Alien vs. Predator - Timeline

[JudgeDreddpool]

Would people say I should watch the other Alien movies, then Alien Earth, or would it be okay to just jump straight in?

Just jump in. You won't miss anything by not watching Alien: Covenant, AFAIK.

 

[Pro Bot]

Too bad the film was absolute dogshite that almost killed the franchise like what The Predator almost did to the Predator franchise.

I kinda like both The Predator and Alien: Covenant, though lesser to the other films.

 

[Pro Bot]

Just jump in. You won't miss anything by not watching Alien: Covenant, AFAIK.

I think they mean Alien -> Resurrection, and they're doing chronological.

 

[lightsyder]

I kinda like both The Predator and Alien: Covenant, though lesser to the other films.

They both have good moments but pale in comparison to other entries in their respective series.

 

[lightsyder]

Anyone have a good master list of the various Alien and Predator shorts, extras, etc that exist? Like all the stuff for Prometheus and Covenant? I'd like to archive them somewhere just in case they ever leave YouTube. I know Earth has quite a few and I've probably missed some.

 

[Pro Bot]

I've started to link them.

 

[lightsyder]

The next film should explain why people got so confused, I think.

I think a lot of purists just don't like the two franchises mixing. Personally I love it...lol

 

[lightsyder]

I've started to link them.

I'll have to dig back and grab them for future reference. Thanks!

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

I think they mean Alien -> Resurrection, and they're doing chronological.

Ah, righty

 

[Pro Bot]

I kinda like both The Predator and Alien: Covenant, though lesser to the other films.

I don't hate a single film in this universe, but here's my personal ranking. It's harder to list than you'd think for me. Assume the special edition for every film, though I slightly prefer the theatrical Alien.

01. Blade Runner
02. Blade Runner 2049
03. Alien
04. Predator
05. Predator: Killer of Killers
06. Aliens
07. Prometheus
08. Alien³
09. Alien: Romulus
10. Predators
11. Predator 2
12. Prey
13. Underwater
14. Alien: Covenant
15. Soldier
16. AVP: Alien vs. Predator
17. The Predator
18. Alien: Resurrection
19. AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

 

[lightsyder]

AVPR could have been so good if we could have only seen what was going on in it

 

[Pro Bot]

I actually still like AVPR. I personally never had any issues seeing everything, though it is obviously too dark. It's more of a slasher film than your typical Alien instalment.

 

[woodlark_289]

heres a document i have with all the videos

 

[Pro Bot]

https://www.thepopverse.com/tv-alie...berg-fx-20th-century-studios-xenomorph-yautja

"We [Hawley, Trachtenberg, and Álvarez] talk to the degree that we're trying to avoid duplication of story or inadvertent mimicry," Hawley said, "But in general, they're not all coordinated. What I've suggested, since there's a surprising paucity of mythology in the seven films, other than that there's a company called Weyland-Yutani... I've said, 'Well, you know, so if this show is a prequel to the movies, and I've made some choices about how humanity is organized: it might be helpful if you adopt those [choices] should the issue come up in your films,' Right? But otherwise, we're not really coordinating with each other."

See? It's all canon.

 

[Pro Bot]

So, I don't know if anyone has read Predator Kills the Marvel Universe yet, but:

Spoiler

1. It's set one year after Predator vs. Spider-Man.
2. Dead Guardians of the Galaxy.
3. Dead Fantastic Four.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

So, I don't know if anyone has read Predator Kills the Marvel Universe yet, but:

Spoiler

1. It's set one year after Predator vs. Spider-Man.
2. Dead Guardians of the Galaxy.
3. Dead Fantastic Four.

Okay, quick question, but...

Spoiler

is it a single Predator or a Clan of Predators?

 

[Pro Bot]

Okay, quick question, but...

Spoiler

is it a single Predator or a Clan of Predators?

Spoiler

Clan working with Kraven the Hunter.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Spoiler

Clan working with Kraven the Hunter.

Haven't read the Marvel vs. Predator crossovers yet, but damn...

 

[stphylcccs]

Would people say I should watch the other Alien movies, then Alien Earth, or would it be okay to just jump straight in?

Asking this again, since I never got an answer about the movies that happen afterwards

 

[Pro Bot]

Asking this again, since I never got an answer about the movies that happen afterwards

No, it's fine. You can watch it without having seen Alien 1-4. It's a mostly unconnected prequel. A parallel story, really.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Oh yeah, that reminds me, but I noticed you didn't include the DLCs for Alien: Isolation on the Viewing Order, yet the DLCs for Alien: Colonial Marines (Stasis Interrupted) and AVP2 (Primal Hunt) are included on there.

 

[stphylcccs]

Aliens: Criminal Enterprise is on the timeline twice. Would this need to be corrected, or is it a multiple stories thing?

I also didn't get any response for this, is there a reason for including it twice (I presume it's just an error, but you never know)

 

[Pro Bot]

It's fixed.

 

[stphylcccs]

Phobos (Link)

This is just a link to a Covenant trailer, not Phobos

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

This is just a link to a Covenant trailer, not Phobos

Yeah, the full Phobos short is 9 minutes long.

 

[JudgeDreddpool]

Found the full short on Vimeo, thankfully.

 

[stphylcccs]

Watched Covenant last night and I don't see how it contradicts AVP at all…

 

[lightsyder]

Watched Covenant last night and I don't see how it contradicts AVP at all…

Lots of people watched it and decided David created the xenomorphs so they couldn't possibly have existed in the past during the AvP movies. Those people also ignore how old the ship in Alien is...

 

[stphylcccs]

Lots of people watched it and decided David created the xenomorphs so they couldn't possibly have existed in the past during the AvP movies. Those people also ignore how old the ship in Alien is…

I guess that makes sense… it's blatantly wrong once you put any amount of consideration into it, but still, it kinda makes sense

 

[lightsyder]

I guess that makes sense… it's blatantly wrong once you put any amount of consideration into it, but still, it kinda makes sense

Yep. I think the novelization even clarified it as a new type of xenomorph that he created. But even in Prometheus there images of xenos in the room where they find the black goo vases.