The Alien Universe Explained: Prometheus Timeline & Reviews 

The cat aspect nearly cost Sigorney her role. It was played by several cats trained specifically for their stunts and was very costly. She showed some signs of serious allergy to them and later stated she knew if it came between her and the cats, they would have chosen her to recast. They were not about to eat the cost already sunk into them and rewrite the script for that so she was grateful to learn it wasn't the cats that she was actually allergic to. Apparently it was a combination of the glycerin they used to immate sweat along with the cat hair. Once they stopped using the glycerin, her skin reaction died down and she was fine filming with them.

Regarding Aliens: The reason why she agrees to go back to lv426 is NOT the prospect of getting her job back. The reason is to face her post-traumatic stress disorder (she has nightmares constantly), hence the midnight call to Burke. She agrees to come if they destroy the alien(s).

Mistakes about Aliens: -Ripley was in cryosleep for 50 years -the planet is the same planet. While Ripley was in Cryosee, the company built a colony on that planet -watch the director's cut. Ripley learns her daughter grew , lived a long life, and died. Also, after she tells the company execs oncwhat happened to the Nostromo, Burke contacts the colony and asks them to check out the nest. That's how the aluens killed the ehole colony

The reason Prometheus kind of falls apart near the end isn’t Scott’s fault. There was an extensive dialogue between the engineer and David that he had to cut. That’s why it seems confusing. There’s a backstory as to why the engineer goes berserk etc that was edited out.

Alien isolation is better than any alien film that came out after Aliens

the importance of jonesy is to display her spectacular leadership. she puts her life on the line to save others again and again, exemplifying the "no soldier left behind" mentality.

My mother is also a HUGE fan of the Alien trilogy, so when Prometheus was out with the promise (no pun intended) of being a prequel to Alien, my mom was super excited. No need to say that she was extremely disappointed with the lack of alien action. We went to watch Covenant with a grain of salt, but we actually liked it a lot. Now I'm convincing her to play Alien Isolation haha

Everyone says they're not a cat person until they meet THEIR kitty. You'll understand, then. I was supremely relieved when she went back for Jones.

I'd fist fight a xenomorph to save my cat 😤

If that cat had been a Golden Retriever, you would definitely have gone back to save the dog....

I"m 100% going back for Jonesy, that cat is a national treasure

You are missing one core story and that's the one from Alien Isolation. It's a direct sequel to the first film and features Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley's daughter, while Ellen is still in cryo-sleep. It is a great story and continues the extended lore but is obviously separate from the original 4 films. There's also a lot of comic stories that are canon to the overarching plot so, I highly recommend checking those out too if you get the chance!

I always go back and forth whether I like Alien or Aliens more. Alien is definitely a master when it comes to suspense and it absolutely clears when it comes to the Sci-Fi/Horror elements, meanwhile Aliens in my opinion has stronger and more likable characters like Hicks, Bishop, and Newt. I really love those first two films and can't decide which one I like over the other. When it comes to Alien 3 I prefer the Assembly cut since it fills in a lot of the plot holes. Also killing off Hicks and Newt in the opening still leaves a sour taste in my mouth, and what they should've done is maybe have Ripley's pod be completely separated from the Sulaco. Despite those complaints I think the Assembly cut of Alien 3 is kind of underrated. Alien Resurrection was a guilty pleasure of mine when I first watched it, but it is absolute dog water, and I probably won't watch it again. I really like Prometheus and Michael Fassbender is absolutely amazing as David. Also speaking of Prometheus, the film was titled "Alien: Engineers", and it originally was going to include xenomorphs in it and it would've taken place on LV-426, making it a direct prequel to the first Alien film, but Ridley Scott didn't want to include the xenomorphs in the film. I have very mixed feelings towards Alien: Covenant but the ending is absolutely chilling.

Everyone always criticises the 'prometheus academy of running away', but rapace's character DOES go to the side, and nearly gets crushed when the ship falls to the side. I blame the huge amount of memeing on this scene mostly on the editing, there are sooo many cuts in that running scene. I've been watching alien and aliens for longer than I can remember, it was interesting to hear a kind of 'first viewing ' perspective on them, and I learned some bts things I didn't know! 👍

One of the greatest missed opportunities in the Alien franchise is Weyland-Yutani. "The Company" is the over-arching background antagonist in the entire franchise. The original trilogy seems to be building to some kind of confrontation with Weyland-Yutani but they seem to go a different direction for no logical reason in the third act. That script literally writes itself given what we see in the first two films. Seeing the results of a military-industrial complex taken to extreme limits is as terrifying as the creatures. Moreover, the concept of "they've been here all along" beautifully ties together the Alien and Predator franchises via the first Alien V Predator film. In many ways, the creatures and Weyland-Yutani are EXACTLY alike......

Seeing Alien for the first time in decades, in 1080p was jaw dropping. Everything about the movie looks and feels like a modern blockbuster...except maybe the dated screen/displays. Riveting, scary, and fascinating with so much embedded symbolism it's worth seeing again and again.

As a cat lover, it was totally justified for Ellen to go back for the cat 😂

One of the themes about Aliens is motherhood. Ripley learns that her daughter lived a long life and has died while she is still alive. When she finds Newt, Ripley’s maternal instincts takes over and she protects Newt with her life. Same with the Queen and her eggs. I get it. You’re a young cinephile. I was at one point in time too. You’ll start catching on to themes and other things about movies soon enough.

Nobody can deny that David is a menace to society😂😂. I was also fascinated that James Franco was in a prologue (I saw on youtube😂😂) from before the movie starts for his pod to burn and kill him at the beginning of the covenant movie😂😂. Anyway love the verse and love the vids keep it up🙏🙏.

I’m actually a huge fan of the 3rd film I like the macabre depressing mood of its story it should’ve finished the saga but alas, the assembly cut is a great final version of such a dark franchise

People that actually have cats treat them with the same kind of love as they would a dog. It’s not difficult to understand that relationship. If you would go back for your dog in that situation then you understand why Ripley went back for her cat. The scene also does more for her character, showing her strong empathy. She doesn’t want an innocent creature to be killed by that monster.

I would love a Prometheus prequel, a movie from the engineers view of all the times they showed up, why and what led them to want to trash everything.

During the timeline portion circa 39:45 Ripley was not picked up by a ship with Colonial Marines. Watch the beginning of Aliens again, as it was a salvage crew who picked up the escape shuttle with Ripley and Jones on it.

I’m saving the cat every time 😅

The older i get the more i appreciate this franchise, from thinking Alien was stupid and more like a typical sci fi action movie as a kid to an amazing lore filled universe with ofc the first movie as my favourite and unlike most people but covenant in 2nd place. Mostly due to me appreciating horror less than continuity.

Being a film commentator and not acknowledging or knowing the importance of the fourth film’s director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a miss. He directed Delicatessen and City of Lost children, and would go on to direct the film Amélie. While no series is defined by its directors, the pedigree and effort in retaining the detectors that it did is perhaps unparalleled.

The extended/alternate version of Alien 3 is grossly underrated and really needs some more attention from those who aren’t a fan of this movie. It’s probably my favorite Alien movie. I didn’t say it was the best. But my favorite.

In Prometheus, Charlize's character immediately runs sideways and debris falls in front of her, forcing her to run the other way (and debris is falling all around the ship, as the ship is the only thing blocking it). The ship also isn't falling straight down, but in a kind of oblong manner due to its shape. There are shots showing both things.

I think Covenant and Prometeus are incredibly underrated. I enjoyed them more than i enjoyed the first Alien movie when i saw it 25 years ago. I think they way they are written, they leave so much room for storytelling. They arent very straight forward and they dont overexplain stuff. This is something so rare nowdays.

Both of my cats are worth risking my life over.

Absolutely every cat in existence is worth risking my life for, thank you very much.🐈

This channel should be called "Young people and old movies" or smth. I grew up with these movies so getting new perspective with the power of foresight is interesting. Also, there are cats and it's YOUR cat.

I am totally with you on the characters running from the falling ship! A five year old could’ve escaped more easily. Also, maybe part of any space mission training should be: “If you get any calls or signals from an alien planet, don’t pick up the phone!”

Spent most of last year getting bombarded with your TWD videos, after the final episode I got burnt out and stopped consoooming TWD content altogether. Had this pop up in my recommended, great thing to listen to while at work. Love the long form format.

