Are you a big Alien guy, Dr. Bill? I like to collect on the title myself.
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Absolutely. As a long-time sci-fi fanatic, there have been three touchstones for me - 2001, Blade Runner, and Alien (franchise). For TV, it's been Star Trek (watched new TOS episodes in high school), the newer Battlestar Galactica, and Firefly.
I remember the teaser ads for Alien like it was yesterday - simple, enticing, and subtly terrifying without showing a second of the creature. "In space, no one can hear you scream." As the the title letters slowly formed on the screen. I knew it would be special the first time I saw the previews in the theater. Like 2001, the mold was broken.