First Look At Alien From New Trek Film - Serious

[Gepard]

know[/I] about that zany thread and the avatars it spawned. When you lovable nutters post in sequence, I have to constantly backtrack to realize just who said what.

Sincerely,

Bill

Ah. It's one of our special charms.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I don't know - the new aliens look interesting in their own right, but Trek already has an over-abundance of aliens that are hardly ever used, like many of the ones we saw through the original series run as well as TMP and TVH. Honestly, why make new ones that were never to be seen again in the future?

I guess this is akin to the retconned delta insignia argument. Feh...

 

[Tralah]

I still don't buy the delta symbol as much of a retconn. An organization like Starfleet would have some sort of symbol, so why not the delta symbol? I know in TOS some ships had their symbol, but what evidence is there that Starfleet on the whole didn't use the delta symbol in the 23rd Century? If it was exclusive to the Enterprise, it seems kind of weird that Starfleet would take the symbol from ONE ship and start using it for EVERYTHING later on. Yeah, yeah I know the Enterprise is super famous, but I still never thought that reason was plausible.

I do agree, I wish Star Trek wouldn't have quite so many disposable background aliens. I'd prefer to see aliens we know about and have some sort of background and history.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

(lest anyone think I'm serious, this is a bloody joke!)

Sincerely,

Bill

Too bad. I quite like that second image!

Having only limited personal experience with furry female boobies, I am naturally somewhat hesitant.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Of course, the Ewoks in the original trilogy were also a painfully obvious child-friendly element and they don't get anywhere near the same level of hatred.

They used to.

Before Jar Jar Binks came along.

I dunno. I still dream of a pile a burning Ewoks as the End of Episode VI.

I like the Ewoks. But then, I'm a Yorkshire Terrier owner, and they look almost the same...only ambulatory on two legs instead of on four.

Give me the Ewoks any day over the giant space creatures pictured at the top of page 6.

^Those things always reminded of a steaming pile of elephant dung...after said elephant ate a whole lot of shit that was not originally on the 'recommended' menu.

 

[Redfern]

Having only limited personal experience with furry female boobies, I am naturally somewhat hesitant.

Wow! I've presented something that has rattled the (in)famous Samuel T. Cogley?! I feel honored!

Sincerely,

Bill

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

They used to.

Before Jar Jar Binks came along.

I dunno. I still dream of a pile a burning Ewoks as the End of Episode VI.

I like the Ewoks. But then, I'm a Yorkshire Terrier owner, and they look almost the same...only ambulatory on two legs instead of on four.

Give me the Ewoks any day over the giant space creatures pictured at the top of page 6.

^Those things always reminded of a steaming pile of elephant dung...after said elephant ate a whole lot of shit that was not originally on the 'recommended' menu.

I once had a client who set herself on fire. There's a disturbing resemblance.

 

[Gepard]

Having only limited personal experience with furry female boobies, I am naturally somewhat hesitant.

Wow! I've presented something that has rattled the (in)famous Samuel T. Cogley?! I feel honored!

Sincerely,

Bill

I feel it is perhaps time to make use of this image again:

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

And then the other geeks backed away slowly, realizing that Malakai had (presumably unintentionally) out-geeked them all.

 

[Gepard]

And then the other geeks backed away slowly, realizing that Malakai had (presumably unintentionally) out-geeked them all.

Whatever it takes to win.

But enough about the presidential primaries!

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Having only limited personal experience with furry female boobies, I am naturally somewhat hesitant.

Wow! I've presented something that has rattled the (in)famous Samuel T. Cogley?! I feel honored!

Sincerely,

Bill

Don't get me wrong. Mix a little catnip in with my scotch and soda, and who knows what might happen.

 

[3D Master]

3. We are the single most efficient form on this planet.

I think that honor falls to bacteria. They do just about everything you described, some of it inside us. We sure need them to survive, but they do fine on their own. Someday, they'll wise up to that.

Even if we survive the coming monkey-robot apocalypse, the bacteria will surely be our doom. It is they, with their tiny flagella, who will reach for the stars.

Sorry, no. There are many species of bacteria, there is not one of them that is everywhere. There is however just one species of humans that is just about everywhere.

