tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post1424250594468881617..comments2024-03-29T02:36:26.151-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: If Aliens were like CatsJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-16169423604914799042008-12-04T09:39:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:39:00.000-08:00I know it well, Bill. The kids and I have seen it...I know it well, Bill. The kids and I have seen it together and enjoyed it.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-87356919221052830652008-12-04T07:51:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:51:00.000-08:00Paul, there are doglike aliens in Alastair Reynold...Paul, there are doglike aliens in Alastair Reynolds' book, "Pushing Ice". Kind of revolting doglike aliens at that.<BR/><BR/>Juliette, I don't know if it's available anywhere outside the Disney vaults, but "The Cat From Outer Space" might be a good movie to watch with the kids.Bill Moonroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590245158747490652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-48986856189955510782008-12-03T21:46:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:46:00.000-08:00Trust wikipedia to have the exhaustive list! I su...Trust wikipedia to have the exhaustive list! I suspected there were a lot, given how easily I came up with the two I did. I've definitely seen fewer canines, though I recently wrote some canine aliens myself.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-68504682589374255352008-12-03T19:47:00.000-08:002008-12-03T19:47:00.000-08:00There's a whole bunch of feline aliens. Perhaps do...There's a whole bunch of feline aliens. Perhaps dozens of catlike species. <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-like_aliens<BR/><BR/>(Many on that list are pretty obscure, but I've read some of Cherryh's respected 'Chanur' novels.) <BR/><BR/>I once asked Larry Niven why there aren't any canine aliens. <BR/>He said, "Wookies!" <BR/>I boldly responded, "Nah, they're like cartoons." <BR/><BR/>Standing nearby, at that moment, was Vernor Vinge. <BR/>His novel "A Fire Upon the Deep" has one of the few, a pack-organism called the Tines. (As in, tines of a fork.)PaulChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208109136683000848noreply@blogger.com