I thought this was a good essay, particularly given the slow drip of Avengers: Doomsday teasers we'll all be inundated with over the next year. He also convinced me to read Aliens vs. Avengers...
I thought this was a good essay, particularly given the slow drip of Avengers: Doomsday teasers we'll all be inundated with over the next year. He also convinced me to read Aliens vs. Avengers which is quite good and would be the second comic book recommendation from a video essay that I've enjoyed, the first being TMNT : The Last Ronin.
Speaking of franchises searching for purpose, I'm reminded of a recent interview with James Cameron where he says "You couldn't pay me enough to go back to that (Alien) franchise" and that it's...
Speaking of franchises searching for purpose, I'm reminded of a recent interview with James Cameron where he says "You couldn't pay me enough to go back to that (Alien) franchise" and that it's almost become "fan driven".
Whether through Scott's efforts with Prometheus, Alvarez' Romulus or to a lesser extent, Alien Earth, I'm still convinced that there's a tug of war between creators who want to do something different with the rich Alien universe, and fans/studios seeking to (once again) give us yet another an egg discovery and ensuing bloodbath story.
Here is the link for the same essay on Nebula, in case you have that and prefer it to youtube: Let Franchises End
I thought this was a good essay, particularly given the slow drip of Avengers: Doomsday teasers we'll all be inundated with over the next year. He also convinced me to read Aliens vs. Avengers which is quite good and would be the second comic book recommendation from a video essay that I've enjoyed, the first being TMNT : The Last Ronin.
Speaking of franchises searching for purpose, I'm reminded of a recent interview with James Cameron where he says "You couldn't pay me enough to go back to that (Alien) franchise" and that it's almost become "fan driven".
Whether through Scott's efforts with Prometheus, Alvarez' Romulus or to a lesser extent, Alien Earth, I'm still convinced that there's a tug of war between creators who want to do something different with the rich Alien universe, and fans/studios seeking to (once again) give us yet another an egg discovery and ensuing bloodbath story.