Alien: Earth's teaser has revealed new timeline details

[@ChaosAndFractals]

hope this series finally addresses the bonus situation

[@gatetrek2004]

Right

[@Tsarbomb117]

You get what you subscribed for, like everyone else. Yeah, but everyone *else* gets less ads than us.

[@auburnt_amaranth]

?

[@blinkyblink711]

without the complete forfeiture of shares

[@gabravo2005]

The bonus situation will never get old

[@theclassybaryonyx]

My favourite detail in the Alien: Earth teaser is the shot of those covert looking soldiers treading through water. They seem intentionally designed to resemble the xenomorph with the protruding back things and dome headware. Just a neat shot

[@auburnt_amaranth]

good I am not the only one to notice that. simple but cool idea

[@Sv3nn3rgy]

Worrdd!

[@negationf6973]

Same. I assume at some point they're going to confront the xenomorph. Wonder if they'll get slaughtered right away, or if they're main characters and will put up a fight.

[@ccompson2]

"protruding black things" look like snorkels to me

[@larssonk22]

@@ccompson2 they resemble the laser targetting system of a Predator but humanised

[@shaneedwards596]

this could tie in that aching question of "the company knows, they've always known!" but how..... this is how

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Wdym? The Weyland yutani report that came out before covenant reveals they already know about both them and the deacon.

[@shaneedwards596]

@@AxisChurchDevotee did you not watch Alien.... they've always known, is referring to the statement Ash says in Alien and also Bishop says in Alien 3, go rewatch if you haven't already and you will understand the comment more.. knowing about the Deacon before the Deacon even got created... they wouldn't know about it... but the Xenomorph from the events of Covenant and maybe records of events during Prometheus once David was able to get onboard the Covenant.... then they would have known

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

@@shaneedwards596 The alien rpg lore shows deacons already existed before Prometheus. Plus the company would already know about the xenomorphs due to the mural we see in Prometheus which shows a xenomorph. Plus there was that special short of a Weyland yutani scientist going to the engineer planet in covenant finding an egg before it attacks. The data he found 100% would have been sent back to the company.

[@shaneedwards596]

@@AxisChurchDevotee while that may be the case in the RPG, that isn't always the case in canon.... sure some games and novels may pass over in to canon but rest of it doesn't.... not always.... and if they died before they were able to get the transmission out... that doesn't mean they knew about it prior to those events, it just means that they lost someone to potentially an unknown threat or accident... that would require WY to expend resources to investigate and consider it an actual justifiable reason to send a more costly expedition.... which would not be guaranteed as being sent. funny thing about when someone makes a discovery, is that if they gather the data they need and get killed... that data doesn't necessarily get transmitted automatically... in movie lore, these events NEVER took place... there was no one sent before, the people also asking the questions would not be privy to classified information... hell even in Aliens the USCM were not made aware of details that they didn't need to know or that the company didn't want them to know... in Prometheus Wayland didn't know anything about the potential of the black goo or that it existed prior to it being found... neither were they fully aware what the Engineers were other than possible creators of life on Earth or even if they still existed... RPG's tend to give some added plot which allows the RPG to continue and move the story along, keeping those involved having something to do... it is by no means a supporting factor in the cinematic lore.... as it changes a lot and reveals too much too soon... the Alien Isolation game was considered to run alongside the cinematic lore though even stayed true to events in Alien while adding content which didn't detract from the existing movie canon. but even that could be classed as non-canon

[@Arkham8076]

I really like the idea of filling the gap between Covenant and Alien, but I don't like the idea of xenomorphs being on earth before the Nostromo discovery. I really hope they have a good explanation of events that doesn't undermine the original film.

[@ulfingvar1]

It wouldn't really undermine it, as it was clear even back than, that the company new about Xeno, and wanted him back.

[@L8ugh1ngm8n1]

That ship has well sailed, Prometheus and Covenant undermined the mystery of both the Xenomorph and The Engineers to a degree that I doubt Alien Earth could do much to undermine it further.

[@AdamZimmerman-c6i]

But the aliens have been on earth before if AVP is canon

[@ApolloXL5]

And the xeno David made was not even the original. So having WY first encounter his versions on an isolated part of Earth (so canon is not ruined) and then heading out into space to find the OG. That sounds cool. Also it would be poetic if when they found the crashed Covenant, they find David ripped apart by his creations, showing that he was just as flawed as he found Humanity and the Engineers to be.

[@H0kies95]

@@ulfingvar1 But others did not know about it. like the Nostromo crew and the Marines in Aliens. What ever happens on earth has to stay unknown to most people.

[@mekagoji7442]

Much like you, I’m fully on board to see the return of the Runner Alien design. Out of the many Xenomorph designs, the Runner Alien designs is the one i want to see make a return and not be confined to just solely Alien 3

[@michaelkellys3906]

Given the year its taking place, I'd say it's definitely connected to Alien Covenant and closing that gap that was left wide open between that and the original Alien. Too... Ridley Scott is an Executive Producer for the series. I seriously doubt he's gonna do something to connect Covenant with the original Alien.

