🌎 Alien: Earth Conspiracies, Peacemaker's View of Gotham, + More!

There’s nothing wrong with tweaking the lore of an ongoing franchise to fill in some gaps or correct mistakes. The worldbuilding that’s going on in Alien: Earth, for example, is less about retconning and more about deepening the timeline and solving some troubling mysteries of the franchise. And the different vision of Gotham that’s showing up in Peacemaker, Superman, and elsewhere may be part of an effort to make the crime-ridden city less one dimensional.

But when it comes to a franchise like Star Trek, which crossed over from TV to film rather than the other way around like Alien: Earth, the question becomes: on which screens is the story told best? As filmmakers and television producers expand IPs into all corners of entertainment, it can be a real minefield determining the best distribution for stories that are much loved by fans whose enjoyment spans decades.

— Michael Ahr, Newsletter Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

• Our analysis of the corporate conspiracies in Alien: Earth 👽

• A look at the new vision for Gotham cropping up in Peacemaker 🏙️

• Ongoing debate over the merit of Star Trek movies 🎥

• …and more!