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  1. Loving the Alien-guest post and giveaway | JL Merrow

    […] over at Love Bytes Reviews today, talking about what we reckon aliens might really be like. Why not pop on over and let us know how you envision close encounters of the third, fourth or even fifth kind? All […]

  2. darkchiibsb
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    thanks for the chance

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    1. jlmerrow
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      You’re welcome. 🙂

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  3. jenf27
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    Hmmm…I really don’t have an idea of what aliens would actually look like. For fictional aliens, I am quite partial to Tribbles. We have some stuffed ones that trill and they are adorable.

    Thanks for a fun post!

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    1. jlmerrow
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      Oh, Tribbles are gorgeous. I want one too! 😀
      And glad you enjoyed the post!

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  4. mousegoddess
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    I think part of it is that as kids we’re better able to submerge ourselves into the logic of a fictional world, y’know? I find stories that make you question who is actually who and if they’re even human super entertaining.

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    1. jlmerrow
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      Oh, yes – I love stories that keep you guessing. 🙂

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  5. waxapplelover
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    In a previous post on this blog tour I discussed my love of Stargate SG-1. My favorite alien is from that series. Teal’c is a Jaffa warrior, who has enhanced strength and healing, due to a symbiote.

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    1. jlmerrow
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      Hmm… Great character, but I’m never sure about this symbiote business. Slightly icky feel, like the sci fi story I read in which everyone had a genetically engineered tapeworm to keep them at the perfect weight. *shudders, whilst simultaneously kind of wanting one*

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  6. Trix
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    I remember THE ADVENTURES OF PETE AND PETE (classic, underrated US ’90s kids’ show–very quirky, would have been great in the UK) had an episode about how to tell if someone was an alien. A friend of the Petes devised a questionnaire for a science project. There were subtle clues (weird cowlicks and the inability to hop on one foot without falling implied that you had issues with Earth’s gravitational pull) and dead giveaways (blue ear wax). It made sense, especially since (spoiler alert) the friend turned out to be a secret alien himself. So, I gravitate toward the “humanoid with quirks” model (probably why I’ve always loved punk-colored hair, since it evokes Muppets and aliens to me). As for favorite screen aliens, the Sesame Street Martians (the velour guys who go “yup yup yup” and consult their Earth manual a lot) were always mine!

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    1. jlmerrow
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      A guide to telling if someone was alien? Sounds very useful to me. It’s good to hear that your kids’ programmes were educational as well as entertaining! 😉
      I do love stories with aliens in disguise as humans. Especially when played for laughs, as in Third Rock from the Sun.

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  7. Laurie P
    Laurie P at |

    Nanu, nanu! (showing my age)

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    1. jlmerrow
      jlmerrow at |

      In Mork we trust. 😉
      (showing mine!)

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  8. H.B.
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    I kind of want aliens to look a bit similar to humans. I really don’t care what they look like as long as they’re nothing like the ones from Aliens (the movies).

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    1. jlmerrow
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      *I really don’t care what they look like as long as they’re nothing like the ones from Aliens*

      Ye gods, no! I’m all for interplanetary detente, but surely only a mother could love those guys! 😉

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  9. Lee Todd
    Lee Todd at |

    Mork and Mindy was awesome!

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    1. jlmerrow
      jlmerrow at |

      So true! 🙂

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  10. Jen CW
    Jen CW at |

    I have a feeling aliens are going to be completely different than anything we imagine for the most part. Favorite aliens…how about Lelu, from the Fifth Element. Mork from Mork & Mindy was great too.

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  11. jodi marinich
    jodi marinich at |

    dont have a fav alien but book sounds great…can only think of mork from ork

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  12. dianes13
    dianes13 at |

    A long time ago, now I’m showing my age, was a TV show called ‘My Favorite Martian’. The alien was humanoid, but could become invisible & antennae grew out of his head. Loved that show.

    I’m figuring aliens will not be much like us, but as long as they are peaceful, I don’t care.

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  13. Blackrose
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    I would like to think they are not destructive although I would be surprised if they were openly helpful with helping us advance our technology. Physically – I have no idea. Look at the variation of life forms on Earth. My favourite alien would probably be ET.

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  14. sherry1969
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    I always like Mork and Mindy. I love books about aliens and can’t wait to read this one.

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  15. Neene
    Neene at |

    Mmm – can’t help thinking that aliens will be ALIEN to us, in every aspect. And even if not, it would still be an enormous shift in our (humanitys) ideas about the universe.

    But I like those stores 🙂

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