tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611137573408143348.post625670006334780800..comments2023-08-17T15:47:30.419-07:00Comments on The Sci-Fi Lounge: Human Or Alien?Ray Virzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129153446708087680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611137573408143348.post-76411138691284565662012-02-29T22:28:02.528-08:002012-02-29T22:28:02.528-08:00Welcome to the blog! You know what they say - grea...Welcome to the blog! You know what they say - great minds...Ray Virzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129153446708087680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611137573408143348.post-54357829044737370832010-12-08T17:16:43.078-08:002010-12-08T17:16:43.078-08:00I love this article. . .I've been thinking abo...I love this article. . .I've been thinking about this forever. Even movies, with extremely high budgets, fail to imagine aliens that are non-corporeal or 'non humanoid', 'humanoid' being kind of an unoriginal word/idea in itself (used, of course, well in books as a descriptor). <br /><br />KOSH is a fantastic example though, once revealed, the different alien species saw THEIR gods in KOSH and, of course, they looked 'humanoid' as well. But, as you said, it comes down to relation and budget.<br /><br />Though I usually hate Star Trek books (read too many as a kid and now, a writer myself, I realize it is glorified-pay based fan fic) but the Titan series, featuring Riker on his first command, the USS Titan, features a lot of odd creatures and species that a TV series and a movie budget couldn't cover the near-non-humanoid-ness (word?) of the new crew. . .I say near because it still is close to humanoid to not be completely original.<br /><br />Thanks for this.Willhttp://secureimmaturity.comnoreply@blogger.com