in response to an absolutely legitimate question. Then his first attempt at a hard-hitting question is “Dur, why y’all so hawt?!” And then he apparently doesn’t even notice that (with his inept assistance) Anna dodges _both_ questions. No wonder Anna loved him. It was a perfect demonstration of how easy he is to manipulate. She’s probably smart enough to realize that he’s a shitty reporter, too, which was why she asked for him.
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> She had him figured out. Being a bad reporter, this was going to be his ONLY chance to make it big on the TeeVee. And he’s easily manipulated. She didn’t have to argue it well – he’s doing most of the work for her.

Dunno about the rest of you, but did Decker’s show seem like some FOX News infotainment vehicle?

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-pilot-tonight-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/516169/182 "2009-11-09T17:10:15Z")

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> [@ISiddiqui](#):
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> Dunno about the rest of you, but did Decker’s show seem like some FOX News infotainment vehicle?

It just seemed like a generic Nightline/60 Minutes/Etc to me.

-Joe

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