Alien Minute

Today, Lindsey and John discuss blow torches, pearl clutchers, and Ripley's emotional awareness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

This week John is joined again by Lindsey Romain to discuss putting child characters in harm's way, the implied danger of water, and a few welcome changes from the first draft of the Aliens screenplay. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Mitch and John end the week by talking about sleeve grabbing, convenient slides, and other funhouse thrills. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, Mitch and John discuss Gorman's metamorphosis, Newt's possible indifference to everybody except Ripley, and how an alien could get the jump on Vasquez. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

On this episode, John and Mitch discuss the ups and downs of a thrill ride, gravity-defying aliens, and a thoughtful Gorman. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, Mitch and John discuss cutting torches, storytelling logic, and Burke's satisfying demise. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Mitch Brian returns to talk about Bordwell's theory of intensified continuity, Hudson's heroic death, and Cameron's love of the closeup. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Tasha finishes out the week with John and Matthew Peterson to talk about why the heck Hicks puts his gosh darn face in the ceiling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, John and Tasha are joined by Matthew Peterson from Major Spoilers and the Ten Things Series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Bryan Bishop joins John and Tasha one last time to ask: Should Vasquez have had a reading on her tracker? Should Ripley and crew have hauled ass to the fall back position in the first place? Should Tasha be torturing John with images of scary, scary bats? Listen and find out the answers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Tasha and Bryan return to talk with John about Hicks' execution plan, Aliens chess sets, and Ripley's situational awareness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Tasha Robinson from The Next Picture Show Podcast returns with Bryan Bishop of The Verge to talk about Alien themed bathrooms, Burke running out of bullsh*t, and whether or not a Xenomorph would f*ck you over for a god*amned percentage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Jason and John finish the week by talking about, prop acting, Gorman's mind state, and Newt giving orders. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today we discuss how good effects make bad effects better, why sometimes you have to cut on action, and whether or not Newt can kill (or turn the channel on a television) with her scream. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, Jason and John talk about Gorman's new role, Aliens as a horror movie, and Ripley's status as an action hero. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Jason Heck returns to talk facehugger motivation, Burke's possible plan, and what kind of glass that Med Bay window is made of. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Jason Heck returns to talk with John about Ripley's trust issues, posit some wild theories about who might've put the facehugger in the med bay, and go on way too long about Peter Hyams' Outland. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Todd Norris finishes out the week by talking with John and Mitch about Newt reverting to her old ways, the visual effects in Aliens, and the state of cinema in 2017. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

Today, Todd, John, and Mitch talk about James Cameron's sense of geography, Ripley as a soldier, and whether Burke seemed as bad in 1986 as he does today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support

John, Mitch, and Todd discuss the odd structure of the Aliens screenplay and the lone "love" scene in the film. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-ingle2/support