Quote from: Danversity on Aug 20, 2018, 03:07:34 AM
Making AVP canon is far from being "the worst idea ever". The AVP movies might not be good, but on a world-building level they didn't destroy or interfere with nothing within the canon of the franchises. They're not Alien: Resurrection. There are far worse movies and spin-offs out there. Keeping AVP canon is a smart move because for one it lets the door open for a future AVP movie that's actually good, especially now that shared universes are a thing, and also because hell, the Xenomorph skull is still there in Predator 2. Whether it's just an easter egg or not, doesn't matter, it IS there and it does confirm that Xenomorphs exist in the Predator canon, end of story. So you might as well make AVP canon; if The Predator were to blatantly ignore AVP it would just be confusing for some people - the way Prometheus and Covenant were, but worse, since the Predator canon has a direct connection to Xenomorphs from way back.
Yeah, I think people sometimes forget how
old the connection between Predator and Alien is. This is not just some new idea from the 2000's. But as a fan I'd be better satisfied if the creators were to stick to the original source material (which is by far more enjoyable, imo) than try to come up with stuff outside of the lore - at the beginning. They should establish AvP first with solid material, like the Noguchi or Delacroix stories, and maybe then start producing more original elements to the stories.