Sigourney Weaver Applauds FX Series 'Alien: Earth': 'I Can't Believe It's Television'

Sigourney Weaver, who famously stars as Ellen Ripley in the iconic sci-fi "Alien" franchise, applauded FX's series "Alien: Earth" as a "beautifully done" prequel. "I can't believe it's television, frankly," Weaver told Collider in an interview, adding that she admires that the show isn't "Alien-centric." "It is about what world we will be living in in 100 years," she continued. "I think the scope of it is so much bigger than an Alien project. Fascinating. Much more about our world, what's going to be happening to it, what's going to be important, the role . . .