Like George Lucas' Star Wars, James Gunn's Superman, and many other great sci-fi stories before it, Alien: Earth begins with some opening text. However, this neon-green message isn't meant to introduce the show's central characters: It's more about redefining the world they inhabit. In just a few sentences, the new FX series completely changes the parameters of the Alien franchise, introducing new conflicts and science fiction tropes to a story that was already brimming with them. In the process, it may even change our understanding of the original 1979 Alien and the many sequels and spin-offs that followed.

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