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ANCIENT ALIENS MEME

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ANCIENT ALIENS

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Origin: 4chan
Year: 2010
Type: Image Macro, Character, Conspiracy Theory, Parody, Pop Culture Reference

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ABOUT

Ancient Aliens is a series of image macros based on History Channel's TV series
with the same name starring alien expert Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, who often tends
to explain inexplicable phenomena as the direct result of aliens or
extraterrestrials being on Earth. In a somewhat similar fashion to Bill
O'Reilly's You Can't Explain That series, the Ancient Aliens macros exaggerate
Tsoukalos' beliefs to such an extent that they become humourous.

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ORIGIN

The still shot of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos originated from the History Channel
series Ancient Aliens[1], a documentary series that explores the possibility
that aliens may have visited in the past. The program is directed and produced
by Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and first aired on April 20th, 2010.





ANCIENT ASTRONAUT THEORY

The documentary focuses on the "Ancient Astronaut Theory"[2] which states that
extraterrestrial beings came to earth throughout the ancient times and helped
shape history. For example, the Ancient Astronaut Theory insists that the
pyramids were built by the help of alien technologies and that the great
pyramids align with the constellation Orion; where some of the aliens may exist
or came from. The show has come under some criticism for being "far fetched",
"hugely speculative" and "expound[ing] wildly on theories suggesting that
astronauts wandered the Earth freely in ancient time."






SPREAD

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos's unworldly appearance and predictable resort to aliens in
explaining various mysteries of human civilization caught many people's
attention in the audience. As early as in November 2010, his "alien" repertoire
became a popular subject of lulzy mockeries when it reached 4chan's /b/ (random)
board[3], spawning a steady stream of images centered around an exploitable
screenshot of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos from the TV series.





The image macros generally poke fun at Tsoukalos' supposed obsession with
"Ancient Astronaut Theory," featuring text that puts forth a question about a
well-known mystery like the Egyptian pyramids, the answer to which is always
aliens.

The propagation of Ancient Aliens series was further aided by a number of image
macro application sites including MemeGenerator[4], Quickmeme[5], DIYLOL[6] and
Troll.me[7] among others. Beginning in mid-2011, the image macro series began to
pick up momentum on several popular hubsites such as 4chan[8], Reddit[9], and
Tumblr[10].

Since gaining a solid following on 4chan's /b/, Ancient Alien image macros have
also spread to related forums like /x/ (paranormal), /sci/[11] (science & math)
and /tv/ (television) boards where they're often used with intent to start a
tireless debate or threadjack by bringing up the Ancient Astronaut Theory.



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[1] Wikipedia – Ancient Aliens: Reception

[2] Wikipedia – Ancient Astronaut Theory

[3] 4chan – World War II: Star Wars Edition on /b/ (page unavailable)

[4] MemeGenerator – Ancient Aliens

[5] QuickMeme – Ancient Aliens

[6] DIYLOL (via Wayback Machine) – Ancient Aliens

[7] Troll.me (via Wayback Machine) – Ancient Aliens

[8] 4chanarchive – UFO Stories on /x/ (page unavailable)

[9] Reddit – Talking About Ancient Aliens

[10] Tumblr – Tagged Results for Ancient Aliens

[11] ArchivedMoe – Ancient Aliens on /sci/

[12] Sherdog Forum (via Wayback Machine) – Ancient aliens giorgio meme

[13] BodyBuilding Forum – Anyone have the guy from Ancient Aliens meme pic?

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