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[[Izzy Sinclair]] compared being chased by the [[Dalek]]s and their [[Contagium]] to being "an extra in an ''Alien'' film". The [[Eighth Doctor]] wryly agreed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'')
[[Izzy Sinclair]] compared being chased by the [[Dalek]]s and their [[Contagium]] to being "an extra in an ''Alien'' film". The [[Eighth Doctor]] wryly agreed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
=== Fact or fiction? ===
Not uncommonly for ''Doctor Who'', the events depicted in the ''Alien'' films are both established to be works of fiction and reality for the denizens of the DWU, in that the [[Xenomorph]]s exist in-universe, seemingly contradicting references to the films also existing in-universe. [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Annotated Autopsy of Agent A (short story)|The Annotated Autopsy of Agent A]]'' was a short story which tried to provide an explanation for this, positing that the [[life-spore]]s were one identity of [[the Enemy]], which inserted themselves into the meta-flow of [[Earth]]'s popular culture, thus explaining that the films were based upon the life-spores. The story goes onto pass commentary of the further-evolving lore of the ''Alien'' franchise. The only downside is that the [[life-spore]]s, while heavily ''implied'' to be Xenomorphs, aren't ''quite'' the same thing, and not just in name. For one, they reproduce via [[spore]]s, not [[Facehugger]]s.
On the topic of Facehuggers, they have been confirmed to be part of the in-universe franchise in [[TV]] ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]''. Though, they were first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', which was ambiguous regarding their existence as reality or fiction.
Furthing the "mythos" that the events depicted in the ''Alien'' franchise are a reality in the DWU, an animated reconstruction of [[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' had a brief easter egg depicting the [[Weyland Yutani Corporation]]'s logo on a monitor.
=== Cast and crew connections ===
* {{w|Ridley Scott}}, the director of ''Alien'', was originally scheduled to design ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''.
* [[John Hurt]] played Kane in ''Alien''. As referenced by Toshiko in the DWU, the film was famous for the scene where the {{iw|alienanthology|The Alien (Nostromo)|Xenomorph}} burst out of Kane's chest.
* [[Alibe Parsons]] played a Med Tech in ''Aliens''.
* [[Tip Tipping]] played Private Crowe in ''Aliens''.
* [[Trevor Steedman]], who appeared as a guard in ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'', played Private Wierzbowski in ''Aliens''.
* [[Brian Glover]] played Harold Andrews in ''Alien 3''.
* [[Paul McGann]] played Golic in ''Alien 3''. [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] also exists in the [[DWU]].
* [[Danny Webb]] played Morse in ''Alien 3''.
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Revision as of 13:59, 8 April 2021

Alien (film)

Alien was a science fiction horror movie that had a sequel, (TV: Dreamland) both part of a series of films. (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone)

The film involved aliens, (AUDIO: Birthright, TV: Last Christmas, et al.) called Facehuggers. (TV: Last Christmas) Seemingly, air vents were a recurring element in the films. (TV: Dreamland) Alien also had a director's cut. (PROSE: Birthright)

History

Origin

When the Enemy became one with the Life-spores, they travelled to Earth in 1967. In order to go further back, they inserted themselves into the "meta-flow" of popular culture, in an era imbued with "iconic energies". They gained the power they needed in order to travel back into the Old-times. (PROSE: The Annotated Autopsy of Agent A)

When the Seventh Doctor told Ace about the Wirrn, she was unimpressed, having recently watched the director's cut of Alien in Ealing. (PROSE: Birthright)

References

Professor Albert Smithe noted a resemblance between the dream crabs' method of consuming their victims' brains, by latching onto their face, and the facehugger from Alien. The Twelfth Doctor, upon hearing there was a horror movie called Alien, described it as "really offensive", commenting, "no wonder everyone keeps invading you!" Alien was also one of the DVDs on Shona McCullough's Christmas Day itinerary after she woke up from her dream. (TV: Last Christmas)

The Tenth Doctor referenced Alien and its sequel Aliens when he discovered an air vent, and felt sad that Cassie and Jimmy hadn't seen the movies. (TV: Dreamland)

Jason Kane compared the reproductive cycle of the Charrl to the aliens in the film. (AUDIO: Birthright)

Izzy Sinclair compared being chased by the Daleks and their Contagium to being "an extra in an Alien film". The Eighth Doctor wryly agreed. (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone)

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