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Reminds me of another problem I had with Prometheus. Scale. Engineers too small, Trilobite way to big. The insectoid looks ridiculous and is simply a B-grade monster. I like the Deacon designs which would probably would have tied Prometheus in with Covenant better, despite the lack of blue/grey colouring.

I watched the deleted scenes. Just further confirmed (in my mind) the movies biggest plot holes. Where did the eggs come from? Where are all of the black goo mutated native animal/neomorph animals and insects (David mentions them and has preserved sample in his workshop) go?

Sounds terrible to me. There is no need to make the Xenomorph more aggressive, more horrific, more monster like. It's a road to nowhere. I love Alien 3, for all it's failings, but I also wouldn't mind if it was simply a cryodream. I like what I've read about Blonkamp's Alien 5 and with the underwhelming Prometheus and Covenant I truly hope he gets to make it. If only the original script for Prometheus hadn't been trashed. Sorry Ridley. Beautiful imagery, sets and craft can't make up for an overworked, conflicted film maker and bad re writes probably enforced by untalented producers........ Too many cooks have spoilt the broth in my book. 

i watched alien 3 last night. getting a touch of the franchise while the scified boffins worked tirelessly perfecting their code for today. we are back ;) 

i love to see the timeline and all the connections that we get. adds so much depth to the franchise if done correctly.

is this yours Ingenerio or from source ?

They should have used the CGI monster, the zombie was boring. I also believe that they should have had the worm scene in because it made the stupid scene make sense in a way.

To me the www got more boring while Scified wasn't around. It is good to have it back.

thought my cravings for my dark necessity was immense !!

6 days and i could not find any news about why so i was getting kinda worried about how i was gonna waste my free time. internet just was not the same.

thank the maker indeed.

my morning fix just wasnt the same without flicking through this site.

currently 63 online maybe we get back to a 100 when word is out.

Hello Again everyone

This thread is so silly but fun. I learned what the word hindquarters means, it sounds like headquarters almost. A Hind to me sounds like a small animal and the hindquarter would be like the holes in the ground where the rabbits live.

Maybe their poop is somewhat acidic since their blood is so and the blood is all in the body which makes me conclude that their poop could be acidic too.

Since there are a lot of details in the alien franchise then I guess that it was just a matter of time before this topic would come up.

Ho ho ho! Hindquarter : D

As long as the character is well done then I don’t care. The problem with Prometheus and Covenant is that the characters were not that well developed/their personalities were not well done. Make the characters sympathetic and believable and I’m fine with that.

I don’t want David to be the main character because the humans is what is the most important thing since Alien if you think about it.

Phew! I almost got a bit of abstinence symptom (sweating, puking or what the F). ;)

OK maybe that is an exaggeration but he he.

It is good to have the forum back.

drucea I will hook you up with the Anthology if you care to PM a deliverable address. I hope you are reasonably ok.

In 2010 I thought I was on top of the world with the DVD Quadrilogy.

Then I thought I was hip with the Antholgy

I can't keep this up.

(Johner drops a knife on Vriess' leg)

Call- No!

(as Christie assembles is attached arm-guns...)

Elgyn: From Perez?  I doubt it.  Still, let's be ever vigilant.

(He thinks again, "You never can tell...."

("Especially when your a pirate," he thinks to himself._

(Welcome cuponator3000. The more the merrier!)

Christie- We expecting any trouble?

Elgyn - It'll keep us till we can get the family wagon up to spec. Assuming the natives are friendly. 

(After Christie's reminder, the smirk on Elgyn disappears...almost.  Elgyn enjoys free food.)

Elgyn replies, "It'll keep us till we can get the family wagon up to spec.  Assuming the natives are friendly."

Christie (looking disappointed but un surprised)- Oh great. Army food.

Elgyn replies to his buddy in a respectful and direct manner, "We're coming in.

Elgyn than adds a little smirk, "Time to enjoy a little of the general's hospitality."

Christie- What's our status?

Elgyn laughs at that remark and replies, "Not my style."  He then exits the engine room.

(Call ignores her analysis of Elgyn and stays serious.)  

She replies without a doubt in her mind, "Trust me, boss."

Elgyn- I don't want them so much as rattled. Any leakage, I take it out of your hide.

(Call feels like she is being blamed for not securing the cargo trucks when she did before liftoff on the trip to this island of a ship.)