[@kole6150]

I heard he’s been given the go ahead for Prometheus 3 so, if it’s true, that would ensure the series is separated

[@Digalog]

@@kole6150 Okay if that be true and if Alien:Earth is connected to Alien:Covenant I withdraw my previous comment. (Shit's a disaster, perhaps shit is still a disaster as somethings can not be reverted but at least I hope the missing parts will come together 😂

[@kole6150]

@@Digalog ill be keeping my fingers crossed till then!!🤞🤞

[@donniecatalano]

Soon to be released: Aliens vs the zombies, Aliens vs The Smurfs, Alien on mars, Alien the return, Alien & the Jedis, The Xenomorph meets The Griswolds (for Christmas).

“YES, AND-“ No reboots. Just course-corrections, please.

[@futavadumnezo]

TRUE!

[@danavp-q7l]

One thing I'm very confident about is the presence of the cosmic horror beyond human comprehension that Noah talked about so much. I feel that possibly this series will try to be its own story, without connecting too much to the prequels as Romulus did, and maybe we'll even see something similar to Alien with the derelict ship, but this time on another moon, with another crew aboard the USCSS Maginot.

[@ulfingvar1]

And the question remain: what did the Engineers worship? That much discussed mural seen in Prometheus might very well show a life form from which the Engineers extracted the black goo or Prometheus Fire, a life form so old, so vicious, so weird, that it could very well fit the description of "cosmic horror." Lovecraft anyone? Might even Cthulhu himself, or some sibling, show up? THAT would be the ultimate trip!!

[@danavp-q7l]

@@ulfingvar1 This “cosmic horror” tone- inspired by Lovecraft and even more modern concepts of psychological and existential terror- could be exactly what the series needs to stand out. Imagining a universe where something greater, older, and more distant than humans themselves is always watching is an extremely promising premise for maintaining high tension and suspense. I can't wait to see how Hawley will integrate these influences and create something that is both familiar and surprising within the Alien universe.

[@FreejackVesa]

I really liked the Alien comics of the 80s and 90s. The whole Earth War run - which really emphasized the hyper-capitalism of Weyland-Yutani and all the other corporate entities constantly in battle for money and power, morals and ethics at minima. I liked how the Earth hive was started by a corporation getting a hold of an Egg, and raising the xenomorph in high tech captivity until a group of "pro-alien" cultists free the queen, starting the beginning of the Earth War. Now I'm not saying it should be exactly like that, but I feel like that is the bones of a great tv series. You've got the dark drama of the corporations, the weird misguided ideas of people who view the xenomorph as a savior or a better sentience or whatever, and then ultimately, the beginning of the battle for Earth, the loss of Earth, and then later the retaking (should the series be a success with multiple seasons). I e long said the comics had some decent stories that would be good for tv.

[@JohnnyRocket76]

The comics also go the space jockeys right. I never liked what Scott did with them. Prometheus could’ve been a great movie with no ties to Alien.

[@daniellinford9643]

I’ve always wondered why no one bothered to adopt the Dark Horse comics into film or television. The original AVP comics were miles better than the shit films we got. But hey - there’s a cow (sheep?) eye in the trailer. If the aliens are impregnating animals, maybe we’ll see some story elements from the Operation Aliens toy line.

[@FreejackVesa]

@@daniellinford9643 I've been saying this for years as well. There were a lot of great stories in the comics. Some of the concepts have been adapted into games and books/audiobooks at least at passing glance. Were they really an inspiration or just obvious storylines to do, I have no idea. But I always felt xenomorph getting to earth would be the worst scenario so eventually it would be addressed. Not really sure where I'm going with this other than to agree with you.

[@FreejackVesa]

@@JohnnyRocket76 agreed. I feel where the comics went wrong was the introduction of the quasi-psychic abilities of Newt being integral to the story. I didn't personally like how the xenomorphs had a psychic beacon type element. But still, the bones of a lot of the comic storylines were great and could have been adapted. The xenomorph hive war was awesome imo

[@christopherparker17]

I agree. Definitely a lot of story line there. I think this series is going to be a hit.

[@TearfulFriend18]

I love both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, so hearing for the longest time that Alien: Earth was going to take place before Prometheus made me fairly apprehensive. I get that the prequels are a polarizing part of the franchise but they’re still from the man who started it all, they don’t deserve to be pushed aside. Or at least I don’t think so. And for all we know that still might be the case, I know Noah Hawley said that the Xeno being this recent creation doesn’t do him any good. So they could retcon Ridley Scott’s intention to have David be the creator of the Xenomorph to just having David create his own version via Engineer technology. Either way, I just want any sort of continuation from Covenant. Whether David is the creator or not, his story deserves to continue so if Earth has some kind of tie into Covenant I’ll be more than happy.

