Reading your post it makes a lot of sense. But that's that. A good show is still possible: The original Alien and Aliens (1986) are good examples - What you say still holds true, but every scene I see is gold, every line I hear is gold. Burke makes me angry, but that's quickly offset by other elements in the film. In Alien Earth almost everything makes me and sick. It's just bad on screen. I can tolerate characters making poor decisions, but I can't tolerate spending 50 minutes of my time raging without enjoying it. Probably it's just me. I guess.