Show notes
This week we have a returning guest, our friend Sara, to talk about the first two installments of the Alien movie franchise.Guest and Topic Intro (00:00:19)A brief intro to our guest Sara and an intro to our topic this episode.What we've been up to (00:01:31)Sara (@serrinnewow) World of Warcraft Girlfriend's Day A Series of Unfortunate Events Riverdale A Dark, Dark Wood Girl on the Train PoliticsRiley (@kaleri_) Overwatch Ghost in the Shell Riverdale Mukbangs - Thien Le and BenDeen kpopcast Learning KoreanPam (@jasyla_) Torment: Tides of Numenera Telltale Batman Arkham VR and other VR games The SopranosAlien (00:24: 31) What is Alien? Why are these films so interesting to discuss? Space and silence Ripley was originally supposed to be played by a man, how do you think that would have changed both films’ themes? @youmeyou When Computers Were Women True or false: Jonesy is the real hero @runycat Smoking in movies Aliens - change of genre Story beats shared between the two movies What earth species as host do you think would result in the most terrifying xenomorph? @The_Doc_Webb Aliens characters The Corporation Special effects @xhugglesx wants us to talk about Prometheus Alien is my all-time favorite film, followed closely by Aliens. Do you hope Alien Covenant more follows the original horror masterpiece or the action-packed sequel? Or maybe a mixture of the two? @Duke0619If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
