if anyone runs a photoshop contest on what a Japanese/Klingon culture would look like, do notify me.
Here, I'll give you a thought experiment to get you started: Whorrf wearing a Hello Kitty outfit.
It would not be hard to read SF stories/movies as a reflection of how the US-Soviet relationships were - how tense the Cold War was. During dentente, one gets cuddly aliens like ET. During more tense periods one gets The Thing, or Invasion of the Pod People.
I also wouldn't read too much into why Star Trek aliens look like people in rubber suits. After all, th... (read more)
It would not be hard to read SF stories/movies as a reflection of how the US-Soviet relationships were - how tense the Cold War was. During dentente, one gets cuddly aliens like ET. During more tense periods one gets The Thing, or Invasion of the Pod People.
I also wouldn't read too much into why Star Trek aliens look like people in rubber suits. After all, th... (read more)