Alien TV series (Alien Earth) : 2025
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Aliens Is my favorite movie of all time to this day, And I feel that the series started off really strong up until the point, That it started focusing on the hybrid synthetics. I think personally that it went really downhill from there.
But I definitely think Tentacle eye monster should definitely get its own movie.
But I definitely think Tentacle eye monster should definitely get its own movie.
That is probably quite realistic, especially given what he did to his father and the age he did it.
A lot of very "smart" people are incredibly dumb in anything outside their field, and a lot of exceptionally rich people are utter idiots when it comes to listening to advice. He is the epitomy of that, he's had no one to talk sense to him since he was a child, and he's very deliberately surrounded himself with people who will do what he says (or have to do what he says because they're programmed to do that), and any humans that disagree with him are utterly expendable.
There is a reason we had Court Jesters and IIRC one of the roman emperors had a slave whose job was to remind him that he was in fact still a mortal man, without someone there who can tell you "this is a very stupid idea" or "this is going to get you killed if anything goes wrong" a lot of people with who have a huge amount of power/money will make incredibly simple and stupid mistakes because they think they know best and no one can tell them they're wrong.
The Soviet union fell apart (as do most disctatorships) in part because you get to the point where they literally "kill the messenger" if the news isn't good, so you get entire organisations or countries where the information that goes up the chain is always "you were right boss" and "your plan worked fine".
IIRC there are several models of small, private aircraft that have the nickname of "doctor killers" or similar in the US, because wealthy doctors/lawyers etc who might be very good at their job get a pilots licence, get (barely) qualified in higher performance (more expensive) aircraft then think that because they're really good at their job, and they've managed to pass the test they are better than their instructors who aren't as brilliant and wealthy as them...It often ends up with the pilots lack of experience causing them to run out of luck by moving to a higher performance/harder to fly aircraft before they've mastered the normal starter Cesna etc fully.
I used to know a guy in GCHQ, brain the size of a planet and back in the day did code breaking stuff. However, he had to have a PA to help him shop the basics ie bread, milk and also to ensure he didn't turn up to work yet again in his slippers, dressing gown etc.
Would regularly get lost walking around the 'doughnut' of GCHQ.
Genius, but no common sense or real life experience.
Would regularly get lost walking around the 'doughnut' of GCHQ.
Genius, but no common sense or real life experience.
YupI don’t think you’ve quite grasped the message of the films mate. It’s certainly not a ringing endorsement of capitalism
It's often called dystopian sci-fi for a reason
And in the case of Aliens it's always been a case of the Company going after things it doesn't understand and putting money ahead of everything including the safety of their staff and even the planet.
My fellow purists, a proper xenomorph film is about to start on bbc3.
Sadly though its something like 576i resolution on that channel. I watched the 4K release a couple of weeks back and it gave new life to the movie
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I enjoyed it but I have no idea why. I think it helped that I mostly watched it half asleep in bed and gave up trying to take it seriously after a few episodes.
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Standard SNCO’s mess.
I have just watched it. Absolutely brilliant. As an Alien fan, there’s not much I didn’t like except a couple of bits where the synths were a bit whiny but I’m so glad Boy Kavalier got something of a comeuppance. Kirsh was definitely my favourite. Really hope they do more but it’s surely 2-3 years away yet. 
I didnt even realise that much of this show was filmed over the Covid fallout period, Timothy Olyphant actually said he would be willing to play Kirsh again for a second season but that he'd need a bit of time to get back into the character (as its been that long since he played Kirsh)I have just watched it. Absolutely brilliant. As an Alien fan, there’s not much I didn’t like except a couple of bits where the synths were a bit whiny but I’m so glad Boy Kavalier got something of a comeuppance. Kirsh was definitely my favourite. Really hope they do more but it’s surely 2-3 years away yet.
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2023, then stopped due to strikes and finished in 2024.
Started watching this.
2 friends loved it. I love aliens.
2 episodes in... I'm done with it. Find the entire thing annoying.
Why isn't anyone scared of these terrifying monsters that can shred 10 people in a couple of seconds.
Everything feels a bit comedic and nothing seems scary as no one is scared.
In aliens/alien people were ******* terrified of these killing machines.
2 friends loved it. I love aliens.
2 episodes in... I'm done with it. Find the entire thing annoying.
Why isn't anyone scared of these terrifying monsters that can shred 10 people in a couple of seconds.
Everything feels a bit comedic and nothing seems scary as no one is scared.
In aliens/alien people were ******* terrified of these killing machines.
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Because most of them are either synthetics (that are powerful enough to deal with them), or arrogant tech oligarchs with god complexes that think they've mastered the world and are above being considered food for other creatures.
Even some of the synthetics end up properly traumatised from their encounters with the aliens, seems a bit of a weird complaint tbh
Because most of them are either synthetics (that are powerful enough to deal with them), or arrogant tech oligarchs with god complexes that think they've mastered the world and are above being considered food for other creatures.
Even some of the synthetics end up properly traumatised from their encounters with the aliens, seems a bit of a weird complaint tbh
Its more the medic I was talking about. The non synthetics.
There's no tension and the threat is there.. But no one seems threatened by it.
I'm on episode 2.and I'm not a fan of the kids/synthetics aspect. I'm not sure if the adults aren't acting like kids. Or if it's supposed to be like it (why are these kids so unfazed by terror?, has the synthetic process ripped that away?, why aren't they more rebellious?). But I find it annoying.
I just don't really like this "everyone is a robot even if they arent a robot" vibe. Aliens don't feel scary in this site to the above I think.
Really, it's giving my fallout series vibes. And I also really didn't like that.
It might not even be that this is bad. But I sure don't like it.
I just don't really like this "everyone is a robot even if they arent a robot" vibe. Aliens don't feel scary in this site to the above I think.
Really, it's giving my fallout series vibes. And I also really didn't like that.
It might not even be that this is bad. But I sure don't like it.
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