Ive had my cat for 17-18 years now. He could have been an hour old and I'd have gone back for him. At his current age, he is my responcibility as much as he is a source of peace that allows me to decompress and heal at the end of a long day. I can't make it without him, and I know he can't make it without me. We either both get out, or we both go down together.

I literally just binge watched all of the Alien and Predator films and you upload this. Awesome timing. I had a lot of questions about the lore especially after Prometheus and Covenant.

The engineers are so interesting, I hope the next films shed some more light on them and David is the goat

"This is probably the best horror movie ever made in human history and will be remembered for decades to come" - 8.1256789/10

There's a FANTASTIC fan edit of Prometheus that I recommend everyone track down. When I showed my brother the Alien films for the first time, we watched the edit and he loved it.

I'm also a bit dissapointed by the fact that you didn't mentionned Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director if the 4th Alien. I've seen a bit of his movies and it's really good !

I’ve been a fan since I first saw “Aliens” in 91 on LaserDisk. It became my favorite movie. Hell, I acquired the special permits and built a live firing recreation of the pulse rifle. As far as the cat in the first movie, I dug it because it knew a predator was there even though the people didn’t. To me it gave an extra sense of “oh fuck”. And I may be reading too much into this , but the names of the planets relate to real world things, LV426 would be the 426 Hemi and LV 223 is the 223 rifle caliber

The replicants in Blade Runner are not androids like Bishop and Ash were. They were flesh and blood people basically grown in a lab. But their internals were all identical to a human. If you took a replicants brain and put it by a humans you would not be able to tell the difference. Now the replicants were engineered to be A LOT tougher than humans as you know if you’ve seen Blade Runner. The first one is way better than the sequel. Alien scares me to this day. Something about being literally trapped on a ship in interstellar space with an aggressive alien on board is just terrifying.

It's good to see the Ridley Scott prequels finally being appreciated for what they do well, bring in some additional themes and ideas to the Alien universe.

"a rated R star wars" That couldn't be further from what Alien is. Star Wars is a grand sci fi/fantasy adventure, epic in scale. Alien is a terrifying claustrophobic slasher.

I always felt that Prometheus and covenant got bad wraps. I enjoyed the world building and structural updates they provided to the stories within the franchise.

I'd go back for the cat but I would definitely leave Newt behind.

I think the various cave paintings are a result of genetic memories emerging rather than from regular alien interactions. The engineers programmed us to find them once we evolved far enough.

I hated the idea of going back for the cat as well, but recently I realised that she goes back because her path is being blocked so she has to go back and cancel the self destruct. She happens to find the cat on the way. I liked the movie so much more when I finally realised this.

In Aliens 2 they actually go to the planet that they found the eggs in the first movie,but it was too late,because colony ship came and Ripley was in cryo sleep... so they found the same ship and got exposed so the whole colony became a hive

your tirade about refusing to run back to save the cat tells me all i need to know about you as a person :)

You did an amazing and incredible job, putting things in chronological order, and explaining so much more in depth regarding the aliens series. Very impressive! And as grateful as I am for your work, I’m just as grateful for your mother, who is such a big Alien fan to introduce you to the films in the first place. I will be so disappointed if there’s no further film after alien covenant to explain what David was doing and showing us his creations

I never understood why anyone would rate the second movie even close to first. It’s so much a product of its time, whereas Alien works no matter what. The artistic vision is on another level.

I totally forgot that there was a Alien video that was coming because the poll was a while ago but glad this video is up this video I couldn't wait to check out 🤘🔥, also this is probably just me but rewatching James Cameron's 2 Terminator movies and Aliens really makes me wish he would go back to making more movies other than just Avatar movies

7:20 the cat scene is supposed to show Repley's humanity and that she is not a cold-blooded person (like you) . there's only room for one monter in that ship and thats the alien . Yes , she was opposed to letting that one guy back into the ship, but it was to save other lives.

Wife and I would not evacuate our house during the latest hurricane here in the Houston area until we were assured by the boat crew who rescued us that the shelter they were taking us to would accept our 4 cats and 2 dogs as well. We received over 50 inches of rain and every house on our street but ours was flooded, some to the 2nd floor. So, yeah, I am a cat person, whereas Newt would probably be on her own.

