It's 'V' day for sci-fi fans as ABC reboots the alien story: PHOTO

USA Today - 2nd Nov 2009

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Morena Baccarin: Vancouver, B.C. — Morena Baccarin , stunning in a tailored gray suit, has lined up a group of identically clad aides on her spaceship, demanding to know which of them is a traitor. Read full story at USA Today

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