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The story follows the peaceful alien invasion [1] of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
The first is that Clarke takes the concept of an alien invasion, already a cliché in 1953, and turns it on its head: the Overlords come down in their ships over all the major cities and, instead of blowing them up, they turn Earth into a utopia.
Nov 19, 2020 · The first episode sees the Overlords subvert most sci-fi tropes about alien invaders by quickly eliminating war, pollution and other concerns for humanity, and while there are plenty of humans distrustful of the aliens and their "benign" rule, many take to the era of peace they help usher in.
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Dec 14, 2015 · The Overlords arrive and offer a peaceful alien invasion, but how does Earth take to their presence?
The plot concerns the Benevolent Alien Invasion of an alien race called the Overlords. After stopping the Cold War and establishing a world government, they start to maintain peace on Earth, but refuse to show any images of themselves for fifty years.
Twenty years ago, the Overlords had announced that they no longer used surveillance devices to keep track of humans’ activities, but they still exist and could be used if the aliens really ...
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Overlords might seem to be in charge of the proceedings but the fact of the matter is that they are following the orders of the creatures they call 'Overmind'. They are tasked by the Overmind to take care of mankind in order to prepare the way for their evolution and pacification.
