5 Fandom Friday - Favourite Aliens

Well this one had me stumped for a while.... Favourite aliens? Do I have a favourite alien? OF COURSE I HAVE A FAVOURITE ALIEN! Honestly sometimes I'm so silly. I blame the heat. It melted my brain. Once I got the ball rolling there was no stopping me. Thanks to Meghan Sara Karre for her brilliant post prompt here are my 5 favourite aliens. 

1. The Doctor.

All time favourite alien best of the lot! He travels through time and space helping a lot and causing a fair amount of trouble too. Why do I love The Doctor so much?! His witty one liners. His cool ride. His epic fashion sense. His choice of companion. I could go on, but I think Steven Moffat said it best "When they created this particular hero, they didn't give him a gun, they gave him a screwdriver to fix things. They didn't give him a tank or a warship or an X-Wing Fighter, they gave him a call box from which you can call for help. They didn't give him a superpower or pointy ears or a heat ray, they gave him an two hearts. And that's an extraordinary thing; there will never come a time when we don't need a hero like The Doctor." Goosebumps everytime I read that quote. It's beautiful. 

2. Superman.

Kal-El, Clark Kent, Superman. What a guy. Now I was a big New Adventures of Superman fan back in the 90's! That had a lot to do with my mega crush on Dean Cain. Christopher Reeves will always be my perfect Superman. He had both side of the character perfected; the geeky awkwardness of Clark Kent and the heroic and humble Superman. Superman comes to earth as a boy and is taken in and shown love and understanding. With his powers he could easily take over and rule the planet but he doesn't. He wants to help. He wants to fight for truth, justice and the American way. 

3. Groot

I am Groot. Groot is initially perceived in the film as being a awkward character with low intelligence. But we soon find out he is a kick ass fighter and incredibly loyal. We also learn he is very emotionally intelligent and only needs three words to express himself because if you really listen you can sense his emotion behind the simple phrase. When I first watched Guardians of the Galaxy I did not think I'd be having a tear. Least of all because of a tree shaped alien that says I am Groot. But it's not what he says. It's how he says it that really gets you. 

4. The Clangers

The Cutest little whistley aliens to ever live. I adored the Clangers when I was little and still do as a big kid. Now I'm not old enough to remember the original shows but I watched early Sunday morning repeats along with Bagpuss and The Herb Garden. Anyone?!?! They where cool little creatures who lived in a moon like planet and look like a cross between mice and ant-eaters dressed in Roman armour. God bless the 60's. They ate soup provided by the Soup Dragon of course and blue string pudding delicious! They spoke in cool whistles and if you listen to them you'll be doing it all day. If you fancy some nostalgia check out you tube for some classic Clangers action. 

5. Little Green Men

The LGM hail from Planet Pizza.... Well the toy vending machine in which they worship the claw. They saw the claw as a Deity that took them to a better place! However the 3 little LGM we see in Toy Story now give their love and attention to their adopted parents Mr and Mrs Potato head. They are eternally grateful because Mr Potato head saved their lives. They are such funny happy little dudes. What is not to like about these little fellas! 

I hope you enjoyed reading my list of favourite aliens. Thank you as always to the ever so lovely Megan from The Nerdy Girlie and Krisin from Super Space Chick for starting the 5 Fandom Friday fun. 

Much love 

Charlie x

Doctor Who Picture Credit BBC America