Call replies, "I checked 'em an hour ago." 

(Call analyzes Elgyn's facial expression and she's a little confused at Elgyn's concern and his paranoia question.)

Call- What?

Elgyn- We're docking. Are the cargo trucks secured?

(I'm riding on hopes...again.)

Elgyn: Great. 

We're coming in now.

(Elgyn rises from his crouch and yells at the top of his lungs.)

Call!!!!!

Vriess- Well, if we can lay over for a couple of days, and the Army is generous with their spare parts, I can give you a definite maybe.

(Elgyn hands him an old, compact soldering iron.)

(Elgyn starts to loose his calm demeanor after hearing that.)

Is she in shape to get us out of the territories?

(He thinks to himself again, "You never can tell...")

Vriess- Like shit. Like old, worn out, oxidized shit. Hand me that iron.

(Love this movie and i need to check that NIN referense).

xenoclone Interesting collection. Isn't everything there in the Anthology- at least for the 1st 4 movies? It sure takes up less space than the DVD quadrilogy! At any rate, that is an impressive collection!

Engine room: 

Elgyn enters, turning down the music that is blasts from a box in here (Nine Inch Nails)

He leans downs, looks under a prodigious block of machinery - part of the Betty's Engine. Lying on a gurney-like steel dolly, working under the machine is Vriess, Chief Mechanic

Elgyn - How's it looking? 

Elgyn- Christie,! Rise and shine. We're docking.

"He looks to be in his 60s or 70s in Covenant, so that means he was probably created around 2050-2070."

I agree with what you wrote above Kethol (and all the rest of your analysis). Ridley Scott covered quite a bit in the commentary and I'm glad he touched on this.

In the Alien: Covenant exchange in between David and Peter Weyland above, I always though that was an earlier model than the David 8 because Peter Weyland asked him to perform on the piano after reciting the names of the works of art around him (David).

Is David an A.I. Transfer (Consciousness) to new Android/Model or just updates to the original creation of Peter Weyland? 

Above, David obviously had the knowledge of humanity's work but had yet to hear "I am your father" from Peter Weyland. He knew how to play the piano, showed skills, and memory but didn't know who Peter Weyland was when he woke up.

So, Peter Weyland looks around 60 to 70 above. And a little put out with David's question assuming death awaited him. David had been awake just moments and he brought up that he would live forever and his father would die. Peter Weyland shut that down with his insistence on a cup of tea.

I put this time around the release of David 5 but the David that Peter Weyland called "son" was much different from what was released to mass market.

David recognized artwork and everything around him and was able to play the piano and give a history of the musical piece but had to be told he was Peter Weyland's "son".

I believe the David 8 on Paradise that Peter Weyland referred to as "son" was his original creation. His son was special from the rest of all Davids and referred to as David 8 because he was always current. 

Hillard- Darlin', it's done.

Simultaneous posts- they're going to happen. Great minds think alike.

(Elgyn replies in the same calming voice)

Don't cut thrust till six hundred meters.  Give 'em a little fright.

(He then runs his his hand over his mates curves in her face and shoulder and barely missing her chest.  She's very attractive, plus she's his mate.  Life is good.  They just need to get this money from this sketchy job from the military in an unrestricted area of space.  He thinks this should be easy,... but you can never tell.)

Hillard - Darlin' it is done

::new scene::

(A vessel starts to approach the ship Ripley and the scientists are on (the Auriga).  The ship is close enough to ask for an authorization code.)

(The captain of the vessel (called The Betty) naturally and loudly voices his code over to the officer asking for it like he's done this many, many, many of times.)

My authorization code is 'fuck you', son.  Now open the goddamn bay or General Perez is gonna do a Wichita stomp on your virgin ass.

(The captain, Elgyn, than switches off the voice box.)

Partly to himself and to his neighboring mate, Elgyn says, "I guarantee that boy's never seen the inside of a woman."

Elgyn calmly orders his female mate, Hillard, "Bring us in on three-oh descent, ride the parallel."

(He speaks to her like there will be no questions coming from his "order".  They're on the same wavelength and in tune to what needs to be done.  The only question is when and the when is now.)

wow awesome collection xenoclone!!

Ripley- It's a cancer. You can't teach it tricks. (Ripley thinks a bit) Them.