Cat, dog, bunny, idc I’m not leaving my furry friend to die 😂

I would love if you share behind the scenes facts, or how they created some scenes, and general production fun facts. For instance the budget for aliens 2, was significantly lower than the 1st movie and they had to show some practical effects in order to get more money. Or that in the scene with sigourney riding the yellow machine there was a very strong man lifting her in order to perform, and for a prank (kinda bad prank) they put a cucumber in his pants to make her feel uncomfortable. More stuff like that, in addition to your content

If you don't save the cat, you're not a protagonist, and half of the audience hates you, thus, you're not surviving. Don't be a wise-ass, save the cat! 😂

Thank you so much for this incredible nostalgia trip. As a fan of science fiction, one of the things The Alien movies do for me is combine my nostalgia for the franchise and the feeling of infinity in space. And this video captured that feeling perfectly. I didn't know about the Audible Alien III podcast and I am really glad I found it because after years of waiting I will finally have something new from The Alien franchise to enjoy. This channel definitely earned me clicking the subscribe button. Also, where do you get your music from? It was genuenly great.

A video about another of my favourite franchises? Thrifty, you really do spoil us. If you want some extra content from the series, play Alien: Isolation. It's definitely worth it.

YESSSS THIS VIDEO IS FINALLY OUT!!!

This is not important to the explanation but for some weird reason that bit about the cat, made me laugh harder than I needed to 😂😂😂😂

Prometheus and covenant made me want to rewatch everything all over. Without those two and, too, the predator additions, the alien movies would not have had such the pull.

Great stuff! Only one issue. You said the marines rescued Ripley when they didn't. A salvage team found her.

Alien 3 is the second favorite movie after Alien for so many fans. Who watched in theaters like me, it was an incredible experience.

You need to see extended version of Aliens. Ripley had a daughter who grew old and died while she floated in space. This explains Ripley’s intense interest in Newt, and in next movie, how she died. Ripley had promised to be home for daughter’s 9th ? Birthday.

I feel low key obsessed with your channel dude!

In Alien Resurrection, Ripley isn't the same Ripley. She's a clone hybrid of a human and alien DNA. That's why she acts "weird".

love your commentary but Ripley is definitely valid for going back for the cat

People running back home when fire breaks to rescue their pets happens often. I damn know I would run back to rescue my cats from alien. I love them too much. :D

Keep in mind the Nostromo is a commercial towing vessel. It’s towing that Hugh rig that has all the mining gear and equipment and what ever else. The Nostromo is the ship that landed on the planet. Everything else is in tow.

Prometheus is amazing and HEAVILY underrated … seeing it in imax theatres on a that massive screen was absolutely incredible . And the scenery and stuff in the movie is absolute gorgeous

At the start of Prometheus we see the first engineer kill himself - I think he is Prometheus: the figure from Greek mythology who steals fire from the gods and gives it to humanity. He is marooned by the other engineers for giving humanity access to technology they don't want them to have. The Greeks gave condemned people the option of killing themselves, so that explains the first engineer/Prometheus character using to poison to kill himself. The other engineers resolve to wipe humanity out. Meanwhile, using the technology that the first engineer/Prometheus character gave to them without permission, humans come to find the engineers, erroneously believing they've been "invited". Moral of the story: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

I Will defend Alien 3 until my death. Such an underrated classic!

28:38 the Prometheus school of running away from things.

Steve Carrell in 90% of his serious roles have bombed. He's not a box office draw

I know many people dislike Prometheus, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine. However, despite really liking it, I absolutely hate Aliens: Covenant. First, having a colony ship in an Aliens movie is just begging for sacrificial lambs, which means I didn't care about these people at all. The funniest part is that Riddley Scott tried to get people interested in these characters as they put out some videos introducing them on the internet. Well... it failed. Second, the new Captain is a grade A mor>n. Who in their right mind would go to a planet that literally shouldn't be there at all, yet has a breathable atmosphere, which raises many red flags instead of aiming for their original trajectory? Third, this ratchets the gore to a 9/10, which turned me off. Fourth, the fully grown, tiny aliens that can move flawlessly has to be the d>mbest thing ever. Fifth, the crew does the exact same st

As a cat person, I will save my cat or any cat.

