Quote from: P1NK8C1DBOOTS on Dec 11, 2020, 09:41:53 AM
This thread always makes me laugh - cant we just be happy knowing that we are getting new content.
Not enough is known yet about it to start forming opinions on its setting! Just be happy we are getting this!
I'm BEYOND excited to see where this goes
Watching the investor panel yesterday, it was excruciating just how often they referred to all of their films and shows as "content" to be "consumed."
Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely happy and excited to be getting more Alien - I just can't get properly "excited" until I hear more from Hawley about what his intentions actually are here. 'Cause the fact that it is set on Earth is a biggggggg shift, and they are really going to have to win me over now after that revelation. I don't want to see this as some apocalyptic, Earth invasion scenario. Alien isn't a zombie story. That should always be the fear, not the actual narrative. Them dropping
Alien and
Aliens like buzzwords, like they're the only two installments with any merit, also rubbed me the wrong way - it reminded me of the crass way that
The Force Awakens was marketed.
I do have to keep in mind that this event was geared more towards investors than fans, though.... so maybe it won't be as safe as they're making it sound for the bean counters. I really do hope so. And as I've said before, I do really like what I've seen from Hawley. What I'm hearing from Mr. FX man, though, rubs me the wrong way.
I'm also pretty taken off guard that this seems to be coming at the expense of a sequel to
Covenant. Now granted, Ridley is involved in this (hopefully in a way that amounts to more than just slapping his name on the poster - I would LOVE for his involvement to be something akin to his work on the first season of
Raised By Wolves) so maybe some of his prequel ideas might resurface here, but I really loved the idea of David off in space making weird shit with all of his "volunteers" on board the Covenant. I hope this show's existence doesn't rule that project out completely.