ART… The engineering mind of Parker. 2018-06-13 10:13:48 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:38:53 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Okay, so sure: we already knew from ALIEN that Parker had instinctive engineering skills despite his abrasive personality. After all, he came up…
EPHEMERA A little summer downtime. 2018-05-25 09:15:36 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:39:01 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> While the ship is berthed for cargo transfer, now would be a good time to get away from it all --- a little summer vacation (or…
BOOKS “In wakefulness this deeply buried offal rarely showed itself…” 2018-05-17 05:15:40 PM CDT2020-12-19 07:39:08 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> <INTERFACE 2037 DISCONNECT>
CHARTING NOSTROMO… High-speed terrafoil racing, a tradition since…1970? 2018-01-31 08:00:05 AM CST2020-12-19 07:48:50 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Science fiction is great at extrapolating the future, but in this case, it might be more like interpolation... Continue reading "High-speed terrafoil racing, a…
THE NETWORK… “A passion project […] for the love of the ALIEN franchise.” 2018-01-10 09:28:36 PM CST2020-12-19 07:49:04 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> There are not many Alien-related short videos that can capture the flavor of the original movie, but this one is an exception. Continue reading "“A…
CHARTING NOSTROMO… Spotlight on…Strange Shapes: “Nostromo Crew Profiles” 2017-07-08 08:00:33 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:50:00 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Welcome to the debut of The Nostromo Files' "Spotlight on..." series! Posts with that tag line and this graphic: Continue reading "Spotlight on…Strange Shapes: “Nostromo…
FILM… Brett, Parker, Ripley…and Johnson. 2016-08-06 08:00:07 AM CDT2020-12-19 07:50:40 PM CST <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Part of my enjoyment of Ridley Scott's film, Alien, is the deleted scenes. One of my favorites depicts a humorous and insightful interchange between the…
