When Steven Spielberg's film, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" first hit theaters in the summer of 1982, everyone's hearts were warmed by the charming friendship between a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) and an alien looking for a way home. The heart of the audience's love for the film was E.T. himself. He appeared on screen as a gangly-yet-endearing otherworldly creature, who was down to play dress up and talk phone plans. His persona was the complete opposite of another alien making...