First off, a huge thank-you to TB1971 for his VERY generous contribution to this project – the breadth and quality of his collection is quite staggering, and his input has really raised this compilation to another level.
Now, here’s a summary of the materials in hand, in film by film order. This is not an attempt at a final list – for one thing, I have followed triffid’s earlier guidelines in terms of what should/should not be included, so for now such items as the short making-ofs from the Legacy set aren’t here, but could easily be added if there is sufficient interest.
The second point is that this list is, of course, wide open for further additions, or for superior versions to be substituted when found (I am well aware that better copies of certain elements are already in the pipeline).
Ok, here’s the story so far. All elements are PAL format unless otherwise noted.
Alien Evolution
ALIEN:
Giger's Alien (Ebay DVD - NTSC)
Shock & Awe - The Return of Alien (TB1971 – a huge improvement on the archives version)
Excerpt from Ridley Scott documentary - Eye of the Storm (Jonno)
Alien DC featurette (ASH595 - NTSC)
Alien DC trailer x2 (ASH595 - NTSC - and TB1971)
Alien DC TV spots x6 (TB1971)
Alien DC Yaphet Kotto interview (TB1971)
ALIENS:
Aliens: James Cameron - A Director and His Work (Alien Archives)
Aliens TV spots x2 (from TB1971) and x6 (en route from fezza2000)
Saturday Night Live: Alienses (TB1971)
ALIEN 3:
Making of Alien 3 UK (Alien Archives)
Entertainment Tonight - Alien 3 visual effects (TB1971)
Entertainment Tonight - Alien 3 Charles S Dutton interview (TB1971)
MTV Alien 3 preview (TB1971)
MTV Alien 3 visual effects (TB1971)
ALIEN RESURRECTION:
Alien Resurrection - Behind the Scenes (Ron Perlman) (TB1971)
Making of Alien Resurrection (Brad Dourif) (TB1971)
Alien Resurrection TV spots x3 (TB1971)
Entertainment Tonight - Alien Resurrection LA Premiere (TB1971)
Entertainment Tonight - Alien Resurrection Weaver/Ryder interview (TB1971)
GENERAL:
Alien War (TB1971)
Aliens - Ride at the Speed of Fright (TB1971)
Quadrilogy Trailer (Jonno)
TB1971 has also provided some short pieces from Croatian TV (HRT). These are essentially very good edits of existing material, focusing on such elements as deleted scenes and other behind-the-scenes stuff.
What’s the general feeling on this sort of thing? I’d like to include them if there’s space, even though they don’t offer anything that’s exactly ‘new’. I think I better pass them on to someone else for a second opinion…
Ok, feel free to comment on things I’ve missed or just got completely wrong! I’m very hopeful that 8t88’s Giger’s Alien will be of a high standard – for one thing, it will mean we have a uniform PAL set.
Between this list and the DVD intro/menus I’ve seen from meedermow, I think this project is going to result in something very special indeed…