There are no humans in Star Wars, so what are the creatures we are watching?

[Jorpho]

@Brainspore

Some people cite 2001: A Space Oddysey as a more realistic depiction of space travel since there isn’t any sound from the spaceships but frankly I don’t see how you’d be able to hear a full orchestra playing Richard Strauss compositions either.

'Twas Firefly that firmly established the interstellar medium as suffused with pleasant bluegrass music.

@nungesser

For what it’s worth, human-like people are specifically referred to as humans in the books and roleplaying games.

C3PO directly refers to Solo as a “human being” in Empire, doesn’t he?

@anon47741163

If you want a good, satisfying story about clones and international political struggles having to do with clones, C.J. Cherryh wrote the definitive story with Dowbelow Station and Cyteen and all the sequels. Those clones may not be entirely human, but they’re definitely people. It’s satisfyingly different from what we know on this planet.

Having slogged through it mostly out of determination to wring some kind of merit from the experience, I despise Cyteen with a furious passion. (I suppose the constant references to “tape” as a storage medium for mental whatsit are quaint.)