I just saw a commercial for V. Which reminded me of a criticism I always had about science fiction. Do you ever notice that the alien species always was named after their home planet. The visitors in V are Sirians from Sirius. Vulcans are from Vulcans. Cardassians are from Cardassia. Romulans are from Romulus. So why are we humans called Humans? Because we are not from the planet Hum or Human or Humana. Yes, some science fiction genres refer to humans as Earthlings, but most don’t.
(Give me a break, I am trying to pass the time until the Phillies game).