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
Politics

Riley (@kaleri_)

Overwatch
Ghost in the Shell
Riverdale
Mukbangs - Thien Le and BenDeen
kpopcast
Learning Korean

Pam (@jasyla_)

Torment: Tides of Numenera
Telltale Batman
Arkham VR and other VR games
The Sopranos

Alien (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? @Duke0619

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