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@dk

Seriously dk seriously!!! LOL Disney owns MARVEL...lock stock and two smoking barrels! How will anything be different when Disney is writing all the checks....HOW?
You do understand how corporations work right......

I can't take it any more BigDave take them to school!

Take these people to school!!!!! 

There used to be a really wonderful blog that explained these things in depth,sadly I can't find it anymore. I also can't find the old post I made about the tubes way back when based on what this blog said. (There were Giger images to support the theory).

Anyways, the dorsal tubes were used to secrete the resin that made the hive walls/coocoons. Like a spider's spinnerets. The Alien was positioned upside down while spinning the resin. 

Here is another source that talks about it: Xeno Dorsal Spines

For Ripley: Continue with her and CGI treatment after Resurrection or just give her some voice overs (ala Paul) or silhouetted cameo shots if after Alien/Aliens. Easy peasy. But as a main character? Nah, let her rest.

@BigDave

"How would you feel if this IDEA of Hill/Giler throws us a CURVE-BALL."????

Ohhh BigDave how could you! how could you!

I think this is how we might feel watching that kind of movie in the first place!!!! 

A hundred posts later and I thought we all agree the Alien Ripley story is a horrrrrrrrible idea!!! HORRRIDDDABLE!!!

This narrative just get classier and classier by each post....

I like the idea of showing the story of Hadley's Hope. There was a decent chunk in Aliens' DC explained. I ran into another independent piece that could help flesh out your story as well. Alien Supremacy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpAD0kI4fm8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpAD0kI4fm8

The Quadrilogy will always be near and dear to me.

As for the future of the franchise, I would rather see it in Marvel's hands than Disney's- and those are the choices we have.

I am on record for enjoying AvP (but hate AvPR), and enjoy it for what it is. I think Marvel could make a decent movie as long as it doesn't get too campy and bring in unrelated characters like The Hulk and such. Bring it on and let's see what you've got, Marvel!

I am still trying to get the mere mention of the toxicity of this idea out of mind at how bad this would be!!! 

Dear Alien fans over the years we have discussed much. We have shared in many wonderful theories, some good some not so good; but, this my friends this!!!! THIS IS NOT HOW THE ALIEN FRANCHISE should expand it's most brilliant origination with respect to all the incredible people that worked so hard to give us this incredible art! You could say you might be just flushing is all down the toilet.

This is not an official break up Alien fans but we are close and with that I go back to the bucket.

It is such a sad story...but in the post above this one that is Jonesy.....Ripley's cat....yes even Jonesy after hearing this tragic news could not take it and is now self medicating...

@BigDave

An even better option would be to make the whole series a hypersleep dream of someone on the Nostromo, wiping everything clean.

While back to the OT!

How would you feel if this IDEA of Hill/Giler throws us a CURVE-BALL.

That it was ALL a Dream?

Or what if ALIEN V is set after Ripley is Rescued from the Narcissus and therefor ONLY the First Movie was NOT a Dream?

Personally i think all 4 Original Movies have to remain as they are ;)

@Leto

"Endless crossovers with DC!"

Certainly i remember them ;)  I think with Comics you do get Stories and Ideas that seem FUN and offer some Alternative Entertainment and thats the GREAT thing about Comics.

I just think with more Serious Stories that are aimed at the more Over 15 Year Olds is something that in Comic Form we would see LESS of from Marvel as opposed to Dark Horse.

Comics can give us some Strange Cross Overs to give us a bit of Fun to Read.... but i dont think that say making a Robocop vs Terminator Movie would be a GOOD IDEA for Example.

So i have NO Problem with Cross-Overs in Comic Form or more PG-13 related Popcorn style Comics set in the Alien or Predator Universe.  But God Forbid if we had a Avengers vs Aliens Movie ;)

I think Time will Tell with the Comics if we get some more Serious Ones...  I have not yet got around to reading.

Alien: The Cold Forge

But certainly Stories like that one i find Interesting, and indeed i think its interesting you bring up the Point about Prometheus i think their is Potential to Explore more about the Engineers in Comic and Novels.

Hopefully IF we get to see them more then maybe some of the Explorations are NOT similar (all the time) to say how they was in Fire and Stone (i have YET to read the other Comic Book adaption of them yet though).

Michart, but that is something new at least.

Alien3 for me is a modern masterpiece.

Yog, that is not confirmed yet, but I think like that also.

thanks for that info man, appreciated 

ya hox,you are right, it is all about money and nobody wants in 2k20 be "underground" with respect but without money.

ali, I am also interested about that, wanna know more information.

I didn`t think that LV-223 is so popular lol

Agreed, Alien 01 is the best one.

agreed with Chris, LV-223 is underrated.

I found the audience for a film like that where Alien would be a super hero film too!!! 

Ohhhhh sure of course yeah this makes perfect sense to mix these two franchises!

Really everyone!!! REALLY!!!

This is why we cannot have nice things in this franchise!

GAME OVER!

That is beyond wacky to mix Alien with SUPER HERO FILMS!
Hey I know lets mix Alien with the Avengers and a soap opera on TV! That it! This gonna be great too...and then we can mix it with the Transformers too! 

Alien used to be a franchise worth something not anymore.....

BigDave

You r welcome, cheers! :)

>>>Potential for some Dark Sci-Fi

A bold statement! How many Dark Horse comics about Alien have you read? Some comics like F&S/L&D, Destroying Angels, Defiance, Aliens Book One/Two/Three are solid, but >2/3 are at best generic things.

But you must remember about Superman and Batman vs Aliens and Predator, Dredd vs Predator, Green Lantern Versus Aliens. Yes, now it's Marvel. But as if this had not happened before? Endless crossovers with DC!

A rhetorical question - should we keep things in their places for the sake of potential, if they work through time? Or try to find a new way? Isn't that the main wisdom from Ridley? Search for new ways.

MonsterZero

>>>Is this going to include Engineers/Prometheus/AC stuff?

Probably not right away. First they check the market with the help of the classics. But after - more than likely.

I think that it would be useful for many to find out that the only reason for the lack of Prometheus / AC content was FOX. They did not know where the prequels would go and what stories (to avoid contradictions) to write. Plus legal rights - did you know that Alien and Prometheus are two different brands?

Alex White said in one interview about The Cold Forge, something like: the pathogen inside facehuggers is the same Black Goo from Prometheus/Covenant. But he could not use it in the plot of the novel, because he (and probably Titan publishers too) did not have a license for Prometheus.

Of course, in this forum you can find conspiracy theory fans who sincerely believe that comics/books/games based on Prometheus are not created just because writers don’t like Prometheus. xDDDDDDD

@BigDave

Very funny stufffffffff bwhahahhahahahahhaha LOL AWESOME COME BACK BIGDAVE! I can always count on you to lift me out any bad day! 

This is all of us....Disney...and how this entire franchise is going right now! LOL

Well that Question has Changed somewhat with Alien Covenant.

A BIG QUESTION for Alien : Resurrection was WHY would they result to Cloning Ripley to get a Xenomorph?

You would have to ASSUME that there was NO-WHERE that the USM had knowledge of where you could OBTAIN any Xenomorphs or Related.

The Technology/Knowledge that allowed USM to obtain a Xenomorph from Ripley's DNA would surely mean they could Experiment with the Failed Ripley 7 Queen and maybe OBTAIN a more Pure Specimen?

Regardless of the Revelation about the Origins of the Xenomorph and the Derelict Cargo...  WE cant 100% assume the Derelict was the ONLY ship that had Eggs loaded into its Cargo Hold.

So there are Avenues to Obtain the Xenomorph....

To Continue....

Then as far as A.I goes then with David he is a THREAT... with the Engineers Secrets and Technology he becomes more of a THREAT

Once you Create a Superior A.I that becomes Sentient then ONCE that Genie is out the BOX your in Trouble.

Looking at what you mention about the Engineers Quantum Computing.... then INDEED... should David and other Synthetics have Access and Control over such things... then Mankind is well Screwed!  

With such POWER then David/Synthetics could INDEED look to seek out the Engineers for Domination and more Power.

so YES there is Potential to Expand the Franchise... but i think some of the BOLD ideas may be too Bold for what many would want from a ALIEN Franchise.

