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From: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Space 1999, UFO, et al (Shape changers.)
Message-ID: <212@utflis.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 09:41:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: utflis.212
Posted: Fri Jul 19 09:41:57 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 19-Jul-85 11:43:53 EDT
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Reply-To: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown)
Organization: FLIS, University of Toronto
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Summary: 

In article <2553@topaz.ARPA> JAFFE@RUTGERS.ARPA writes:
>From: ucdavis!ccrdave (Lord Kahless)
>> About shapechangers in Star Trek.  Besides Garth, there were the
>> two 'magicians.'  I don't remember the name of the episode, but Sulu,
>> McCoy, Kirk, Spock, and a few Red-shirts were captured by shapechanged
>> aliens.  At the end of the show they turned out to be small, blue
>> green critters that were a cross between a starfish, an amoeba, and a
>> chicken.
>
>The episode was Catspaw, second season.  The critters were from
>out of this galaxy and had mechanical help.  Same with Squire of
>Gothos.  Outside energy coming in.  Maya had no massive power
>plant behind her.

HOW ABOUT THE KELVANS?  "Massive beings with hundreds of tentacles..."
Any outside power source there?