Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In lesser hands, a series spinoff of the theatrical “Alien” franchise might seem like just another IP play — a money grab.

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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 1. In 1979, the face of sci-fi horror changed forever with Ridley Scott's Alien. Not only did the director create one of the ...

The following contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Alien: Earth. It comes to light that Kavalier is building synthetics with the sole purpose of placing human consciousness inside of them, ...