With Prometheus it opened up the Franchise.. took it out of the BOX.... but with AC it seems they placed it back into the BOX somewhat again.

@TITANPOINTE

I am SORRY this has Totally gone OFF TOPIC

Good Luck with all your Work and Thanks for the Sharing ;)

@BlackAnt

With Respect i can see your a NEW Member and so you have likely NOT came across a lot of what i have discussed over the years ;)

I have been a Strong Advocate for the SCOPE the Engineers Plot can and should Explore.  This PLOT does-not have to be Confined to the BOX that is the Zeta 2 System.   

*The Engineers indeed had Charts/Maps to other Galaxies and so its unlikely they just had them for No Reason.

*The Creators Plot in addition to above means we can ONLY imagine the Number of Worlds that have been Visited, Seeded and Manipulated by these beings.

*For a Race that have established Interstellar Travel many Millions of Years ago, then YES we cant even Fathom the Technology and Power these beings Posses.

*Indeed the earlier Concept/Idea had more about the Power these Engineers had gained, how they started to Perceive things beyond what our Senses could Sense. Plus a Agenda to Transcend to something ELSE!

*Our Engineers were also 15ft which when compared to Humans would appear to be Giants.

So with Prometheus then things got TONED down somewhat as FAR as what we saw as HOW powerful our would be GODS are... but THAT does not mean we could NOT explore places where we would FIND the Hierarchy/Elders who Posses Powers Beyond our Comprehension. 

So the Prequels have NOT really tapped into the Potential of those who are at the TOP of the Ladder so to Speak, and also would SUCH beings have to be Located on our Door Step?

Only for Plot Convenience.

There is still the Possibility to show us other Engineer Worlds that are FAR different to Planet 4, to introduce us to Engineers/Elders that are indeed 15-20ft Tall.

Where are these Engineers?  In a Galaxy FAR FAR away?

If this is the Case then in the GRAND Scheme of it all, Earth is but ONE Tiny Dot.... the LV-223 Facility and Outbreak just maybe ONE of many many such Places....  for such a Species they could decide to just Abandon LV-223 and let us to ROT and eventually Destroy Ourselves!

The Engineers are likely Arrogant and Ignorant... so Caught Up in their Achievements that they would THINK that without their HELP then Mankind abandoned Thousands of Years ago would NEVER be able to Reach the Stars!

They would TOTALLY NOT expect us never mind a Synthetic we have Created to be Turning Up at their Worlds...  If they was EVER concerned about the Potential Threat that we could Possess..... then after the EVENTS on Planet 4... then ONCE they discover what has HAPPENED they would soon have to START to have GRAVE Concerns for many of their Creations.. and would Certainly WANT to DESTROY Mankind.

@BlackAnt

Sorry Wrong David..... i think that Hamster has been taking Flute Lessons off David 8 ;)

@Gravity .86

Absolutely not all Kids are into Movies made for Kids, when i was a Kid i enjoyed a Fair Share of Horror and Dark Sci-Fi that was given a Cert 18 UK Certificate... but another point is WHAT would Scare kids or seem to be Inappropriate in the 70's and 80's does not effect kids of nowadays as it would back then.

The point i was making is that Disney would likely want to stick to Movies that are more Similar to Aliens and AVP as far as to feature multiple Xenomorphs and Action, and also i think Disney would TONE the Gore etc Down to PUSH a PG-13 so that means MORE can see the Movie at the Box Office.

There Certainly is a Horrific Story to be Told between when the Jordons Encountered the Xenomorph to the point that Newt was the ONLY Survivor... i just doubt we would ever get this Story shown on the Big Screen.

I think its a Story that would make a GREAT Survival Horror Game.

@BigDave

What makes you believe the elders ever %@#$! things up!

Maybe they are now aware of the power of humans and how far they have come......you ever considered that...they are not sure what information David transmitted back to Weyland Industries about how the black goo really works in context to applying it to really super powerful AI.....the entire thing about Alien BigDave has been this struggle between what is biological and what is machine....computers vs what we can think in our own minds....OBVIOUSLY the Elder 20 foot tall engineers have very powerful computers....however, they cannot violate causality!

