So out of boredom while waiting for my L4D files to write to a DVD (we have worse than dialup at work so downloading here, playing over network there) I randomly started watching some doofy UFO show on the History channel.

They have special never before seen video of lights in the sky in Illinois of January 2000.  There are lights in the sky and then there are also eye witness accounts of lights in the sky.

While they were showing this they were also showing artist renderings of the objects and I noticed something: none of these had windows.

Now think about this logical:

1. We assume these aliens exist
2. We assume these aliens do not want to be seen since they have not made contact.
3. If these aliens do not want to be seen, then their air crafts should be stealthy.
4. Stealth objects should not have lights unless absolutely necessary
5. Lights could be use to see other air crafts
6. These objects do not have windows
7. No windows means they have another way of seeing other air crafts
8. Even if they did have windows, it would be a safe assumption they have some sort of radar since they do know how to do interplanetary travel
9. The lights are therefore bullshit.

Yeah, I'm tired and bored.

bored?..watch the food channel.

I don't believe in interplanetary space craft visiting us either, but for the sake of argument those lights could very well be part of their propulsion system, or some sort of light radar or some kind of fuel emission. Such a craft, by it's very nature, would contain technologies we haven't even considered.

The real question about UFOs and visitors from outer space is why did The Signs suck so much? And why did it do so well at the box office?

I don't know much about "The Signs," but Signs was awesome.  Easily Shyamalan's best film (though these days, that's not saying much).

I don't know what sucked more about Signs: the fact that nothing happened, or the fact that it wasn't even about aliens.

Exactly.  It wasn't about aliens.  It was about the family.

Here's a quick rundown of SIGNS (damn you Goose!) Don't worry, I'll blank out the spoilers

Assumption 2 doesn't make sense. Just because they don't contact us doesn't mean they don't want to be seen. I've been seen by lots of people I didn't contact.

Assumption 7 is just weird. Ever heard of cameras? ;)

It's like Linda Fiorentino said in Dogma, "God has a plan." Okay, that was a joke. In any case, Signs is mostly about building tension. It's not about aliens, or about God, or about death. It's about tension, people! And it's damn good at it!

It had no tension and it wasn't good at anything. He called it Signs because he's stupid and thought it was a funny pun. He named his movie a pun. Who names their movies puns? "Whoa man, it's like totally about signs of aliens, but then like, really, it's about signs from G-d about your family whoa crazy plot twist from the king of plot twists I see dead people lulz!" What a dick.

If you want a good movie that's loosely about aliens but also about faith, and has tension, see Contact.