ALIEN: EARTH | New FX TV Series Gets A BIG UPDATE

Discussing the latest update on the Alien Earth TV show and what we know about the plot and setting and how this will fit into the established lore, themes and continuity of the Alien franchise.

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[Diego-Designs]

All we ever wanted was to see Space Marines fighting it out against Aliens and Predators, like in the Dark Horse

[desallis]

Even disregarding Scotts prequels there has always been speculation as to how much the company knew about the Alien before the events of Alien, not a stretch that they had foreknowledge and retasking of the Nostromo crew to LV-4226 was not "standard protocol of investigating a distress beacon" as presented, Ash without a doubt had prior knowledge and knew more about the Alien than he told them even when he had been disabled.

[agentbrown]

I just don't see how this can work as a prequel set on Earth without invalidating every Alien movie.
Unless the xenomorphs don't appear at all and it's all about the origins of Weyland-Yutani?

[khyron]

In space no one can hear you scream. On earth everyone can.

[sylar]

This could be good if done right. The show should explain why Weylad-Yutani seems obsessed with getting a xenomorph. It should also show what one of the marines meant when he said "another bug hunt". Like another species that was encountered, that is nowhere near as deadly as the xenomorphs.

[lyledal]

if xenomorphs got loose on Earth before the events of the original movies, wouldn't everybody on the Nostromo known what they were?

[knivesmcdougal]

I for one would love to see an adaptation of the novel Alien: Cold Forge. I found that to be exceptionally entertaining.

[cvlwar]

In this prequel we find out the alien is actually called Gerald.

[ALTRON]

not too sure about this one.
many sacrifices were made to keep the xenos off earth as it would be the end of everything.

just seems to devalue the 1st few films by saying "oh hey, lets have it take place on earth. just for kicks"

[Martyr]

I'm always concerned about reboots of films, IPs I've liked since a child. Especially now, my expectations are low at best.

[wilkinsi]

ALIEN: Earth - where everyone will hear you scream?

[Perurikun]

i wonder if this is based off of the Alien paperback that came out years ago where the Xenomorphs over ran Earth. they started dropping nukes on Alien hives. that book was crazy!

[sabatheus]

I'm really encouraged by Noah's quotes. It seems like he has a good grasp and appreciation for the lore. I anticipate great things from the man!
Also, wasn't there a Darkhorse Comics series about aliens on Earth back in the 80s? Man, I'm old. xD

[Anthony-ngpq]

Quite frankly a series based post Alien/Aliens film about the eventual Alien/Human war like in Alien Earth Hive would have been the natural progression of the series. That is the ultimate "what if" that has been hanging over our heads since we discovered how fast they can reproduce and how hard they are to kill, what happens when they get to earth and aren't confined?

Basing the film in the past makes no real sense, there are no stakes, we know they are contained or the later films do not happen. We also know that if they escape there is not enough tech and preparedness to fight them in the past so we instantly lose. In the future WY and the other CORPs/Governments have had a few engagements with them to study before they get to Earth so humanity actually has a chance to win.

An Alien Apocalypse type movie with those parameters is what I want to see. A zombie apocalypse/judgement day scenario with Xenomorphs multiplying exponentially that is a desperate fight for survival on a species level.

[Whitefish]

It probably won't happen, but I dig the idea that the X factor in creating androids turns out to be alien (predator, space jockey, etc) technology - specifically something that yutani corp uncovered and that is why weyland acquired them.

[marknovak]

You set things on Earth, it is yet another prequel and somehow the alien is alluded to in the future. I see those three very tall obstacles to overcome. I would rather see the money invested in a retro-future based on another science fiction novel series of the 50s, 60s, or 70s.

[iDEATH]

I do have some faith in Hawley, and I like those quotes. It sounds like he gets that the xenomorphs are really the sort of existential threat (like zombies) that work best as a catalyst to tell very human stories (like Train to Busan). They are fascinating in their own right, the xenomorphs, but there's not much of a story you could tell about just them. It's all about what happens to another species, like humans, when this invasive predator (also Predator) gets dropped in.

[RaikenXion]

Gotta be honest I find the title alittle drab. "Alien Romulus" atleast sounds interesting. I'd like the series to atleast subtley connect to Scott's prequels to give some consistency in the Franchise; but we'll see.

[yukinagato]

I really wish they would have gone with teh Direction that Dark Horse Comics went with after Aliens vs the prison planet they did for 3 . I envision a series where what really happened is that there was a team of Synthetics in a ship that was hidden that had been sent down as well . they collected many eggs with the face huggers and had them in storage on the Sulaco . . Ripley kills the Queen . But since The Synthetics had loaded up the eggs on the ship they got back to Earth , The Synthetics had pushed the cryobeds to a escape shuttle which landed safely . Hicks Newt and Ripley where questioned as was Bishop . But the original bishop was shoved out teh airlock with a copy which said that Ripley Newt and Hicks had in fact been plants to ruin the mission and they where responsible for the deaths of the Marines.

The Suloco was "destroyed" and all records erased of their deeds to protect them . But we discover that the Sulaco is safe and fullof eggs and a new queen

[foxbasedelta]

As has been said - the premise sounds unusual, in that a large feature of prior films was preventing the xonomorph from ever reaching earth...at all costs. On the other hand - I have to be confident that the writer knows this, so I remain optimistic that there is some way to do it...or that we are making assumptions about the show that aren't correct.