I want mostly new aliens, maybe some vulcans and klingons.
What aliens do you want in a new star trek series?
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Tholians. An alien race which has appeared on screen exactly twice, and should be further explored. To their fullest potential, I could see the Tholians as posing as great a threat as the Borg or the Dominion. They could make it work, though it certainly couldn't be done cheaply and look effective enough.
These guys.
I want a fight scene between the Gorn and a Horta.
Some Federation races (including Star Fleet personnel) that are unequivocally NOT near-human or humanoid or humans-in-costumes in appearance. Given the diversity of the UFP, there should be at least some.
CGI has gotten to a point where this is more than doable. Don't have to be speaking parts - just a few scenes where they are seen as regular crewmembers in the background.
CGI has gotten to a point where this is more than doable. Don't have to be speaking parts - just a few scenes where they are seen as regular crewmembers in the background.
Whatever aliens make sense for the story the producer wants to tell that a network wants to put on TV. You don't start with aliens and build the show around the aliens. You start with the show and see what aliens the show needs.
Nope, not even close. Not on a TV budget at least. Sure you can afford a CGI character in Star Wars, LOTR, Planet of the Apes, or Avatar, but those are all movies. Look at Falling Skies, they are very selective how they use the CGI aliens because they can't afford to show them constantly. Or Terra Nova, it's rumored to be very expensive to make and they still limit how much they show dinosaurs.
Doing convincing CGI regularly is still too expensive for a TV budget. I believe I read that the reason Ron Moore came up with the human form Cylons for BSG was that they couldn't regularly afford the CGI for the toasters. So if they wanted to have the Cylons present often they needed to be human actors.
Medusans! Imagine what awesome navigators/helmsmen/weapons officers they could be, integrated directly into the ship's systems. Also great spies.
They could wear "humanoid" exoskeletons for interacting with their fellow Federation citizens and therefore be played by actors so the characters will be relatable as per usual.
They could wear "humanoid" exoskeletons for interacting with their fellow Federation citizens and therefore be played by actors so the characters will be relatable as per usual.
Tholians.
We know next to nothing about them other than they're definitely not Humanoid and far more insectoid, crystalline creatures.
That gives the NuTrek universe a lot of room to make something out of them, and feature a species that haven't been flogged to death for forty years like the Klingons.
We know next to nothing about them other than they're definitely not Humanoid and far more insectoid, crystalline creatures.
That gives the NuTrek universe a lot of room to make something out of them, and feature a species that haven't been flogged to death for forty years like the Klingons.
Ayup, and if you check closely, you may note that I was suggesting CGI aliens for a few background things, NOT full-bore all-speaking, all-dancing primary or secondary characters.
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Well, guess pet rocks are out, huh? 
Seriously, it would be nice to see Trek not relegated to the "homosapiens only" club, or rather "humanoid" club. Now since CGI would be needed for shots involving said characters (depending upon the character), how much CGI would be needed is the determining factor. Not only do you have to realistically depict the alien, but convey its' movements, expressions, etc.
Seriously, it would be nice to see Trek not relegated to the "homosapiens only" club, or rather "humanoid" club. Now since CGI would be needed for shots involving said characters (depending upon the character), how much CGI would be needed is the determining factor. Not only do you have to realistically depict the alien, but convey its' movements, expressions, etc.
Yeah that would be cool. One problem is that most aliens in the star trek universe have one common ancestor. How would you explain the differences?
hi,
I would like get Vaadwaur or Krestassen get more on new series, I wish. cos I want see Krestessan on tv drama in the future like culture, tradition or warship, personality.
Martyn
I would like get Vaadwaur or Krestassen get more on new series, I wish. cos I want see Krestessan on tv drama in the future like culture, tradition or warship, personality.
Martyn
"Most", not all. Of the aliens actually seen, as well.
The humanoid form is not necessarily the only physical form an intelligent race might evolve to.
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