[Astromancer]

J.F.K. certainly could have been an actor, but Shatner was so much fun. Also, too much realism about how militaries work could make any show dull. Verisimilitude works so much better than documentary realism.

Still, this is an interesting world. Are there any voices suggesting the aliens were far off course or just lost? No new alien sightings since 1947 would be a major issue.