[@KAISERaw17]

Gotta say, the Xenos in some form are older than David making them period. The first film shows a ship that is very old full of the eggs. Other loose canon stories operate on this idea. David’s just a mad scientist android who is reinventing something but adding his own twist. Ridley Scott can say what he wants lol. But it contradicts himself

[@Patient974]

​@@KAISERaw17 David could have sent or landed that ship we see in the first movie.

[@ToadRage-Turgon]

Ridley Scott retconned Prometheus with covenant There’s a xeno mural on the wall … he didn’t create anything

[@dbexodia10]

I just hope it doesn't make David the originator of the Xenomorph. That absolutely removes all mystery.

[@daniellinford9643]

And also makes the xenomorphs something other than aliens!

[@kole6150]

I believe what’s cannon now is that David is in the making of knock off xenomorphs trying to replicate what the engineers found/created

[@MrCostaC]

@@kole6150- I decide what is Canon not film Studios

[@BravoTwoDelta]

@@MrCostaC Unfortunately it doesn't work like that

[@philhall1969]

I've thought about this a lot. Probably more than I should. On earth we have something called "Carcinisation", where things sort of tend toward evolving into crabs. What if on a universal scale, because of the black goo, everything evolves towards the xenomorph? There can only be one "perfect organism," and all things would eventually evolve toward it, unerringly. The goo just hypersteps over the intermediary forms and gets to the end of the line. So the real origin is not David, he just discovered it anew. But it's always been there. And we still do not know the true origin of the goo, we just know that the Engineers had a lot of it, but we don't know where it came from. Maybe they, too, just rediscovered it along their development. Maybe, no matter what you do, evolution will take you to the xenomorph stage. It's always been there.

[@AdmRose]

The “cow eye” kind of reminds me of the face of the “elephant alien” from the Alien: Earth Wars comic.

[@alecfiggins9251]

I'm looking forward to ANY AND ALL new Alien content. I'm not picky, everything is groovy. Comics too, which have had some good ones since Marvel aquired Dark Horse.

[@Unfixingalloy1UA1]

I love that idea, I like when a studio does not throw out older movies just because it bombed. Not only would it link the movies, it would also explain why the company is looking for the xenomorphs, and how they knew about them in the 1st movie

[@ulfingvar1]

Prometheus did NOT bomb, it was actually quite the hit!!

[@Unfixingalloy1UA1]

@ulfingvar1 It has grown a following yes, but vastly underperformed when released

[@ulfingvar1]

@@Unfixingalloy1UA1 I think you are confusing it with Covenant. THAT one underperformed massively.

[@Unfixingalloy1UA1]

@ulfingvar1 They both did

[@ukmediawarrior]

@@Unfixingalloy1UA1 If we go just by the box office then Prometheus made a profit, but Covenant didn't. In fact Covenant made almost half as much as Prometheus which I suppose shows that Alien fans didn't take to what Ridley Scott was trying to do with the lore.

[@danielwoods3563]

I remember credible leaks early on saying that Romulus would not acknowledge the prequels, and it turned out to be misdirection. I’m pretty sure I saw an Engineer in the newly released Alien Earth teaser. Around 24 second mark when the guy’s terrified face is sworn in the left of the screen there is a pale white face with heavy brow that looks like the classic Engineer.

[@revolverocelot6334]

That thing on the left looks very much like xenomorph imo - I think we can see its collar very clearly. If it isn't a xeno then at least I cannot really see any resemblance of this thing to Engineer

[@danielwoods3563]

@@revolverocelot6334 no, after the xenomorph head. The teaser is like transmission footage cutting in and out, as the Xenomorph fades there’s a pale white face.

[@Xenosaurian]

We've already had Aliens on Earth in AVP and AVPR (and multiple other EU products) long before the events of Prometheus. This is not a novel or problematic idea for this show. Also, Covenant's events take place in 2104, not 2101.

[@ulfingvar1]

AvP is not canon. For goodness' sake, don't introduce predators in the mix!!

[@Chuckschwartz]

AVP is not the same. Don’t even consider them in the story. The first one was fun but it explain the predators created the aliens for their hunting event.

[@Xenosaurian]

@@Chuckschwartz What do you mean? It's part of the same world, it's already been done, there is novel or special about it. Also, no it didn't say the Predators created the Aliens, it says they used them for hunting events. They no doubt stole them from someplace, from an Engineer base or found them in the wild.

[@Xenosaurian]

@@ulfingvar1 Yes, AVP is canon. For goodness sake, stop trying to divide and dissect the franchise!

[@D3solatIon1]

Remember the old toys they had Xenomorphs mixed with animals i had a Xenomorph / Cobra hybrid toy

[@jaykelley103]

Sounds badass

[@ECaccess]

Omg! Me too! Rhino one, a scorpion one… the cobra one was scary cool!

