Top 10 Star Wars Aliens

I am a huge Star Wars fan, going back to the Special Editions. There's something just so fun and entertaining about the mix of old-school swashbuckling, mythic archetypes, and retro pulp sci-fi. And one thing Star Wars does great is aliens. Unlike say Star Trek where most of the aliens are just regular people with bumpy foreheads, Star Wars has aliens that look, well, alien. I mean just look at the first movie. in that we had gibberish-spouting desert midgets, hairy gorilla-bear guy, whatever the hell that thing in the Death Star's trash compactor was.

So in honor of that, I am proud to present the first in a new recurring series...

The Top 10 Star Wars Aliens

Spoilers and "The Cabin in the Woods"

As I said in my last post about Armitage III, It is the policy of this blog to not give spoilers. The only exception being if whatever I'm spoiling is over 10 years old. This is because I don't think it's fair to you to have a great twist or surprise ruined. I don't like to get spoiled so I will extend that courtesy to you. I'll do my best to articulate my point without giving anything away. If I do have to give spoilers, you will see a big bold SPOILER ALERT! to warn you.

Which makes it really hard for me to talk about The Cabin in the Woods.

"If humans didn't want me, why did they create me?"

As things go, I'm relatively new to anime. Oh, I've seen stuff like Pokemon and Digimon before but those are so widespread they don't even really count. It was only about two years ago I really got into anime, watching stuff on Netflix and Hulu. Coincidentally, this was around the same time I became friends with a lapsed anime fan whose brain I picked for recommendations. One of the first things he brought up was something he called "Anime Blade Runner". Or its actual title Armitage III.*

Mission Statement

Greetings. I am the Serial Wordsmith.

Until now, I have merely been an observer of this bizarre and often confusing world of our collective imaginations. But I feel the time is come for me to impart my own view on matters through the venue of this blog. If you have been so kind as to read the little "About Me" paragraph to the right, you know I am a huge nerd. So prepare yourself dear reader, for you shall soon be subjected to an opinionated view on a great many nerdy things! Yes, we'll be talking about everything. Movies, Comic Books, Anime, TV, Books and generally whatever the hell I feel like talking about.

With that in mind, I hereby make a promise to you dear reader. I, as the writer of this blog, promise to never give you anything other my completely honest opinion. Agree with it, disagree with it, don't give a crap either way, whatever you feel just know that what you're reading is just my opinion. I'll do what I can to explain why it's my opinion, but it's still just my opinion.

All right, mission stated. Now let's do this thing.

Stay tuned to this spot dear reader. You're in for some strange stuff.