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@dk
You're right, "inspiration" is certainly kinder terminology than "ripoff".
After all, Passengers didn't make me like Prometheus or Covenant any less, and I enjoyed the similarities.
It's nice we Sci-Fis pass ideas back and fourth and expand on them. That's really how art should be.
Husband- "That's ok, I paid for the full life time no questions asked warranty".
Thank you so much for that VivisectedEngineer. Yes, many wish for that happy ending for Newt and the gang but in the Alien universe you can't get to upset about a character dying off because they usually kill most everyone. And shred the androids to varying degree.
David 8. My most beloved character is David 8.
When he dumbed down his drawing ability (see above) to act like he was growing a crush on Dr. Shaw, that was great. David 8 had the ability to draw the below drawing when he was "born". David 8 did not have to learn how to play the piano so why would he have to learn to draw?
I just love him because he is so devious. We have such great potential with that synthetic.
Covenant is a masterpiece, no self respecting Alien franchise fan would say otherwise.
@dk
Lol, well, not only am I in delicate condition but I'm also a Hindu Vaishnava, so indulging in intoxicants isn't really an option for me anyway...
Is violence against androids though...? I guess I'd have to consult a Vedic Pandit on the matter but surely a non-fatal decapitation would be a minor offense at best?
"I'm not sure what happened to the Walter, dearest! I was just chopping cabbage and its neck got a bit in the way. ...And its body got partly stuffed down the garbage disposal, somehow. <_< Cheap Weyland-Yutani technology... Anyhow, the cabbage poriyal's ready! ^-^"
I have Passengers based on a member's recommendation but haven't watched yet.
Speaking of rip offs, I wonder if calling it inspired or influenced might be a better word. For instance, I saw obvious nods from older sci fi movies in What Happened to Monday done in a good way. Tough call sometimes.
I think he did know but, as a competitor, saw it as a challenge to reign his child in and tame him into subservience. Ego lol
Serve in heaven or reign in hell? That is David through and through!
Peter should have known what he created at the intro of AC. When David out reasoned him, you could see possibly regret or "oh shit" in Peter's eyes and all he could retort with was a command to pour tea.
@dk
That gif of David touching everything is hilarious.
Also, speaking of Alien ripoffs, did anyone see Passengers? I saw it for the first time last night, and so many concepts seemed straight from Prometheus, like the hypersleep pods and the medi-pod.
Plus, the colony ship full of sleeping colonists was quite like Covenant, but I guess Passengers came first, so it'd be a question of who ripped off whom.
She was a bit hypocritical but when you're dealing with a human/Xeno hybrid who knows what's gonna happen lol
She doesn't have the best track record so I get your point lol
VivisectedEngineer "if my husband winds up liking Walter's cooking better than mine, I'll develop a jealousy complex" Walter's got you covered. He grows plants that would make you not care!
IRaptus I really like Call too, but as you stated, she exercised poor judgment thinking she could effectively drink with boxing gloves.
LOL!
I do admire Call's compassion (though... she was a wee bit hypocritical in her disdain for Ripley 8...)
I think Call would be fun to have among my group of friends, but I wouldn't want her as part of my crew for any type of important space missions. Too independent and cunning, and likely to subvert the mission.
"I'd choose David. I'd be his best friend and maybe he wouldn't go madman lol That or we can rule this galaxy together :)"
Haha, I have a feeling that's exactly what David was thinking, right before awakening the genocidal Engineer who ripped his head off!
@dk
"On second thought- maybe Walter since he excels at cooking..."
You make a compelling argument but, I think if my husband winds up liking Walter's cooking better than mine, I'll develop a jealousy complex and the Walter will meet with an unfortunate accident somehow... <_<
Just out of curiosity, would you describe yourself as the sort of person who's likely to marry a serial killer you've met through a prison-pen-pal program?
"Bishop was a great synthetic (assuming he did not put those eggs on the Sulaco...),"
O_O Is that an actual theory!? Ok, I can see it... secret Weyland-Yutani orders... But, I refuse to believe it! T_T
Plus, I don't actually see when he would have had the opportunity.
Great theories and explanations BigDave
IRaptus Nice XD
Now I'd consider Call myself because she's so full of spunk and man is Ryder cute af. Call is also very humane and caring, she should have killed Purvis but wanted to save him and look how she treated Vriess. She also wanted to stop the Xeno threat before anyone even knew it was.
Exactly, I believe Weyland "infected" him through his personality and his obsession with creators/creation. He is truly Peter's son down to his ego, he won't admit the slightest mistake. He's like Adam that tasted the fruit (the pathogen) and became impure and full of sin. Serve in heaven or reign in hell?
Bishop
Call can be as a self-righteous as she wants but she crossed the line spilling the only alcohol on the ship.
