‘Alien: Earth’ is an Exciting Expansion of the Franchise | Cosmic Circus Reviews
Over in The Cosmic Circus’ podcast pocket universe, Vin and Cam have shared their reactions to the first two episodes of Alien: Earth, with a focus on highlights and surprises in the new FX/Hulu series. The two talk about whether they’d like to see more than one season of this series, challenges for the series as it plays out, some interesting parallels with Blade Runner, and how Star Wars handles film and show connections and integration vs. how the Alien franchise does. Listen in to find out what they think of the series so far and see whether it lines up with what you think (or not)!
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Alien Earth was created for television by Noah Hawley, who also has writing and directing credits on the show. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, and Timothy Olyphant and is currently airing on FX and Hulu.
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Alien: Earth season premiere discussion timestamps
- 00:00 – Intro
- 01:25 History with the Alien franchise
- 03:57 – Intro to Alien: Earth premiere episodes recap
- 08:55 – Are feelings positive or negative on the new series so far?
- 10:00 – Blade Runner parallels and similarities
- 10:45 – Companies in Alien: Earth competing
- 12:09 – Pacing and other challenges for the series
- 13:08 – Expanding Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise lore in this new FX/Hulu series
- 14:00 – Questioning the ethics of having children in adult bodies
- 15:33 – Vin’s thirst for blood in the series
- 16:32 – What new things do you like in the show?
- 19:50 – Do we want multiple seasons of Alien: Earth?
- 21:20- Building consistency with films and other media. Star Wars vs. Alien handling of films and shows.
- 24:25 – Is this a good start to the series?
- 27:30 – Final thoughts on the premiere episodes of Alien: Earth, and Timothy Olyphant’s weird blonde hair.
- 28:55 – Outro
Also check out: Alien Movies Retrospective with John & Vin
