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Pak'Ma'Ra=Cthulhu?

psycopsyco Ranger
in Babylon 5
I was doing a little reading of HP Lovecraft and that got me doing a little research int the man and things he influenced, when I stumbled upon this page.
Thought it may be of interest to some.
[url="http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/moviestv/tvshows.htm"]http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/moviestv/tvshows.htm[/url]


For some reading enjoyment... [url="http://www.gizmology.net/lovecraft/works/"]http://www.gizmology.net/lovecraft/works/[/url]

Comments

  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    I didn't look at ether of the links, I just want to have a proof of my first impression memorialized before I find out I'm wrong. So...

    Isn't Cthulhu that monster who's name translates to (tee-hee) "goat-sucker"?
  • psycopsyco Ranger
    That would be the Chupacabra or however you spell it.

    This is Cthulhu [url="http://www.emf.net/~estephen/cthulhu.gif"]http://www.emf.net/~estephen/cthulhu.gif[/url]

    [This message has been edited by psyco (edited 09-28-2002).]
  • KeyanKeyan Ranger
    That's like saying a squid has a passing resemblence to an octopus....

    LOTS of Sci-Fi has had a race with tenticles around the mouthparts.. The Quarren from Star Wars, there is one in the Last StarFighter...so it's hardly unique.
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    the much maligned squid/cephlapod's old name is 'devil fish'. People have freaked out about Octopi and Squid since time immememorial. They always turn up where the human psyche wants 'freaky/evil' in a race/character/creature.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    It's the tentacles that do it. Notice that evil aliens quite often have tentacles.

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  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Pak'ma'ra weren't evil. Not by any means. They were often portrayed as the antagonists in particular episodes, but they weren't evil.
  • ZosoliasZosolias Earthforce Officer
    I believe that JMS himself once said that the design was influenced by Lovecraft...

    Z
  • WHY_oldWHY_old Elite Ranger
    *Resists the urge to make a comment involvine Anime and Tentacles*
  • The MercifulThe Merciful Earthforce Officer
    Typical JMS. Another tripute race is Gaim who look like Dream from the comics series The Sandman with his helmet on. The creator and writer of that series was named Neil Gaiman.

    (In case you did't already know...)
  • ArgoneArgone Genuine Klingon
    Hell I thought It looked like my e-wife!
    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/eek.gif[/img]
    Although It probably has a better disposition.


    Argone

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  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [quote]Originally posted by Keyan:
    [b]That's like saying a squid has a passing resemblence to an octopus....

    LOTS of Sci-Fi has had a race with tenticles around the mouthparts.. The Quarren from Star Wars, there is one in the Last StarFighter...so it's hardly unique.[/b][/quote]

    Ka D'Argo from Farscape. Nuff said. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [quote]Originally posted by The Merciful:
    [b]Typical JMS. Another tripute race is Gaim who look like Dream from the comics series The Sandman with his helmet on. The creator and writer of that series was named Neil Gaiman.

    (In case you did't already know...)[/b][/quote]

    And of course Neil Gaiman wrote an ep of B5...
  • AsturconAsturcon Ranger
    every one..copy something of the rest....ST too...the main problem of jms is if he will make something so good as b5, again.

    B5 races could be a good spin off b5, like b5 space pirates or a technomages spin off or the last war, or... the federation...about the earth...(out of babylon5), or the psi wars, or the history of the conflict (about the vorlons and shadows)... b5 had the ...potential to be a sinergy proyect....

    a global proyect...is not only a movie or a show...books..games...only part of that was really used in b5....ST is the closest thing and the only global proyect related to tv show in sci-fi with that .....

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    gaim....like the ..... in starcraft?.

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    pak mara...chutlhu...really similar...cthulhu....riley is supossed to be in the deeps of ocean for most of the time so.....(riley or something like is the city of ch....).
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    [quote]Originally posted by Argone:
    [b] Hell I thought It looked like my e-wife!
    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/eek.gif[/img]
    Although It probably has a better disposition.

    Argone
    [/b][/quote]


    Not bitter at all are you? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • ArgoneArgone Genuine Klingon
    What ever gave you that idea? She was a wonderful ah hummmm give me a minute.... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/confused.gif[/img]............... Primate.

    Argone

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  • Marcus RangerMarcus Ranger Earthforce Officer
    Hi There.Thanks for the info,and the links!Colin.<*>.

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