I am back you guys... finally. I know, no one missed me. It's cool. I have thoughts.
I think that a couple of my friends would agree that I am a netflix-a-holic. I spend most of my time holed up in solitary confinement with my trusty laptop and snacks binge watching some 90's television show or worse... My biggest pet peeve is not watching shows in order... how can you people do that? I finally watched X-Files in order... and here we go. It's not every day that you get hooked on a show so old that the special effects makeup looks like a drunk 8 year old did them. No. Those days are reserved for days like today, obviously. There's something to be said about a moment when the "monster" or "alien" is revealed in a scene and it makes you audibly gasp at how grotesque the makeup is. They just don't look real. But they aren't CGI either. Which makes me so happy. Then we can take a look back at the Star Trek (Original Series... duh ya know, with Shatner and Nimoy) and we can say the exact same thing. The ALIENS don't look real, but at that time, that's not what the audiences wanted. They wanted chilling stories and actors that were pretty and weren't quite sure how big to be for the cameras in such intimate settings. They wanted a story and a resolution and something to make them experience some type of feeling.
The reason that these shows hold such near and dear places in my heart is because there's a POSSIBILITY that aliens could exist. Now, I don't want you to think that I've lost my mind (lest I located it in the first place) saying that aliens could be real. There is evidence out there proving both points. I have none of it. This is purely my opinion. But, why would we continue to watch a show with such clear viewpoints (I know that Star Trek is set in the future... but that could be our ACTUAL future. You never know. I've always wanted to go to space.) on the situation when we have no desire to pursue such viewpoints. There's nothing wrong with a little curiosity... But that's no reason to QUIT YOUR DAY JOB... looking at you, Tom DeLonge.
Okay, this post took an odd turn. So, in conclusion, love each other. Mind your business. Keep it together. Bless up. Always wear a helmet.
-Sydney the Destroyer
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