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Lol yeah its going to go through the roof we are getting something like 10 a day now. Wait until the traielr hits the theaters

This will really build up the fanbase and the community. Happy we are getting more fans. Better than getting nothing. The Alien Series Is BADASS!!

Me either. I think because the series is older and it hasn't been touched in 15 years that all the fans were just settled. They thought the Aliens series was basically done with and they loved it but they knew they had to move on to newer things. Now that Prometheus is coming out all the fans are reuniting and its freaking awesome. I love it. There's so many cool people and we can all go "geek" over all the details and love each other for it. Its amazing. Prometheus has breathed new life into not only a marvelous older series but its fans as well.

@Engr101, great theory! And I'm going to go out on another speculative limb and say that your theory sounds plausible to what we've discovered so far. This would certainly take us in a different direction than what's already been seen associated with the Alien mythology so far, and yet still could brings us to the familiar themes Mr. Scott has said will tie the ending of Prometheus to ALIEN. The biggest mystery we are up against is how exactly will the crew of Prometheus interact with the Engineers/Space Jockey's?! Will time travel be involved? Will human transformation into Space Jockey occur? Will David be a helpful android or a harmful one? The main point that Mr. Scott has made clear is that the story in general is big and deals with our place amongst the "gods"! I guess as the film draws closer we the people of this forum should start placing bets on our theories, so that afterwards we can see who's theories came the closest to the actual film!

that looks cool

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IMO, the xenos went way off track in Cameron's Aliens, and yes there are people who perceive Aliens as cinematic gold, but it's not ALIEN. And although it's a great sci-fi action film it diverges from the original and there is were the problems begin. Yes it is possible that the ridges were a result of maturation of the xeno, but I think the ridges were more cost effective for the production. Which instead translated into a missed opportunity to further explore Giger's original xeno design within the subtext of film. I mean, for Giger to have given Ridley and us such a truly foreign creature only for it to be devolved down to a typical disposable movie monster is such a waste. Even though Ash was evil, the one interesting thing Ash brought to the mythology was his sort of wikipedia rundown on what the xeno was. What purpose did the dome head serve? Why did the xeno lack eyes? Which brings up another point, with no dome covering the empty eye sockets, wouldn't that leave the xenos in Aliens exposed in a vulnerable way? There are more questions that could have been explored but they weren't and then in Alien 3, you get the return of the domed head, but without any of the cunning of the original xeno. AR was just a complete mess, and although LV-426 was nuked and therefore the derelict was probably destroyed as well, the overall story line was still pointless.

IMO, the xenos went way off track in Cameron's Aliens, and yes there are people who perceive Aliens as cinematic gold, but it's not ALIEN. And although it's a great sci-fi action film it diverges from the original and there is were the problems begin. Yes it is possible that the ridges were a result of maturation of the xeno, but I think the ridges were more cost effective for the production. Which instead translated into a missed opportunity to further explore Giger's original xeno design within the subtext of film. I mean, for Giger to have given Ridley and us such a truly foreign creature only for it to be devolved down to a typical disposable movie monster is such a waste. Even though Ash was evil, the one interesting thing Ash brought to the mythology was his sort of wikipedia rundown on what the xeno was. What purpose did the dome head serve? Why did the xeno lack eyes? Which brings up another point, with no dome covering the empty eye sockets, wouldn't that leave the xenos in Aliens exposed in a vulnerable way? There are more questions that could have been explored but they weren't and then in Alien 3, you get the return of the domed head, but without any of the cunning of the original xeno. AR was just a complete mess, and although LV-426 was nuked and therefore the derelict was probably destroyed as well, the overall story line was still pointless.

