I think a lot of folks don’t like the OT aliens. I’ve had to defend the characters in the bar in Star Wars many times, even on this site. People think they look fake and the designs are lame. The success of their execution is debatable but the designs are great.
Yeesh, if anything I feel like the PT and ST aliens fall a bit on the “manufactured” side of things, even the physical props. I mean, I love things like the Wolfman and stuff, but even just having a Duros or a Trandoshan or something in there would really connect the trilogies.