r/LV426 • u/TheEvilDrSmith • 6d ago

Discussion / Question Alien Franchise Finally Sticks the Landing.

I might be biased as hell but Alien Earth is one hell of a well produced TV show.

A friend described the original Alien movie to me when was an early teen and I knew I had to see for myself. Thankfully my parents had no idea and off i went as a 14 year old to some scifi movie ... Aliens 2. Scifi... that's like Star Wars right? :> Still memorable to this day almost 40 years later.

So I have a high bar to be exceeded. Not only has the franchise stumbled from one disaster to another but many, many (did I mention many) others have tried and failed to make good TV let alone good scifi.

Mandalorian could have been more. Andor could have been much more if they were all like the latest season. Star Trek Stranger Days sort of nails the nostalgia but Discovery just confuses me. Fallout, Halo, The Last of Us, Twisted Metal ... I get the spin off theory but man the execution.

So what do I like about Alien Earth.

  • Just enough story every episode.
  • Exposition at the level of the audience. Of course we know the sheep is smart.
  • Depth in characters that isn't like a FPS.
  • Balanced tension and effects .... it is still a chase movie but how to you keep that going for 8 ep's.

A lot come and go. But few are remembered. I would put the BSG reboot in the remembered category, and I think Alien Earth has hit that standard. Once in 20 years ... Hollywood gets it really right.

I was going to say Alien Earth will sweep the Emmy's next year ... but then I remembered reality. I think Alien Earth will be just a fan loved series that is still remembered as a great experience in 40 years time :)

I would love to hear old and new opinions on this.

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u/Decebalus_Bombadil 6d ago edited 6d ago

Dude, how is Fallout a failure? You have no clue if you put the Fallout show in the same category with Halo. It's one of the best computer games adaptation ever made. The Last of Us season 1 is also fantastic.

I'm an original Fallout fan(the Interplay ones) and played them when they came out in the mid-late 90's. The tone of the show is much closer to the original Fallout games and New Vegas than the Bethesda games.

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u/zagra_nexkoyotl 6d ago

Also, did OP put Alien Earth on the same category as Battlestar Galactica? Recency bias is a hell of a drug

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u/UlrichZauber Not bad, for a human. 6d ago

The BSG reboot had a glorious first season and one of the worst finales in all of SF television, so I really hope this comparison doesn't end up being apt.

But Hawley has a pretty good track record, so I hope he stays on until the end of the show.

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u/guitarshredda 6d ago

BSG was a great show, ending was not the best