What is Alien: Definition and 126 Discussions

Alien is a science-fiction horror/action media franchise centered on the film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien" or Xenomorph.
Produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, the series began with Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, and was followed by three sequels: Aliens (1986), directed by James Cameron; Alien 3 (1992), directed by David Fincher, and Alien Resurrection (1997), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Scott also directed a prequel series, composed of Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), which follows the exploits of the David 8 android and the creators of the eponymous creatures referred to as the "Engineers".
The series has led to numerous novels, comics, video games and television series. It has inspired a number of spin-offs - most notably the Alien vs. Predator franchise, which combines the continuities of the Alien franchise with the Predator franchise and consists of two films as well as various series of comics, books, and video games.

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    Alien species produced memories

    If an alien species produced memories using process involving an overall negative entropy change, would it have memories from our future? It would appear to us as though these alien memories were being destroyed with an overall positive entropy change (since in our perception every reaction...
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    Exploring Gravity on Sci-fi Alien Worlds

    How come on whatever Sci-fi show/movie e.g. Startrek, Star Wars, Stargate SG-1, star.*, etc. you never see people struggling to pick up their feet or bouncing around freely on whatever random planet they visit, as though whatever planet happens to have exactly the same as Earth's mass, isn't...
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    How many alien civilizations are existing in the Milky Way

    Here is a poll...how many alien civilizations do you think are existing in the Milky Way at this moment. - 1 - 10 - 50 - 100 - 1000 - 10 000 or more I would vote for 50
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    Is It Possible For An Alien Species To Have Evolved

    Both our kind of intelligence (a civilization) and superior physical abilities (like superhuman strength, speed, agility, etc).
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    Is There Evidence of Alien Implants?

    http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=193580 I don't know what to say. What could it be? Somewhat interesting if everything that was said is true. Edit by Ivan: Link fixed.
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    The Social Implications of Contacting an Alien Race

    Ignoring the if, when, and how of contact with an alien race, what would the social stigmata be of this event? Suppose that we receive radio signals from Race B (roughly equivalent in technological development) that originate several light years away in 2010. How would our society be forced to...
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    Do aliens experience consciousness like humans?

    In defining consciousness as it relates to humans, is it reasonable to assume that extra terrestrial life having evolved to an equivalent or higher state will interact with the physical universe in the same way, put simply do you think aliens think/experience like us on a deeper level ?
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    Oh great, unmoderated alien communications

    http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/23/craigslist.space/index.html i.e., number of star systems reached = zero! I think I’d prefer first contact to be an “elite” message rather than random babbling. :rolleyes:
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    What could alien life be like beyond our solar system?

    Speculation On Extra Solar Biology I think this could be an interesting thing to talk about, what could alien life really be like? Of course nothing like the stupidity shown in movies and on TV. To get this thread going I've provided a link to an unfinished world building project...
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    Discovering the Unknown: Exploring Life on Alien Worlds

    Check this out: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/02/et.send/index.html This article got me thinking. On an alien planet, on which life forms have developed in a completely different way to us; how would they think (presuming they were more intelligent than us) what would their...
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    What Happened to the Girl in the Alien vs Predator Movie?

    Why the predator and alien can existed together in Egypt long time ago? Why the pyramid still existed , wasn't it destroyed by an explosion when the predator was defeated? Why the girl was not killed by predator?
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    What Should We Choose? Alien Trade Proposition Questioned by UN

    This was posted in another forum and I was just wondering what the Physics Forum thinks should be chosen. ----------------------------- Alien trade Imagine if you will. An alien spacecraft the size of London appears suddenly over New York. After the inevitable panic, mayhem, calls...
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    Cosmic Deception: The Hoaxed Alien Invasion Scenario

    This is something that everyone on the planet should read, it's a very real possibility given todays technological capabilities. http://educate-yourself.org/cn/cosmicdeception04apr03.shtml
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    Alien artifact found in Tunguska site

    http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/08/10/tunguska.shtml According to the Moscow News, the first ever debris of the object that exploded over Tunguska, Russia in 1908 has been recovered. The article says that a large black, metallic box has been found and has been sent to a lab for analysis...
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    Feeling Like an Alien: Experiencing Life from a Different Perspective

    Once in awhile i'll be walking down the street, and for a brief second, my perspective shifts. Everything around me (the pavement, the houses, the cars) seem extremely surreal and ficticious. I feel like I'm walking in that model town from the movie "Beetlejuice". I get a flashback of this...
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    Alien Abduction Tales Offer Clues on Memory

    http://my.webmd.com/content/article/89/100279.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_04 I assume this may just be a case of bad reporting but the article appears to say that it can't be so its not. As reported, the logic appears to be completely circular.
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    When I made first contact with the alien I was amazed

    When I made first contact with the alien I was amazed by how different it looked, even though it's basic shape resembled mine. For example, we both had 2 arms and 2 hands, but the alien's hands tapered into only two digits on one hand and three on the other. I tried speaking to the alien, I said...
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    Did President Eisenhower Really Meet with Aliens in 1954?

    Ike and the Alien Ambassadors The Whole Tooth About the President's Extraterrestrial Encounter "Ike" is President Eisenhower washingtonpost.com today By Peter Carlson Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 19, 2004; Page C01 Fifty years ago tomorrow -- on Feb. 20...
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    To Those Who Don't Believe Alien Abductions Are Occurring

    For your entertainment: To Those Who Don't Believe Alien Abductions Are Occurring By Jim Mortellaro Jsmortell@aol.com 12-21-3 It has come to the attention of this writer, that some folks don't believe in the Abduction Experience. I speak, of course, of Alien abductions. To wit...
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    Alien Abductions: A Report On the Roper Analysis Data

    Alien Abductions: A Report On the Roper Analysis Data by Geraldo Fuentes In the typical "alien abduction," the victim is paralyzed by some unknown force, taken to a small circular room, and then examined and probed by a number of large-eyed, gray skinned, hairless, short creatures. Tissues...
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    Are Alien Abduction Claims Rooted in Psychological Stress?

    Alien Abductee Stress Thousands of people claim that they have been abducted by aliens. Are they lying? Research suggests that, in many cases, those making the claim truly believe it happened. "In case after case after case, I've been impressed with the consistency of the story, the...
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    Make Your Own Alien Energy Ball

    Have anyone read my thread about toys and gadgets? Anyway, it leads here... An energy ball is simply a ball that whenever one touches it, it glows and hums. (electric circuit ball) Does anyone know its schematic diagram (interior of alien ball)? How do I make my own? =) I...
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    In the event of a fullscale alien invasio

    IIn the event of a fullscale alien invasion, how prepared would youre planetary defences be? Tell Me!...
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    How to Cook an Alien Blue | Alien Recipes

    http://users.bigpond.net.au/wanglese/Alien_recipes.html
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    Call to extend [mainstream] alien life search: BBC

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3109910.stm
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    Alien Infection [from Mars]: Astrobiology magazine

    http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=570
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