[net.startrek] Heinlein monsters in Star Trek

rob@osiris.UUCP (Robert St. Amant) (05/29/85)

In an episode I saw tonight, the aliens were jellyfish-like creatures
who attached themselves to humans and were able to control their
actions.  They seem very similar to the aliens in Heinlein's Puppet
Masters.  I didn't watch the credits too closely, but I believe that
the screenplay was written by someone else.  Does anyone know if
Heinlein was credited for contributions to the story?  I thought the
ending of The Puppet Masters was much more ingenious than the ST ending.

				Rob St. Amant