Star Trek's Elegant In-Universe Reason Why Most Alien Races Are Humanoid
From the early stages of developing Star Trek, producers were concerned about the believability of the alien races the Enterprise would encounter.
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From the early stages of developing Star Trek, producers were concerned about the believability of the alien races the Enterprise would encounter.
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