To celebrate world UFO day, JOE came up with a very hotly debated list of our favourite aliens from movies and TV
The JOE office came to a standstill today as there was a rather heated debate about the best aliens around, and for some reason this was one of the most difficult lists to compile amongst all those in the JOE office. After much fighting, spitting, name-calling and general rudeness to one another, we settled on these final ten, in no particular order.
Zig and Zag
Startign off the list are two of our own aliens (if that’s not a contradiction of sorts) a great bunch of lads indeed in Zig and Zag. They might have gone over to England to make it big on The Big Breakfast, but they’ll always hold a special place in our hearts. And Zippy too, to a certain extent.
ET
At first he didn’t make the cut, but there were tears, punches thrown and we think we lost a tooth somewhere in there, and he’s on the list now. When he’s not phoning home, this little guy can be found cycling a bike through the sky. He also liked Reeses Pieces, which we have to say are delicious, so fair play to him.
Species
She might have been sent here to kill us all, but didn’t she look well doing it? Yes, yes she did.
Predator
He has most recently been spotted looking a bit out of shape in Manchester United’s midfield, but back in the day he was known kicking the crap out of Arnold Schwarzenegger and generally getting the job done. He’s not to be messed with.
Roger Smith
If you’re not watching American Dad, then you definitely should be, since Roger the Alien is a comedy genius. From his costumes to his strange addiction to wine and chocodiles, he’s one of the best aliens around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tX4FFyvLgA
Chewbacca
A loveable walking carpet and one hell of a co-pilot, Chewie is best known as Han Solo’s mate, and he also had the tendency to rip people’s arms out of their sockets if you beat him at chess. He also seems pretty handy on the baseball field by the looks of things.
Kang & Kodos
They’ve taken over the world on a few occasions in The Simpsons, but perhaps there was no occasion more memorable than when they posed as the presidential candidates of the United States. Why were they holding hands all the time? There’s a simple answer to that…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSH88aE_ggQ
Dr. Zoidberg
We’re not sure where he got his medical licence, but we won’t ask any questions unless he’s been sent to examine us. He was also played the financial markets pretty well, where his sandwich heavy portfolio almost always paid off for the hungry investor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zA-n6BFTbI
Alf
No list of aliens is complete without the being whose haircut is still all the rage amongst the hipsters these days, the smart-talking Alf. He was a loveable character to have around the house, except for the fact that he tried to eat the cat that one time. Still, we’ll give him a break since he was an alien and cats can be weird.
7 of 9
We wouldn’t be considered Trekkies by any stretch of the imagination, but we remember 7 of 9 very well, very well indeed.
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