Alien: Earth’s beefy tablets were inspired by Sony’s classic Watchman

A woman sitting in a room above an indoor garden. The woman is using both hands to hold a chunky tablet that she is looking at.

Though technology has always played an important role in the Alien franchise, FX’s Alien: Earth series is the first chapter to really dig into the inner workings of the tech companies responsible for unleashing xenomorphs onto humanity. To corporations like Weyland-Yutani and its competitors, the show’s aliens present an opportunity to develop products that could boost their stock valuations to astronomical new heights. But to show us how powerful these companies already are, Alien: Earth spends a lot of time focusing on the tech that made them rich – things like futuristic guns, space ships, androids, and tablets.

Because Alien: Earth focu …

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