Streaming ALIEN: EARTH

[James Colorado]

We need an air date

Just been announced. First 2 episodes on August 12.

Edit: 12/8 is USA date, meaning 13/8 for us.

 

[rumply]

 

[Gasometer]

Hope it’s as good as the trailer

 

[rumply]

Hope it’s as good as the trailer

Very confident it will be if Noah Hawley's work so far is anything to go by.

 

[rumply]

 

[Ry009]

Watch the first two episodes - fantastic.

From the trailers I didn't get the impression that this was going to movie level production.

First ten minutes wouldn't feel out of place against the first movie. Really did a great job there.

 

[Brick Loosener]

Nothing amazing.
Watching Aliens now so at least it inspired me to do that.

 

[rumply]

Watch the first two episodes - fantastic.

From the trailers I didn't get the impression that this was going to movie level production.

First ten minutes wouldn't feel out of place against the first movie. Really did a great job there.

Enjoyed the first episode, surprised in a good way at the storyline, confident now it'll be a worthwhile addition to the Alien universe.

 

[AFDogs]

Hearing its close to Andor levels in quality. Hope so.

Will watch the first 2 episodes over the weekend. Alien Romulus was so so good.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Watched the first episode, and it was damn good. Best TV show I've seen in a while.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Watched the first ep, enjoyed it. Really like the lead actress. The sets and aesthetics are on point.


If I have a criticism, it's not a slow burn like the original movie, no build up to the xeno, it jumps in straight away which probably appeals to the modern audience I guess, definitely more of the style of Romulus

 

[rumply]

2nd episode as good as the first

 

[Frank Bunn]

Two episodes in. It's a bit slow but I'm enjoying it. Great production values. The casting is perfect. I like that there's more than one alien species and a new type of super human. Timothy Olyphant giving off Roy Batty vibes.

 

[rumply]

I assume it's deliberate, but Sherriff Bullock looking skinny AF...

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

2nd episode as good as the first

Yep, this is going to be a fantastic show if they keep this up.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

I enjoyed Romulus but this is already better

 

[Cyber_punk]

Just finished ep 2

I like Wendy, the first lead character I have actually found myself caring about since Ripley (Or Shaw if you count Prometheus in the canon)

It's very stylized in the Alien Resurrection sense as well as Romulus.

 

[Ry009]

Cracking 3rd ep.

Building things up well to the point where things go to shit big time.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Spoiler

A tadpole, huh?

I thought it was DNA that they transferred. That shouldn't take hours to swim into a host.

Probably doesn't really count as a retcon, but even if it did, I think they stated not everything is going to line up with the movie lore.

 

[Brick Loosener]

Spoiler

A tadpole, huh?

I thought it was DNA that they transferred. That shouldn't take hours to swim into a host.

Probably doesn't really count as a retcon, but even if it did, I think they stated not everything is going to line up with the movie lore.

It is the second stage in the Xenomorph's life cycle, and exists solely to implant a Chestburster within a living host creature via their mouth. As such, it has no real offensive capabilities (beyond an ability to spit acid, which is generally only used to gain access to hosts and not for attack)[5][6] and must rely on stealth, surprise or their victims being previously immobilized by an attacker to achieve implantation.

 

[Cyber_punk]

It is the second stage in the Xenomorph's life cycle, and exists solely to implant a Chestburster within a living host creature via their mouth. As such, it has no real offensive capabilities (beyond an ability to spit acid, which is generally only used to gain access to hosts and not for attack)[5][6] and must rely on stealth, surprise or their victims being previously immobilized by an attacker to achieve implantation.

Yeah actually just forgot about the

Spoiler

embryo/tadpole/larva

that is in the huggers and for whatever reason was thinking it was just dna that the huggers inject into people

 

[GreyCrow]

Watch the first two episodes - fantastic.

From the trailers I didn't get the impression that this was going to movie level production.

First ten minutes wouldn't feel out of place against the first movie. Really did a great job there.

Same - will do 2 episodes this week and two next week

I think its a deliberate choice to model the first movie ship scenes and it works

Of the 2 tonight they certainly capture the darkness and claustrophobia of the franchise

Some call backs to the whole series and an additional Lost Boys reference

There are the usual horror tropes ie monsters crossing hallways after you pass by , mosnters crawling out of sightline just as you turn the corner and background monsters only the viewer can see

There is tension and this brings an element to it. Sure there is some confusion but I will let it play out and see if they can get themselves out of trouble

9/10

 

[TheEscapeClub]

This is pretty damned awesome so far. Loving it.

 

[Frank Bunn]

It is the second stage in the Xenomorph's life cycle, and exists solely to implant a Chestburster within a living host creature via their mouth. As such, it has no real offensive capabilities (beyond an ability to spit acid, which is generally only used to gain access to hosts and not for attack)[5][6] and must rely on stealth, surprise or their victims being previously immobilized by an attacker to achieve implantation.

That link says the Chestburster is not implanted into the host as an embryo but is akin to a cancerous growth. The Facehugger injects a fluid into the host organism's chest cavity which causes a restructuring of the host's cells, building the Chestburster from the host's own biological material.

Spoiler

The tadpole is a change from that.

I just realised they put the tadpole into Joe's lung that was removed!

 

[Brick Loosener]

That link says the Chestburster is not implanted into the host as an embryo but is akin to a cancerous growth. The Facehugger injects a fluid into the host organism's chest cavity which causes a restructuring of the host's cells, building the Chestburster from the host's own biological material.

Spoiler

The tadpole is a change from that.

I just realised they put the tadpole into Joe's lung that was removed!

I don't really care to be honest.