'Robski', you're free to think that way if you want. Just don't expect me to agree with you - and don't feel aghast, jsut because I wasn't impressed with those films. They were good enough for the 'Batman' franchise, yes, but as films, in general, I was not particularly impressed by them. And I repeat, they had a visual style which I don't personally feel would fit very well in an 'Alien' film. Yes, he might like to go for a certain degree of realism (nowhere near to the level of Cameron or Scott, however), but you could say the same about Anderson, in some respects. Just go and look at 'Event Horizon'. And remember, a director isn't necessarily the same as the people who write the script. Don't go mistaking them for one and the same entity. Alien Genesis: Sure they can be demystified a lot more. Just go and read the crappy fan fiction scripts so often seen for a fifth film, done by fans. A high proportion of them try and deal with the Space Jockey and it's always mediocre. It's much better to leave that a mystery and explore something new.