What if the Aliens did more?

[scout]

Just a thought I was pondering. What would have happened if one of the aliens had sent a member of their own race to help out humanity instead of giving a special suit to selected individuals?

Now just for the record, I know that this would defeat the whole point of the show, and I love Ralph, Bill and Pam; I wouldn't want it any other way. And yes, it makes more sense for the aliens to give a powerful suit to someone who can blend in on Earth far more easily than an alien could.

Either that, or what would happen if somehow or other enemy aliens got involved in a particular case, and perhaps a few of the friendly aliens teamed up with Ralph and Bill? That might have made an interesting episode.

Just some thoughts.

[MelMac]

First off, welcome to the boards. IT's good to see someone come in and join the club.

That said, admittedly I don't think SJC would've had a story of good vs. bad aliens - as "Divorce" implied the greenguy's quest is more to prevent what happened to his planet from happening to us, i.e. letting war, anger, plague, environmental issues, etc. go and cause us to self destruct. He wasn't too fond of any of the monster episodes, nor were Katt and Culp (who had huge issues with some of the stories and were allowed to give input).

That said, had he been given the challenge/order to, I think had there been a lone rogue survivor or the like the greenguys would've found a way to help Ralph and Bill - possibly with another group of aliens, themselves or the like. It would've allowed for some banter of culture and possible confusion of what we see as normal events as something bad (picking up a wallet someone dropped seen as stealing).

[prometheus74]

Yes, welcome to the board!

And those are some interesting thoughts.

[HoudiniDerek]

I think it would have failed. This was pre-E.T. and aliens were still something to be feared overall. Even Ralph and Bill are scared by these benevolent aliens. I think the show premise would have been vastly different and not have worked, although it might now.