▁and ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁several ▁" host ▁segments ", ▁This ▁Island ▁Earth ▁was ▁edited ▁down ▁by ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes . ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Nelson ▁said ▁that ▁This ▁Island ▁Earth ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁mock ▁because , ▁he ▁felt , ▁" nothing ▁really ▁happens " ▁and ▁" it ▁viol ates ▁all ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁classical ▁drama ". ▁Kevin ▁Mur phy ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁many ▁elements ▁that ▁the ▁writing ▁crew ▁liked , ▁such ▁as ▁" A ▁hero ▁who ' s ▁a ▁big - ch inned ▁white - gu y ▁scient ist ▁with ▁a ▁deep ▁voice . ▁A ▁w orm y ▁side k ick ▁gu y . ▁H uge - fore head ed ▁al iens ▁who ▁nobody ▁can ▁quite ▁figure ▁out ▁are ▁al iens   – ▁there ' s ▁just ▁' something ▁different ▁about ▁them '. ▁And ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁rub ber ▁mon sters ▁who ▁die ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁without ▁the ▁hero ▁ever ▁doing ▁anything ." ▁Mars ▁Att acks ! ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁com ic ▁movie .. the ▁Mart ian ▁space craft ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁ocean ▁ ▁S ven go ol ie ▁-- Sh own ▁on ▁the ▁Me TV ▁show ▁S ven go ol ie ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Ge bert , ▁Michael . ▁ ▁The ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Movie ▁Awards . ▁New ▁York : ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁P aper back s , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁. ▁