· critics say the new sci-fi series set in the alien universe appeals to both old and new fans, but takes some time to build its momentum. Earth is a more than worthy entry in the alien franchise, with terrifying action and heady philosophy — read our review. Our memories and our … Earth does at first seem a bit scattershot in its ideas and story threads, what hawley has imagined for the franchises first tv series ultimately pays off in dazzling,. · within just eight episodes, hawley’s series gives us the horror of alien, the deeper ideas of prometheus and alien: Covenant, the dissection of corporate greed in aliens and alien: · in terms of the depiction of its most terrifying creatures (well, secondary to the humans of course)… this review could spoil details about them, but it’s far more fun to figure out on your … Earth” alternates the deeply philosophical undercurrents one would expect from hawley with intense action and gore that may not be seen coming. · the alien franchises first tv series puts a curious but confident jurassic park-style spin on its established formula. Earth remembers that the best scares are always followed up by an uproarious gasp of laughter. An alien saga at once familiar and entirely fresh. Earth premiere on fx and hulu on august 12 at 8 pm. The first two episodes of alien: An unsettling transhuman fable that stands on its own without aliens at all. · taking place two years before the original film, noah hawley’s dazzlingly haunting epic is all about what exactly defines us as human: · the sum total of which is nothing short of a triumph.