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It's  delicious.

Yeah, Chris, thank you very much for your service to our franchise. It's very much appreciated even by myself the ac negative Nancy. My bank card network took the night off so I chased around the hwy in the rain to no avail. Sometimes digitally/internetly it's just not your day. 

(As Ridley starts her sentence, Gediman tries to predict what Ripley is going to say.)

Gediman attentively says, "Does it...," shortly after Ripley starts saying those exact same words. (Ripley doesn't like the fact that he acts like he knows everything, including what she is thinking.)

Gediman answers, "Yea. Rapidly."

(Ripley replies in a way which she knows Gediman isn't prepared for.  This will peak is interest, she thinks, but that is good, because he needs to listen to what she is going to say.  Gediman needs to pay attention.)

It's a queen.

Hi there, I thought I would share a few links explaining the relevance of the movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBLQiFGhteg

https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard/blog/muthur9000/164765977815

https://gothic-fiction-in-space.tumblr.com/post/164805053339/dying-suffering-french-stalkers-so-if-david-8

Yep, we have a looong wait ahead!

joylitt Agreed pretty much. Although the few really notable movies such as Hitman's Bodygaurd, Logan Lucky, and Annabelle all should have done a little bit better. I mean, Annabelle did pretty good, but you know. I thought Reynolds and Jackson would bring the masses out forHitman's Bodygaurd, but nah. I only thought the movie was kind of good though.

It all does come down to the decrease in movie attendance. I stopped going mostly in the end of 2016 (I was dating someone who worked at a Regal theater, so free tickets stopped when we broke up lol), but in January, February, and then May through now, I have gone almost every week (sometimes multiple times a week.) I am of a dying breed! I do get discounted tickets (like, 5 or 6 a month from a company/website called Complete Savings) and some free from a friend, so my costs aren't as high as normal.

I wonder when the approach will change?! I mean, will it be within the next 3 years that movies begin to stream while in theaters? Maybe it will just mean that there will be more home releases? And damn, we are bound to see a lot of new, changing streaming services introduced. We'll see how many we have to bounce around to before a few start to get it right. No matter what, theaters are going to begin closing. There will be plenty enough, but it's crazy that this shift is actually happening! 

We need Michael Fassbender to voice someone in Shrek 5 lol 

I think Daniels will be dead by the beginning of the next movie.

I'd love for Walter to still be in play.

I'm sure David is still going to feature prominently.

I think Tennessee and a random bad-a** female colonist will be our main protagonists.

@ninXeno426

I also got the "account suspended" message and I nearly cried, lol! I was like "What'd I do!??"

Well, I'm glad it was released in May because that allowed me to get a bunch of Covenant stuff for my birthday.

...It would have been pretty cool to release it in October though. Because, it'd be a pretty fun thing to see around Halloween.

It would have done a little better had it not been released next to two other major releases, but I don't think it would have mattered much. Theatrical sales have been down all year across the board. More and more people watch this stuff at home now and don't go to the theaters anymore. VOD and broadcast rights are where the money is really made anyway.

My home theater setup is directly responsible for my drop in going out to an actual theater to see a movie, but I make an exception for an Alien or Star Wars movie.

@cuponator3000 - Agreed, it is pretty cool David was able to accomplish his 10-year plan!!  I am beginning to think he may have 9+ lives?  I wish we could get a hint as to where we are going for the next installment, but we will all just have to wait, very impatiently, again!!

cuponator3000 August is so bad simply because there are no new movies out. Distributors are playing with fire because people are going to start making different plans rather than going to the movie theater.

Woah Blade Runner is literally around the corner-

Great shots!  This was not screen used was it?  The one in the Covenant?

Maybe an October (asdk said) release would have given it a chance to do a bit better. I mean, with bladerunner 2049 releasing around then and all the other high-profile releases of the season doing their thing, the movie-going interest might have been higher. Plus, the specfic Ridley Scott connection between Bladerunner and Covenant would have surely driven up some interest. Then again, all of that could have led to little interes tin A:C too, so who knows. 

