New Earth-set "Alien" TV series coming to FX

[Andrew NDB]

Coming from Noah Hawley, the showrunner of Legion and Fargo.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/earth-s...-coming-to-fx/

[neatoman]

Isn't the whole point of the series that the first four movies (as well as the prequels too I guess) that the Aliens need to be kept away from earth? Because their rapid reproduction means earth would be ****ed if they ever got there. If the idea here is that they've finally reached earth, then the characters will be fighting a pointless battle. Or is the idea that WY are sending out different parties into space to find various different aliens for experimentation, and earth is just an HQ that pops up in every episode?

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Isn't the whole point of the series that the first four movies (as well as the prequels too I guess) that the Aliens need to be kept away from earth? Because their rapid reproduction means earth would be ****ed if they ever got there. If the idea here is that they've finally reached earth, then the characters will be fighting a pointless battle. Or is the idea that WY are sending out different parties into space to find various different aliens for experimentation, and earth is just an HQ that pops up in every episode?

You have to take into account the company Weyland-Yutani was responsible for this entire mess. They wanna bring these aliens to earth and weaponize them. They are putting all its employees at risk doing this. They don't care if somebody is killed. all they care about is bringing them to earth. They are a shady company with an agenda.

I bet the TV show will explore this more in depth

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

You have to take into account the company Weyland-Yutani was responsible for this entire mess. They wanna bring these aliens to earth and weaponize them. They are putting all its employees at risk doing this. They don't care if somebody is killed. all they care about is bringing them to earth. They are a shady company with an agenda.

I bet the TV show will explore this more in depth

I'm aware of that but if the aliens are already on earth, what chance do the protagonists even have of getting them off earth? Or even just surviving for that matter? Bring a single alien to earth and if you fail to kill before it can start abducting people, you'll soon have a colony of them.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by neatoman

I'm aware of that but if the aliens are already on earth, what chance do the protagonists even have of getting them off earth? Or even just surviving for that matter? Bring a single alien to earth and if you fail to kill before it can start abducting people, you'll soon have a colony of them.

The question is where does this show take place in the timeline? Prometheus and Alien Covenant were prequels. Alien Resurrections was the last movie chronologically.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

The question is where does this show take place in the timeline? Prometheus and Alien Covenant were prequels. Alien Resurrections was the last movie chronologically.

The answer is "not far in the future," they've said. So before Prometheus and all of that. Somehow.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

The answer is "not far in the future," they've said. So before Prometheus and all of that. Somehow.

OK, we can assume that AVP is non-canon because clearly Prometheus did... But then... Are Prometheus and Covenant canon then? God... I thought this sort of fluid canonicity thing would stay in comic book/video game form.

[Leo656]

According to the people who make movies and TV shows, you're not supposed to think about it so much, and if you do, you're a nerd. "We don't make sh*t for nerds, bruh."

That's pretty much what it boils down to.

That's where the entertainment industry is now. A bunch of "geek culture" movies and TV shows being put together by people who can't read.

[frank_one]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Are Prometheus and Covenant canon then? God... I thought this sort of fluid canonicity thing would stay in comic book/video game form.

Ridley Scott is involved as executive producer through his Scott Free company, so they're canon... I guess

[Andrew NDB]

Difficult to get excited about, really.

Is it a ship of Colonial Marines in the far future, bug-hunting world to world? Is it the realization of the Blomkamp "Alien 5" with Ripley and Newt and all that? Do we get to finally see the Alien homeworld? Do we get the wrapup of what David was doing at the end of Covenant? Do we get to see how that fossilized Engineer ended up on LV-426 with that queen at last? Do we get to explore the Engineers' culture and planet and why they wanted to wipe us out 2000 years ago?

Basically, a "no" to all of those. Instead, "how about some stuff on Earth in the year 2030 with probably scientists dicking around and accidentally make Aliens?"

[frank_one]

What will the tagline be for this one?
"On Earth everyone can hear you scream."
Nah.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by frank_one

What will the tagline be for this one?
"On Earth everyone can hear you scream."
Nah.

That was the poster for AVPR.

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/2007/10/05...equiem-poster/

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Difficult to get excited about, really.

Is it a ship of Colonial Marines in the far future, bug-hunting world to world? Is it the realization of the Blomkamp "Alien 5" with Ripley and Newt and all that? Do we get to finally see the Alien homeworld? Do we get the wrapup of what David was doing at the end of Covenant? Do we get to see how that fossilized Engineer ended up on LV-426 with that queen at last? Do we get to explore the Engineers' culture and planet and why they wanted to wipe us out 2000 years ago?

Basically, a "no" to all of those. Instead, "how about some stuff on Earth in the year 2030 with probably scientists dicking around and accidentally make Aliens?"

In the Investor thing. I believe they mention that the action would be the like the 2nd Aliens.

But how much can they push the mythology. In Prometheus we learned when they come from. Then Alien Covenant took it further and they were the result of David doing experiments.

So the mystery behind where the Xenomorphs came from was demystified thanks to that movie.

I wish these movies explored the Engineers more deeply so we can find out where they came from. Since they were the result why Earth had life.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

In the Investor thing. I believe they mention that the action would be the like the 2nd Aliens.

They did. Although... on Earth, close to our present day? What are they going to be actioning?

[frank_one]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

That was the poster for AVPR.

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/2007/10/05...equiem-poster/

You are right! Apparently that movie poster is so ugly I've actually never taken the time to give it a second look and read it.

[TigerClaw]

This is what was said from the Investor Day stream about the show.
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/2020/12/11...ent-announced/

Landgraf described the series as combining elements from Alien and Aliens, having “both the timeless horror of the first Alien film with the non-stop action of the second.”

Info about this can be heard 8 minutes into the video below.

[oldmanwinters]

Seems like a bad idea, but maybe they'll draw inspiration from the early ALIEN comics from Dark Horse? Nah...

[Sumac]

Sounds like a pile of dung attempting to recapture glory of two best movies in the franchise, while creating nothing of its own.

[Powder]

I don't see how this could possibly work. I love the property, so I'll keep an eye on things, but I expect nothing & will still likely be disappointed.

[Andrew NDB]

"The first Alien story set on Earth."

https://www.darkhorizons.com/scott-t...runner-series/