0 1 1 ) ▁feature ▁al iens ▁called ▁the ▁An ci ents ▁( altern atively ▁Alter ans , ▁L ante ans , ▁or ▁An qu iet as ) ▁who ▁are ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Earth ▁millions ▁of ▁years ▁ago ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁influence ▁human ▁evolution . ▁Also ▁featured ▁the ▁sin ister ▁Go a ' uld , ▁who ▁pos ed ▁as ▁gods ▁to ▁ens lave ▁the ▁humans ; ▁and ▁the ▁bene vol ent ▁As g ard , ▁who ▁pos ed ▁as ▁gods ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁humans . ▁ ▁The ▁St arg ate : ▁Ult imate ▁Edition : ▁Director ' s ▁C ut ▁DVD ▁includes ▁a ▁feature tte ▁interview ▁with ▁Er ich ▁von ▁D än iken ▁entitled ▁" Is ▁there ▁a ▁St arg ate ? ". ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁animated ▁series ▁G argo yles ▁involves ▁an ▁ancient ▁al ien ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁hidden ▁spaces hip ▁under ▁E aster ▁Island . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁it ▁is ▁concluded ▁that ▁this ▁al ien ▁came ▁to ▁Earth ▁long ▁ago ▁and ▁inspired ▁Mo ai ▁stat ues ▁which ▁E aster ▁Island ▁is ▁famous ▁for . ▁ ▁The ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁franch ise ▁has ▁do z ens ▁of ▁examples ▁of ▁extr ater rest ri als ▁visit ing ▁Earth ▁in ▁past ▁centuries , ▁many ▁having ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁pre - mod ern ▁humans . ▁These ▁are ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁prime ▁examples : ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Original ▁Series ▁episode ▁" Who ▁M our ns ▁for ▁Ad