"Dolphins and barracudas look similar in silhouette, even though they evolved from very different forebears. Their shapes are the result of convergent evolution. Some biologists have suggested that the same may be true of humans and extraterrestrial life -- that the human body plan is a good design for an intelligent creature. We have free appendages (these are known by the technical term: “arms”) terminated by graspy little hands useful for writing, wielding tools, or ferrying snacks to our mouths. We also have two eyes with overlapping vision, providing 3-D views of the world that facilitate tool use. The eyes are located high up, permitting us to peer over grass and brush to find a mate or a meal. And the list goes on. Humans, in many ways, are a reasonably functional design for a technically sophisticated creature.

But it’s a bit extreme to maintain that we are the best design, and therefore convergent evolution will ensure that an intelligent alien looks like your brother-in-law. After all, an extra set of arms might be useful, as would an eye in the back of our heads. A double spine might allow faster and easier walking, and a few extra digits on each hand could make for better tool use or piano playing. The bottom line is that any biological creature we find that’s at least as clever as we are might have, some features in common with us (two eyes, instead of one, for instance). But there’s little reason to think our own design is so wonderfully optimal that all thinking beings will have converged on it. Intelligent extraterrestrials may look vaguely humanoid, but no more than vaguely."

- Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute, publisher of approx. 50 professional journals..

Interestingly enough, when you look at what he describes (and actually outright says), none of them are "plankton". They are, in fact, all humanoid, or near humanoid species that he describes (and again, outright states), exactly what I said as well.

(lest anyone think I'm serious, this is a bloody joke!)

A reference to a TAS species would be nice, though.

In all honesty, yes, I'd like a lil' homage, but realistically, the odds of it happening are just almost "nil".

Well, the humanoid cats aren't just in TAS, we also saw some in Starfleet uniforms in Star Trek IV.

 

[Tralah]

I never cared for the use of feline-aliens in science fiction because they always felt more of a fantasy type creature along with elves, gnomes, and dwarves, but then again I've heard some people compare the Vulcans to elves, so I guess if I can like Vulcans as much as I do, I can tolerate alien feline humanoids. I also really liked the TAS episode that featured them as villains.

 

[Gepard]

I never cared for the use of feline-aliens in science fiction because they always felt more of a fantasy type creature along with elves, gnomes, and dwarves, but then again I've heard some people compare the Vulcans to elves, so I guess if I can like Vulcans as much as I do, I can tolerate alien feline humanoids. I also really liked the TAS episode that featured them as villains.

I find that, given that cat-aliens are cool, much else can be forgiven.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

I feel it is perhaps time to make use of this image again:

Okay...so let me get this straight. You hang out at a board where Trek geeks are considered to be the lightweights of the geekazoid species???

Until this moment, I had no idea that such a place even existed. And I work at a tech company, 'fer cryin' out loud! A place where giant lifesized cutouts of Darth Vadar, Wiis in the break rooms, and action figure collections prominently displayed are common, and the tech support guys stay at the office on Friday nights to play online RPGs together. THAT is my frame of reference!

Suddenly, I feel very......

......normal.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Suddenly, I feel very......

......normal.

Malakai has clearly done all Star Trek fans a great service today. I may even try to kiss a girl later.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Suddenly, I feel very......

......normal.

Malakai has clearly done all Star Trek fans a great service today. I may even try to kiss a girl later.

God....now I'm actually afraid that I might accidentally flip on Dancing With the Stars....and LIKE it!!!

Untold terrors await the presumed normal, you know. It's a regular minefield out there!

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Untold terrors await the presumed normal, you know. It's a regular minefield out there!

Does this mean I'm going to have to start wearing pants?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Untold terrors await the presumed normal, you know. It's a regular minefield out there!

Does this mean I'm going to have to start wearing pants?

Please.

 

[Gepard]

Untold terrors await the presumed normal, you know. It's a regular minefield out there!

Does this mean I'm going to have to start wearing pants?

Flesh-colored pants.

You have to maintain some pride.

Okay...so let me get this straight. You hang out at a board where Trek geeks are considered to be the lightweights of the geekazoid species???

Until this moment, I had no idea that such a place even existed. And I work at a tech company, 'fer cryin' out loud! A place where giant lifesized cutouts of Darth Vadar, Wiis in the break rooms, and action figure collections prominently displayed are common, and the tech support guys stay at the office on Friday nights to play online RPGs together. THAT is my frame of reference!

Suddenly, I feel very......

......normal.

Somebody's got to be near the bottom of the list.

Oh well. At least I can still look down on people who write self-insertion Trek slashfic.