Are we the last generation of Tiki? - General Tiki

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2566	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Fri, Oct 20, 2017 8:44 AM On 2017-10-20 07:44, EnchantedTikiGoth wrote: To be fair, Tiki and Atomic Age retro-space imagery does work together since they originated around the same time :) That was my thought with the Geeki Tikis too... Some of them are just cashing in (Star Wars, Marvel), but some of them do work because the source material is close enough (original Star Trek, Universal Monsters). I'm not a fan of the new batch of Hollywood Godzilla movies, but I am kinda' looking forward to when the next ones come out, because it's pretty much a guarantee that they'll make Godzilla, Mothra, and King Kong Geeki Tiki mugs. I've got a yen for the original Toho films right now, half of which seem to be taking place, in part, on South Pacific islands. Great points, I think these are part of the "evolution of tiki" whether we like it or not. I do struggle with "purist" thoughts at times, driven partly by tiki having originally aspiring to be escapism through imagery from far-away tropical places. On top of that, just because two things existed at the same time period, doesn't make me comfortable mixing the two. While Star Trek was around at the time of tiki, I would personally not mix them. However, tiki as a style became a fun medium for Star Trek fans to honor and enjoy their subject matter. But I try hard not to criticize it since I think I understand how and why that comes to happen. But every once in a while I see something that initially makes me squint my eyes and cock my head and do a double-take. I try to always walk away by comprehending how the tiki style / genre is actually being honored in these situations. But sometimes it takes a bit of effort to do so, and I'm guessing it's because of how strong my feelings are about the original roots and intentions of tiki. We'll have to see how things develop over the next ten years. But I think tiki is a pretty solid element in our world regardless of which country you live in. How many of you looked up "naked jello tiki" after I mentioned it in an earlier post? Admit it! :)

On 2017-10-20 07:44, EnchantedTikiGoth wrote:
To be fair, Tiki and Atomic Age retro-space imagery does work together since they originated around the same time :) That was my thought with the Geeki Tikis too... Some of them are just cashing in (Star Wars, Marvel), but some of them do work because the source material is close enough (original Star Trek, Universal Monsters). I'm not a fan of the new batch of Hollywood Godzilla movies, but I am kinda' looking forward to when the next ones come out, because it's pretty much a guarantee that they'll make Godzilla, Mothra, and King Kong Geeki Tiki mugs. I've got a yen for the original Toho films right now, half of which seem to be taking place, in part, on South Pacific islands.

Great points, I think these are part of the "evolution of tiki" whether we like it or not.

I do struggle with "purist" thoughts at times, driven partly by tiki having originally aspiring to be escapism through imagery from far-away tropical places. On top of that, just because two things existed at the same time period, doesn't make me comfortable mixing the two. While Star Trek was around at the time of tiki, I would personally not mix them. However, tiki as a style became a fun medium for Star Trek fans to honor and enjoy their subject matter. But I try hard not to criticize it since I think I understand how and why that comes to happen. But every once in a while I see something that initially makes me squint my eyes and cock my head and do a double-take. I try to always walk away by comprehending how the tiki style / genre is actually being honored in these situations. But sometimes it takes a bit of effort to do so, and I'm guessing it's because of how strong my feelings are about the original roots and intentions of tiki.

We'll have to see how things develop over the next ten years. But I think tiki is a pretty solid element in our world regardless of which country you live in.

How many of you looked up "naked jello tiki" after I mentioned it in an earlier post? Admit it! :)

Post #780745 by AceExplorer on Fri, Oct 20, 2017 8:44 AM