{"id":1340,"date":"2014-02-19T20:53:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doena-journal.net\/en\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:44:13","slug":"star-crossed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doena-journal.net\/en\/1340\/star-crossed","title":{"rendered":"Star-Crossed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Star-Crossed<\/em> is a new teen sci-fi show on The CW but given the ratings it&#8217;s quite possible it won&#8217;t last long.<\/p>\n<p>The basic story is that an alien spaceship publicly crashed on Earth and had survivors on board.<br \/>\nTen years later these survivors are slowly allowed into the general public which doesn&#8217;t sit well with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Personally I quite liked it but I&#8217;m a self-admitting fan of teen drama series.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_94576\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DJ0kqEKIvc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m also aware enough to see that most of the plot elements were lifted from the short-lived 1989 TV series <em>Alien Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who can&#8217;t remember or have never seen it, these are the basic plot elements of that show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ship with 250,000 Tenctonese slaves crashes in the Mojave desert<\/li>\n<li>5 years later they are allowed to leave the quarantine and are released into the general population of L.A.<\/li>\n<li>Most prominent trademark: Instead of hair they have tattoo-looking maculae<\/li>\n<li>Tenctonese have a binary heart system<\/li>\n<li>There are protests against them at &#8220;our&#8221; schools<\/li>\n<li>Alien daddy George Francisco reminds his son to speak English and not their native tongue<\/li>\n<li>Most Tenctonese live in a separate district which is derisively called &#8220;Slagtown&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only thing missing is the Atrians getting drunk from bad milk. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><em>Alien Nation<\/em> Intro:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_62816\"  width=\"480\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FlRunN3L9Cg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>School protest in <em>Alien Nation<\/em>: <\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_91189\"  width=\"480\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0tqK8DDjGU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star-Crossed is a new teen sci-fi show on The CW but given the ratings it&#8217;s quite possible it won&#8217;t last long. 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