Ok, so the tech thing has started to bother me, a bit. Like I've said in this thread, I can buy that the Prometheus is a newer, state-of-the-art scientific research vessel and the Nostromo a Mack truck so the differences in tech seem appropriate to me. But I watched Aliens last night and was struck with how the design team really nailed the world of Alien. Everything looks like it could exist in the world the first film created. But there is no sign of Prometheus style touch-screen tech anywhere. Certainly the medical facilities and other locations we see would feature this kind of tech if it existed in this world, yeah? Especially when you take into account the time between the two films. So i did some digging around on the topic on found this Q&A with Riddley Scott and co-witter Damon Lindelof. They touch on a number of things like using real practical sets apposed to CGI (hooray!), Scotts decision to shoot in 3D ("it works like a son of a bitch" he says) and Scotts decision to make the tech in this film sleeker and more modern instead of the grungy look of Alien. So there ya have it. Lindelof gives the defense some of us on this thread have subscribed to (nuclear submarine vs. oil rig), but it seems the difference is there because Scott wanted it that way. "Creative decision". A bit disappointing, but it doesn't break the film for me. From what I've seen the Prometheus' touch-screens are the only things that jump out at me as being from another world. The costumes, creatures and vehicle/prop design all look very 'Alien' to me (anybody know if Bob Cobb is on the design team? If not, they've done a fine job at re-creating his style).