Aliens Episode 77: Get This Guy a Tranq Pack
John Robert and Crystal Beth return to talk about a competent Hudson, a half-hearted yawn, and some awkward pointing.
Sep 26, 2017•22 min
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Aliens Episode 76: Why Don't You Put Her In Charge?!?!
John has returned from vacation and he put Crystal Beth in charge of co-hosting duties. They discuss Ripley's administrative strategies with Hudson, how the Xeno cocoons compare to the ones in Stranger Things, and they talk about which version of the Alien they find the most disturbing. Crystal also brought her life partner/ Fifth Eleminute co-host John Robert Wilson along.
Sep 25, 2017•24 min
Aliens Episode 75: Is That the Only Flamethrower?
It's Kyle and Bray's last day and they finish up by talking about gear-up scenes and Michael Biehn's career.
Sep 22, 2017•12 min
Aliens Episode 74: It's Mostly Game Over, Man...Mostly
Kyle and Brady are back to discuss a couple of iconic lines.
Sep 21, 2017•12 min
Aliens Episode 73: Drop Ship
Today, Kyle and Brady discuss the dropship crash.
Sep 20, 2017•11 min
Aliens Episode 72: We're Rolling
Kyle and Brady return to talk about about the planet surface set, the different planets in the Alien universe, and Spunkmeyer getting slimed.
Sep 19, 2017•11 min
Aliens Episode 71: Nuke It
Kyle and Brady are back to talk about Burke and Bishop's roles within the group, whether Gorman would've authorized nukes, and another shared moment between Ripley and Hicks.
Sep 18, 2017•16 min
Aliens Episode 70: This Ain't Happenin' Man!
Kyle and Brady round out the week by talking about Bill Paxton performances, nerve gas, and a possible non-xenomorph Colonial Marine movie.
Sep 15, 2017•18 min
Aliens Episode 69: No Man Left Behind?
Brady and Kyle from Pele Media return to talk about cocooning, Newt's thumbs-up, and the concept of no man left behind.
Sep 14, 2017•12 min
Aliens Episode 68: You're Just Grinding Metal!
Kyle and Brady are back to talk about the parallels between Jurassic Park and Aliens, how Hicks and Ripley are a good team, and the talk a bit about the foley work on the soundtrack.
Sep 13, 2017•19 min
Aliens Episode 67: Eat This
Today, Kyle and Brady talk about the death of Drake, how James Cameron puts every dollar on the screen, and the deployment of Hick's shotgun.
Sep 12, 2017•29 min
Aliens Episode 66: We Are Leaving!
Kyle and Brady Crane from Pele Media (Ghostbusters, Goonies, and Jurassic Park Minute) have taken over the show and today they talk about the nature of firefights, Ripley coming into her own as a character, and what they think is the best point of the Horner score.
Sep 11, 2017•28 min
Aliens Episode 65: Action Ripley
In their final episode Tyler and Kyle talk with John about how Ripley finally jumps fully into action, how Gorman is helpless to stop her, and how Burke seems to be more of an observer than a participant.
Sep 09, 2017•36 min
Aliens Episode 64: The Sarge is Gone!
What are these Marines going to do without Apone? Tyler Smith and Kyle Anderson return to talk it out.
Sep 07, 2017•31 min
Aliens Episode 63: Where's Bowski?!?!?
Today Kyle and Tyler join John to discuss the significance of the marines being killed in non-alien related incidents, why there is a character named Wierzbowski, and Tyler brags incessantly about winning the Best Actor State of Missouri Award from 2000.
Sep 06, 2017•32 min
Aliens Episode 62: A With It Customer
Today, Tyler and Kyle return to talk about Hudson's competency, the narrative benefits of sudden death, and we bid farewell to Frost.
Sep 05, 2017•22 min
Aliens Episode 61: What the F@*k Are We Gonna Do Now?
This week John is joined by Battleship Pretension co-host Tyler Smith and Kyle Anderson from Nerdist to talk about the competency of the Marines, throwing characters into other genres with the same movie, and whether Aliens is demystifying by nature.
Sep 04, 2017•40 min
Aliens Episode 60: Empty Eggs & Crunchy Facehuggers
Tom Taylor and Joe Mazel join John one more time to talk about what the really happened to these poor, cocooned colonists.
Sep 01, 2017•30 min
Aliens Episode 59: Ripley and the Eggs
Joe and Tom are back to talk about what Ripley does and doesn't know about Xenomorph eggs.
Aug 31, 2017•20 min
Aliens Episode 58: Chekhov's Shotgun
Tom and Joe join John again to talk about why Gorman doesn't tell the Marines about the nuclear reactor, the benefits of ticking bomb tropes, and guns…guns…guns…
Aug 30, 2017•20 min
Aliens Episode 57: A Dry Heat
Today, John is joined again by Joe and Tom to talk way too much about the weather, a little about changing military portrayals in film, and we wonder why Ripley was the first to realize the Marines should shoot their weapons under the heat exchange.
Aug 29, 2017•24 min
Aliens Episode 56: Busy Little Creatures
Today, John is joined by his ABCDevo co-hosts Tom Taylor and Joe Mazel to talk about talk why the Marines have to be reminded to check their targets, how Dietrich is the only one qualified to touch stuff, and the reasons behind Burke's fascination with the Xenomorph.
Aug 28, 2017•29 min
Aliens Episode 55: Pete the Gorman
Pete returns for one last episode and he brought Matt Gourley (James Bonding, I Was There Too) with him to talk about Pete's desire to be Gorman in a video game scenario, whether any prequel has ever been any good, and to discuss a possible BBC Nature Documentary about the Xenomorph.
Aug 25, 2017•50 min
Aliens Episode 54: Lil' Buddy
Kevin Maher joins John and Pete once again to talk about Ron Cobb's atmospheric processor design, the Landmaster from Damnation Alley, and the Gilligan/Skipper-like relationship of Hudson and Apone.
Aug 24, 2017•27 min
Aliens Episode 53: Chet in Space
Today, John and Pete are joined by Kevin Maher from Kevin Geeks Out to talk about the many sides of Bill Paxton, James Cameron as humanist, and the use of World War II tropes in Aliens.
Aug 23, 2017•46 min
Aliens Episode 52: A Spooky Misdirect
Today, Pete the Retailer joins John again to talk about the alphabetical android progression of the Alien franchise, the eerie misdirect of Lance Henriksen's performance in the lab, and how George Lucas should've taken notes from Aliens while writing the prequels.
Aug 22, 2017•23 min
Aliens Episode 51: Hugging the Subject
Today, Pete the Retailer from Star Wars Minute and his wife Ella join us to talk about Star Wars, to further discuss Carrie Henn's performance, and to listen to John go on and on about the composition and editing of the dialogue between Ripley and Newt.
Aug 21, 2017•39 min
Aliens Episode 50: The Feminization of Ripley
Genevieve and Kyle join John one last time to talk about their first times seeing Aliens, how Hudson might be pushing the envelope on obnoxiousness, and what might be some of the applications of the Personal Data Transmitters.
Aug 18, 2017•32 min
Aliens Episode 49: First Stage Comb Out
Kyle and Genevieve return to talk about Ripley as caretaker, Carrie Henn's wonderful physical performance, and why Gorman won't be babysitting any time soon.
Aug 17, 2017•22 min
Aliens Episode 48: Newt's Nest
John and Kyle are again joined by Genevieve Koski to praise Carrie Henn, talk about James Cameron as a screenwriter, and wonder why anybody needed that much jewelry on LV-426.
Aug 16, 2017•27 min
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