Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2021, 03:49:54 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 16, 2021, 03:23:18 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2021, 03:14:51 AM
I do think the Dan O'Bannon family heirs can actually make the same pursuit, so start hoping!
If it starts breaking up some of these massive studios and dispersing more properties so they aren't all living under the same roof, I would absolutely love that. If everything is coming from one studio, with the same sets of eyes overseeing it all, then things are going to get stale fast. Studios like Disney just keep on obtaining IP after IP, and then a whole damn competing studio in the form of Fox, and that is awful for the industry as a whole and the individual voices within it.
Hell, I'll even take it a step further and say that as much as I want a Covenant sequel, I would also be fine if Alien came to a stop. There's something to be said for some franchises actually coming to an end – not every property needs to go on infinitely.
I don't know. I know Alien is your love. And you're one of the many (including me) starving for a crumb of info on that Alien TV Series and you probably have posted the most of us on that thread. I can't see you not being disappointed if a similar situation happened to Alien suddenly. It's a lot easier to wave away when the ramifications of this is theoretical, versus facing it as a very real potential immediate reality.
Even more than my love of Alien, though, is my love of movies and the people that make them. And I would rather see an environment where filmmakers can thrive creatively than one that is hardwired to hit certain criteria within the brands that I like.
You're absolutely right in that I am always going to get excited for/intrigued by any new installment in a franchise that I love like Alien, but that doesn't mean I
need another one. If it was announced tomorrow that the Hawley series was canceled I'd be disappointed for sure (especially because I like Hawley's
Fargo series) but, ultimately, I'd be fine. It would be far from the first Alien project to be canceled, and I am just as excited for Ridley Scott's upcoming films
The Last Duel and
House of Gucci, and James Cameron's
Avatar followups. David Fincher's
Mank didn't totally live up to the hype for me, unfortunately, but it was one of my most anticipated films last year and I still cannot wait to see what he does next. The individual works of the filmmakers that contributed to the brand are just as much a source of excitement for me as the brand itself.