Okay, so I watched season 1. And then I rewatched season 1 just to make sure I really got where they were going with this. I have already said before, I have always been a huge fan of both the Alien and Predator properties, and for the most part, I can see good things even in the movies that get crucified by other "fans".
"Prometheus sucked, it was a terrible Alien movie!!!" No it didn't. Wasn't supposed to be an Alien movie to start with. And the A9 fanedit was even better. Alien fans made it an Alien movie, then held it up to the high standards Alien set and said it sucked in comparison.
Almost every single special edition, unrated version and Assembly cuts (I saw that, and agree 100%, it ages very well) are superior to their theatrical releases of almost every film in either franchise. When any of those releases come out, I pretty much expect a better version to come, although Fede Alvarez has said Romulus is Romulus and there will not be one.
I liked Alien:Earth, and yes, I hope to see a season 2. To each their own, but it was refreshingly different. I thought Hawley did a fantastic job of adapting an endearing franchise into a series and he didn't shit the bed like they did with Halo. I think it would be difficult to create a solid season and finale without knowing if there would even be another season following it. At least far more difficult than ending a film.
Loved the end music for each episode as an exit. In every single outing to date, it's forever been Peter Weyland or Weyland-Yutani. The first time they try to expand on that and the critics instantly grab their pitchforks. War between trillionaires and corporations? Bring it. And they each have robots that enjoy killing? Yup, I'm in. The xenomorph and ovomorphs seemed to be used more as a plot device rather than an antagonist, or at least how the first season played out. I am curious to see where it goes. I don't see how a second season doesn't involve copious amount of death and killing. The xenomorphs and rebel synths on a remote island to minimize the plot jumping the shark next season? Nuke them all from orbit in that finale please.
What was that phrase from Battleship? "I told them that something like this would happen, that if something did find us, it would be like Columbus and the Indians, or the Incas and the Conquistadors, and they said, "Oh, no, they'll be sweet." Except we're the Indians.
Sounds crazy far-fetched until you sitl back and think "Oh fuck, right. Our billionaires right now are racing to the stars and to become trillionaires". Literally. And at least one of those billionaires is builidng robots and space shit and has a trillionaire severance package set up.
I was unfamiliar with most of the cast beyond Ceesay, Olyphant and Chandler, but I have to say, Ceesay and Ajayi (Morrow and Smee) are excellent actors. I get Skynet vibes from Kirsh, Morrow and Wendy big time, and humans seem like fodder to everything not-human. AE had its flaws of course, but most of those are easily addressed. Definitely in for the second season, kind of want to see where this Pandora's box leads.