Alien Minute

Jason Heck returns to say a lot of very inaccurate things about Beverly Hills Cop, talk with us about possibly sedated cats, and have his mind melted by some strange discussion of the detrimental aspects of retcon prequels. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today Mitch and John are joined by film critic Jason Heck to talk about cynical salvagers, what went into creating the Gateway Station effect, and to argue about who has the worse bad theory about Jones' relationship ​​​​​​​with the Nostromo crew. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

On this particularly perfunctory episode, we discuss the effectiveness of the salvager's suits, talk about a bunch of boring DVD rip related stuff, and John is baffled by how Mitch counts using "chimpanzee" instead of "Mississippi". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, Mitch and John discuss badass blow torches, puppety arms, and flashy light shows. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we discuss the glittering glaze covering the inside of the Narcissus, how James Cameron evokes Ridley Scott, and we go into some screenwriting shop talk. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we finish talking about the credits, discuss how James Horner was a ripoff artist, and talk about the absence of H.R. Giger. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Alien Minute returns to talk about the first half of the Aliens credits, why we selected the Theatrical Cut, and where we first came to know about Paul Reiser. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

John and Mitch discuss Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, David Lynch's revival of Twin Peaks, and the immediate future of Aliens Minute. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

On this bonus episode of Alien Minute, we're joined by New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator to talk about space vampires, pausing VHS tapes, and the evolution of movie trailers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we say goodbye to you, our beloved listeners, by talking on and on about the more unsung members of the Alien production crew. Thanks to everyone. See you soon for Aliens. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

In our penultimate episode, we discuss Ripley's seemingly random recitation of the Nostromo crew members, the prevalent use of zooms in 70s cinema, and we read an email from listener John Griffin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

In today's victorious episode we discuss drastic musical shifts, spherical lenses, and another brilliant Ripley reaction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we talk about why Ripley turns her back on the Alien, why there's paper in the Narcissus, and how we really feel about the Alien suit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

We'll be guest-free this week though today we do take a voicemail from listener Eric Moore which prompts us to discuss model making, noxious gasses, and foggy visors. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we have Jon Niccum back to talk about complicated helmet designs, harpoon guns, and the history of Ripley's calming song. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

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Marya returns for one last show to go deep into the subject of Ripley's striptease, discuss how we feel about the big jump scare, and we go on a tangent about the myriad issues with film Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Marya E. Gates returns to talk with us about whether Ripley actually cares that much about Jones, the motivations behind Ripley's disrobing, and the lack of feminist cinema in the 70s. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Erin joins us one last time to discuss the cinema of 1979, more on "second" endings, and the concept of the final girl trope. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support