This was my shot at widespread sci fi satire.
What if a warrior type like a Klingon from Star Trek had to contend with a cheesy, 1960’s low budget, perky, Japanese space superhero (think MST3K’s “Prince of Space”) at a huge galactic conference? It’s Deep Space Nine meets the Odd Couple.
Space Prince zips around in his safety helmet, tights and little cape, much to the annoyance of Gok, the warrior behemoth.
Along the way, I take little jabs at Star Trek, MST3K, Star Wars, Speed Racer, various sci fi cliches such as roomy ventilator shafts, aliens that look altogether too much like humans except for bumps on their foreheads, etc.
The villain of the piece is a take off on the villain from Prince of Space, Krankor. A sweaty man with a chicken nose and seemingly chicken-like troops.
I thought it was a triumph of satire but then I wrote it and I tend to make myself laugh. I had fun.
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