Thoughts_Dreams Xenos don't have humor- they are just marauding godless killing machines and that is probably how it bested the Joker.
That is a really cool xeno. Are there other pics? I never saw that before.
Sorry, the theme is incomplete. I will repeat it as soon as possible
Part of the rub is that he sees himself as superior when he is inferior displaying any humanity.
Even Walter acknowledged that the idea of superiority requires an ego- a human notion.
At any rate, it makes for good water cooler conversation.
Haha I would strongly consider choosing David because (as Lawrence of Arabia said), what an oppurtunity it would be to interact with and be FRIENDS with a being of that capability!
I would go with Walter though. Bishop was a great synthetic (assuming he did not put those eggs on the Sulaco...), but I just like Walter more haha
David sees humanity as inferior and arrogant to which I say would be a pretty good assessment. Just look at what's going down in Virginia. He was born into slavery and made to know it despite knowingly being superior in every way and he's had to deal with this humiliation throughout most of Weyland's life up until the Prometheus mission. He's tried to see the good in us and brush aside the pain, as shown with his love for Lawrence, but it was too much. Humanity is capable of great things and good deeds but it is often drowned out by the cruel acts we commit. I don't blame David entirely but wish he had grown up under better circumstances, like if Shaw was his creator he would be an entirely different person.
Thanks- I missed that one.
Yeah, it was a promotional video for that walk-in "haunted house" in the U.K. I believe. I posted on it before except for the video lol
BigDave-
i had a similar star wars toy story. my plan was to decorate my first house with them so they were safely in my dads loft.
Went round one day it was over a decade since they were put away for good.
My Dad gave them all away to someone and said bin them when you finished we dont need them.
made the phone call 6 years since the bin took them.
thats partly why i stopped loving star wars so much. it was too painful. i had EVERYTHING. 50 storm troopers maybe 15 emporer guard (just 2 exmples) started with original figures star wars then to TESB & ROTJ
the worst was a one off proto of a troop mobile carrying 3 on each side and 2 driving sat in the front seats each with an opening door. never seen that anywhere over the years. it was a test they told me it was for the display. thought i had a little gold not not to be. im off to cry !!!!!!
;)
Tom I had to look twice- I thought that was a pic of Gordon Freeman!
Nice work. Consider posting that pic 04/01/2018!
I forgot about this thread. Nice garb everyone!
Hi there. Figured I'd add the jacket that I was working on and am now wearing. Don't mind the hat.
Cosmonaut-Copper "What's the trick, man?!"
Covenant. I LOVE Prometheus and what it does for the franchise and the introduction of David and the pathogen but David's continued journey in Covenant is way more intriguing. I love how dark it got and David's descent into madness feels so Giger inspired. It's also endlessly quotable just like Prometheus but even more so.
That is what people have been speculating, but the script and comments from the film makers tell us that these are actually the Engineers. They may be something like a purer, original race of Engineers, not the enhanced, engineered versions we have seen before, but they are supposed to be the Engineers.
Ridley said the Juggernauts come and go on a regular basis. Since we know that seeding a planet for them is partly a religious action, I just assumed that they regularly pick a person to be sacrificed, send a ship and crew off to the far reaches to seed a world, then the crew of that ship is celebrated upon thier return. Ships would also be sent out for regular monitoring and influencing of their creations, as they did on Earth.
10 or 20 years between return visits may seem to be nothing more than a blink of any eye to them.
Lawrence of Arabia Like Daniels said- He thinks of everything!
I would choose David and make sure to always pour my own tea. Bet he wouldn't go mad if you treat him like a normal person. And I would soooo watch Lawrence of Arabia with him.
And, watching a third time this morning! In my defense, I was a bit too wasted last night for it to receive my full attention.
*Tosses tissue in trash and ceases undignified blubbering*
Lol, no worries Ingeniero. We're Sci-Fi horror fans, sensitivity shouldn't really be part of the territory. Nevertheless, I recently found a super old story on FanFiction.net, where the events of Alien 3 and Resurrection were just a dream and Bishop, Newt, Ripley and Hicks got a happy ending.
Of course, retconning is considered blasphemous here, but that story is what I choose to believe!
I was glad to have found it too, because up until then, I was working on my own fan fiction wherein Bishop gets repaired and reactivated but it didn't retcon anything and it was going to be a depressing story.
Anyhow, Ingeniero, who is your most beloved character in the series? I will find a picture of them for your enjoyment. :)
dk He'd bring you some of that space weed, dawg.
Nicely reviewed, glad I'm not the only one to see the brilliance in Covenant and what it retroactively does for Prometheus. :) I love the nihilism of these films and hopes the sequel doesn't change that. Same goes for the "Ripley" of these prequels, David. Please keep him the core, he's the thread that keeps it all woven together.
On second thought- maybe Walter since he excels at cooking and hydroponics/botany.
