The Scariest Thing in Alien: Earth Isn't the Xenomorphs. It's Tech Bros
Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 film, Alien, was essentially about blue-collar workers who are sent on a suicide mission by a faceless conglomerate that doesn't give a hoot about its employees. James Cameron's equally beloved sequel, Aliens, put a 1980s spin on that concept, giving us a villain in the form of a greedy middle manager, played by Paul Reiser, who wants to monetize the acid-blooded xenomorphs as weapons of mass destruction. Last year's Alien: Romulus really drove the point home, focusing on a group of young people desperate to escape their indentured servitude in a rain-shrouded mining colony.
Now, the FX television series Alien: Earth, out Aug. 12, doubles down on the class warfare.
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