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There are plenty of great ideas for costumes for the 1960 and 1970 in television and film series.

A large number of television programs high quality films as The Prisoner, the invaders, Marcus Welby MD, The Six Million Dollar Man, and more came from the 1960 and 1970. This series are a source of inspiration for anyone who is looking for a Halloween costume. But the 1960 and 1970 have been particularly productive in a new brand: was given birth to the science fiction genre and made it accessible to the public, the public and especially the whole family. From there the film, a lot of movies science fiction as The War of the Worlds, were produced in Hollywood and was a huge success, but during the 1960s and 1970s, two series, in particular, helped make science fiction a genus of the family.

The first such series of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's original idea. Star Trek was certainly well known for things as travel across the galaxy to discover life on other planets and intergalactic characters like Mr. Spock, but costumes worn by the crew of the legendary Starship Enterprise also helped make the series famous.

A great example is if you are a Star Trek communication officer Uhura this period time, you are wearing a uniform which included a red dress and shoes black. Anyone who liked the television series Star Trek will recognize immediately recognize this kind of uniform. Alternatively, Star Trek was also famous for "red shirt syndrome", died in a non-main character in a red shirt beam down to a planet with the team y. Chances are wearing a costume inspired by the crew of USS Enterprise will save some applause and congratulations of the guests at the party.

Star Trek was not the only science fiction franchise to get its start during these two decades, however, because a first episode of the Star Wars trilogy (later subtitled A New Hope) hit the box office during this time period. Star Wars was created by George Lucas was a completely different beast from Star Trek, involving Jedi Knights, strength and some of the most memorable science fiction has given. The best examples are Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Darth Vader, and you could model your next Halloween costume, after all these characters. As a second example, there are Imperial troops, the rebel pilot Wedge Antilles and orange uniforms imperial soldiers in gray uniforms that anyone would immediately recognize.

There are many other options in 1960 and 1970, science fiction, like The Twilight Zone, Logan's Run or Planet of the Apes, for you to choose from, making it becomes an inexhaustible source of Halloween costume ideas.

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