Anyone Watching The Alien: Earth Show?

[FourCrossedWands]

8 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Sequels are a trap! 

 

There are some exceptions to this rule. For example the movie Cloverfield (2008) wasn't very good, but the sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) was much better in my opinion.

[Leo Gura]

Cloverfield Lane was great.

It was not a sequel. That gross JJ Abrams just slapped the Cloverfield name on it at the last minute.

[Cubbage]

54 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Cloverfield Lane was great.

It was not a sequel. That gross JJ Abrams just slapped the Cloverfield name on it at the last minute.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed that film when it came out. I still remember it vividly even after only seeing it once in the cinema. There's some brilliantly tense moments throughout and I actually gave a shit about the characters cause they didn't feel 2 dimensional.

[FourCrossedWands]

5 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Cloverfield Lane was great.

It was not a sequel. That gross JJ Abrams just slapped the Cloverfield name on it at the last minute.

It wasn't a typical sequel, but it followed up on the first movie in the last 15 minutes or so. It was also a completely different genre. One of the best psycho thrillers ever made.

Edited October 1 by FourCrossedWands

[Leo Gura]

13 minutes ago, FourCrossedWands said:

but it followed up on the first movie in the last 15 minutes or so.

Those aliens had nothing to do with Cloverfield monster. Just some bullshit JJ Abrams pulled out of his ass at the last second as a branding ploy.

Don't be trusting that JJ Abrams. He is a sneaky Hollywood devil.

Edited October 1 by Leo Gura

[FourCrossedWands]

I get what you mean. That part of the movie is basically corrupted. They just wanted to inflate sales, so they put the "Cloverfield" name on a movie that wouldn't otherwise get much attention. Creating movie franchises is much more profitable than making standalone movies with brand new names.

[Aaron p]

@Leo Gura I seen you like total recall, do you like the matrix

[Leo Gura]

58 minutes ago, Aaron p said:

@Leo Gura I seen you like total recall, do you like the matrix

No. It is overrated and pretentious.

[Lord of Darkness]

Here is a video essay on alien franchise that outlines several reoccouring themes, a struggle of ego and technology and corporacracy intertwined, though Ridley Scot had his own biblical musings tied in and perhaps giving other vibe and perhaps more depth to his depictions

 

 

[Leo Gura]

Ridley Scott's themes suck. He tries to get all philosophical about it but it just comes off amateurish and ruins what should be a simple Giger monstrosity show.

Androids ruined the entire Alien franchise. It should be a show about Xenomorphs and their horrific ancient homeworld. The xenomorph lore and homeworld should be along the lines of the game Scorn. Not generic human hi-tech sci-fi tripe.

A proper Alien sequel must involve exploring the lore of the xenomorph homeworld, which is an HR Giger biomechncial horror world where no amount of human technology lets humans survive.

Edited Sunday at 09:46 AM by Leo Gura

[Lord of Darkness]

On 10/2/2025 at 3:17 AM, Leo Gura said:

No. It is overrated and pretentious.

Agreed

[Natasha Tori Maru]

40 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Ridley Scott's themes suck.

Well he just came out praising Alien: Earth. So there's that 

'Congratulations to Noah, cast, and team on the massivelyCongratulations to Noah, cast, and team on the massively successful foray into the Alien universe with Alien: Earth. When I created this world almost 50 years ago, I could never have imagined that it would continue to resonate so strongly with audiences around the world decades later. It's particularly exciting to learn that younger generations who are embracing Alien: Earth are going back to our film to see where it all began. The cinematic designs still look sharp 46 years later. Such a clever re-use of the original sets. I bloody drew them personally back in the day. The chamber of computers, Mother's womb, the corridors—it's incredible to see how Noah has embraced these trademark Alien elements while bringing something new for the fans. And as writing is the most challenging part of any production experience, it all follows from there. Noah has kept the beast alive, and dripping scare the hell out of us for some time longer. A big thank you to John Landgraf, his excellent team at FX for all their brilliant work on this new series. Scream away, no one will hear you. successful foray into the Alien universe with Alien: Earth. When I created this world almost 50 years ago, I could never have imagined that it would continue to resonate so strongly with audiences around the world decades later. It's particularly exciting to learn that younger generations who are embracing Alien: Earth are going back to our film to see where it all began. The cinematic designs still look sharp 46 years later. Such a clever re-use of the original sets. I bloody drew them personally back in the day. The chamber of computers, Mother's womb, the corridors—it's incredible to see how Noah has embraced these trademark Alien elements while bringing something new for the fans. And as writing is the most challenging part of any production experience, it all follows from there. Noah has kept the beast alive, and dripping scare the hell out of us for some time longer. A big thank you to John Landgraf, his excellent team at FX for all their brilliant work on this new series. Scream away, no one will hear you.' - Ridley Scott 

They probably should have kept with the themes of body horror, rape, forced impregnation and violation that the original HR Giger themes revolved around.

[Leo Gura]

Ridely Scott is like George Lucas, he does not understand his own creation. He just keeps making it worse.

Stop! Stop! It's already dead.

Edited Sunday at 12:05 PM by Leo Gura

[Cubbage]

@Leo Gura

15 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Ridley Scott's themes suck. He tries to get all philosophical about it but it just comes off amateurish and ruins what should be a simple Giger monstrosity show.

Androids ruined the entire Alien franchise. It should be a show about Xenomorphs and their horrific ancient homeworld. The xenomorph lore and homeworld should be along the lines of the game Scorn. Not generic human hi-tech sci-fi tripe.

A proper Alien sequel must involve exploring the lore of the xenomorph homeworld, which is an HR Giger biomechncial horror world where no amount of human technology lets humans survive.

Thank God I'm not the only one who wishes that was what the Alien movies explored hahah so much untapped potential.

[LoneWonderer]

I'm still waiting for a movie trilogy or tv show on the level of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy from the 2000s. The amount of love and passion that was put into those movies is unmatched by almost anything these days. The Rings of power tv show on the other hand was absolute rubbish And not worth anyone's time.

I'd say maybe the Dune movies come to mind as something released recently but they are still a far second place.

Edited 6 hours ago by LoneWonderer