I am probably one of the few people who hold the first Alien has this fantastic piece of work. Yes it a great suspense film? Yes. Creative? Yes. Poop your pants terrifying? No. Don't get me wrong, I love the Alien franchise as much as the next, but I feel the first was only a partial view of this universe and the creature itself - which is where I feel Aliens truly came through. In the first, we were introduced to this ship, with hundreds of thousands of eggs, all carrying the same creature (presumably). What it showed us was this creature's life cycle and simple survival instincts. But what happens if there are numerous creatures? What is their life cycle like then? Where did those eggs come from? What Aliens did was more of a film IMO based on exploring the culture of the Xeno. Is it what Scott envisioned? Maybe not, but it does bring a lot to the table that should not be poo-pooed. As for those who think its just another shoot 'em, yes, on the surface it is. But let's look at it from another possible angle. Ripley is found, perhaps she makes it to earth just fine this time, and upon her report, the Company would then send an armed ship to investigate. A more militaristic approach to LV-426 would have occured no matter what the scenario for returning would be. It is the only logical grounds to go back to that planetoid. In the case of the actual film, a colony was sent to terraform, and I think, the company decided to try a new way of either finding out about the Prometheus mission/acquiring the Xenos, knowing full-well the potential of these civilians being killed and housing an Alien (perhaps not knowing the full details). They in turn knew the colony would go silent, and, as part of testing the capability of the Xeno, intended to send in a military force. It is stated in several occassions that the Xenos are wanted for biological warfare...what better way to test your desired weapons then by pitting your current best against them? I think Aliens did a lot more for the creatures then what people give credit for.

I read somewhere or maybe it was in the making of in the quadrilogy set that they didn't put the domes on them in "Aliens" because of budgetary constraints. However this ridged structure is visibile beneath the dome in the original creature. [img]http://cf.badassdigest.com/_uploads/images/13432/gigeralien__span.jpg[/img] For Aliens all they did was remove the dome, fill in the eye/nose sockets and paint it all black.

@RickK You're correct. After the film (Aliens) was complete, Cameron was asked about the difference between the domes. He mentioned the ridged dome was chosen because it was easier to light/film. He then said something along the following lines; "[i]I dunno maybe the clear domes fall off after they mature...[/i]". However, I don't think that was his original intent/reasoning behind removing the clear dome. Again, it was probably done for financial/logistical reasons.

Xenothinker on the anthology box set Cameron stated that he changed from the dome because it kept cracking so he used the ridges there has to my knowledge been any explination to this in the films themselfs does anybody know what that is?

I didn't mean the why they are different from a film making perspective ;). This thread was meant more for my theories for the variations within the universe itself - kind of like the other breeds topic seen in the forum. But this is also to house some of my other thoughts an theories of the series as a whole.

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I know right! I made the individual links as you suggested. Also updated The Making Of ALIEN forum so that they have links as well. ENJOY!!

Wow thanks !!!

RC8, Nice Post Man 2 thumbs up here. Rick

The Aliens crawl on ceilings in both Aliens and Alien 3. Ridley Scott did want something similar in Alien but was unable to successfully execute the idea with the Alien suit they had. The Alien probably uses its claws to grip surfaces.

yeah i remember them running on aliens/alien 3 but in the latter the facehugger attached itself to a dog, maybe it could grip ceilings better

Wrong forum. This is for Prometheus, which has no Xenomorphs anyway, not about Alien.

wrong greatboosup!! on this prometheus site there are multiple discussion boards, one to Discuss the rest of the Alien franchise which LHeureux › has done

It says at the top of the page "Prometheus Movie | Community Forums". And beneath it is proof: Prometheus Discussion - started by LHeureux on 01/30/2012 What part of that do you not understand? There is a separate forum for Alien. [url=http://www.prometheus-movie.com/community/forums/5]Alien Discussions[/url] is the forum you're looking for. Stop polluting this Prometheus forum with your off-topic, Alien bullsh*t!

haha top left Prometheus Forums. underneath Prometheus Discussions Site News & Announcements Prometheus Media Community Discussions Alien Discussions LHeureux created the conversation on the aliens discussions, are you old enough to watch prometheus anyways

on all alien discussions at top left under the topic they all say prometheus discussion..

Funny that you write that GreatBoosUp because I wanted to make it in Promotheus discussion in the first time but then realised that there was an "Alien Discussion" section. On all the AvP games that I've played and some AvP movies, etc. All the aliens are able to walk/run on ceilings and walls, so I was wondering if they "stick" to them of if they grab stuff instead.

Could have spiky appendages...like cockroaches!

Why so many people complaint abou ALIEN 3 it was good in that enviroment been made..

