Few narrative dead-ends in sci-fi have been as frustrating as the Alien franchise abandoning Prometheus. Prometheus saw Ridley Scott return to the universe he launched with Alien, expanding the scope ...
Sci-fi stories often stand out when they're on their own. A standalone story like Ex Machina can make waves, but the minute that it becomes a small part of a larger story, there's always more scrutiny ...
At a private event, the "Alien: Earth" showrunner reflected on the unique niche he occupies in the TV space and how he turned one of Hollywood's most convoluted sci-fi franchises into his own opus. At ...
Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...
The timeline of the Alien franchise is a bit confusing, and even contradictory. So where does Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series fit in? The timeline of the Alien film franchise is, to put it mildly, a ...
Fassbender’s David has arguably been the most fascinating antagonist (if not overall character) in the Alien franchise. He epitomizes the series’ “man vs. nature vs. machine” theme, as a synth who ...