Instead of the universe being one where the Nazi’s won, it’s a tiny tiny change — it’s a universe where all water is actually blue instead of clear (excepting seawater, which is green). Or a universe where people’s internal clocks are so slow to adjust that it takes immigrants years to sync up, condemning them to years of a nighttime existence. Each world could be a different episode.
I’m thinking they could be accessible via the alleys, since alleys are betwixt and between, themselves.
We have access to one, probably multiple, babies with parents who are “cool”.
I have resisted posting a picture of Sidney here, but needless to say: STAR QUALITY.
Babies are weird and strange.
The x-ray specs device is perfect for lofi scifi — super-striking and cinematic.
The movie is pretty entertaining, and like most Carpenter stuff goes between smart and stupid in the same movie. There’s some smart stuff near the end with some dialogue that says that to the aliens, Earth is third world — a concept I’ve always thought about teasing out.
