Anyone Watching The Alien: Earth Show?

[Leo Gura]

New show on FX. It's pretty goofy but I have been watching it just to see the stupid writing.

 

Edited Monday at 05:32 AM by Leo Gura

[ExploringReality]

9 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

New show on FX. It's pretty goofy but I have been watching it just to see the stupid writing.

I'll check it out lol. You are probably the only person other than myself that I am genuinely curious about haha

[Greatnestwithin]

I have been watching It and I like It lol 

[Leo Gura]

It has great production value and sets.

The plot is juvenile and sorta ruins the Alien lore.

But it is still entertaining to watch. Just don't expect it to be as great or as serious as the original Alien films.

It's like high-budget Alien fan fiction. I am enjoying it.

Edited Monday at 05:33 AM by Leo Gura

[Greatnestwithin]

yeah me too!

[AION]

I didn’t enjoy it. It doesn’t embody the spirit of the original movies. Although in terms of visuals it looks great, it is not worth the watch for me. 

[Jehovah increases]

NOT  as yet, but I will be,

[FourCrossedWands]

So, this gets 7.6 rating while Alien: Resurrection only 6.2? I would rather watch Alien: Resurrection on repeat than this modern slop.

[Leo Gura]

Alien Resurrection is trash.

There only exist 2 Alien films. 1 and 2. Everything else is non-cannon.

Edited Monday at 05:55 PM by Leo Gura

[FourCrossedWands]

1 minute ago, Leo Gura said:

Alien Resurrection is trash.

There only exist 2 Alien films. 1 and 2.

No, it's just made by a French director 

[AION]

Alien versus Predator is not bad either. 

Most movies are not watchable for me. 

Most recent dime that I watched is 28 years later. 

[Cubbage]

The writing is pretty wack ngl. I don't care about any of the characters so far and the special effects look cheap af (when they're not practical). I'm literally just watching it to see Xenomorph action cause I just love the design of thay creature so much. I feel like since Disney now owns the Alien and Predator franchise, that the new stuff post acquisition feels very Disney-fied and nowhere near as good as the first two alien movies in terms of characterization and world-building. I can't see myself finishing it unless it starts to get really engaging.

[Leo Gura]

6 minutes ago, Cubbage said:

nowhere near as good as the first two alien movies in terms of characterization and world-building.

Nothing is ever going to feel that good.

There's only so much you can do with Xenomorphs.

Maybe if James Cameron came back he could make it good, but he's too busy making Avatar 9.

Even Ridley Scott does not know how to write an Alien film.

Edited Monday at 07:12 PM by Leo Gura

[ExploringReality]

You guys like the original predator films? The one on VHS, I used to watch it as a kid and man!! It was a banger.

Most movies nowadays are not the same, they're watered down trash

[UnbornTao]

I'm watching Foundation. 

[Inliytened1]

On 8/31/2025 at 9:56 PM, Leo Gura said:

New show on FX. It's pretty goofy but I have been watching it just to see the stupid writing.

 

It kinda got bad after the second or third episode imo. Started out with excellent promise.

[Inliytened1]

6 hours ago, ExploringReality said:

You guys like the original predator films? The one on VHS, I used to watch it as a kid and man!! It was a banger.

Most movies nowadays are not the same, they're watered down trash

Predator with Arnold (the first one) cannot be matched.  

[museumoftrees]

22 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

It has great production value and sets.

The plot is juvenile and sorta ruins the Alien lore.

But it is still entertaining to watch. Just don't expect it to be as great or as serious as the original Alien films.

It's like high-budget Alien fan fiction. I am enjoying it.

@Leo Gura, i'm curious about your opinion. What makes the plot juvenile and the writing stupid for you ?

[Leo Gura]

9 minutes ago, museumoftrees said:

@Leo Gura, i'm curious about your opinion. What makes the plot juvenile and the writing stupid for you ?

Putting children into adult bodies and then having them deal with deadly serious emergencies is a juvenile plot.

Why would anyone think that is a good premise for an Alien show? That's the premise of a Mickey Mouse Club teen show.

Watching people make stupid childish mistakes is not interesting. All the main characters are fools. The plot will be advanced by their foolishness and immaturity.

[Inliytened1]

15 minutes ago, museumoftrees said:

@Leo Gura, i'm curious about your opinion. What makes the plot juvenile and the writing stupid for you ?

There's no character development or depth.  The premise started out awesome with the the idea of consciousness being transferred into a new bodies.  The first episode was very good and into the second.  And the alien on the research ship was cool.   But then as it progressed it became like a low budget horror show.

Edited Tuesday at 04:01 AM by Inliytened1