Can confirm I would not be getting off that ship without my cat

Promethius is like in my top 10 favs movies. You're crazy. It's so good. Annihilation is another one that gives me the same feeling that this one gives me very eerie.

Every movie after Aliens was a mistake and should be ignored.

I love "Alien 3." There. I said it.

I like Alien 3 because despite it being a mid sequel and ending to a trilogy, I think it's great in taking the franchise and using it for great metaphors and themes, like religions, guilt, the parallel with motherhood, I like it as much as the first one and I gladly reccomend the assembly cut

Awesome vid my dude! I was recently looking for a timeline and yours is easy better than the one I watched previously by far!

A personal note about Prometheus, I feel like the reason the protagonist in that movie was viewed as dumb, is because she was naive. She was acting like it was completely normal to do this kind of thing, which ironically would be by the time alien movie occurred.

Cool video! Also at 39:45 she didn’t get picked up by a military ship, she was found by a scavenger ship and taken to a Military space station in Earth Orbit. I figured you knew, but I just couldn’t help myself being a nitpicker here. My OCD/partial jerk complex aside-- thank you for the video!!!❤❤

I'm here watching ALIENS as I'm typing this. First saw it in July of 86; it is timeless they will never top this masterpiece in the franchise; I must have seen this over hundreds of times I never get bored of it.

As a person who enjoyed and believes that Alien 3 is underrated and misunderstood, i wonder sometimes if people actually think its bad or if they just formulate other's previous opinions. I would challenge those that watched it years ago in discontent to give it another shot in 2023 with new eyes.

I would argue that Parker was also pretty smart in the original "Alien "

Here's how you fix Alien 3: The Queen hitches a ride on the dropship in Aliens. On the way up she lays a couple eggs. One can be a queen if you want. Before anyone says how given she didn't have that big egg thing-a-jig attached to her she's the queen and she can do what she wants. Before they go into sleep mode Ripley broadcasts everything about the Xenomorph, the colony, and Weyland-Yutani. (When Bishop reconnected to the Sulaco he uploaded all the colony data. Everything.) They get back to civilization and there's two ways to go about this: #1 Ripley, Hicks, and Newt are heros. Weyland-Yutani is crushed. They go home and live their lives. The military finds the eggs eventually and all hell breaks loose. New movie with new lead characters. (This is if you don't have Weaver and Biehn coming back for a sequel) #2 Ripley and Hicks are arrested. Both for broadcasting what happened at the colony. Their broadcast sent humanity into widespread panic and anger at Weyland-Yutani led to many "revolts" on multiple colony worlds. Newt is sent to Earth to live with family so she's safe. The military finds the eggs and eventually all hell breaks lose and Ripley and Hicks have to go save the day. Bishop can join them fully repaired. Weyland-Yutani is still crushed.

Aliens is my favourite film of all time. Ripley is my favourite character of all time, and moulded my taste in films, narrative and character. I still will not stand for any slander against Resurrection. It’s a great monster movie, and an interesting twist on the franchise.

Part 3 was good in its own way. Part 3 isn’t as good as the first of course but it’s good. I give it a 7

The prometheus timeline doesn't explain the Alien Universe, it ruins it.

To be fair to Alien, Ripley saved Jonesy the cat because he was just around at the right time. He showed up when Ripley was near him so she took the opportunity to get him and then while she dropped the cat on the way to the escape pod because of the Alien, he was still in the path to the pod so she picked him up again.

In the middle, David overcame his faulty programming and defended humanity from a more dangerous presence, with his upgraded programming from the engineer technology, the matrix story is born

Only dude who ever said “my mom is a huge Alien fan.”

What's the name of the background music played during the Alien 3 section?

It’s not about saving a cat, it’s about saving something you love.

If you add the alien game that has her daughter as main character. You get more context on how she has lost everything because her daughter also is gone. Leaving Ripply with little to nothing left to hope for.

This just came up for me. I've seen others do this timeline stuff with this and Terminator (which is still have to watch) I really enjoyed this video and will be checking out more of your channel