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Capitalism, that's the Real Horror (Episode 25)

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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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          Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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