Extraterrestrial life in popular culture
29 entries in the Extraterrestrial Life in Popular Culture compendium.
Alien (Britney Spears song)Mid-tempo dance-pop song about loneliness from Britney Jean.Alien (sculpture)A giant head-first humanoid sculpture by David Breuer-Weil.The Alien (unproduced film)Unproduced 1960s sci-fi film by Satyajit Ray.Themes in AvatarAn all-purpose allegory and ideological Rorschach blot.Beyond Lies the WubFirst published genre story by Philip K. Dick.The Brains of EarthA Cold War allegory of invisible brain parasites controlling humanity.Bug-eyed monsterA classic sci-fi trope of grotesque, eye-heavy aliens.Colony (novelette)Objects on an alien planet mimic and attack humans.Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw HawHalloween special of the Cartoon Network series.Elder raceAncient races that preceded and shaped later species.Enemy Mine (novella)A novella about stranded enemies learning to cooperate.Extraterrestrial (TV program)Speculative documentary on alien life evolution.Farewell to the MasterA reporter learns the robot is the master.First contact (science fiction)Science fiction theme of first meeting between different sapient species.Grey alienPurported extraterrestrial beings with grey skin, large heads, and black eyes.Lilo & Stitch (franchise)A Disney franchise about ʻohana and a blue alien.Little green menStereotypical extraterrestrial portrayed as small green humanoids.Marcab ConfederacyA vast, decadent galactic civilization that once ruled Earth.Mars Is Heaven!A 1948 story of Mars, memory, and deadly illusion.A Matter of TracesFirst story in Frank Herbert's ConSentiency universe.Men in blackMysterious figures who silence UFO witnesses in dark suits.Men in Black (franchise)A secret organization policing aliens on Earth.Natural History of an Alien1998 Discovery Channel pseudo-documentary exploring speculative alien ecosystems.Nyaruko: Crawling with LoveA Lovecraftian light novel series blending chaos and comedy.OmnilingualA story about deciphering an alien culture through science.Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.Special episode that concluded the series on January 21, 2008.Riding the CrocodileA novella about contacting an isolated alien civilization.Take me to your leader (phrase)Science-fiction catchphrase said by an alien to a human.The Tale of the Bamboo CutterOldest surviving Japanese monogatari, about a Moon princess.
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