Random thought

[inmyriadbits]

I was just thinking -- I love how in Star Trek, whenever they're like "It's an attack on Earth!", what that really means is "OMG, it's an attack on San Francisco/Starfleet!" Just like how in Doctor Who, the aliens always attack London; in Torchwood, it's always Cardiff (lol). Comics movies really likes going after New York City, as do a lot of unaffiliated disaster movies, although occasionally Los Angeles gets to see the end of the world. And...I'm running out of examples, but you know what I mean?

If you were aliens and planning to attack Earth, where would you start? I would personally pick the city farthest away from the nearest superheroes (probably Paris). And then, set up a diversion on the opposite side of the planet. I'm just sayin'.

Comments

[gingerwall.livejournal.com]

This is a hard question, because I can't figure out what the aliens would be trying to accomplish by attacking Earth anyway. I'd take out Beijing and D.C., force the UN to surrender, and then go eat cheese in Europe.

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

But of course! The cheese is tactically crucial.