Klaas_Wassenaar comments on Humans in Funny Suits - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Klaas_Wassenaar 31 July 2008 07:29:34AM 1 point [-]

An Alien being a human in a funny suit due to budget reasons seems logical for television and film. A SF novel has no costume budget restriction. How much weight do human traits in aliens have in the readers picture of the alien? Do human traits make the alien believable, enjoyable. What is the commercial value of human like aliens vs. alien aliens?