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I believe that the novelization of "Alien Resurrection" states that it was, in fact, Walmart who took over Weyland-Yutani. This premise is so ridiculous that I don't consider it canon -- as far as I am concerned, any mention of Walmart is purely a result of the author trying to be a smartass. (Much of the movie conveys that same feeling to me -- so much so that I don't consider it in the same league as the first three movies.) It's entirely possible that in the 200 years between Ripley's death and resurrection, that The Company simply became too large to remain intact -- and that some part of it (the part dealing with bioweapons) became appropriated by the United Systems Military. Other parts of The Company may still be out there, operating under other names.

Why would a technologically advanced race bother erecting a huge representation of a human face abord their spacecraft? That seems more like the act of an individual with an unhealthy obsession (grudge?) than part of any rational plan. Assuming the space jockey isn't just sneaking around unnoticed for the first half of the movie, it must have long dormant periods or something like that. Something happened on Earth that it isn't happy about, but it's only active for short periods separated by ages of inactivity. It's had to resort to laying a trap using the bio/genetic engineering skills in evidence in the construction of the ship itself. But it hasn't had any human specimens to work with, so the biological weapon it came up with is iterative - it doesn't achieve its most destructive form until after it encounters and adapts to its host.

I would take AvP and Avp 2 and have them taken to the harvesting chamber where facehuggers would deposit drones into their bodies. After their merciless birthing, they would hunt down Alien Resurrection and butcher it with as much torment as possible. Alien 3 would be just fine.

the Predators? ;) likening the history of the use of spacecraft to the history of the use of computers...one day, large companies lost their monopoly, with their big vacuum tube machines and their government contracts, and the personal computer was born. After that, the development of computing (space travel) was driven by individual pioneers as much as by big firms....

@craigamore ... Me too ... I still reckon it's LV-223 (some other person said on the net somewhere) ... and not LV426 ...

Great thread guys. My 2 cents: 1. The Derelict (Prometheus) 2. Slave 1 (Star Wars) 3. Imperial Shuttle (Star Wars) 4. Tie Fighter (Star Wars) 5. Space Shuttle (NASA) 6. Bird of Prey (Star Trek IV) 7. Enterprise E (Star Trek TNG) 9. Transporter (Contact) 10. Spock's Ship (Star Trek Reboot) 11. Icarus II (Sunshine) Sorry, I couldn't shorten it to ten.

Great thread guys. My 2 cents: 1. The Derelict (Prometheus) 2. Slave 1 (Star Wars) 3. Imperial Shuttle (Star Wars) 4. Tie Fighter (Star Wars) 5. Space Shuttle (NASA) 6. Bird of Prey (Star Trek IV) 7. Enterprise E (Star Trek TNG) 9. Transporter (Contact) 10. Spock's Ship (Star Trek Reboot) 11. Icarus II (Sunshine) Sorry, I couldn't shorten it to ten.

It's the entry 2yrs before that, that's more facinating ... [quote] DECEMBER 21ST, 2037 - DISCOVERY OF THE OUTER VEIL Weyland astronomers note an area of space appearing very rich in minerals and other natural resources. Weyland expected to travel there within the century. [/quote] Isn't that the cargo Nostromo was hauling back? ... So with a possible new life-sustainable system and the right minerals for building blocks to creating a liveable colony including the use of the Atmospheric Processor ... I was gonna say 'I give you Hadley's Hope' ... soon ... lol ...

I think the later entry says a lot. Based on recent classified findings by Weyland researchers, the company determines the exact coordinates of a new destination for long-time pet project: Project Prometheus. New round of investment is immediately opened and mission planning enters full-swing. January 1, 2073 To me this indicates that they are going to an entirely new planet recently discovered, not Acheron, a planet which was discovered 44 years previously. I also have an idea that this will not have a direct tie in to the Derelict craft on Acheron, or explain specifically what went wrong with it. You will just be able to surmise what probably happened after seeing Prometheus. From the entire corporate timeline, one gets the impression that Weyland is intent on making a profit from whatever they can discover in the universe. Since they have received other pings back, and also discovered planets, it seems to me that the signal from the derelict was probably finally heard on earth by Weyland. The acquistion of private and government agencies and technologies illustrated in the timeline leaves me to believe that they have a monopoly on these sorts of things. A quick check of which ships would pass closest to Acheron in the near future would have allowed Weyland execs to hash out Order 937, and quickly switch out the Science officer on the USS Nostromo with Ash, before it departed.

"MAY 14TH, 2039 - DISCOVERY OF ACHERON LV-426 Weyland astronomers discover multiple moons and a ringed planet just outside the Zeta 2 Reticuli system, which are possibly able to support life. Weyland expects to travel there within the century." There a few things I would take from this... 1) Acheron/LV-426 is one of these moons and likely, one of its smallest. 2) I've become increasing convinced, though not entirely, that the planet in 'Prometheus' is a different moon from Acheron/LV-426. 3) Given that the planet and its moons are known celestial bodies and that it is also believed they could be habitable, it may not have been prudent to mount a journey to the system until the discovery of the 'star map' pictogram found in civilizations all over the world clearly depicting THAT system when applied to actual star charts.