I don't think thatAugust would have been a good idea though. I think it was the worst August box-office wise in, like, 16 years (according to Grace from Beyond the Trailer on Youtube)! I think A:C would have suffered even more in August.

Well, honestly, I have embraced the darkside with David! Pretty cool to see evil actually win the day! Still though, we know he has to go down in the next movie or two haha! But I like the comparison, Cerulean. I tihnk it fits well. We will see if Ridley and the writers (and the studio) do the classic double-back to the good guys winning, or if they quadruple down on David/Fassbender

@Nathan Adler - Very interesting idea!  I am also constantly asking Nietzsche's question of David, "What is his motivation?".  David could even be considered a Nihilist?  What say you all?

I honestly don't envision Ridley Scott reading Ayn Rand, whose philosophy is very outdated and not very well regarded nowadays except by elitist conservatives. However, David might very well represent that movement because obviously the thinks he is superior to everybody else. As for the crew, well I guess they represent Ayn Rand's very idea of failure.

Ripley - Does it grow?

Ripley- The cold...and...(touches her chest)...the pain.

OK. August or October 2017 for a theatrical release would have been better. On the other hand, I am unsure if the allotted budget would have allowed more "improving". There is also the short attention spans of many to consider.

dk No, I mean released in the movie theaters. The movie released was moved from October 6 to August 4 and finally to May 19.

EDIT

Do you mean the DVD? I am ok with it.

I also think that additional tinkering might have made some things worse. I am from the train of thought that more tinkering could just add more fluff.

I would only accept a later date with a proper director cut.

joylitt Thread started. Some members just don't check in for whatever reasons at times. I can only check members' last posts- all members have that access too.

For now Australia and the US are giving signs of activity. 

dk Precisely. Not having a response from people with no connections will help us identify them.

joylitt Good idea.Will do. Although it would fall on deaf ears for those whom have no connesctions. I will give it a shot. Assistance would be appreciated since this sort of a member driven effort.

dk Do you see people from the UK? Where is bigdave? Maybe some servers are still down. You should create a thread asking people where there are based so we'll find out who is not with us.

Gediman - What else?

Still seems weird. I will get the 502 message with the first image with more than 90 members present. I log out and come back in and see around 60 members in less than a minute.

Gediman- Who?

Ripley- I can see their faces, but... there's a girl...

(Ripley takes a handful of seconds to think about what this creepy man is asking here.  He's so demanding, she thinks.)

(Flashes of events that took place on Fiori 16 take her minds focus anyways.)

(Ripley stutters) "Came down in the shuttle... it was cold... they didn't make it."

(Ripley now feels guilty)

"They didn't survive," says Ripley.

(I admit to being a bit envious for not having the honor of delivering the F bomb lol! It was legit too since it is part of the script.)

Ripley- Fiora 16...

Gediman- Ring a bell? What do you remember about that place?

(Thanks for reminded me.  I did enjoy typing "F^(%" though.  That's a satisfying one word to me) 

(Ripley cracks a smile, that's if you wanted to say she smiled.  In reality she was just adjusting in her seat and her face moved as she did since Ripley doesn't like Gediman all that much.  She hardly knows him, but it doesn't matter...)

(Ripley than starts to ask the question...)

How did you...

(Gediman finishes what Ripley is saying because Ripley paused since she can't bring herself to ask her question, like he knows what the creation he helped create is thinking.)

How did we get you? (starts Gediman) 

(Gediman starts to take more than enough pride when Ripley is left open mouthed after what he just said, like it was confirmation that he can read her mind.)

Gediman replies, "Hard work.  Blood samples taken on Fiori 16. (with extra emphasis in his tone) On ice.

Gediman (pretending to correct her)- Fork.

(If a line is four or less words long, you can enter two lines if desired).

Ripley: Fuck...

Gediman- Fork.

(Perez is now a little frustrated with Wren telling him what we need, but, out of respect, Perez replies...)

It's on its way.