[@shockwave75]

I look forward to it, but I hope it doesn't connect to the prequels since they fuck up the timeline. If, as you speculate, the crashed ship is the colony ship, reaffirming that David created the Xeno's, then how does an Engineer's ship full of them wind up on LV-426, for who knows how many years before the Nostromo finds it?

[@ulfingvar1]

Why should that really be a contradiction? The Engineers planned to send Xenos to Earth, to wipe out Mankind (much like the wrathful God of the old testament) but something went very wrong. Who knows, David might have stumbled over the Engineer's home world, or at least some outpost, and sent a ship aimed for Earth, in order to, like the Engineers, wipe us out, but only to pave way for androids. IT WOULD get a little "crowded," but not necessarily a contradiction. This could lead to something very interesting, potentially polarizing, yet very interesting.

[@JayPotton]

Head Canon (though pretty sure I read this somewhere) = The ship found in Alien was despatched 2000 years ago to destroy Humans (something about Jesus possibly being an Engineer). The ship in Prometheus and Covenant was a different juggernaut but used in a similar way as a mirror to what the Engineers intended to do to humans but it was done to them.

[@ulfingvar1]

@@JayPotton I wish they had had the balls to use the Jesus was an engineer story.

[@shockwave75]

@@JayPotton Ok, but assuming that's true, even that clashes with the prequels because if the Xenos existed 2000 years ago, how did David create them in 2104?

[@JayPotton]

@@shockwave75 Have remembered now where I read this. The original script for Alien: Engineers (that evolved into Prometheus) covered this. A juggernaut had been despatched to destroy humanity "around the time of Jesus" but it clearly never arrived (because, the theory based on that script goes) it crashed on the moon where the Nostromo found it this explaining why everything was fossilised over 2000 years. In Prometheus the surviving Engineer was just going to give it a second go. PLUS David did not create THE xenomorph just another form of xenomorph. The black goo creates the lifeforms but their form is dictated by the host organism (like in Alien 3 when it is a dog).

[@maxvecna2913]

To present a different scenario, one must admit that the amount of time between the prospective series (2120) and the events on the Nostromo (2122) is just not enough time for these events to be related. Even if it was determined that the ship that crash-landed on Earth was from LV426 almost immediately, the Nostromo would already be on its return trip, and its course was completely as the crew expected until the interruption of their hypersleep, so the detection of the distress call/warning message would have been completely coincidental with the events on Earth. I'd have preferred that the creators of the series had taken their inspiration from the comics series that outlined the near complete extermination of mankind once the Xenomorphs became entrenched here. But I'll settle for anything well-conceived and well-written, as I'm sure you'll agree. Thanks for your work on this channel, I enjoy it a great deal. You also tipped me to the Alien Stompers a few years ago, and I was able to get some. I had bought a pair of the original Rebocks when they were first offered, and the fact that there was a way to get a new pair gave me great delight. Keep bringing us the teasers of any work that's coming.

[@MichaelTurner-vr3dd]

I do remember a darkhores comic with cows giving berth to xenos long time ago.

[@Lt.Loomis]

This is all kind of a mess because they have to shoehorn it in somewhere, and David's experiments ultimately lead to the first Xeno's found on LV4226, so yeah the company has to land there before the events of Alien and be "aware"'of the species as Ash says. This all means that whatever takes place in Alien Earth involves one of the moons and the company abandons the place and covers up their tracks only to force the Nostromo to return years later to pick up the pieces. If only Alien3 didn't exist it would have been much easier... If they try and retcon Prometheus and Covenant it's gonna be a dumpsterfire timeline because Romulous has already done the recent service of bridging the two series with the black goo! Let's pray they don't royally screw this up! (This is starting to feel like Disney Star Wars and the forced Obi Wan Kenobi story doing small retcons so him and Darth Vader had one last duel before A New Hope.)

[@MikesMonsters]

The animal eye we see in the trailer is a sheep’s eye. Just a regular old sheep.

[@iplaygames333]

or a sheep infected by z01

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

Unless this event was completely kept secret from the world, how could there be no knowlege of aliens on earth 57 years after this show if this happened around the time of Alien?

[@ADB696]

Because it’s all a steaming pile of convoluted bs. Funny how a little sci fi film that came out in ‘79 is still being curb stomped into the ground. Talk about creative bankruptcy lmao!

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Downer ending with everyone and the xeno dying.

[@JohnnyRocket76]

I’ve accepted that the company is like any government organization, completely inept. Because I’ve been saying the same thing since AVP.

[@ssaunders1122]

The company has always known about them. They just lie to the workers like Ripley. They have been trying to capture and turn them into bio weapons from the getgo.

