Posted by Jason Sweet-2 on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/possible-alien-explanation-tp2495421p2529978.html

I agree with the time-travel problem.  There was a film called "The Final Countdown" produced in the 80's where Martin Sheen stated that if he were to "somehow go back in time and meet his grandfather. And upon meeting him, he has an argument with him and kills him.  If that were to happen, how could he ever be born?  And if he can never be born, how could he have gone back in time to kill his grandfather???

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On Feb 18, 2011, at 12:40 PM, "Lightcudder" <[hidden email]> wrote:

One major problem with time travel stories is that they are always flawed. If aliens came back from the future to 'harvest' humans, why choose to come to a time where humans are relatively technologically advanced?

Why not return to the Middle Ages, no pollution, easy 'pickings'. Or why not return to when Straker was a child and kill him then? (Assuming that one of their prime reasons for coming to Earth was to destroy Straker?).

There would also be evidence of mutation, with the 'future' humans
being taller for example, and this was not evident in the aliens that were recovered. If they were coming from the future, they wouldn't need to come from outside the Solar System either.

It's an interesting idea, but one that isn't really supported by the facts in the series.

--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:
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> > Here is another twist, has anyone considered that the "aliens" may if
> > fact be humans from the distant future?
>
> That would be a good twist for the UFO movie... :-)
>
> Marc
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