GEEKWIRE: Maury Island Incident and ‘Men in Black’ Stories Become a Cause for Celebration
Even the Men in Black need their day in the sun. And they’re getting it this week, in the place where those classic characters in UFO tales made their debut.
Roswell may be the nation’s best-known UFO capital — but you can make a good argument that the Seattle area served the true birthplace of the Men in Black and helped inspire shows including “The X-Files,” “Project Blue Book” and yes, “Men in Black.”
Steve Edmiston — a lawyer, film writer and producer who’s one of the organizers of the Men in Black Birthday Bash — can make an especially good argument.
“It’s like almost the original X-File, if you think about it,” he says in the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast.