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Ok. My first option - classic.

1) Before Alien. Year can be the same - 2093.

2) Definitely - LV-426.

3) Only a direct prequel to Alien. Basically the same script, including the ending. Prometheus crew discover Enineer's/Space Jockey's pyramids, then all dies. Engineer/Space Jockey killed by chestburster, and Shaw & David survived and fled to another film. :)

4) Good question. I want to see more about Engineer's technologies and science, not about not about their kinship ties.

How Deep do you explore their Agenda and History or Set up this for a Sequel?

No. The story must be self-sufficient. No nonsense, such as - maybe we will answer later, maybe in a sequel, or maybe in a triquel, or maybe not answer at all - because mystery for mystery - it is very interesting!

Get me right - the film should set the stage and give enough information about the Engineers. For the viewer to understand what kind of civilization this is. The sequels can develop and deepen knowledge. But basic information should be provided in the first film.

Do they/can they Communicate with Humans and HOW?

I think - they will have the big fists. xD

5) Yes.

And what the Connection the Space Jockey has with them?

Engineers/Space Jockeys process eggs (or aliens) into black goo.

6) Xenomorph in the end. Main action with neomorphs.

7) Characters will be smart. And scientists will work like scientists.

P.S. Of course, Giger's aesthetics should prevail. There are no stone caves, stone buildings, Jedi robes ;), no another stone planet without a life.

Had a Quick Glance through that Website Link Michelle, i think its Very Interested to add some FLESH to Prometheus to change a few things, but mainly to add some Meat to those Bones.

Help us to get a better connection with Dr Shaw and David by giving us a bit more depth about them, that you cant do with a Movie due to Time Constraints.

I am sure a Number of People are Disappointed that PROMETHEUS never got a Novelization apart from in Japan and so for those who saw Prometheus beyond looking for/at HOW we got to the Xenomorph and Derelict would certainly find it Interesting to see how you Flesh Out the other aspects of Prometheus.

And then to Continue with where the Sequels could have taken us, instead of Caving in to ANSWER the Derelict and Eggs Chronologically... that gave us Alien Covenant.

After the Weekend i will give that Prologue of Sorts a Good Read, looks Very Good so far ;)

ignorantGuy

Thank you thats very kind of you. I can honestly say it is not vanity that would respond to others wanting to make Elizabeths journey it is in the joy of knowing others find the questions which David recognises in her dreams so intriguing.    

Lone

One of the things I love about you is your passion for Ridleys visual coups and his prop design choices.

In both books I have tried to honour those choices by underwriting their meaning in what I hope you will feel is an authentic way.

I spent a long time thinking about why did they trigger protocols with musical sequences, what is the material in the four glass ampules and why does the craft at the beginning and its occupants communicate a simple unadorned elegance whereas the craft and people of the Moon reflect a curious mixture of the ethereal, organic and mechanical what was at the root of that change, for the documentary makes it clear millions of years separate the two.  

So my proposition is a simple one, whilst Prometheus is Ridleys story and is on the screen for all to see, if you consider his visuals carefully embedded in the film are all the materials for the next one.

Michelle,

I have been absent from the forum for a while. Many thanks for sharing your work. It comes from a passion for Prometheus & what it opened us up to. Given the troping & emptyness of most cinema in recent years, very few directors would have had the vision or bravery to go there.

Prometheus was the beginning of an odyssey, what a waste that it was not allowed to follow through. As an aficionado of the original ALIEN & Ridley’s work, in cinematic terms it was the most excited I had been for years. After Covenant that excitement was replaced to a certain extent by sadness & if only…. 

Anyway, I will certainly be setting aside some time to savour your reworking. 

First of all i would say Regarding Technology, that the Current Generation does rely on such things and we do spend too much Time on our Devices than Appreciate Nature, those who where Born before the 90's would have a idea of Times before we relied heavy on such things.

Regarding Alien Isolation i can understand the Points being raised, the Game is Truly Engaging  and it adds that element of Suspense and Fear because you are Responsible for what happens as you Control the Character...  But when you are the Spectator then the Effect is much Less... by that if you was to for the First Time of ever seeing the Game, and you sat and WATCHED someone who has Completed the Game Many Times and so can do just a Quick Walk Through, then as such a Spectator you are NOT going to have the same Suspense and Fear that you would if you had Played the Game from Scratch.

So then it comes down to the Character Interactions and Scenes and as a Spectator they lack Depth, that you get from a Well Written Book or Movie.

I think looking at a Continuation as a TV Series could work, provided it does-not try and tackle the Space Jockey or Xenomorph Origins.   And so as DK had mentioned the Viewer of such a TV Series Continuation could get some Dialog, Narration etc to what happened prior, but then its best to NOT go into too much Detail, where it leaves the Viewer the Option to go and PLAY the Game to get more DETAIL of what Transpired prior, or to go and READ the Novel.

I think the Problem with the Franchise is finding the Balance between Drama, Suspense, Thriller and Horror and also Action.   The Fanbase has different Wants and Expectations.

Maybe One Series of 8 Episodes thats more like a Alien or Alien 3, with another Unconnected one thats more like a Aliens and Alien Resurrection for the Action Fans..

For me its also a Question of HOW-FAR can you take the Xenomorph before its been done to Death? Especially if we get a TV Series thats more a Alien Resurrection or Aliens... or like the Comics..

Its then a case of WHATS NEXT? 

And without exploring the Origins and the Space Jockey, then it really is Limited, and exploring them is just a MESS at the Moment due to the Mess Left by Alien Covenant.

I think FOX/Disney would be better off with a TV Series that is like a Spiritual Sister to the ALIEN Franchise, rather than having it SET in the ALIEN Universe.  

  Prometheus would have had that Spiritual Sister look/feel if say the Company was not Weyland, and the Engineers Suits and Ships looked different to the Derelict/Space Jockey..

Michelle Johnston 

I wish you receive praise for the hard work (yes, yes I know that you did this mainly for yourself, but still).

dk  Thank-you very much for what you said!! I really appreciate the sentiment and the info--it's always nice to know what people Like, as it helps me insofar as to make sure things stay on-track. :D

I'm glad you enjoyed the little peek into the Sequel, and that's the great thing about books--you can always go back re-read or just skim through to refresh one's memory. :)

It has been a long time since seeing Manticore. I don't recall all the names, but I like the over all style. What is remembered most is the way the writing makes me feel like I am there- the descriptive and gritty way of describing sights, smells and matter of fact ways characters speak and think.

Thanks for the peek and welcome back Blackwinter-witch !

As promised here's an excerpt, from Chapter 06.

I remind you to please keep in mind this is RAW ORE type 1st Draft, and a LONG ways--and several editing passes--from being Finished and polished up nice and neat.

*********BEGIN EXCERPT***

C H A P T E R
06

The memorial for Lenden the following day was conducted outside, a short ways from the base camp, in an area that had been thoroughly and repeatedly checked for anything even remotely dangerous. Declan had put his skills to work in crafting a headstone from a slab of stone retrieved by a drone.
Lenden’s body was cremated using thermite packs, thoroughly eliminating any chance of any possible contagion lingering in his remains, and when complete the ashes were interred in the drone-excavated grave which was filled in by five volunteers.
Smythe caught up with Selinaehra and Declan inside Panzer as clouds rolled in, promising torrential rains. Declan poured him a stiff drink, handed it to him which was gratefully accepted with a polite nod of thanks.
“I’ve checked everyone over, with no surprises. More than a few people were quite worried about secondary contagion and contamination so I have a dozen of the utility drones performing level-three decontam sweeps and clean-up. I don’t blame them, and a precautionary clean-up certainly cannot hurt.” He commented after taking a healthy tilt of the whisky poured for him.
Declan stared into the depths of his own whisky, then asked the question on his mind.
“How the hell did that happen? I checked his suit, there were no breaches at all, nothing.” He said.
“I suspect he opened his suit, for some reason. Possibly, and most likely, he removed his helmet for some perfectly mundane reason, for example to scratch his nose. That would be all it took. The spore-mites from those little pods could have been trapped in the seal, they’d have been shielded versus even level-five-plus decontamination, and when he was inside, removing his suit it’d have it’s opportunity. I’m guessing, of course, based strictly off time-indexing which we have from the Covenant’s lander’s mission recorder about their own encounters with such things. But, with the scanty evidence at-hand, that seems the most likely chain of events.” Smythe said with a sigh, sounding tired.
Selinaehra sat, listening and thinking. Poured a fresh round for her crewmates and herself before speaking.
“I think we’re just seeing the start of some much larger and more serious problems. That other crew out there in the city, there’s no telling what they might stir up and they don’t have the knowledge we do. They’re blundering around in the dark, and if they haven’t yet, they’ll be encountering who-knows-what and that could come back on us.” She took a long swallow of whisky before she brought up a chilling point.
“That city out there, it was a living city not so long ago. Now, here’s the problem: ‘What happens when the Engineers come and find this city having been killed’?” She said, pointing in the general direction of the city and getting the full attention of her crewmates who looked sharply at her in alarm.
“Damn, yeah. This is a problem. Whatever happened here, unless the Engineers did it to themselves…shit…” Declan said, trailing off as the enormity settled on him.
Smythe swirled his whisky in his metal cup, thinking in alarming ways.
“I’ll remind you both that if is was a hostile action, possibly on the part of Shaw, the Engineers brought it on themselves. They did fully intend to wipe Earth clean of all animal-based life two millenia ago, and the very first thing that Engineer on LV-223 did upon awakening was attempt to carry out that mission without question nor hesitation. We also have a small but formidable stockpile of modified weapons aboard which we can use as a checkmate versus any Engineers who might seek a reprisal strike, unless they want a few dozen more of their cities on other worlds decimated with their own weapon.” He said, slowly, deliberately, coldly.
“You’re thinking we can bluff them?” Declan asked, wondering what was going on inside the mind of the ship’s doctor.
Smythe met Declan’s eyes for a moment, and Declan pulled back slightly from what he saw in their depths.
“No. We would not be ‘bluffing’.” He said, simply, directly.
Declan looked at the older man with a new level of respect. Despite the fussy-seeming demeanour, the always-impeccable grooming and manner of dress there was something cold, dark, steel-hard and sharp inside Smythe.
Something that Declan thought that the Engineers wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of if they had any sense at all.

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I Raptus

 To your question about music and I can only answer for me. 

Its three elements head heart and hips. 

Head

As a chorister I have an intellectual interest in a piece of music.  I now hear harmony counter point et etc and admire it. If I hear a piece of music I do not like I can explain very clearly at an intellectual level why I do not like it. In fandom that goes down like a lead balloon.   

Heart 

All of the art I connect to whether cinema or book or whatever is about fulfilling the emotional junkie in me. Its not about being sentimental its about experience and learning something. So story telling is vital. Action sequences have to have a story telling value and move the characters and story on. In music I want a narrative I can relate to but most of the music I listen to is on average 250 years old with no lyrics and I love Jazz a lot of which is instrumental and the latter feed a mood. Excitement, journeying, discovery, serenity, joy  etc etc. So thats quite similar to reading a book or watching a movie. 

Hips. 

This is where music is different its entirely participatory. 

Thanks by the way for responding in kind I was taken by your perceptive comment. 

I have completed a further revision of both elements always seeking to make the story come off the page better, better descriptions, crisper dialogue. 

The mayhem elements in the extension were deliberately flat in terms of detail, probably sub consciously as a reaction to what I believe is now so formulaic. The revision allows for both David and Elizabeth to react in a more physically intimate way with whats getting out of hand and it also occurred to me there was a chance to define the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist in a new way.

Its no secret that the big theme of Prometheus is about transmission through sacrifice but there is another element which is crucial to a hierarchy who are aggressive ...... hosting and its many forms.

I have made the site public.        

https://prometheuscontinuationstory.com

To restate as starkly and simply as possible this is about "who made us and if they made us who made them." to quote Ridley. That things go wrong and a craft ends up on the Moon with a weird cargo is to quote Michael Fassbender "a small tributary of a much larger canvas."

So this is for those intrigued by Prometheus and where a separate story might go. Its avowedly not for ALIEN centric fans.  

Thank-you I Raptus !!!! :D

Yeah I tend to have an 'eccentric orbit', kinda like a planet orbiting a star that have an extreme outer-range time...but I always come back around. ;)

ALIEN, it's never far from my thoughts, my 'Home' universe and I am working on something 'Experimental' that folks may or may not like but it's something MANY of us have been WANTING to see since we first toured the Los Angeles of 2019. ;)

That's all I am saying for now, as well as that the initial testing has gone SO smoothly I spent a week worried I was doing something wrong--but simply, the two Realities were MEANT to align. :D

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

Hey there Blackwinter-witch! Nice to see you back.

Excited to hear you are working on a sequel. Manticore was deadset fantastic.  

Been busy with assorted things myself since I was here last.

The planned sequel is still in-the-works, but getting it 'right' is the real trick with it, because it has to have the proper 'Feel' for it to be properly part of the ALIEN universe.

Capturing the 'Feel' was pretty easy--relatively speaking--with ALIEN: Manticore as they were on LV-223 and LV-426, so those locales did the heavy-lifting.

'Paradise' well, there's a huge city to deal with, ground combat, space combat and assorted other 'Interesting Problems' that come up in the course of events, so this time around, the 'Feel' is taking a more elusive temperament towards my efforts.

But, I will get it, little by little, I will get it.

I will also post another Excerpt in the very near future. :D

dk ah the old Choose-Your-Own-Adventures!

I agree, they could be a mixed bag. Some executed the idea better than others. I remember some enjoyable ones that incorporated some basic RPG / Dungeon & Dragons tabletop-type gameplay to them too. More participation of art. 

Damned if I could remember what they were called though!

I have started seeing interactive kids shows on Netflix where viewers can choose actions that affect the story in some way. Typically it is an illusion of choice, and the plot is still entirely linear....but you can see they are developing the capacity to push that concept further 

Michelle Johnston that is a great insight and articulated perfectly about participation to art. 

Its an interesting topic in the multi-media world we now exist. We are always connected, always participating nowadays.

Usually if we're spectating, its to cast judgement on others  à la "Reality TV" lol.

Im sitting at home right now in my leisure time, and yet Im still connected to my work networks - I half-absently filter emails, and coordinate and respond where needed. And Im of borderline GenX-GenY age! This is an adapted behavior, from the necessity of the environment we now live in. I feel for the managers & leaders of tomorrow, they may well just live at work. 

You hear of children suffering from Fear-Of-Missing-Out social anxiety if they are not connected for 5 minutes!! Its intense.

Of the participation in art, would you agree that music is at the other end of the spectrum - 100% participation? As A songwriter I know personally that I want to totally participate in the emotional journey of any song I listen to. 

Whereas for a film, visual art etc. Im happy to spectate. 

Personally my preferred art medium is writing though. Third Person perspective.

Michelle Johnston  there is talk of multiple ending choices so you can have the scenario which you want.

This is not a new concept and can be a mixed bag. I remember books doing it before video games. The most recent example I saw was Black Mirror Bandersnatch that had the viewers choose what the main character did throughout an episode. It required using a smart phone and linking up with the TV etc... I got through some of it and really didn't care for it. As a gamer, it felt like watching cut scenes and clicking on a choice but not really having any skin in the game like playing Isolation. As a viewer, it felt gimmicky. It seems like this style is like 3D movies in that it comes and goes as a novelty. It is hard to imagine this style catching on for a series for the long haul even with a younger audience. 

If Isolation would continue, it should start where the game left off with Amanda adrift in space and a light shining on her at the last second. No need to re hash the game.

For those who didn't play the game or know the story, the first episode could maybe dedicate 30 minutes at the front to fly through the game's story with an Amanda narrative and call it good.

I Raptus

"Or perhaps it was the disconnect from being the player, to being the reader that made it feel so empty."

I am not sure whether your realise it but you have hit on a fundamentally important point about participation in art. To explain. 

When we went to the cinema 40 years ago (A L I E N) we had a visceral experience and either did or did not connect with the characters and the story. That was it. 

There is I understand a whole generation, maybe two, of what I believe are called "Gamers." The crucial issue is they are watching related material as participants.

As result when they watch a film now there principle reaction, after years of interacting, is quasi participative. Rather than working out that a character is flawed and enjoying the observation, when the character does something that they would not in a game they say he is stupid.

I believe Isolation is a tropped game that you play. If you then read the novelisation the principle connection, participation, is removed. If the novel is going to work it will be through generating character atmosphere etc etc it is not the same medium. 

I think audiences are going through a very confusing time where they do not understand what each medium means and how to approach. I wonder how many gamers realise they are watching movies in a quasi participation mode?

This is not about the ALIEN horror movie franchise its clear from all of the franchises that started off before just as movies that the new generation of audiences are analysing action as participants rather than seeking to understand the actions of those involved. You can make the distinction but I wonder given the way people offer feedback if they do. 

This point is now well understood by those providing the entertainment and there is talk of multiple ending choices so you can have the scenario which you want. For me this fundamentally undermines storytelling but if people buy it then the companies will provide it.  

I will just finish this by broadening the argument. We are now reaching a point where many of the last two generations and even some of mine are no longer making connection directly with the real world but living through media.

I was on an Island off Lombok this summer and after snorkelling and a wonderful lunch I did a circuit of this idyllic  Island. 80% of the people I walked past were staring at their phones. When I post here I use a MacBook Air spend say 20 minutes and then close it off. I never consider my phone when I am connecting with the real world other than to respond to calls in an emergency.      

As for a TV series I think as people binge watch episodic television, they have the opportunity to develop a completely new set of characters and develop them slow burn and then let them hear "the noise in the antic." The challenge is to make the horror truly frightening for those who want that emotion. If they keep the story internalised with no attempt at referenced world building they can simply show the things fans want without explanation. If they are on a space station somewhere or a planet somewhere (even some of them we know) provided they keep to the edge and do not try and offer a grand explanation which will lead to a million and one armchair interventions it could work.    

Please count me in as very excited to hear this news.

Hope it's true.

MCU, Star Wars, DC all have TV-series...Fans seem to accept them..even if they aren't directly related to the big screen stuff.

Really liking a frozen take on Alien..tough to film...but worth it.

Walter(David) reports a couple of colonists are missing …(it’s winter on the one habitable continent) Their signals originate in an iced over cave on the side of a mountain...Walter suggests a rescue party……...be careful of avalanches, he warns.

Ha ha. That would be Giger on Bling. Can't see Disney going for it, somehow!

Amazing cakes!

Sounds like a great plan MonsterZero....will do the same.

Fingers Crossed...

Hopefully it wont be about a RIPLEY ;) 

No Need Really...

The Engineers Plot had opened up a lot of Avenues.

1) Is LV-223 the only Place they Conducted and Stored Horrific Experiments?

2) What was the Origin to those Experiments.

3) Had the Engineers Successfully Unleashed such Horrors (Black Goo or Eggs) on other Worlds?

4) What becomes of LV-223 in the Alien Time-Line post Prometheus?

5) What becomes of Planet 4 and Origae-6 after the Prequel Time-Line?

All are Avenues to give us Xenomorphs or Similar, rather than the LETS GO BACK TO THE DERELICT Plot.

A TV series would be a great way to expand the Alien universe, heck maybe even introduce some more offshoots to the xenomorphs or add completely new alien threats alongside the beloved xenomorphs

"The anthology idea has been considered for a while now and bears out the information we received from earlier this year. It’s unclear if it’ll play into the rebooted movies that Disney’s planning, but the format certainly provides freedom to explore new characters and time periods in the history of the franchise. Given that the new films will reportedly take place in the same continuity as earlier entries, albeit with all new characters, storylines and settings, we’d imagine there will be some crossover through prequels and sequels as well."

If Ridley Scott has a role in it then i think it would maybe do the Franchise Justice...... but then maybe it would also be about things that some Fans are NOT interested in, such as the Emphasis being taken away from the Xenomorph.

"It’s unclear if it’ll play into the rebooted movies that Disney’s planning"

GOSH NO! On Plus side maybe i wont be around in time to be Subjected to what could be TRIPE ;)

I  dont have Netflix....  

Looking into this Series it has some Decent Premise, but its kind of a Amalgamation of so many Sci-Fi series we have seen before, seems like its not that Well Executed and like they added some LOVE ISLAND into the Mix.

But i cant Judge it until i have seen it Myself.... and Everyone has their own likes and dislikes what may-not be one Persons Cuppa could be another Persons Prosecco!

I think the Potential for either David being shown to have Swallowed some say Xenomorph like Embryos that are brought on-board a Ship in his Disabled Body could be Interesting.

Also a Crashed Ship on a Frozen World..... that could be Interesting Especially if that Ship had some of the Pathogen, imagine if this stuff ENTERS the Water but is Frozen!   You would NOT want to Un-freeze that Stuff especially if the Ocean Area had some Already Frozen Basic Life Form.  Once those Temperatures get Higher and the Pathogen infects some Tiny Micro-Organism we can only IMAGINE what could become of them!

I think they have to be CAREFUL because there is just as much of a Chance that this could be a MESS!

Unless they are Careful and do something that does-not contradict or mention much about the Prequels.  I think they should NOT mention nothing much about the Space Jockey or Xenomorph Origins, just leave this as a Mystery at Present, because going the route to Confirm the Xenomorphs are Ancient and Space Jockey is NOT a Engineer could also potentially be BAD...

But then carry on with the Prequels route would also be something that could PISS the Fans off...

Maybe a Anthology Series that takes on Different Aspects of the Franchise could work, but i think Fans would EXPECT them to be about Xenomorphs and its a case of HOW MANY times must we go this route before the BEAST becomes ASHES.

But say having 3 Short TV Series of say 6-10 Episodes that Total say 360-440 Minutes and that Each Series is NOT connected to each other could be Interesting.

I think its Interesting to visit and learn more about such places as far as in Context to the Video Games Alone... for sure ;)

I recommend AVP2, it might have dated graphics but the story is great

I think maybe this would be WHAT some Fans would like, NOT every Fan but i am sure MOST would prefer something to SHOW that David is NOT the Creator of the Xenomorph.

There are some Conflicts with what the Prequels could have shown, as far as the WHOLE aspect of the Derelict and its Contents.

While there are some Aesthetic Differences between the Xenomorph and Ships, they are VERY SIMILAR the Franchise does-not give us any Indication of the Eggs Origins prior to the Prequels apart from that a Queen can lay them... but this does-not 100% Prove that they come from a Queen, or that this means 100% that David is not the Originator. 

The Space Jockey also has some Differences but lets NOT get in to that ;)

The Main Conflicts really with the Prequels is for me, that REGARDLESS of the Eggs Origins, and WHAT the Space Jockey is... it DOES-NOT appear like that Ship had been there for Under 20 Years!

The other BIG Conflict from ALIEN is indeed the CARGO HOLD... which certainly would have to be HALF the size to FIT inside the Ship as Indicated.

So MAYBE a Visit to LV-426 and Reveal that the Eggs are Stored in Underground Silo's could be a way to Please a Majority of the Fans.. well Certainly at least 50% i would say.

@hox

Maybe the Engineers have Smaller Shuttle Ships like Dr Jerkoff's?  That Dock via those Holes?

Yes,i know that!But i only played AVP 3,so i didn't know it existed...

I just finished reading the official Alien Isolation novel. 

I can't decide whether it was just poorly written/executed, or that for this particular narrative a video game format was the best experience. 

Either way the novel was not enjoyable. Except the first ~20% the rest of the novel read like a walkthrough. Dull, with a total lack of suspense. Or perhaps it was the disconnect from being the player, to being the reader that made it feel so empty.

This has given me some reservations about Alien Isolation being adapted as a movie, or other format. In terms of a video game experience Isolation is near perfection and because of that, I think it should be left as is.

By all means, continue the story though :)     

I enjoy AL so far and have no problems with it ripping off other movies. Thus far, it demonstrates that an Alienverse show can be viable- and I have warmed to the actual show.

We have talked about this for a long time and now some one is doing it. 

I notice some episodes may have a different vibe, but I also see that directors and writers change too.

well that is disappointing about the reviews for AL but not really a surprise, as stated in OP its not ground-breaking.

But its not terrible either, I am genuinely keen to see a Season 2. Most of season 1 is dedicated to building the suspense for where it plans on going... 

However Another Life is not the Alien franchise and the Alien franchise has it own established IP to work with. The challenge for new Sci-fi series is trying to establish themselves amid the dense crowd - and unfortunately the quick route is to borrow and steal from proven troupes to fast-track success by offering familiarity. Another Life may be guilty of this for Season one. It does have an exciting over-aching story it wants to tell, whether we get to see it or not....time will tell     

Alien does not need to do this. 

The point of this thread was to highlight a blueprint for a the Alien franchise offering a Series to compliment the cinematic realm. Another Life was a slow-burner, full of suspense and anticipation. 

Ideally an Alien series would follow suite but be darker and crank up the dread throughout the series.

Other good examples: 

The Expanse

Altered Carbon

The 100

The Rain  

When a series of any type starts, the first few episodes can be dicey due to the set up and characters etc. Another Life is no different in that respect. 

The OT was not meant as a plug or review, but I am plugging it for what it's worth.

By the 3rd episode, it starts to come into its own. 

It blatantly rips off Prometheus and AC, but has merits imo. 

I am watching to see if the Alien franchise can work as a streaming series based on Another Life. I say that it can. The reviews suck, but check it out for yourself. Do you avoid things just because others tell you it sucks? I started out trying to be detached, but it is actually a decent show- derivative as it is! 

As derivitive as it is, it has what Prometheus and AC lacked- decent character development. 

Give it 4 episodes and see what you think.

If I followed reviews all my life, I would have missed out on a lot of cool stuff.

This sounds good on the surface but the sources seem sketchy. I would like to see this happen- even an animated Isolation series could be good.

why do you say that nobody should mess with him?

Because sometimes it's fun to speculate and discuss- that's pretty much it.