October 09, 2007

The 40 greatest science-fiction alien monsters

Check out who is number one on the Times list of the great science-fiction aliens.

The sounds of heads exploding in apoplectic paroxysms of glee begins in three, two, one....

(And it's the rare writer who can piss off Muslims, fundamentalist Christians, Orthodox Jews, and Battlestar Galactica fans at the same time. The Cylons being ranked behind the motherfucking Ewoks? Fatwa time, baby.)

UPDATE: I will say this, though, on further reflection: Yaweh would certainly have been able to kick Warrant Officer Ripley's butt. Well, maybe not the buff, bald Ripley from Aliens the sequel.

Here's your exit question, then: Aliens Ripley versus T2's Sara Connor---who wins in a fight to the death?

Posted by Steve-O at October 9, 2007 10:32 PM | TrackBack
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Head explosions may commence.

Smash Robots higher than Cylons?
Xenu higher than ALF higher than Tribbles higher than Klingons?
Top 3 are The Lord God, Cthulhu and The Thing?

The British are weird.

Posted by: owlish at October 10, 2007 12:10 AM

What a lame list. Looks like it was thrown together without much thought at all.

1] The Alien creature should be the undisputed numero uno, as it is a Giger masterpiece, and really, what other species even comes close?

2] Yup, The Predator creature.

3] I guess the Times is prejudiced against cybernetic organisms, because the Terminator didn't even make the list, though it being "alien" might be a bit of a stretch if you define alien as from another planet. I give Ahnolds endoskeleton the nod here with the approprite *.

4] Cylons: The metal kind and the humanoid kind. They made the list, and they aren't really "alien" to the culture they operate in (Well, they were in the original series, but not anymore).

5] Spock. Is there really a more memorable an alien than Spock? I wouldn't argue with anyone placing him higher, but not at number one.

6] Ahorta. Another that didn't make the Times list was my favorite non-humanoid alien from the original Trek series: Remember "No Kill I"? Silicon based just made her that much cooler and more exotic.

7] Yoda. I mean, come the fuck on. I didn't see Yoda on the list either (I did browse kinda fast once I recognized the Times' pervasive lame-o-tude, though).

8] The Insectoids from Starship Troopers. Very freaking cool.

9] The Thing frome the brilliant remake with Kurt Russell.

10] Klaatu: A robot alien is still an alien.

I could go on.

Posted by: Hucbald at October 10, 2007 12:10 PM

Yep, the Alien should have won.

Posted by: Steve the LLamabutcher at October 10, 2007 02:36 PM

First, MR. SPOCK should be number two....And if you let God off the hook....NUMBER ONE!!!!

Hubby and I agree RIPLEY would kick Connor butt hands down.

Jabba the Hut should definitely be on the list. At least JarJar Binks (or whatever) wasn't on it. Hubby says the Abomniable Snowcreature from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back. I, however, do not agree.

What about the whole family from 3rd Rock from the Sun?

And a personal favorite...the Horta silicone-based lifeform - moving rock... from Star Trek..." "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a bricklayer!"

And a couple hubby named that I don't remember...so they apparently aren't that memorable!!!!

Thanks for the laughs...needed it!


Posted by: JB in Florida at October 11, 2007 01:21 AM

I'm happy to see Daleks and Thomas Jerome Newton made the list.

Posted by: Chai-rista at October 11, 2007 10:40 AM

Ripley over Connor any day. She's not sidetracked by strategery or a lack of real weapons EVAH. Makes McGuyver look like a toady.

Posted by: tee bee at October 11, 2007 05:44 PM