Alien Franchise Rule Book: for Members by Members
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MemberTrilobiteMarch 31, 201721379 Views187 Replies
“The Scified Alien Covenant Unified Rule Book for Future Movies in the Alien Franchise”
I ran this thread from 23-30 March. I may have edited to maintain flow so I hope it somewhat orderly.
I would first like to thank contributors alphabetically: Apex_Predator, BigDave,, Blackwinter-witch , chadsbrothermatt, Dk, Grinning & Dropping Linen, IRaptus, LV226, ninXeno426, and Parkerparrot
Here is the original link: http://www.alien-covenant.com/topic/43788
Rules in no particular order:
- to have characters written and developed well with no wishy washy whimsical religious zealots.
- Do not put too much emphasis on technology like holograms and such.
- No romance whatsoever in any alien movie.
- No stupid characters such as fifield and milburn (posted X 2)
- No time travel (mentioned X 4)
- Put Chris and BigDave on the pay roll as consultants/writers with possible cameos. (Dave chose a mutated Jabba)
- No more than 3 rewrites of the script. Pick an idea, flesh it out, and make the best version of that idea possible rather than trying to incorporate old versions into some new vision by some new writer. (mentioned X 2)
- there is no place for corny over the top cheesy/corny dialog and sequences in this film universe (aka anything similar to Resurrection would be banned)
- No predators in the alien film universe, they are both cool but tonally too different to share a film and it be worthy of either,,save that stuff for the comic books (mentioned X 2)
- not everything has to be explained ,keep some mystery in this universe so we have something our minds can run wild with (mentioned X 2)
- NEVER turn it into an Avengers where our protaginists are just taking our hordes after hordes, it would be silly....even though Aliens went with the action/war vibe it still kept some of the bleak tone and impending doom and terror
- Ripley is done, done done never again shoehorn her into a sequel or prequel
- Keep the main focus on morphing and mutating as the genesis of the species but still allow an occasional queen ...there is just more ghastly horror to play with when it comes to mutation, but the queen IMO is limited, she looks good our hero fights her thats it, having her on the screen dosnt really open up any storytelling doors for us other than a cool action scene
- Im fine with tech but make it look used or serviceable, if its too "bright and shiny" it takes away the tone and feel of the movie
- I do not ever want to see Weyland Yutani weaponize the xenomorph.If you want to know why,just play Colonial Marines.Enough said
- R rating only (mentioned X 2)
- No main character kids
- Defined chest-burster gestation period(s). To paraphrase, consistent time lines yet allow some wiggle room for hosts with mentioned physical conditions that may explain gestation time variations.
- Xenos not used as cannon-fodder that run around in open spaces, or broad daylight; Ambush/stalking predator only.
- No quotes from Ripley as a fanboy nod to her like 'that's not exactly out of the manual' or 'get away from her, you bitch'.
- Stay true to H.R Giger and his nightmareish world and design.
- No comedy. (Dark humor is OK here and there but not to the extent of Resurrection)
- Never, ever again a newborn or anything that resembles that abomination. (I am fine with neomorphs though..) (mentioned X 2)
- No "up in the blue, infantile dopehead" ideas in scripts or drafts like wooden planets ur sutch. Alien worlds yes, but please not stupid.
- No fan boy service other then set pieces and or details about the alien universe that serves to expand the world
- Never 100% CGI, always a mix of practical effects
- Dont rely on Ripley storyline
- Don’t have more than 2 years between movies.
- I just hope they have it all planned out A-Z even if we dont see every part of A-Z as long as they know what a A-Z would be and stick to things that wont contradict it, and so also to tidy up the mess that has been left before.
- Projectile weapons preferred, yet allow for Laser-based weapons as they are making steady progress with them in the real world
- NO stupid-looking weapons like the blue and orange (present-day Target-match pistols) weapons seen in PROMETHEUS. They looked like kid's toys.
- NO MORE FLAMETHROWERS!! At least not pre-assembled ones in the armory/ready-for-use ones like we saw in PROMETHEUS. It is the absolute height of mindless and suicidal stupidity to fire one aboard a starship, they're cliche`, have no real practical use aside from menacing an Alien, and the last thing you want is an alien running amok, on fire, acid bleeding from multiple and increasing places where it's skin has burned through/sloughed off, and setting even more of the ship on fire and burning holes in the ship all along its path.
- Do NOT even TRY to 'Star Trek It Up'...this is the ALIENverse, it has its own distinct feel, flavor and mien. There is NO Central Monolithic Unchallengeable Federation of Planets as The Prime Authority...and there NEVER will be. There are NO Government starships out 'patrolling the sector', and when you're between star systems, you're on your own.
- Characters should act and inter-relate like people do in reality, not by way of artificial/idealized 'Niceness'. Watch ALIEN for some great scenes between Ripley and Parker and their friction-points in personality
- People drink beer, some likely carry whisky/liquor flasks, they smoke, and have pin-ups all over the place. These are people, not Idealized Human Federation Citizens
Yeah the flamethrower was (excuse the pun) a hotly-contested issue. :D I think it all comes down to Cobbled-together/field-expedient units vs the Factory-fresh one we saw in PROMETHEUS. That clean,crisp and shining-new flamethrower just really struck the wrong chord.
Flamethrowers aboard a ship or any sealed environment pose some nasty problems. I picked hubby's brain for alternates, and he came up with a Liquid Nitrogen thrower/sprayer. He did point out that in it's own way it's actually MORE dangerous than a flamethrower but imposes no smoke/toxic fumes from burning upholstery and assorted other interior fittings, and the Nitrogen can be tapped from the atmo tanks. It also has the advantage of super-cooling/freezing any acid spill, which would be helpful in minimizing coincidental/collateral damages.
In any manner, trying to kill an Alien aboard a ship is going to be extremely problematic no matter what one tries as a weapon. Which is part of the beast's charm, after all. :D
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That one suggestion, yeah, a genius-moment and gave us such a uniquely problematic enemy :)
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Cool vid, ty for showing it to us! Point I just realized, the ones seen in ALIEN and PROMETHEUS (unsure about ALIENS) seem to be short-range, compressed-gas 'Flamers', instead of the flame-thrower using a liquid fuel. Either way, they're a weapon of last resort aboard a starship I think can be said.
The backstory about the non-Human crewmember does address the points about Human Rights. I'll be happy to post a thread about it!! TY for asking!!
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Thank-You very much for your words!! They mean a lot, more than I can say, to be honest!I'm very glad to hear your desire to read my works!
I agree about the examination of the 'Human Condition' in sci-fi, especially when in the context of such a universe as ALIEN, where it is full of all manner of Darkness and Terrible Truths.
IF Fox annoints it, great. BUT if not, well this is mainly for the Fanbase, people like myself, yourself, and our fellow forum members here. So, one way or another, it will be published.
The Rough-raw is done, now it's time for me to do first-round Editing/continuity-checking and finish hammering the Epilogue into a better shape. It's coming along pretty well I'd say, it'd be quicker if I could devote full-time to it, but we cannot have everything we wish for in life :)
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Well, I still need to fix some errors caused by Dyslexia, and Feline Involvement, also it needs some work so as to not leave splinters in people's eyeballs. But TY for saying, and I can totally relate on trying to find time to Write!! I'll look up your works, or could I pester you for a link?
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Agreed, also Outer Limits is quite good for such storylines as well!
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You're welcome and Ty for the Link :) Unfortunately it came up 404.
I LOVE spoilers, BUT I know the majority do not. I won't post anything spoilery to be sure, I do not wish to harm my fellow fans with such inconsiderate releases of info.
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