Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 31, 2016, 06:37:44 PM
In all fairness to them, Scott and Lindelof did say they had ideas for where they were going. Perhaps the reception and Lindelof's departure (as a result of that reception?) left them a bit rudderless.
Yes they certainly did!
And to respond to some other people above, I def remember the time-line wholeheartedly and I prefer them offering more of an Alien connection this time around. My assumption from the get-go (after seeing Prometheus) was that we would eventually see the things Lindeloff cut from the Spaihts script in these next films.
The issue I take now, is one where, there have been 3 writers, and Ridley Scott with ideas, and whatever Lindeloff and Scott developed together, and no doubt, many of Spaihts original ideas... That they only NOW know that Shaw has been been completely nixed, is troubling to me. It makes me think there is someone interfering. The other option is that someone came up with a great idea that changed a lot of things.
I hope I'm wrong about there being difficulties and based on my love for this series, including PROMETHEUS, I will end up liking this film... I just don't want them to fall off course even more, and I think they hopefully realize they need to pull things together.
Who knows,... Maybe that's WHY things are where they are now? Maybe in the interest of keeping things together they decided to lose Shaw. At the end of the day, the best idea should be what they commit to most and all things should be set aside to make room for the best idea if necessary. I just hope they HAVE ONE. Heh.
And actually I hope it's a very different move and not just fan service. That's what I like about this series. From the moment Dallas is killed by jazz hands... and straightaway throughout. Even when I haven't liked the developments, Ive liked that it was different.
As of now, ALL of the sequels, IMO, make this the best, most consistently interesting Sci-Fi franchise of all time. Even its failures are interesting failures. NOTE: I dont consider AVP in-franchise whatsoever, so really no need to bring that up.