Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In lesser hands, a series spinoff of the theatrical “Alien” franchise might seem like just another IP play — a money grab.

The description “genre-defying” gets thrown around a lot these days – it is a convenient sticking plaster for any film or series that hasn’t quite figured out what it wants to be. That said, it is an ...

Ridley Scott and Dan O’Bannon’s beloved Alien universe has had its ups and downs, whether the director is attached to the project or not. The first film proves that science fiction horror films can be ...