======= Alternate Alien3 ======

A set of  [[late 20th century]] [[popular culture|popcultural timelines]], written by [[offtopic:Viewcode]]. They are short and both appeared in a discussion thread about ATL versions of the film, started by [[offtopic:John Fredrick Parker]].

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==== Premise and POD ====

The 1992 film //Alien3// was the third in the //Alien// franchise. Its two predecessors were regarded as leaders in their subgenres and the third film was hoped to follow in this tradition. But the shoot was troubled: Sigourney Weaver didn't commit until late, and directors and scripts came and went. The result was a mishmash of a film which, (whilst well-regarded in some quarters), was seen as an underperformance and the franchise didn't really recover critical and financial acclaim until //Prometheus// in 2013.

A discussion was opened [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-7977750|here]]. [[offtopic:Viewcode]] wrote two scenarios for alternate versions. You can see them below.

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==== Alternates ====

  * [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-7972923|David Fincher's Alien3 (1995)]] - the success d'estime approach, where the third film doesn't gross very much, but is critically acclaimed.
  * [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/1/post-7977750|Paul Verhoeven's Alien3 (1997)]] - Zer Mad Box-office Spectacular, where the third film grosses an enormous amount.

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