Before our titular space monster skitters into the picture, “Alien: Earth” places before us the ages-old mankind versus machine quandary. We’re nearly there in our reality, with innovations in artificial intelligence shortening the stretch between our current limitations and a scenario in which a human mind can merge with a mechanical one.

Early reviews are coming in for "Alien: Earth" and the consensus is that Noah Hawley's newest series is a hit. With a few detractors, critics are saying that "Alien: Earth" starts off slow, but once it gets going there's no pulling yourself away. The series debuted with an 88% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.