I realy liked Alien 3. The only thing which is a little disapointing is the Mo Motion puppet Alien. I believe that the "Kiss" scene is one on the most powerful of all of the Alien series.

Superbowl Spot? ON Sunday..?

not as confident as you on that craigamore i just could not get into lost and that's all i have to go on mate.

Macs, There is a lot of evidence that points to alien life forms having visited the planet for many years, going as far back as ancient Sumarien cultures. Paintings, carvings, Egyptian hyroglyphs, UFO sighting stories passed off natural phenomenon, have a look on the Net and particularly Egyptian myths. I started thinking along these lines when I came across an anime called The Guyver, the story goes that aliens came to Earth and created us as a weapon for a war they were involved in, and these (apparently different types) of aliens used a bio-mechanical device as standard equipment for themselves that adapts itself to the user and forms what can be described as a spacesuit that they all used. When they created us they made us able to take on a secondary form through genetic manipulation in the shape of giant monsters they called Zoanoids, and they were able to telepathically control these creatures to do their bidding. Well, the aliens decide to adapt one of their spacesuits to one of their new creations, us, and were horrified to discover that they could no longer control the human they adapted this unit to, leading them to call it Guyver, which in their language means "not to specification" or "out of control" It's a good story, but it is just a story but it strikes a chord with me somehow. But by the Force do I want me one of those Units :-D With all the research that we ourselves perform on genetic manipulation and things like stem cell research, I think we have sub-consciously continued research that I think these aliens started originally. Have a look around, there's a lot of info out on the Net that will make your brain hurt from thinking about it all. Trust me, I still have a headache from all I've researched. And don't forget I am quite bonkers so it may just be me............

Anyone for a conversation on politics while we are at it.....!......

The true is that there is no sufficient empirical evidence to prove the existence of God, and by that I mean all types of Gods: monotheistic, polytheistic, metaphysical, and aliens. The Occam's razor is often very common at the time of formulating theories or speculation, but not the best way to reach a conclusion; on the contrary, is intended to provide easy answers to difficult questions. Another very common argument among theists is the use of the ad ignorantiam argument to assert that the existence of God is true only because you cannot prove that it was false. In general terms is still a question open to discussion… PS: The premise of ancient astronauts are very interesting and fascinating (mostly for science fiction) but the truth is that even do not have the irrefutable evidence needed to reach a definitive conclusion. Best regards.

Sure why not Klaatu lol xD

For politics....not much doing in Australia. Unless you count our Prime minister being cornered by an angry mob outside a function on the day we celebrate Australia Day. It appears the lunatics are running the asylum..... aaaargh :)

LOL, thanks DB, I write, I can create retail quality multiplayer maps with relative ease, naturally gifted artist (drawing not painting), scupltures (though not done any in a long, long time), oh yeah and a street fighter king and a gears of war veteran.

@alteresstate, glad you dig it!, i dig your ALIEN works too! =0) @ZetaReticuli: wow! really great work! @Snorkelbottom: really cool work!

Everyone is doing very nice work. I posted my twitdrawings before somewhere around here but here they are again in case anyone missed them. : ) [url=http://twitdraw.com/by.php?name=Bongobat]My Graffiti[/url] Keep posting everyone this is an enjoyable thread lets not let it die too quickly.

Snork Dorks Rule! [img]http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2011/172/2/b/wind_on_cold_bones_by_ruhaniya-d3jhc9h.jpg[/img] [img]http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/143/1/7/spring_of_a_stream_by_ruhaniya-d3h0elj.jpg[/img] [img]http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2011/191/9/c/too_much_serotonin_by_ruhaniya-d3ln3ki.jpg[/img] [img]http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/142/4/c/alien_nano_goo_by_ruhaniya-d3gx1u3.jpg[/img] [img]http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2011/146/1/2/12ec85aa7a218e3366dd836db5c50452-d3gwkjw.jpg[/img] [img]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/174/4/a/oobalee_goobalee_goo_by_ruhaniya-d3jsnf4.jpg[/img]

Nice work Ruhaniya but they are a bit small. Do you have bigger pictures of these you could possibly link to ?