Suffice it to say, there are some very big ideas in Prometheus and, therefore, it covers a very vast expanse of time.
Damon LindelofYou can watch an episode of Friends or an episode of Law & Order and just drop in, but you're not going to in the middle of Season 4, Episode 5 of Lost. It's like picking up a Harry Potter book and flipping to a chapter. You have to read it from beginning to end.
Damon Lindelof