[@Eldritchpi]

Better question. How the hell is the earth even still around 57 years later if they are already here? Every book, both comics and novel have all (fans as well) seemed to agree that once they show up, it's done. They spread like wildfire, and the only real recourse is to nuke the planet sooo... I guess girl boss is going to save us all...

[@ouranos0101]

I think the crashlanded ship is a gift from David. His attempt to destroy Earth.

[@demjan96]

I hope it's true but on the other hand I hope it won't make him the true, first creator of alien.

[@williamtaylor8944]

David and Ridley Scott’s storyline are complete shit

[@thalolo]

In the video game Aliens: Fireteam Elite, the large number of Xenos like the runner on Alien 3 is justified by saying that they come from a huge number of livestock, with the Aliens being like Big Chap, only from humans.

[@union4everdixienever]

Can’t wait for this one, and I’m very pleased that the series seems to have accepted and incorporated, rather than rejected, the RS prequel films. I still think David-8 has a date with destiny with Ripley-8, and that such a confrontation on Orgae-6 post-Rez would be the most thematically and philosophically satisfying conclusion to the prequel story, but whatever this series holds, I’m glad it’s trying to expand on what we have rather than revise away particular plot points in the name of fan service.

[@PastaNoose]

Anything Alien has my full attention! Cant wait!

[@RhysCropper]

Thankyou for making this video sir! I missed the announcement that the timeline correction was made and you've now redeemed my faith in this series. Absolutely looking forward to both it, and your videos that come from it.

[@STORMBREAKER_250]

I always kind of had the impression that Weyland-Yutani already knew about the Xenomorphs before they sent the Nostromo (Hence why Ashe was placed onboard) I think this could verify that little piece of headcannon for me lol

[@ulfingvar1]

That is established lore. "Bring back specimen" was the priority one order. What other specimen could they have meant? No other extraterrestrial lifeform has been suggested

[@STORMBREAKER_250]

@ulfingvar1 The flipside is, they could have received the signal, translated it, and wanted a sample, regardless of what it was.

[@tim1843]

Knowing Noah is in charge gives me hope. His work on Fargo was incredible.

[@ThisIsTheRoad]

Legion even more so!

[@Burn.Russia]

The Alien films are the BEST films ever made, I've seen them all literally hundreds of times and no matter what i always see something new, some new detail i hadn't seen before, they keep surprising me even now 30 years later they still keep giving and ive waiting for so long for the Alien to finally get to Earth, it will be epic i already know. Epic epic epic!!

[@AllyC_Rhythms]

Totally missed this teaser. Thanks for covering and your thoughts

[@blazepond5518]

i saw another teaser trailer that mostly took place on a contemporary looking space station, featuring face huggers, something that looked like the neomorph, and the line "whatever happens, we cant let these creatures reach earth".

[@Kingnome]

It’s was good to see you on the Aliens extended 4k.

[@kaltonian]

Love the shot with the reflection of mother earth on xeno's head, simple but genius, i had no idea this was in the making, now i am super stoked

[@Electrikskullz]

The voice over in the new teaser is David/Walter.

[@Jerma985_fan]

I hope we get to see more David. He is definitely one of my favorite characters of all time.

[@coolbreeze8193]

Alvarez proved there's still potential in the franchise. I hope they get a decent budget and directors to pull it off.

[@FlyingArtz.]

Actually that date 2120 makes sense remember in the first Alien movie the company was very specific. The crew was “Expendable “ if it ment securing the specimen. How would the company have an idea of what the nestromo was dealing with? This series could be an attempt to explain that.

[@rogerparkhurst5796]

I am looking forward to It, albeit I am not a fan of Disney…we’ll see how they limit the showing of the series.

[@Sammael757]

As someone who loved Prometheus and really liked Covenant (though I would have preferred their original ideas for Paradise Lost), I was still truly hoping this would happen before those movies because I do not like the "David is the creator" story beat. David dabbling with a pre-existing recipe and putting his own spin on it would be fine, but as the originator of the creatures, well, I am very much not a fan of that. ☹️

[@razorjake6839]

I also agree with the David thing. He already forked an entire planet while watching in fascination. So.... Yeah... I can TOTALLY see David going to Earth with his new friends....

[@Draw2quit]

Ripley lost her daughter and gave her life to prevent the alien getting to Earth. Oh no, no no no. They were there already.

[@Darstag]

The eye looks like a sheep. Link to Dolly the clone possibly?

[@kdyoutube5544]

I couldn't have believed 5 years ago that wed be gettinf new alien movies, a show, and now a sequel to alien isolation

[@MixelsLab]

Definitely an intentional nod to the Alien 3 teaser. I don't think it's a coincidence the crack in the earth is V shaped either. They're cheekily alluding to this being "Alien V" .. Which.. They obviously can't say properly because it's both a series (and prequel).. I actually trust Hawley more than almost anyone they could have chosen for this so fingers crossed. :D

[@dlnnyc64]

Please Noah Hawley let’s have some character development before they get killed off. And no callbacks! I want vicious and aggressive xenos aka Alien 3 (practical effects). I would love to see the exploration of the alien in the chair and the idea that it was growing out of the chair. Not a suit. Basically more Giger!

