The Alien franchise followed a very straight forward canon line for a while, four films that narratively followed each other regardless of the tonal shifts between them. But for a long time, an easter egg in the second Predator movie had fuelled fans hopes of seeing the series merge with one another and that ultimately came to happen in two later movies.
The VS entries were considered canon for a while despite some contradictions and they also showed Weyland at the start of the timeline for the films. This changed though when Ridley Scott returned to helm Prometheus that gave the series a replacement backstory for the first encounters with the creatures that took an increasingly deviated turn in the most recent entry Covenant. That's all not counting non-movie media's course corrections.
Then there's the almost ran, Alien 5 that was going to restrict the canon to the first two entries for its tale to follow up on. Now dormant from poor management, the series has course corrected almost three times and will no doubt return in some form some day.
Which approach to the series canon do you prefer and what went right and wrong along the way?
The VS entries were considered canon for a while despite some contradictions and they also showed Weyland at the start of the timeline for the films. This changed though when Ridley Scott returned to helm Prometheus that gave the series a replacement backstory for the first encounters with the creatures that took an increasingly deviated turn in the most recent entry Covenant. That's all not counting non-movie media's course corrections.
Then there's the almost ran, Alien 5 that was going to restrict the canon to the first two entries for its tale to follow up on. Now dormant from poor management, the series has course corrected almost three times and will no doubt return in some form some day.
Which approach to the series canon do you prefer and what went right and wrong along the way?
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