OK! so no more nonsense....when things happen they happen for a reason...there is no such thing as causality loops that trap entire universes forever into the same construct over and over...that is nonsense...its always changing at the quantum level for eternity, which by the way is a very big place....you know how big eternity is?

No you dont so you have no idea how powerful an Elder machine is that is at least one million years more advanced or MORE!!!!!!!.....we are stealing fire from the GODS! we are bringing back Peter Weyland.....because the physics does allow for that.......it adds a lot more that we can work with and gets us out of the stupidy of alien 3 and 4....and onto real things that matter...you like things that matter right.....or you want to watch dumb and dumber play out with some contrite scenes with some soap opera takes on David's story line....what a putrid waste that would be. Time is of the essence BigDave make the most of it while you can.

David pulled a fast one with that Juggernaut that is it end of story...you think he Killed every Engineer on every single planet they inhabit....these things exist all over the Galaxy and other galaxies MAN!

As far as being kid friendly I took my kids to see Prometheus when it came out. They loved every second of it. Disney kids they hardly are. 

@BigDave......

Is that a picture of you sucking on that tube.......realy BigDave!!!!

Are there any xenomorphs left after Alien : Resurrection?!

Was the Auriga their only supply? All their eggs in one basket so to speak?

To me this is where the sequel needs to start: where does the new supply of ovomorphs come from?

Guess I don't care.

the movies will always be number one on my list...(for the soundtrack alone!)

1. movies

2. novels

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3. comic books / video games.

Wouldn't mind some alternate universe stuff.....

Is this going to include Engineers/Prometheus/AC stuff?

Indeed LETO we have some Continuations to that Story (Amanda Ripley) that are being told in Comics, i think its Interesting to give her a Story, one that should STAY within the Confines of Comics and Games.

A Interesting thing after i saw ALIENS quite a number of Times is i kinda NEVER brought the Story that Burke had fed Ripley about her Daughter.... i felt something could be FISHY!

And so with the Isolation Series then indeed it could be made to TIE-IN that Amanda's Life and Death are NOT what the Company have informed her about....

I will add that i think with Dark Horse at least their was the Potential for some Dark Sci-Fi within the Franchise with a more Serious Tone... not too Often though!

But with Marvel Comics.... even if we get Stand Alone Comics for ALIEN and PREDATOR i think they will be very PG-Popcorn Related.

@Hadar

I applaud you ;)

Certainly i think its the WAY to go as far as IF they want to bring Miss Weaver back ;)

I have quite a Number of Times brought up a FEW ideas to HOW you could do that and GET OVER... a Excessive use of CGI to De-Age our Ripley 8

Its also interesting you bring up the Failed Ripley 7 Queen.

Where did that GET TO?

I had a idea for where that got taken to as a Parallel Movie to Alien Resurrection (Happens around the same Time-Period)

"A film that brings money into this franchise for a long time and it is not about LV-426 and the alien family story....we know it is not that film"

Unfortunately i DOUBT such a Film would Exist.... because you WONT be able to Please everyone!

More likely that Disney would give us near Carbon Copy of something similar to Aliens and AVP.... but maybe they would EXPLORE whats Beyond the Xenomorph and then Change the Engineers but it would be something maybe more like Marvels Thanos.

At least we will FINALLY see the ULTRA ULTRAMORPH!

"I’ve seen every movie they’ve ever been in, and I cannot wait to see them wreaking havoc in the Marvel Universe"

Told a Friend about this and well he is VERY EXCITED!

But he LOVES...... Power Rangers enough said! and ALIENS and AVP are his Favorite Alien Movies... Prometheus and Alien 3 ones he DONT LIKE!

To be fair if its just Non-Canon Popcorn Comics then i Guess if its FUN for some and makes MONEY then so be it.

I think it GIVES those a Disney more Control/Direction over HOW they want to Portray the Franchise....

IF they are Planning to TAKE such Cross Overs beyond Comics then they may as well KILL the Franchise DEAD!

As this would surely CREMATE the Beast and well make The Predator seem actually Quite a Serious Sci-Fi