Covenant Minute

In which I discuss breathing, the number of days this narrative took place over, and imagine what life will be like in the time of Prometheus.

In which I discuss Shaw’s journey of faith, run through the list of the film’s flaws, and talk about my personal journey with Prometheus.

In which I discuss the limitations of the AI within synthetics, the narrative purpose behind violence against androids in fiction, and how appearance shapes perception.

Citations

Cargill, C. R. (2017). Sea of rust: A novel. HarperCollins.

Tay, B., Jung, Y., & Park, T. (2014). When stereotypes meet robots: The double-edge sword of robot gender and personality in human–robot interaction. Computers in Human Behavior, 38, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.014 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563214002921

In which I discuss plot-driven vs character-driven storytelling, high-concept vs low-concept, and the framing vs text.

 Citations

Ellis, L. (2017, September 23). Framing Megan Fox: Feminist Theory Part 3 | The Whole Plate: Episode 7 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/tKyrUMUervU?t=823

Malory, T. (2015). Le Morte D’Arthur. Hackett Publishing.

Watt, I. (1957). The rise of the novel. University of California Press.

In which I discuss body horror, how fears change throughout life, and how horror compares to other genres.

Citations

Monroe C Beardsley Professor of Philosophy Noel Carroll, & Carroll, N. (2003). The philosophy of horror: Or, paradoxes of the heart. Routledge. 

In which I discuss David’s feelings for Shaw, the nature of horror, and explore Alien as a franchise. 

Citations

Arcudi, J., Mahnke, D., & Palmiotti, J. (1997). Aliens: Stronghold. Dark Horse Books. 

In which I discuss the Wrestlemaniafication of the end of Prometheus, consider alternate ways to end the film, and the importance of cohesion.

In which I am joined one last time by Simon Haynes of the Kung Pow Minute to discuss Hollywood atheists, comedy in horror, and how the Alien prequels are the best prequels ever.

Citations

Paradise, an Alien prequels fan-edit by Job Willins:

https://jobwillins.tumblr.com/post/165299936047/about-paradise

In which I am joined once again by Simon Haynes of Fanboy Minute, discussing running in straight lines, why prequels generally don’t work, and Alien as a TV series.

Citations

You can find Simon at Fanboy Crossing on YouTube to follow the Kung Pow Minute: https://www.youtube.com/user/fanboycrossing