Why does Book look human if he is a alien?

[Kristine]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

 

[Tosk]

A lot of Trek aliens look more or less indistinguishable from Humans.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

Have you seen Star Trek? Why do Betazoids look human even though they're aliens? Trek is full of human looking aliens.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

What everyone else said. Tons of Star Trek aliens look like humans. So what?

 

[BK613]

Because SAG-AFTRA only has human members (at present).

 

[FederationHistorian]

There's nothing odd about Book looking human.

That was basically every alien on TOS, save for a handful.

 

[Oddish]

Here are some others...
- El Aurians
- Lanthanite
- Angel One inhabitants
- Aldeans

And that's just the ones on Earth, and TNG Season 1.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Because SAG-AFTRA only has human members (at present).

That we know of.

 

[Quantum21]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

I mean really...its been 900 episodes. Read the room.

 

[BK613]

On topic, it's been more than a thousand years since humans left the Solar System. Did the show ever say Book's people evolved on that planet?

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

Have you actually watched star trek before?

 

[WarpTenLizard]

I thought Book was Human, just with some genetic weirdness? He has an Earth cat, doesn't he?

 

[Nerys Myk]

I thought Book was Human, just with some genetic weirdness? He has an Earth cat, doesn't he?

I believe aliens are allowed to have Terran animals as pets.

 

[ED-209]

LOL!! The same reason endless others do. Real world constraints.

 

[Charles Phipps]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

Because it's Star Trek.

 

[Quantum21]

There were no aliens at the time in SAG. Duh

 

[vandevere]

For one thing, the Preservers scattered a lot of Humans all over the galaxy. There was also a TNG episode-I think it was "The Chase"-that explained why so many non-terrestrials looked so close to human...

 

[Tuskin38]

For one thing, the Preservers scattered a lot of Humans all over the galaxy.

Well no, not humans. Humanoids.

 

[Quantum21]

For one thing, the Preservers scattered a lot of Humans all over the galaxy. There was also a TNG episode-I think it was "The Chase"-that explained why so many non-terrestrials looked so close to human...

 

[F. King Daniel]

Why does Book look human if he is a alien? Could his human form be not his real form?

I can't manipulate flowers or make my forehead glow.