Star Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures

[Apogeal Alpha01]

Having conquered television, movies, videogames, comic books, paperbacks and lunch boxes, the original Star Trek crew moves into high definition this week. The first season of Star Trek: The Original Series beams onto store shelves Tuesday in an HD DVD/DVD combo pack that looks better than ever.

To celebrate, we're reliving the glory of 10 of the best monsters and creatures to stomp, ooze or float across the screen in the groundbreaking TV series.

Are these the cheesiest? Number 1

 

[Garibaldi O'brien]

I always thought the Salt Vampire was a pretty damn creepy critter for the time. It surely was one of few TOS monsters that actually scared me.

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/multimedia/2007/11/gallery_star_trek_monsters

Linky to the monster slideshow from Wired. Pimp those HD-DVD's!

 

[Garibaldi O'brien]

I would vote the Melkotian (Spectre of the Gun) one of the cheesiest, after the pipe-cleaner-form of the folks in Catspaw.

 

[USS Excelsior]

One that comes to mind is that alien dog in one of the first episodes.

 

[JiNX-01]

The Gorn... You could practically smell the rubber in his costume.

 

[Sisu]

Captain Kirk was definitely the cheesiest of them all!

 

[Apogeal Alpha01]

Tribbles should have been on the cutest list. Hardly cheesy, don't you think?

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Tribbles are too original to be cheesy - true cheesiness should remind you of something you've seen before, ideally in the half-off bin at Walgreen's the day after Halloween.

So let's boot the furballs in favor of the squirmy little things Sylvia and Korob turned back into at the end of Catspaw.

 

[Danoz]

Probably Skin of Evil.

 

[Sisu]

^ Yes the one on the left is almost wholly inanimate and presents awkwardly.

 

[Cranston]

Do the "eyes of Vaal" count?

[image]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/9/94/Akuta.jpg[/image]

 

[Outpost4]

quoted

Cranston said:
Do the "eyes of Vaal" count?

 

[Balthier the Great]

I for one have to go with the poker playing android.

 

[Shieldsdown]

The Mugatu has to be high on the list.

Regards

 

[JD]

Reading that article makes me wonder if the person that wrote is even a Trek fan. Because IMO they seemed alittle to sarcastic in their comments to actually be a Trek fan.

As for cheesy, I would have to say that the Gorn, Horta, Malkotians, and Excalbians would probably be the top on my list. I like the concepts between all of them, it's just the methods that were used that were used to create them that I think are cheesy. IMO if they went back and recreated them, I think they could all be really cool. Just look at the Gorn in In a Mirror, Darkly, IMO he was pretty cool. (Although I was pissed they changed his eyes). Gorn in IMaD If you want to skip to the Gorn he's at 4:48.

 

[garakfan]

Although the aliens from Catspaw were poorly done, I applaud the show for the originality in the ocncept of the look.

The alltime lowest, worst, makes me shudder alien is the Mugato from " A private Little War". Not a bad episode, intoduced Dr. MBENGA. I'll even excuse the cheesy blonde wigs.....but the Mugato, come one!

 

[Apogeal Alpha01]

Outpost4 said:
quoted

Cranston said:
Do the "eyes of Vaal" count?

For some reason, that episode reminds me of the Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello beach movies.

 

[jimbo1973]

I always thought the mugato was cheesy..and the gorn, but he's been used already.

 

[indranee]

cheesiest: Melvin Belli as Gorgan "the angel".

 

[sevenstars]

Well, those flying fried eggs from "Operation: Annihilate!"
(on TVLand this morning). They even came with a built-in disclaimer-- "They hardly look real, Captain."