[@garethmiguel]

Hawley has specifically said that he isnt interested in the prequels' interpretation of the Alien, so I doubt there will be any explicit connections to those movies. Thank the Gods. I am just really eager to see a new Alien scifi story without a dull 'ancient aliens' B-plot.

[@jonmercano1138]

While I’d be open to this finally bringing some closure to the prometheus storyline, I recall Noah Hawley saying he wasn’t interested in the story of the prequels, or something along those lines. Plus Ridley Scott has confirmed he’s developing a new Alien movie. I would prefer to see the prequel story get its conclusion on the big screen.

[@seema.t_]

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[@ronrobertson4327]

I’m always excited about more ALIEN content. It feels too soon in the timeline for something like Earth War. Maybe the crash landing and the deadly cargo is how The Company first comes aware of the Xenomorph. So all future (from around 2120 on) WY spacecraft have that hidden primary mission: if the Xeno is encountered, all other considerations secondary.

[@DrDoohickey]

Any Xenomorph presence on Earth prior to the events of Alien or Aliens negates Weyland/Ash's efforts to obtain specimens at any cost, and nullifies Ripley's central motivation in those films (as well as her eventual sacrifice). There's no way this works out well in the timeline.

[@Sapperman89]

The things that are attached to the marines might be lights. Remember in aliens, the Marines a light that was on one side of her shoulder. These ones might have double shoulder lights.

[@patrikschvarcz142]

That eye looks like the OG Space Jockey's eye from the 90's comics.

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

I wish they kinda went with the Earth Hive story. Just like I wish they went with the original story from the Alien vs Predator book.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Yes i remember that graphic novel with the Blue/Red xenomorphs

[@EmperorKarino]

Romulus restored my faith in the franchise, I will likely check the show out when it releases.

[@musicilike69]

I thought it was awful. One of the main characters essentially has a nap for most of the movie. they are technically slaves yet have skill sets that include flying multiple spacecraft and familiarity with their systems and weapons handling ..from a magazine. Apex murder species of the galaxy get's beaten by a bunch of utter nobodies is getting a bit boring. I'd rather they get to Earth and wipe the planet.

[@EmperorKarino]

@@musicilike69 first of all chill. That's quite a reaction from me just saying I like Romulus. Second, Never said Romulus was a perfect movie, there are certainly things I did not like about it. Its the best Alien movie we got in a while. I do like Prometheus but I do acknowledge that it was an objectively bad movie. If you would like to debate Romulus I'm more than happy to do so, but I do not think here is the right place for that. edit: to all the retards who want to pile on, I am more than happy to debate the movie on a platform that will not censor my words. if you don't want to do that, sod off.

[@justinklenk]

​@@musicilike69 No, you laid that out correctly - pay no attention to the guy above who wants to drop that utterly BS, fawning statement, then try to act like he didn't invite - and earn - all the heaps of deserved criticism that should come his way for such a misguided (and misguiding) statement praising poor filmmaking. Atrocious.

[@Machina73]

​@@EmperorKarino You chill smeg ed

[@alistairrae9807]

I hated Romulus hopefully this show is better

[@denizsi]

Perhaps unlikely but the "cow eye" made me think the original Pilot / Space Jockey from Alien.

[@SmellyBones]

I hope this series finally incorporates the Mork & Mindy alien story that inspired the first movie.

[@PhxSml]

I suspect they end up finding where the ship that crashed on Earth comes from (LV-226) and see that the Nostromo is the closest ship to that planet and redirect it remotely to the it. Maybe before the Juggernaut crashed on LV-226, an engineer fled in an escape pod without realizing there was an Alien in it. Then years, decades or centuries later that pod crashed on Earth with an Alien or egg in it, which will create the event of Alien Earth.

[@seema.t_]

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[@Imylover]

The confirmation of the year this story takes place removes a gigantic weight off my shoulders. It has always been rumored to take place much earlier in the timeline that always pissed me off because nothing made sense then afterwards. How can't anyone in the original films (yes, including Aliens) know of these aliens if an outbreak took place half a century before they were born or so? Now it's just 2 years prior to Alien. So, sure, some absolutely do know & I think we all look forward to just how much Weyland-Yutani indeed knew. But now it makes sense why Ripley herself had no idea of this creature. I don't know when she left Amanda at home to do her job on the Nostromo but it realistically should have been during this very same time as Alien Earth happens. Ripley is simply not home. And if Alien Earth geographically contains the Xeno outbreak so that most of mankind will never learn just how darn lucky they were then Earth finally fits in. Previously, it never did for me. If they had revealed this sooner I think the hype had been greater. Many have had a problem with when in the timeline this was meant to happen.

