The Daleks have been menacing the Doctor for close to 50 years now. They’ve always been popular with viewers of “Doctor Who” and now they’ve been voted the top genre monsters of all time by the readers of SFX.
The metal monsters topped the list that includes other icons like the Shadows from “Babylon Five,” the creatures from the “Alien” franchise and Frankenstein’s monster.
Here’s top 20:
1. The Daleks (Doctor Who)
2. Lorne (Angel)
3. Aliens (the Alien franchise)
4. Death (Discworld)
5. Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)
6. The Shadows (Babylon 5)
7. Gizmo (Gremlins)
8. The Thing (The Thing)
9. Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
10. Predators (the Predator franchise)
11. The Borg (Star Trek)
12. Pilot (Farscape)
13. The Cybermen (Doctor Who)
14. Godzilla (Godzilla)
15. Ludo (Labyrinth)
16. Pinhead (Hellraiser)
17. Nibbler (Futurama)
18. The Great Dragon (Merlin)
19. Frankenstein’s monster (Frankenstein)
20. Slimer (Ghostbusters)
Pilot never came across as a monster when I was watching the series. I guess they didn’t clarify if these were supposed to be good or bad monsters or both when they did this list.
Of all Time really you did mention Frankenstein’s monster but what about the classics :
Dracula
Godzilla
The Blob
Zombies
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I would argue Lorne, like pilot, is not a monster in the since of the word. In the Buffy universe, Lorne was a demon but not a monster. And if he was a monster, he was the worst monster ever, because he was the most kind hearted guy on the show, not including Cordy (in a amazing use of character development)
I have to agree with Emily on those two, and add that Aslan should not be on a Monster’s list, either
This list is really terrible. Gollum,Gizmo, Slimer, Nibbler, The Great Dragon, Aslan-The Greatest Sci-Fi Monsters of All Time?
And I have to say that some of the worst episodes of the new Doctor Who are Dalek episodes. See the Evolution of the Dalek two parter, and Journey’s End.
Aslan? A monster? Did the person who made out the list even see the movie?
2. Lorne (Angel)? What? He’s one of the good guys. WTF
These favorite lists things usaully suck!!!! This is another example.
Without a doubt the scariest sci-fi monster of all time is Ol’ Fat Neck himself!
How about the monster of id from Forbidden Planet? (Is that what it was called?) And I’ve always been a fan of the Brundlefly at the end of David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly
And Gollum is from a fantasy series
Pratchett’s Death one of the greatest monsters ? Theres some inherant scariness in the character but he’s actually a beloved character among the readers , not at all a monster to be feared………
The Fly / Brundlefly (modern version)
Deadly Mantis / the THEM ants/ the Deadly Tarantula / Black Scorpion
Any of a number of Ray Harryhausen creations
Frankenstein Monster / Dracula / Wolfman / Phantom of the Opera / Mr Hyde
Mutant from This Island Earth / Monster from the Id in Forbidden Planet / Molemen
The Bodysnatchers / The Puppetmasters / War of the Worlds Martian Invaders
Any one of a number of classic Outer Limits creations
The Thing / Thing from another World / The Blob
the Girl in the Exorcist / little Damien from the Omen / Carrie
Jason / Freddy / Michael Myers
Space Slugs / Critters / Gremlins / Poltergeists
But Nibbler and Lorne? Are they freakin’ kidding?
The American Film Institute would have been a great start for them.
Jabba?
RoF, your Jabba is not out of line. I went to the SFX and read the heading of the poll. Actually, I have revised my opinions as this is not merely about monsters; their results are really diverse and impartial (with a somewhat British flavor, which is understandable). Look at some of the other polls as well.
The Poll: “Favourite Monsters, Supernatural Beings & Fantasy Creatures”
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/08/18/sfx-200-poll-results/3/