AVP Galaxy Podcast: Nobody likes where the franchise is headed

The participants of AVP galaxy's latest lengthy podcast (3 plus hours!) weighed in on the flaws and achievements of "Alien Covenant", while expressing their disappointment over Ridley Scott's blunt dismissal of the Alien lore and his persistence with repeating the same mistakes from "Prometheus". Stressing the fact that Ridley does not like to read reviews (making him oblivious of any criticism), the panelists reflected on why Scott, who is not a writer, should not meddle with the screenplays; they brought up anecdotes about the times when a producer or the studios had to reject some of his most outlandish ideas, from having the villain of "Legend" rape the female lead, to killing off Ripley in the first "Alien" movie. Another interesting aspect was the analysis of the technical aspects of the film; it was mentioned that "Covenant" was one of the first movies where 3D printing has been extensively used to create the set and the props, and that in many respects the film was a learning process on a technical level. The opinions ranged from describing "Covenant" as a rehash of old tropes, to franchise filler and soft reboot of the series. Finally they expressed their frustration that 20th century Fox chose not to produce both "Covenant" and Blomkamp's sequel simultaneously, with some of them suggesting that future installments might opt to drop the prequels' lore altogether to persue their own take on the franchise.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2017/06/08/avpgalaxy-podcast-50-alien-covenant/