[@angelperez3892]

Totally looking forward to watching this new series. 👍🎥☺️

[@Chris_Sherwood]

Don't be surprised if events in this series don't line up with Prometheus or Covenant. Noah already said he's not counting them as canon. This is a prequel to Alien and that's it.

[@ChrisParlett]

David's coming home to finger us all

[@XX-121]

don't get the woke's excited.

[@1mm0rtaldreads]

Maybe they will make the gorilla alien that was one of the cooler ones from the comics maybe thats what the other picture is the unknown creature

[@paulj5336]

The David story does need wrapping up so i'd be happy if it's linked to Covenant.

[@TheOther644]

Well Prometheus is good timeline wise, and shows the Alien was around before hand. Covenant not only contradicts that, but screws up the timeline with the first Alien film. the short films add to the Bluray not only further screws things up, but contradicts the actual film Covenant. Romulus shows a connection to Prometheus, and Alien with nods to Aliens, Resurrection and even the game Isolation. They smartly ignored Covenant altogether, not saying it was removed from canon just not mentioned. If this Alien Earth takes place before Alien, they could play it smart and take a note from AvP. In that it shows how WY learns of the Alien, and how no one else knew of the events that took place. But if they connect it to Covenant, and throw in mentions of it etc. then they will just further throw into question the timeline and the creation of the Alien that Covenant screws up.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Well technically this is more about the Yutani company on earth before they merged/joined forces with Peter Weylands company itself 💁‍♂️🤓🤔

[@FootOfOrion]

Prometheus and Covenant are great honestly. I get the criticisms, but I still think they’re more worthy of being carried over than Alien 3 or Resurrection. So having Alien Earth potentially fill in some blanks works for me! I hope they tie some of David’s story into it. But I’m also gonna be happy if it stays its own thing.

[@seema.t_]

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[@bigsarge2085]

Intrigued!

[@Paterson07]

Its Alien, so no matter what, I am there for it. My dad had me watching Aliens when I was like 4 and it has been my favourite franchise since. 33 years later and I am still watching them all frequently and I will continue to do so til the day I die. Like you say, if the story can justify wheat its doing properly. it will be fine either way. I have great hope, slight apprehension, but most of all, pure excitement!

[@christopherparker17]

I love these movies & can't wait til the series. I'm not confused at all about the time line. Like i said earlier, aliens were only on Earth in its earlier history because the predators brought them there to hunt. The one thing i love about Scott is that he always leaves you in suspense. The company has been trying to use these aliens DNA for as long as i can remember. Actually, they are no different than the predators. Everyone's attempting to harvest whatever they can from this species simply to make their own species better. I love Sci-fi & Tom Clancy. LOL! I've actually published a book adding Sci-fi into the Tom Clancy genre. I'm C.S. Parker & the book is called Volume. So. When I seen the soldiers in the water resembling the xenomorphs, i got extremely excited. Perhaps, one day I'll be able to assist in carrying out the Alien trilogy. Until then, I'll continue writing my own. Can't wait til summer 2025. Merry Xmas & happy new year to everyone 🎉

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

For those that have been following your channel this is a dream come true I know you're proud thanks for the knowledge too now I know what to expect in the show Romulus was amazing and definitely is up there in my opinion with the best of these movies

[@flakdampler11]

Prometheus and covenant are certainly not perfect, but they are ambitious and fascinating. I really hope they continue the storyline!

[@djgreen7453]

so basically there was xenomorphs on earth before alien? lol

[@GarageSupra]

eh if you take the AVP timeline into it yeah maybe

[@rique3012]

​@@GarageSuprathat's not canon anymore :/

[@Gabzew]

​@@rique3012It never was

[@leslierogers3134]

That still of the actor screaming at 5:52 seconds - I think - is Alex Lawther. Anyone else agree?

[@michaelg.1786]

Oooh, I really like your theory that the tie in with Covenant could be the plot. I hope so as I liked the prequels. This would help Ridley Scott complete his prequels storyline. Can't wait!

[@johnmorris5300]

Ngl I was sorta hoping for Earth War, but I’m glad to potentially see the prequels make the bridge between Covenant and Alien. Here’s to hoping!

[@RoaryUK]

The events of Alien Covenant are set in 2104 not 2101. Also, it's not a "mysterious vessel" that crashes on earth, the ship belongs to a new antagonist called Prodigy Corp. who apparently found the alien on LV-426 before Weyland/Yutani.

[@liammccann8763]

So so pleased and genuinely looking forward to this - even more-so given how other franchises have been mishandled.

[@Boyer316]

I wasn't looking forward to it at all when it was rumoured to be before Prometheus, this new information has me more excited but time will tell.

[@gazzaboy84]

I would love to see some animal born xenomorphs . I loved the runner from Alien 3 so would be nice to see some variant.

