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ORIGINAL: pete_traynor


One thing in the timeline kind of sheds light on an issue I always had in Aliens.

Why were none of the marries at all taken aback when told a xenomorph or bug may be involved? They even coined the phrase ‘Bug Hunt’ While it’s obvious from Aliens these had never been encountered before, they still all seemed to know of the possibility of them.

But the timeline confirms that Weyland was actually responsible for the creation of United States Colonial Marine Corps prior to Prometheus. So, perhaps all enlisted personnel were briefed regarding these things. Maybe not all info was divulged but the very basics. Some of what they gathered in Alien and Prometheus perhaps. Then enlisted personnel have to sign something akin to the Official Secrets Act.

Could the mercenary types we see in Prometheus actually be members of the early USCMC?

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ORIGINAL: tftrman

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ORIGINAL: pete_traynor


One thing in the timeline kind of sheds light on an issue I always had in Aliens.

Why were none of the marries at all taken aback when told a xenomorph or bug may be involved? They even coined the phrase ‘Bug Hunt’ While it’s obvious from Aliens these had never been encountered before, they still all seemed to know of the possibility of them.

But the timeline confirms that Weyland was actually responsible for the creation of United States Colonial Marine Corps prior to Prometheus. So, perhaps all enlisted personnel were briefed regarding these things. Maybe not all info was divulged but the very basics. Some of what they gathered in Alien and Prometheus perhaps. Then enlisted personnel have to sign something akin to the Official Secrets Act.

Could the mercenary types we see in Prometheus actually be members of the early USCMC?

I get the impression that humans are just in fairly regular contact with aliens (not Aliens) at this point, such as the comment about them sleeping with some race (can't remember the name given) and it didn't matter if they were male or female when they're [insert alien name]

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ORIGINAL: porntrooper

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ORIGINAL: tftrman

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ORIGINAL: pete_traynor


One thing in the timeline kind of sheds light on an issue I always had in Aliens.

Why were none of the marries at all taken aback when told a xenomorph or bug may be involved? They even coined the phrase ‘Bug Hunt’ While it’s obvious from Aliens these had never been encountered before, they still all seemed to know of the possibility of them.

But the timeline confirms that Weyland was actually responsible for the creation of United States Colonial Marine Corps prior to Prometheus. So, perhaps all enlisted personnel were briefed regarding these things. Maybe not all info was divulged but the very basics. Some of what they gathered in Alien and Prometheus perhaps. Then enlisted personnel have to sign something akin to the Official Secrets Act.

Could the mercenary types we see in Prometheus actually be members of the early USCMC?

I get the impression that humans are just in fairly regular contact with aliens (not Aliens) at this point, such as the comment about them sleeping with some race (can't remember the name given) and it didn't matter if they were male or female when they're [insert alien name]

That line always throws me in Aliens... is it 'Octurian' or something?? Initially, I always thought it must be some wird alien race they sleep with, but then that kinda makes the universe feel more Star Trek than I'd like, in that it appears humans regularly interact with alien races. However, someone once mentioned, and it may have been here on Empire, that the 'Octurian' or whatever, could just refer to an outworld colony of humans (on the Octurian colony or planet??) that are somehow known for being a bit freaky in the bedroom and so space grunts shack up with the male and female - maybe like Bangok Chicks with Dicks! Either way, it's a really odd little thing in Aliens that always really puzzles me whenever I hear it.

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ORIGINAL: warren7355

I'd always taken 'Bug Hunt' to mean any mission that involved dealing with dangerous indigenous fauna, not necessarily Aliens.

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ORIGINAL: Rob

I think Noomi Rapace is a beautiful woman but she kind of looks like the Joker in some of the shots from the trailer. Particularly the part where she says "it's an invitation".

Not particularly insightful but thought I'd share that anyway!

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ORIGINAL: porntrooper

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ORIGINAL: Rob

I think Noomi Rapace is a beautiful woman but she kind of looks like the Joker in some of the shots from the trailer. Particularly the part where she says "it's an invitation".

Not particularly insightful but thought I'd share that anyway!

Glad Im not the only one..

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ORIGINAL: OPEN YOUR EYES

http://i.imgur.com/BqHrB.jpg
Well he's the mutant.
WeirdGif below:
http://makeagif.com/media/3-13-2012/PV5Cs3.gif

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ORIGINAL: thatlittlemonkey

KIND OF SPOILERS....

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ORIGINAL: OPEN YOUR EYES

http://i.imgur.com/BqHrB.jpg
Well he's the mutant.
WeirdGif below:
http://makeagif.com/media/3-13-2012/PV5Cs3.gif

Sort of wish I hadn't clicked on that (curiosity gets the better of me...[:D]), but from the original teaser trailer, I'd suspected that was him.

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ORIGINAL: TheGodfather

Well, it`s a tv spot anyway. they normally have those voices in it...

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ORIGINAL: pete_traynor


One thing in the timeline kind of sheds light on an issue I always had in Aliens.

Why were none of the marries at all taken aback when told a xenomorph or bug may be involved? They even coined the phrase ‘Bug Hunt’ While it’s obvious from Aliens these had never been encountered before, they still all seemed to know of the possibility of them.

But the timeline confirms that Weyland was actually responsible for the creation of United States Colonial Marine Corps prior to Prometheus. So, perhaps all enlisted personnel were briefed regarding these things. Maybe not all info was divulged but the very basics. Some of what they gathered in Alien and Prometheus perhaps. Then enlisted personnel have to sign something akin to the Official Secrets Act.

Could the mercenary types we see in Prometheus actually be members of the early USCMC?

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ORIGINAL: Private Hudson

Weyland cures cancer?

Doesn't Amanda Ripley McLaren die of that in Aliens while Ripley is sleeping for 57 years?

Only a minor gripe.

I am worried about the whole derelict as I loved that idea that it had been there for centuries.

And as I said I liked the idea that the Alien is a bit random in that there are lots of nasty things lurking out there in space, which of course was summed up by he legendary tagline.

Cures "most" cancers. And it doesn't say they just give away a cure. Who knows, Amanda could have not been able to afford treatments. You don't become a super evil corporation by being nice to the little people.

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ORIGINAL: pete_traynor

Potential Spoiler!!!

A lot of people seem upset that they show the Prometheus crashing into the Derelict in the trailer. But there seems to be a lot of speculation out there that this may actually be a 2 ship expedition. There may be another ship called the Magellan involved. Could be a drop ship or escape craft? But this could be where all the mutated crew stuff happens when the survivors leave the SJ planet?