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monsieurxander t1_j43fh43 wrote

I'm sure it'll be a fine series on its own, but seems like taking place on Earth would kind of undermine every movie where the whole point is not letting it get to Earth.

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sweatpantswarrior t1_j43gw7y wrote

There's plenty to mine from having xenomorphs on Earth and under the control of Weyland-Yutani or whoever else. There was a great graphic novel trilogy in the 90s or early 2000s that covered this: Outbreak - Nightmare Asylum - The Female War.

All done by Mark Verheiden (before he did BSG) when they wouldn't use his script for Alien 3.

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imaBEES t1_j4513d6 wrote

Not sure exactly how canon they’re considered, but Alien vs Predator takes place on Earth, so they’ve been on Earth already, just isolated.

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Small_Basket5158 t1_j46ynky wrote

Aliens Earth War begs to differ. I seem to recall several Aliens stories set on Earth. Before and after Aliens took over.

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CALCIUM_CANNONS t1_j47a111 wrote

Some of the books have the aliens on Earth, I think. Might not be remembering this exactly but it's something about harvesting alien honey as a cure for something. Technology has advanced enough that we have suits that completely withstand their acid, we can neuter them with pheromones etc

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