Alien: Earth is the exciting new Sci-Fi/Horror series from FX. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this new series since June, and now that it’s here, I can tell you from what I’ve seen that it didn’t disappoint.

I already knew I was going to like it based on the fact that its creator is Noah Hawley. He’s responsible for some of my favorite series, like Fargo and Legion. On top of that, Justified’s Timothy Olyphant is in the series!
And he’s great, and I didn’t even recognize him!

The story setup is quite simple, a research ship, carrying an Alien crash landed on Earth.

There’s more, of course. Setup 2: a group of dying children are in adult synthetic bodies. They’re the first of their kind. The first, and leader of this group is named Wendy. Her brother is part of the search and rescue crew of that crashed space craft, so she’s determined to find and save him.

There’s a couple of new ideas introduced in this world of Alien. There are now five major corporation in this future, the one we already know is the Weyland Corp. I don’t remember the other companies, but the new one is called Prodigy, and they’re the ones responsible for the children synths. The show also explores cyborgs, which are humans with enhancements. There’s a distinction.

So far, only two episodes have dropped, but this world that is so fascination. My only complaint is that the synth kids act like children. I suppose it’s their characters, but when you see grown adults acting like children, it’s off-putting. So far, I’m interested in more, I wish FX would just let us watch the whole thing… instead of dishing out an episode a week.

Now that I’ve gotten a chance to absorbed more of the story (having watched it twice now), I’ve come to realize that the children synths are more like robots. They are computers, who thinks they’re human children. I know it’s hard to get your mind around this, but think about it. The children’s bodies are all gone, and their mind are now stored in these synth bodies. They just haven’t realized yet that they’re just machines. Still, it’s quite interesting when you break it down like that. This kind of ideas introduced into this Alien world was never explored or mentioned in the original films. We know there are synths, but it’s never distinguished that there are also cyborgs or “hybrids”. I love it.

Revival (2025)
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There is a new supernatural horror television show called Revival that just aired on SyFy. The show is based on the Image Comics of the same name, created by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton.

The show is a resurrection event that brought back 47 formerly dead people in a small town in Wisconsin. Since no one knows what is going on, the entire town is locked down in fear of a contagion or virus. The mystery is trying to figure why and how people are coming back to life.

Our main characters seem to be around a police family, with Detective Dana Cypress (played by actress Melanie Scrofano) and her sister, Em, and her father Wayne, the police captain.

The final 10th episode of Revival will be airing today (August 14), and I’ll confess, I’m not at all interested in seeing this story play out. You see, after the fourth or fifth episode, I lost track of the show because I was in Minneapolis. Unlike Dexter: Resurrection (another “resurrection” show), which I eagerly look forward to seeing the latest episode, I didn’t have the same feelings for Revival.

I think perhaps if I have read the comic book (which I have not), I would be more excited about it. Since the last episode is tonight, I need to catch up. Watching this show has become somewhat of a chore… so I’m not sure if I could recommend the series.