jason_w_karpf ,
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The 11 Movies That Paved The Way for Ridley Scott's Alien | Den of Geek

Excellent analysis. The list shows how sci-fi stories build on one another. The epic “Alien” had its predecessors and influences.

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khleedril ,
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@jason_w_karpf @bookstodon @religion Hmm, the Odyssey link is a bit tenuous.

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@khleedril @bookstodon @religion The connection seems to be a ship’s master computer ready to kill its crew. HAL 9000 went psychotic. In Alien, “Mother” carried out the company’s prime directive—bring back lifeforms that could be studied and weaponized. Crew survival was secondary.

khleedril ,
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@jason_w_karpf @bookstodon @religion Yes, I know. But I still think it is tenuous.

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@khleedril @bookstodon @religion Acknowledged. 😊

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