Exactly! I can't figure oit how he would even LOOK in that same system just by accident.

Ya Shawn , please tell

@..XENOWHAT,, no one did l dont how i, or any one else forgot that one .............. I have this Kit ready to build when ever i get around to it

@phil ... That's a good one ... We know there's 2 civilisations don't we? ... by the 2 different type of Heiroglyphics found on the planet ... what is the Glyphs on the Ampule (pods) belong to the saucer? ... :) ...

I know I already posted on this thread but, one spacecraft(and pilot) deserves honorable mention. gotta be the un-named A-wing pilot from I believe ROTJ. He's doing his thing, flying around, kicking arse when he gets hit and then corkscrews at full throttle into a Star Destroyer's command deck. straight up, galactic-kamikaze style. what a way to go.

if he hasn't been there (sent someone) already...

Anybody mention Jupiter1 from lost in space?

@shawn ... I can understand fully about the studios getting annoyed by mass prodution fruad ... I won't be denting their pile of cash ;) ... haha with black w/red cap :) ...

interdimensional/space ships from Buckaroo Banzai....ok, the derelict

Does anyone remember Starhunter?

I find most spaceship designs ugly, but a couple I like: Swordfish II - Cowboy Bebop [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J75vM97Twi4/TMb5JDZ8bKI/AAAAAAAAASU/_FV-fdtYzts/s1600/swordfish-ii_400.jpg[/img] Vic Viper - Gradius game series [img]http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2008/01/medium_gradius_ii_vic_viper.jpg[/img] Any fan of spaceships needs to check out EVE Online. That games has a Stars Wars universe quantity of ships. http://www.eveonlineships.com/eve-ships-list.php

2001 Discovery for its accuracy. Although the centrifuge was too small to be viable, it did present this mode of artificial gravity for the first time in SciFi. I also liked the ship's "spine" as a store house for the systems consumables. They did their homework on this one.

yw, RC 8...ty for your great Avatar! It always winds me up....!

We all appear to be kneeling on the ground in this "invitation." Like when C3-P0 told the story to the Ewoks....

1. Normandy - I feel like it's my own [img]http://zombiegamer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mass-effect-normandy1.jpg[/img] 2. Myrmidon (from EVE) [img]http://www.ravestats.com/public/fen/0_27012010114815mymidon_1.jpg[/img] 3. Dream chaser - an orbital space plane currently in development [img]http://www.geekosystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/800px-Dream_Chaser_and_the_International_Space_Station-550x355.jpg[/img] 4. Nebuchadnezzar - not a spaceship but it's awesome [img]http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g43/446343/446343_1292124141_large.jpg[/img] 5. And the last but not the least... [img]http://www.toplessrobot.com/prometheus4.jpg[/img]

1. Normandy - I feel like it's my own [img]http://zombiegamer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mass-effect-normandy1.jpg[/img] 2. Myrmidon (from EVE) [img]http://www.ravestats.com/public/fen/0_27012010114815mymidon_1.jpg[/img] 3. Dream chaser - an orbital space plane currently in development [img]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dream_Chaser_and_the_International_Space_Station.jpg[/img] 4. Nebuchadnezzar - not a spaceship but it's awesome [img]http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g43/446343/446343_1292124141_large.jpg[/img] 5. And the last but not the least... [img]http://www.toplessrobot.com/prometheus4.jpg[/img]

Cypher, Who do you think David Lindelof is? I have an idea...

Thanks Brain!

Swordfish II (Cowboy Bebop) Vic Viper (Gradius game series) Dragon gunship (Avatar) the Normandy (Mass Effect game series) Silvergun (Radiant Silvergun game) Sulaco (Aliens) A-Wing (Jedi) "prawn" mothership (District 9) NOSTROMO (of course) Arwing (StarFox game series) Honorable mention: Numerous ships from the game EVE Online, which has a Star Wars universe quantity of ships. I find most space ship designs butt ugly though.

@shawn, I would love to see how that film plays out...HAHAHA

Ruet drops the Argo from star blazers on us. That's awesome. I totally agree.

Ripley is 29 in Alien. This means she isn't born until 10 years after Prometheus goes down. Her mom could be in the movie... As a teenager

still at ramming speed .....i wonder if it first gear , or 4th

so close now , i think we can wait till June ....................NOT.....................

@Frantz - The Chupacabra/Elvis link was NOT obvious to me. At least not until after Michael Jackson's death. Then it was like (FACE PALM!) how could I not have seen it before?!?

Ha, Hawking. He thinks like Ozymandias! Maybe his bid to ensure world peace?

its cool the way alot of you are saying Prometheus , Myself, l`m really looking foward to see her coming in for a landing and get a view , and if any body spots a pre order for the model Kit ,Get it posted HERE

1. Millenium Falcon 2. X-Wing Fighter 3. Nostromo 4. USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) 5. Space Battleship Yamato 6. Battlestar (original series) 7. Slave I 8. Discovery One ( XD-1 ) 9. Imperial Star Destroyer 10. Eagle Transporter

That's exactly how I feel, like I spoiled it for myself.

It's possible someone connected with Weyland was up to no good and tried to take something of theirs. Just like when they wanted the Xenomorph. This could be why the space jockeys are hostile.