Anti-Alien Paranoia at an All-Time High.STUDIO CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1998-- Comic-book publisher Steve Stern says the fear of bug-eyed aliens is no laughing matter No Laughing Matter is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series Garfield and Friends. It was the 74th episode produced for the series, although it is listed as the 71st episode on the Garfield and Friends DVD. It originally aired on October 21, 1989. . "Movies, television and talk radio have turned extraterrestrials into modern-day bogey Bogey This is the benchmark return to which the performance of a portfolio manager or mutual fund manager is compared. Notes: This benchmark is typically the S&P 500 index. men," said Stern. "From `X-Files' to `Independence Day' to the Art Bell show, aliens have been getting their worst PR since the 1950s." During the Cold War, the intense fear of communism was projected onto aliens in scores of movies such as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" and "The Thing." "Today, with communism no longer a threat, ETs have come to symbolize our fears of anyone different from us," Stern suggested. "It's a thinly disguised form of discrimination that feeds on our paranoias." Stern is the publisher of the comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. "Zen Intergalactic in·ter·ga·lac·tic adj. Being or occurring between galaxies: intergalactic space. in Ninja," which has sold more than 3 million copies to date. His licensing agent, Mark Freedman freed·man n. A man who has been freed from slavery. freedman Noun pl -men History a man freed from slavery Noun 1. , is the man who singlehandedly promoted the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into a phenomenon. "Zen is a hero who shows that aliens can also be good guys," Stern said. The Zen Web site at www.surging.com/compop/zen features a "Petition Against Alien Discrimination" that can be signed electronically by anyone who believes that aliens have been getting a bad rap in the mass media. And in early 1999, "Zen Intergalactic Ninja -- The Movie" will be filmed in Canada by Cine-Groupe, a Lions Gate company. "We're going to keep spreading the word that all aliens aren't bad guys," Stern said. "That attitude should come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" when we have our first close encounter." NOTE TO EDITORS: Artwork is available. |
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