Adrian Tchaikovsky would like a word.
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judgyweevil@feddit.it 1 month ago
We always tend to portray aliens in science fiction as humanoids. It’s time to change that
brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
victorz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Can you recommend some of his work to start?
brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The main reason I mentioned him is the Children of Time series, it revolves around lot around non-humanoid “aliens”. Fantastic series, but I love almost any of his SciFi stories.
victorz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Cool, thank you, friend!
frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 1 month ago
His “The Final Architecture” series also has a lot of non-humanoid aliens in it. Somewhat different in tone than the Children books but also super enjoyable!
corvi@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Children of Time
brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Almost “Username checks out” :)
leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Rocky from Hail Mary is sort of crab-like, and I think they’re making a film adaptation…
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
Yep. Very non-human or earth like at all in anatomy.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“That would be expensive! Just slap a crab necklace on some guy and call it a day.”
-the producers
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Coming out in March
Very excited
Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Yeah, I hate that so much. Often times, it’s clearly just easier/cheaper to put makeup on a human actor, or at least for the aliens to be able to use the same equipment. But it’s so boring. If I want to see a humanoid with different skin color, I’ll visit my neighbor.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Aaaaand there is the Mass Effect reason
FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 month ago
iirc, in Star Trek the Klingons descend from a crab-like ancestor. I mean, yes, I understand what you’re getting at but I still think it’s kinda cool that Klingons are sort of humanoid crabs
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Which canon? In TNG, humans/klingons/romulans/etc all share the same progenitor race that seeded the stars based on their DNA.
FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 month ago
I think I read it somewhere in a trivia thing on Memory Alpha, but I honestly donʻt remember. But the Progenitors seeded common ancestors with their DNA. Which means that species like the Xindi wouldʻve had Progenitor DNA even though they have a multi-facted evolution with reptillian, primate, and arboreal humanoids…
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
You’re forgetting the three other Xindi species, that are much less humanoid. The Avians, who look much like a pterodactyl. The Insectoids, who look like praying mantis. And the coolest of them, the Aquatics, who have amazing spaceships full of water rather than air, which made for some awesome scenes!
FinalRemix@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Prador Moon literally has giant space crabs as the antagonists.
frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The Prador in Neal Asher’s “Polity” books are literally giant spacefaring crabs. And they are not very nice people.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Isaac Asimov, “Hostess” (1951):