Alien Franchise Rule Book: for Members by Members

Thanks BWW. Your response alone could make for an interesting movie.

dk

You're welcome and TY for reading all the technical info. :) End of the day, weapon-grade laser wounds are quite horrific, much uglier than anything a bullet can do.

I must also say lasers firing in pulse-mode are not quiet, they make a 'Crack' with a muzzle flash every bit as loud as any firearm, and even a IR or UV (non-visible frequency laser) has a fairly visible beam path as it creates atmospheric glow along it's path. The muzzle flash is the air at the muzzle suddenly being cranked up several energy states.

They had lasers on the Nostromo.  Pity we never saw one fired but I don't imagine it would've ended well.

Thanks for including me in the rule book!

I'm in favor of keeping the rule. The Newborn was the equivalent of jumping the shark for me. Although, it's possible Alien Covenant may yet redefine "jumping the shark".

chadsbrothermatt- I don't understand. Do you want to keep or can the newborn. Also, no coments on issues presented will result in a favorable vote for Neomorph, BWW and Lone.

Thanks for checking in and participating!

S.M

YES!!! Thank-You for remembering that!!! Original script and such, and even a look at the Props, the weapons were laser-based.

BWW- Now I can't help but thinking about unruly people grabbing old dvd players and 3D printers, making weapons and committing the naughty.

I would like to Thank you for posting the Rulebook.

As I've mentioned I'm working on a piece for the ALIENverse, and while I will always defer to my own internal 'rulebook' the one you posted here has already proven useful to me and I have taken a copy of it so I have a 'guiderope' to what to avoid and what to keep. In short, it will be a further assist in helping me stay faithful and true to the genuine 'feel' of the ALIENverse.

I love this fanbase as much as I do the Firefly fanbase!!

That is awesome BWW! Most like to have fun and be creative in this forum. I probably came off as an ass early in the thread and I apologize to anyone whom may have perceived it that way. I am trying something new here- sort of a court room quasi serious but not vibe. These threads almost always go OT though so there it is. 

NEFARIOUS NINE:

We have members with issues of contention that require mitigation. I understand we are all over the world so it can be difficult to be here at any designated time. However, these members' issues must be addressed promptly. All nine have posted the rules, but since I am operating the thread, weighing in on deliberation will cease 2359 March 31st. Non participants will be considered affirmation/complicity to members' proposals. The vote tally will then be presented to Chris for final judgment.

Thus far we are considering proposals frome BWW, Lone and Neomorph.

I would lighten up just a bit on the romance,only as long as it's subtle and not overplayed.Think Ripley and Hicks 

(Omg,my girlfriend is turning me into a sappy SOB)

I agree on the cats though don't feel it's a requirement.Agree on Neo's point of view with the new born.Agree with BWW on lasers ironically(there's one in the Alien Resurrection game and it kicks ass)but disagree on the flamethrower,they've been there since day one,Isolation would be impossible without it 

Double post 

Thanks nin for being short and to the point. I will follow up tomorrow.

(Omg,my girlfriend is turning me into a sappy SOB)

Wait until you have a spouse of 23 years!

N9

If I do not hear clear cut for/against, I will have to make the call so our members' can be approved/disapproved for adding rules and becoming members of the N9, Terrible Ten, Embarrassing Eleven, Troublesome Twelve etc...

May I add one more possible objection?

Indeed. There are 56 minutes left by my reckoning.

Okay.Well I wanted to dispute the child characters because of Newt,but since that is past i'll ok it.We don't need another.So instead I want to dispute Ripley's role in the future of the franchise.Even though it seems pretty unlikely at this point in time,I would like to keep things open on that for the possibility of Alien 5.

First, the rules are what they are. It comes down to intent imo. I personally interpreted rule 17 as being the front and center main character. I would agree with Hudson- Why don't you just put her in charge! I wouldn't want a kid to be the main star.

Personally, I would like Ripley to continue, but Weaver is getting older and her aging sort of dictates how the movie would go. With all due respect to what seems to be planned, I say let Ripley go except for maybe flashbacks or voice acting ala Isolation.

Fine points.I was thinking of a child being a main character,not thee,so that one making more sense from that perspective.

dk thank you kindly for considering my late entry! ;)

Blackwinter-witch I forgot to add that very important point about a ships cat being traditional! Good luck with your writing, I hope you will share the fruits of your labour with your SCIFIED brethren.  

Aww a furry wee moggie can provide much needed fun and stress relief when having to deal with (other) hostile beings. It can also serve as a mini-McGuffin plot device.

Thanks also go to the other members who supported my catty suggestion. 

About the kids as main characters that was me being a grinchy bastard. To clarify (which I failed to do earlier sorry dk)

-First and foremostly: Kids in the story tend to drop the film classification to M instead of R.

- Newt is the exception to the rule for kids on the basis that the over-arching sub-theme for Ripleys character in Aliens was motherhood (or Ripleys lost motherhood in this case). Her entire character was written around that notion. So Newt was in essence a major plot device not so much a main character.

- Kids as main characters can pull on the heart-strings drawing out the protective maternal/paternal instincts of the viewer. However I usually find that kids are written really poorly and tend to come off cheesy and fake and cheapen the execution of the story.

Still not convinced about irrelevant kids in films that serve only to dumb down the story and rating?

I leave you with this picture....

LOL you read my mind IRaptus.I was thinking of Jurassic World before I even saw the picture.I'm not crazy about that movie in the first place but the kids were definitely the worst part,the whole damn movie is pretty stupid to be honest 

IRaptus Agree about Newt and the dynamics and heart string possibilities, but I am grinchy too and cannot imagine a kid- even Newt carrying an Alien movie like Ripley or David carried those movies. Rule 17 stands.

I second rule 17

Haha glad I'm only one then!! They were utterly pointless to the story beside a blatant attempt to draw teenage kids to the film. They offered nothing and were poorly written.  

No you're not alone brother.Theres going to be a kid at the heart of The Predator and it screams potential disaster 

I liked Newt and she was necessary for Aliens. She may have survived for a while hiding out like she did, but she couldn't get to the heart of the matter like the adults did.