From The Ronin: Dana Gonzales is one of the directors of the show.
https://theronin.org/2023/11/11/noah-hawleys-earthbound-alien-series-will-see-fargo-director-dana-gonzales-tackle-episodes/
Wonder if other filmmakers who've had history with the franchise with unmade efforts may be interested for the chance to direct some episodes.
Renny Harlin, David Twohy, Vincent Ward, Carl Rinsch, Vincenzo Natali "he may have been in talks for a Predator project not Alien" Nacho Vigalondo "he merely spoke about his interest in being involved in the franchise"
Some of these are unlikely seeing as they're into making movies rather than directing Tv and they may have been burned out from previous experiences.
Highly doubt Neill Blomkamp would have any interest after getting the shaft.
I read in ultimate interview than Noah Hawley will direct 4 capitules.
After the work he did on Raised By Wolves' season one finale, I'd like to see Luke Scott's name among the directors for this series.
What other directors would you like see take on directing episode of this Tv show?
Quote from: XENOMORPHOSIS on Nov 21, 2023, 06:29:37 PMWhat other directors would you like see take on directing episode of this Tv show?
I'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum. Probably a lot of directors that already have working relationships with Hawley via
Fargo and
Legion, or with ScottFree via
Raised By Wolves.
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is a name that comes to mind that I'd like to see, given the work he's done on both
Battlestar Galactica and
Raised By Wolves, for example.
Andrew Stanton (
John Carter,
Finding Nemo,
Wall-E) is another one I'd love to see here, since he's been doing some really great work on TV in
For All Mankind and
Better Call Saul, and has a Hawley connection via
Legion.
I'm a massive Handmaid's Tale fan, so this sounds like particularly interesting news.
Noah described the show as Edison vs Tesla vs Westinghouse, as the race to weaponize electricity. In 2017 he wrote a review raving about the novel The Last Days of Night, which is specifically about the race to weaponize electricity with Westinghouse, Edison and Tesla being characters in it. Safe to say the book is also one of his inspirations for the series, along with High-Rise, Wendy Darling and The City by Dean Koontz.
Also Fargo Year 5 premieres today and it currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 20 reviews, with it being hailed as a return to form. His magic touch is back and hopefully remains that way for Alien.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 21, 2023, 06:48:31 PMI'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum.
Using the word alum again like it never meant anything acedemically. SMH. some use to go to college. some only believe there is only tv shows. Neitherr perspectives ever see eye to eye. One needs to ask if your LinkedIn profile actually has a profile. You might even see "tv show hopeful" at the top of a blank slate of 20 years doing nothing after high school (if one graduated).
Alum:
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Quote from: BenditlikeBeckum on Nov 21, 2023, 09:06:24 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 21, 2023, 06:48:31 PMI'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum.
Using the word alum again like it never meant anything acedemically. SMH. some use to go to college. some only believe there is only tv shows. Neitherr perspectives ever see eye to eye. One needs to ask if your LinkedIn profile actually has a profile. You might even see "tv show hopeful" at the top of a blank slate of 20 years doing nothing after high school (if one graduated).
Alum:
https://media0.giphy.com/media/Zj1lgnInd5xpC/giphy.gif
Ok
I never underestimate the pedigree and genus of the brilliant minds of this forum. This particular strain of thespian is always impressive.
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@BenditliekBeckum that art of the Shakespearean actor berating the kids gives of the vibes of the Military dad in the Twisted Sister music video "We're not gonna take it anymore" https://youtu.be/V9AbeALNVkk?si=qlo7BZBtA3pWCEWx
gud. im glad i addressed my stance.
Quote from: BenditlikeBeckum on Nov 21, 2023, 09:06:24 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 21, 2023, 06:48:31 PMI'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum.
Using the word alum again like it never meant anything acedemically. SMH. some use to go to college. some only believe there is only tv shows. Neitherr perspectives ever see eye to eye. One needs to ask if your LinkedIn profile actually has a profile. You might even see "tv show hopeful" at the top of a blank slate of 20 years doing nothing after high school (if one graduated).
Alum:
https://media0.giphy.com/media/Zj1lgnInd5xpC/giphy.gif
First and only warning as I'm very bored of it - drop the superior attitude.
Quote from: BenditlikeBeckum on Nov 21, 2023, 09:06:24 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 21, 2023, 06:48:31 PMI'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum.
Using the word alum again like it never meant anything acedemically. SMH. some use to go to college. some only believe there is only tv shows. Neitherr perspectives ever see eye to eye. One needs to ask if your LinkedIn profile actually has a profile. You might even see "tv show hopeful" at the top of a blank slate of 20 years doing nothing after high school (if one graduated).
Alum:
https://media0.giphy.com/media/Zj1lgnInd5xpC/giphy.gif
(https://media.giphy.com/media/hiEs8sF8KoYnu/giphy.gif)
This might be very unlikely but this Tv series is set to be 70 years from now give or take 209-? So years before
events of Alien taking place on earth, do you surprise there's a chances there could be Easter eggs foreshadowing, tie-in acknowledgment to Prometheus or is the Tv series more likely to be standalone disregarding Ridley's prequels?
Recent comments from Hawley referred to the prequels as "historical documents," so I don't expect this show to be writing the prequels out of existence by any means but I also don't think the core lingering questions (like David's whereabouts) are going to factor in.
Since we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
Also, I don't expect it by any means, but I'd definitely be curious about the presence of some sort of Engineer installation on Earth, given that they had obviously been here over the years before abandoning us...
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 23, 2023, 10:53:08 PMSince we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 23, 2023, 11:01:06 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 23, 2023, 10:53:08 PMSince we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
Yeah, that definitely tracks.
Save the full blown "collapse of the corporation" fun for post-
Alien 3.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 23, 2023, 11:01:06 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 23, 2023, 10:53:08 PMSince we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
No, the
Prometheus mission and Peter Weyland's other pet projects tanked Weyland Corp.
I prefer the other interpretation myself, although I am sure that the Prometheus and the first colony ships are expensive, Meredith Vickers' dialogue implies to me that the company's suffering under Sir Peter Weyland.
Quote from: Slutty Badger on Nov 24, 2023, 09:33:48 AMQuote from: Local Trouble on Nov 23, 2023, 11:01:06 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 23, 2023, 10:53:08 PMSince we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
No, the Prometheus mission and Peter Weyland's other pet projects tanked Weyland Corp.
What other pet projects?
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2023, 04:07:36 PMQuote from: Slutty Badger on Nov 24, 2023, 09:33:48 AMQuote from: Local Trouble on Nov 23, 2023, 11:01:06 PMQuote from: Nightmare Asylum on Nov 23, 2023, 10:53:08 PMSince we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
No, the Prometheus mission and Peter Weyland's other pet projects tanked Weyland Corp.
What other pet projects?
It's mentioned in the
Colonial Marines Operations Manual that Peter Weyland had overextended the company's assets to fund his pet projects, leaving the company in severe debt. The pet projects are not elaborated upon.