Monday, December 26, 2011

The Cult-TV Faces of: Silicon-Based Life Forms

Identified by Brian: Dr. Who: "The Krotons."


Identified by Brian: Star Trek: "The Devil in the Dark" (Horta)
 

Identified by Brian: Star Trek: "The Savage Curtain" (Yarnek/Excalbian)
 

Identified by Brian: Space:1999 "All that Glisters."
 


identified by Brian: Dr. Who: "The Stones of Blood."
 


Identified by Brian: Blake's 7: "The Web."
 


Identified by Brian: Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Home Soil."
 


Identified by Brian: Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Silicon Avatar"
 


Identified by Brian: The X-Files: "Firewalker."
 


Identified by Brian: Star Trek: Enterprise: "In a Mirror, Darkly." (Tholian)
 

Identified by Dr. Howard Margolin: Chromastone on Ben 10: Alien Force


Identified by Dr. Howard Margolin: Diamondhead on Ben 10.


5 comments:

  1. 1) Doctor Who (?)
    2) Star Trek "Devil in the Dark"
    3) Star Trek "The Savage Curtain"
    4) Space: 1999 "All That Glisters"
    5) Doctor Who "The Stones of Blood"
    6) Blake's 7
    7) Star Trek TNG "Homesoil"
    8) Star Trek TNG "Silicon Avatar"
    9) The X-Files
    10) Star Trek Enterprise

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  2. Wow, Brian!

    You correctly identified ten images out of the twelve posted! Incredible job!

    best,
    John

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  3. Ah, thank you, John!

    I'm always eager to check out the regular Cult-TV Faces, but this one was a particular treat. I could not tell you why, but over the years I've been more and more preoccupied by the silicon-based lifeform in science fiction. It has something to do, no doubt, with the fact that silicon-based life is truly alien to us, in almost every sense, and this has resulted in some engaging design concepts on-screen. The Tholians are the best of them all and they remain perhaps my all-time favorite aliens. Since I first saw "The Tholian Web," I was hooked!

    Thanks for another great line-up!

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  4. 11. Ben 10: Chromastone
    12. Ben 10: Diamondhead

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  5. Hi Howard,

    You just finished off this line-up, my friend. Great job identifying Chromastone and Diamondhead from Ben10!

    all my best,
    John

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