[@noahhenson1669]

I'll watch... but I'm skeptical of the "pre-Nostromo" timeline for the series. The events of the original film need to feel remote, isolated far out into the nigh-unreachable reaches of explored space, to maintain its terrifying tone. If another crew has encountered another Alien first, and brought it to Earth two years prior to the events of the first film, it undermines the tension and terror of those events, makes it seem less special or less urgent, and shrinks down navigable space to a region where these previously remote, bizarre, singular extraterrestrials are a dime a dozen.

[@armynation31B5V5P]

I'm looking forward to this show. Yes, i think they will connect them.

[@Punmaster9001]

I don't hold high hopes for it. Romulus was good, but I wouldn't take that as a sign. It did fix some plot holes for Alien and Aliens, but it was very much a rehash of what we've seen before, just handled better than what other movies have tried. For instance, it was done so much better than Star Wars episode 7, which was just one giant rehash of 4, but with new action figures to collect

[@AndyPlayedGuitar]

I can't wait, cause even when it's a bit duff I just love the Alien universe and keep coming back for more, hopeful every time.

[@UnorthodoxReviews]

Pretty sure the one image is of a cow. Wasn’t it confirmed by Noah a while ago that we would be seeing the xenomorph come from different hosts? And since its set on earth im almost sure well be seeing other animal hybrids too

[@Stringerbell5]

I can’t wait for this. Bump that release date left to Sunday and drop the entire series at once. Let’s go

[@julianhuber9188]

So, we might get the original idea of Alien 3 taking place on earth. Mixed with the background of the Prometheus prequel story… Then Scott is finally doing his final film of his prequel story. Everything seems to come together. Let’s hope, they don’t fuck this up. I’m highly anticipating this!

[@sillyhead7441]

I have high hopes for this one. Romulus wasn't amazing but I liked it a lot. I'm hoping this series while not building on the same story can keep the right momentum going for the franchise.

[@jamison74]

Yes! Very much so looking forward to this series along with ANY new Alien content.

[@seema.t_]

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[@tomclark7232]

I wasn't looking forward to the TV series until I saw this video - very well done sir.

[@Andrew-0815]

They should tell a completely independent story. The fact that everything always has to fit together seems obsessive and undermines the potential for a good story of its own. The franchise offers room for fresh ideas of your own outside the corset of the original story.

[@davidnicholls5303]

I'm more optimistic for this series than I was for Romulus, unfortunately the dark shadow of Ridley Scott looms large over this, meaning we're going to see something really bad. One can only hope that Noah Hawley has more of a backbone than Alvarez had & pushes back on that prequel nonsense

[@SunsetRogue]

So, the hero is once again a courageous woman with shortish brunette hair. She’s another inferior substitute for Ellen Ripley, like Elizabeth Shaw, Katherine Daniels, and Rain Carradine were from the other movies. Can’t these screenwriters come up with something fresh, instead of this repetitive imitation?

[@tonypine3434]

Bit boring innit.

[@Kleber-play]

6:00 it looks like a cow!!

[@fka322]

Just as long as it doesn't confirm David created the xenomorph, I'm down for this.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

David needs to be retconned out. An android on overriding orders to recover a specimen I can track. A self aware android out to eradicate humanity because “daddy issues” I can’t.

[@steventhornton4716]

So perhaps we will be getting the events of the earthwar seen in the footage from resurrection

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Yeah him creating it was just dumb. It should be a species that has always been . But the again God wouldn't create such a vile creature

[@SeekingGodsWill]

@@mikewaterfield3599 What you laid out sounds layered and deep. A robot becoming sentient like Bicentenial Man or A.I. And becoming real, is an allegory for us as Created Beings ala Free Will or the age old trope of being Mad at God for this existence.... I am not saying I disagree with you about wanting this or that for the Franchise. But what you wrote got my head thinking. I would categorically support more David in any form. I just want to see what happens... I love Prometheus and Covenant not for them being technically perfect or cohesive. But for exploring some really awesome themes in Humanity. Where did you come from?... Where did you go? Where do we come from, Katman Jo?

[@durotan5245]

Not sure how you think David created the xenomorph. Prometheus literally shows a xenomorph on the mural where the black goo vases are.

[@SeekingGodsWill]

I mean damn.... These things could destroy earth really quickly, as we have seen. How terrifying.... I personally just want more movies. Similar to the Terminator Anime, It might be cool, and good. I rewatched Terminator Genesys Recently. Aside from a bit of a hard to follow story and narrative choices about Time Travel. That movie is freaking Great. I would easily say it's the best Terminator movie after T2. And I really Liked Salvation.... Dark Fate can buzz off.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

We are getting an animated Predator antholgy TV series via Netflix due out nxt yr 😉😁👽💁‍♂️

[@SeekingGodsWill]

@@bedfordshiremodeller4491 Oh thats just Rad... Danny GLovers Character for #2 should be funny. And Bill Paxtons character!