MetaFilter posts tagged with aliens and alien

In praise of the sci-fi corridor

empath — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:01:28 -0800

In praise of the sci-fi corridor -- a geeky look at that staple of sci-fi movie sets - the corridor.

Bring back box office receipts. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.

Artw — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:15:53 -0800

Tony Scott has confirmed that a prequel to Alien is in the works, with commercial director Carl Rinsch at the helm. Of course, his brother Ridley was no stranger to advertising. Meanwhile Dark Horse is celebrating 30 years of the franchise by releasing a new series of Aliens comics.

Monks in Space!

Artw — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:30:30 -0800

Concept art for the Alien 3 that never was - Before the Walter Hill version was shot, entirely in brown, by David Fincher there were many iterations of the Alien 3 script. One of the more exotic ones was the Vincent Ward & John Fasano "monks in space" script, illustrated here. [via io9]

Has life on Mars been confirmed?

Joe in Australia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:41:26 -0800

A British tabloid claims that NASA will today announce the probable presence of life on Mars. Planetary and atmospheric scientists from NASA's Mars program will address a press conference at 2PM EST, apparently about concentrated methane plumes that bloom and dissipate [pdf]. There was a false alarm about a similar briefing a few months ago; is this the real deal?

A standup fight, or another bughunt?

Artw — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:39:36 -0800

Aliens vs Predator: Whoever wins, you lose - MeFi's own jscalzi talks about the worst Sci-Fi film of the year. Meanwhile Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott suggest making another alien movie - with Ripley but without any aliens. It's may not be all bad news for xenomorphs though - 2009 will see the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines is still just around the corner, hopefully.

John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of lost time

spock — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:54:29 -0800

John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of lost time
Perhaps the sweetest discourse on the subject of aliens & earth that you will ever hear — from a 2008 TED talk. (via BoingBoing)

Unbelievable, Fantastic and Odd

MrMustard — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:28:15 -0800

The UK Ministry of Defence has just released previously classified documents detailing numerous UFO sightings and alien contacts from across the country. Report yours at UFO Watch.

To have and to audit, with thetans and without, till Xenu do us part.

Arcaz Ino — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:47:38 -0800

To celebrate Tom Cruise's wedding, ABC News reprints the 1992 Ted Koppel interview with Cruise's best man, and spiritual leader, Religious Technology Center chairman David Miscavige. It was his first and last significant interview, and you can see why.