What�s the most expensive alien on TV in terms of a regular character?

In terms of regular aliens on television, we have Rygel, who�s a Jim Henson creation, and he�s a little guy. I wanted to have him as small as possible and still be totally functional, so he�d be as realistic as possible.

Because he�s a Dominar king, I wanted him to be ideally twelve inches tall, a ruler, if you will. I didn�t quite get him that small.

On the opposite, I�d created the character of Pilot, and Brian wanted him to be as big as possible, so we had the two contrasting things. To do that on a regular series is tough. It�s only because we�re doing the show under the auspices of the Jim Henson Company that we could possibly achieve that.

The make-up effects on Star Trek, particularly The Next Generation, which was really the first one to really delve into bolder make-up, are very, very impressive. They will do a great deal of prosthetic work on a lot of characters, and that takes a lot of time and a lot of expense.