Context

I got a lot of influence from political remixes as well as Star Trek itself.  

First, I'll discuss the political remixes that influenced me.  I'm sure everyone who is aware of American internet culture these days has seen a remix of some sort that makes fun of politicians or takes a political stance on an issue.  The videos shown on the website for this course are good examples of the kind of messages made up in silly ways that can only be spread virally because they wouldn't be on any mainstream media channel (Read My Lips by Johan Soderberg, Special Report by Bryan Boyce, etc.).  

Second, Star Trek has never been a show to shy away from political stances.  There is a long and rich history of Star Trek having episodes about controversial topics by recontextualizing them in some foreign, alien setting to get past the tv studio executives and censors.  This also inspired me when my final idea came together.