Alien TV series (Alien Earth) : 2025

[Malevolence]

I thought that was great episode. Still loving the eye and it's sheep host. Plus we had Godsmack too, so that's a bonus.

 

[FISHGUTS]

I assume at some point, possibly even as a result of the events that happen here, both hybrids and full synthetics get downgraded. Isnt there a bit in one of the Alien movies where Ash or Bishop say something along the lines of synths being downgraded for some reason? Maybe what we are seeing here is the cause for that downgrade

Are you thinking of Alien covenant, where Walter tells David, that they changed the David models to be less human like & free thinking?

 

[PlacidCasual]

Early models were quirky, Ash Bishop couldn't allow a human to be harmed by action or inaction in Aliens. Kirsch seemingly has no problem with human harm.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Who fires someone, but leaves them with god level access to their most critical assets. And does nobody except the synth bother monitoring the CCTV or guard the lab?

I know it would be boring if everyone was competent and nothing happened. But this is taking idiocy and incompetence a bit beyond belief.

Also, thank God for the humongous vent, with a cover that just pulls out and which can take you places being there in an otherwise ultra secure locked down lab !

 

[VincentHanna]

Early models were quirky, Ash couldn't allow a human to be harmed by action or inaction in Aliens. Kirsch seemingly has no problem with human harm.

Bishop

 

[PlacidCasual]

Bishop

Yes, should have looked it up first. Getting old.

 

[Glanza]

 

[TriedandTested]

I swear half of you must have the attention span of gnats if you found that boring.

The only bit I thought was really stupid was that they wiped nibs memory and in the very next scene Wendy is telling her everything that happened.

I wouldn't class it as boring, just **** and badly written. Things happen that are entertaining, but that doesn't make it a good show.

 

[Bubo]

Thanks for spoiling the ending of Dynasty/Dallas!

Ripley "ends" Dallas by torching him with a flamethrower after he is cocooned by the Xenomorph in a frankly highly ambitious and ill thought-out trapping manoeuvre.

How's about that for a Dallas ending spoiler!

Only in a deleted scene

It was included in the Directors Cut of the film. There was however a hidden deleted scene on the dvd where just before Dallas goes in to the vent, he does say to Parker, "I hope I don't die nasty in there! Ha Ha! Get it? Dallas... Dynasty... Haha!".

 

[VincentHanna]

It was included in the Directors Cut of the film. There was however a hidden deleted scene on the dvd where just before Dallas goes in to the vent, he does say to Parker, "I hope I don't die nasty in there! Ha Ha! Get it? Dallas... Dynasty... Haha!".

Hasn't Ridley basically admitted that the "Directors cut" of Alien was just a cashgrab that Fox asked for, and not his actual version of the film

Edit: Yes

Upon viewing the proposed expanded version of the film, I felt that the cut was simply too long and the pacing completely thrown off. After all, I cut those scenes out for a reason back in 1979. However, in the interest of giving the fans a new experience with Alien, I figured there had to be an appropriate middle ground. I chose to go in and recut that proposed long version into a more streamlined and polished alternate version of the film. For marketing purposes, this version is being called "The Director's Cut".

And

For all intents and purposes, I felt that the original cut of Alien was perfect. I still feel that way", and that the original 1979 theatrical version "remains my version of choice

 

[Bubo]

Hasn't Ridley basically admitted that the "Directors cut" of Alien was just a cashgrab that Fox asked for, and not his actual version of the film

Edit: Yes

Aye, but at least they didn't put the "Dallas... Dynasty... Haha!" scene back in, as that would have really destroyed the tension build up. So there is that.

 

[ElliorR]

I had to check to see if Tarantino had directed the latest episode.

 

[hornetstinger]

Why was he struggling with that door? Literally all he had to do is open the door slide it..

but not he was teetering like the door was a struggle, looked like he was off balance, dawdling around lol.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Why was he struggling with that door? Literally all he had to do is open the door slide it..

but not he was teetering like the door was a struggle, looked like he was off balance, dawdling around lol.

If you mean the door to the flying ticks, that was a push door wasn’t it?

I sat there and thought what the hell but then remembered that it’s a kid in an adult body but given that he had met some creatures back at the crash site you’d have thought he would pushed the door, slid the tray in on the floor and shut it

 

[Penfold101]

then remembered that it’s a kid in an adult body

This is probably the only way the writers could come up with a reason why all those characters have to do stupid things…

 

[VincentHanna]

This is probably the only way the writers could come up with a reason why all those characters have to do stupid things…

Probably

That's basically what they said on the official podcast. These are the minds of 10 and 11 year olds

 

[mid_gen]

So what's the verdict, this worth a month of D+? Although I do need to watch Andor S2 and I'm pretty sure that'll be worth it alone.

 

[Tombstone]

So what's the verdict, this worth a month of D+? Although I do need to watch Andor S2 and I'm pretty sure that'll be worth it alone.

Some will say yes, some will say no, some will say if you're getting it anyway for Andor then why not watch it anyway irrespective of the 50/50 split in the thread.

My suggestion would fall into the latter

 

[ZXSpectrum]

I thought it was a decent episode but with some silly bits that made me groan. I will say however i thought the interaction between Kirsh and Morrow was fantastic.. especially the last comment.

 

[pinkpound]

I find the stink eye the sheep gives rather disconcerting