As a fan of the sci-fi franchise that spawned it, the FX series Alien: Earth has been a weekly spot of joy on my TV calendar. Of course, every time such a storied franchise expands, people are going ...

This week’s Samba TV Wrap report is full of signs that the seasons are changing. Nowhere is that more obvious than the top spot, which signals that the Netflix Summer is officially over. “Alien: Earth ...

The description “genre-defying” gets thrown around a lot these days – it is a convenient sticking plaster for any film or series that hasn’t quite figured out what it wants to be. That said, it is an ...

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...

Ridley Scott and Dan O’Bannon’s beloved Alien universe has had its ups and downs, whether the director is attached to the project or not. The first film proves that science fiction horror films can be ...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In lesser hands, a series spinoff of the theatrical “Alien” franchise might seem like just another IP play — a money grab.