No aliens need apply

POSTED BY: SittingDuck
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 22:43
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SITTINGDUCK

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:00 PM

FIrefly is unconventional in that it's a show set in space that has no aliens. Can anyone else think of other space based SF without aliens?

The only other TV SF I can think of with no aliens is Red Dwarf. With the possible exception of the Inquisitor, everyone and everything they've met has a clear link to Earth.

Written SF has a bit more on this. Frank Herbert's Dune Chronicles is one. While there's a mention in Chapterhouse Dune of a menace Out There, a passage from Dune: The Butlerian Jihad has me more inclined to think that it's a remnant of the thinking machines. Then there's Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. And while I haven't read it myself, I'm given to understand that Isacc Asimov's Foundation trilogy has no aliens. Any others?

You have the right to the remains of a silent attorney. If you cannot afford one, tough noogies.

WEERWOLF

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:34 PM

Ehmmm... Spacetruckers? Would have to rewatch to be sure though.

Miles (and Mark) rules!

"Boldly going forward cuz we can't find reverse."

GUNHAND

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:41 PM

The Heritage Trilogy for the most part by...name eludes me.

There were aliens but they're appearently all dead by the time the books take place so all of the combat on Mars and the Moon is between the militaries of Earth.

But...I could be a little mistaken about them all being really dead and gone (aliens that is) because before I finished the last book it inexplicibly disappeared. :(

Simon Green's Deathstalker series is close to being an alien-free zone as well, there are aliens but they were all genetically created by humans. Which is kinda creepifying when you think about it...Reavers anyone?

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"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

My eerie-ass website:
http://gunhandsfirefly.homestead.com/Index.html

DUKE

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:48 PM

Did Space:1999 have aliens? I don't think so.

Anyone remember the Andy Griffith show in which he built his own rocket... Salvage One?

"I'll be in my bunk..."

DAVEY

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:35 PM

I seem to remember there being aliens in Space 1999 at least in one episode, wasnt Alpha attacked by a fleet of alien fighters at one point?
From the same era did Blakes Seven have aliens?

GUNRUNNER

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:17 PM

Does Space Island One count as Sci Fi?

The Firefly CCG Web Site:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Bllm119/firefly_ccg_web_site.htm

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:01 PM

In my opinion, the alien thing has been done enough. I like Firefly because it focuses on the human experience and human issues in the 'verse.

Aliens are fine, don't get me wrong. I liked the original Star Trek, Star Trek Next Gen, & Babylon 5. The aliens in those shows were interesting, but at times the plot seemed to lose sight of the human condition and where humans fit in the grand scheme of the universe.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:39 PM

Blakes 7 had very limited use of aliens. Virtually all the creatures/species encountered on the show were explained as genetic experiments or somesuch, with the exception of the Andromedans in Star One/Aftermath. Those aliens were treated as a pretty big deal by everyone, and it was pretty clear that our galaxy was colonized exclusively by beings from Earth.

"I like smackin' 'em!" - Jayne Cobb

DAVEY

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:19 PM

I cant think of any other series but as for films I think that The Black Hole and Silent Running were alien free, and wasnt there a Tv film called Starcommand which was human vs human.

BADGERSHAT

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:26 PM

Well, that bloody awful "Seaquest" or somesuch title, with the guy from Jaws, didn't have aliens at first... they showed up later.

But the show sucked wind from the word go, so I am ashamed I brought it up... sorry...

--Jefé The Hat

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"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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