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![Darren_Mooney Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::481216430.png) Darren Mooney [@Darren_Mooney](/creator/twitter/Darren_Mooney) on x 12.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 21:48:23 UTC

I love that the early “Alien” franchise is less like an interconnected series than it is a set of vignettes from different directors with distinct viewpoints.

Ridley Scott’s “Alien” is closer to “Blade Runner” than “Aliens”, which is closer to “Terminator 2.”

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