Frankenstein's Podcast

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way. 

This episode we’re jumping into Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era film series with the 2012’s Prometheus. Plus, we have a bonus interview (starting at 1:17:50) with the fantastic creature actor and Last Engineer himself, Ian Whyte, in which we talk about his many film roles, his participation in several iconic franchises, and his specific relationship with the Alien universe and this film.

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

If you like what you hear, consider supporting us on Patreon!

References:

Xenopedia

Before StarBeast — Prometheus - Monster Legacy

Dan O’Bannon’s comic, The Long Tomorrow

Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ and the “idiot plot” - a. a. Birdsall

What The Original Alien Prequel Script Reveals About Prometheus & Covenant - ScreenRant

Ian Whyte website

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way. 

This episode we’re digging into the fourth entry in the franchise, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Joss Whedon’s tonally divergent threequel, Alien: Resurrection!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Grant Hasbrouck is a fellow geek and graphic designer who has been a longtime friend of the podcast and friend to both of us. 

References:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet on Alien Resurrection, 25 years on: ‘I think it’s kind of sexy and weird’ - The Independent

Alien: Resurrection Trivia - AvP Galaxy

Cloned Queen - Xenopedia

Newborn - Xenopedia

I’m a Virgo (Prime Video)

The Bear season 2 (Hulu)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 (Paramount+)

Cyberpunk Edgerunners (Netflix)

Blades in the Dark TTRPG

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way. 

This episode we’re digging into the third entry in the franchise, David Fincher’s divisive directorial debut, Alien 3 (aka Alien cubed)!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guests:

Joel H Brewster is an avid science-fiction and horror fanatic and host of the ⁠No Stranger to Horror⁠ podcast. He's put his passions to practice in screenwriting a number of ⁠short films⁠ and promoting weird, obscure and fun horror-themed content through his ⁠Facebook page⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠. You can find Joel's writings and links to all of his work at his website, ⁠Westcoast Strange⁠.​​

Jim Tandberg is a local Twin Cities artist and a geek at heart. He counts himself as a member of countless fandoms, but often gravitates towards comics, manga, anime, model building and Dungeons & Dragons. You can see his latest art pieces ⁠here⁠. Follow Jim on Instagram @⁠Jimstagram2⁠ and on Twitter @⁠TequilaGundam29⁠.

References:

The Alien 3 Story Ideas That Didn’t Make it to the Screen - Den of Geek

Alien 3: The 10 Biggest Differences Between The Theatrical And Assembly Cuts - ScreenRant

Faith and Fury: ALIEN³ at 30 - Fangoria

Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise - Sarah Welch-Larson

Runner - Xenopedia

Primo on Freevee

Between two fires by Christopher Buehlman

Sanctuary on Netflix

Influencer

Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.

This episode we're talking about the sequel that went big, the one where James Cameron's takes on the Xenomorphs: Aliens from 1986! For this discussion, we're joined by a couple of Friendenstien all-stars, Erik Kollasch & Nicole Praska.

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guests:

- Nicole Praska is a regular Frankenstein's Podcast guest and she's also a scientist - you can also listen to her discus fingerprint science in a segment on the Brains On! Podcast (⁠Body Bonanza: Yawns, hiccups, goosebumps and more!⁠), an episode of the Double Loop Podcast (⁠2019 IAI Conference – Episode 204⁠), and on the true-crime podcast, Crime Therapy (⁠Episode 27: Koala Fingerprints aka Our First Special Guest⁠). Nicole and Joe also co-host the new Star Trek podcast, ⁠Deep Space Love⁠!

- Erik Kollasch⁠ is an editor and cinephile based out of Los Angeles, CA. He's previously worked with Kalid on the ⁠Welcome to Atlanta⁠ podcast. You can follow him on Twitter ⁠@erikkollasch⁠ and on Instagram ⁠@ekollasch⁠.

References:

ALIENS Movie - The Making of a Xenomorph Drone - Stan Winston School for Character Arts

ALIENS - Chestburster Behind-the-Scenes with Film Director and FX Designer Stephen Norrington - Stan Winston School for Character Arts

'Aliens' Turns 30: 8 Secrets From the Set Revealed - ABC

Aliens (film) - Wikipedia

Season 3 of The Great on Hulu

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

Arena (1989) on Tubi

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Sitcom D&D podcast

Micky7 - Edward Ashton

Evil Dead Rise

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.

This episode is dedicated to the one that started it all back in 1979, Alien, directed by Ridely Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Joining us is Philippa Ballantine, writer and author of the recent, licensed franchise novel, Alien: Inferno's Fall.

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is an award-winning speculative fiction author. Aside from her work set in the Alien universe, She’s known for the Books of the Order series, the The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels, The Shifted World series and more.

References:

Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Movies by David McIntree

The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'

Alien- Wikipedia

Mrs. Davis (streaming on Peacock)

History of the World Part II (streaming on Hulu)

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Sandman (streaming on Netflix)

The Power (streaming on Prime)

Joined by horror-movie aficionado and writer, Mark H. Harris, Kalid and Joe dive into the 2019 creature-feature, Sweetheart, from director J.D. Dillard and starring Kiersey Clemons!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Mark H. Harris is a journalist, horror buff, and creator of the website blackhorrormovies.com (a great go-to site for chronicling the history of black history in horror). His writings have appeared in New York Magazine, Vulture, Rotten Tomatoes, and many more. His most recent book, The Black Guy Dies First, co-written with Dr. Robin Means Coleman, is a deep dive into the history and impact of black actors and creatives in the horror genre. Follow Mark on Twitter @blacula.

References:

Mark's book, co-authored with Dr. Robin Means Coleman: The Black Guy Dies First - Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar

Black Garnet Books in Saint Paul, MN

JD Dillard On Practical Creatures, Performance And Metaphors In SWEETHEART - Fangoria

How to Build a Sea Monster: Inside 2019’s Sleekest Creature Feature - Vulture

Jury Duty on Freevee

Star Trek: Picard the final season on Paramount+

Swarm on Prime Video

This episode, Kalid & Joe are joined by filmmaker and cinephile, Ricky Rosario, to chat about the practical effects-laden, classic, 90s camp-fest, From Dusk Till Dawn!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠here⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠here⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Ricky Rosario is a filmmaker and cinephile originally out of New Jersey and now out of Los Angeles. His short film, Abuela's Luck, has been named one of the 10 Best Short Films by US Latino Directors in 2018 as well as the best movie seen at the 2018 HBO’s New York Latino Film Festival. You can follow Ricky on Twitter @yoyoorick and on Instagram @yoyoorick.

References:

When Worlds (and Genres) Collide: ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ at 25 - Bloody Disgusting

How'd They Do That (From Dusk Til Dawn, Behind The Scenes)

Robert Kurtzman Shares Original Concept Art for ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Creatures - Bloody Disgusting

The series, Swarm, on Amazon Prime

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Scream VI

It's time to slam now! Welcome to the jam! We're getting just a bit animated in this episode as we dig into the Monstars from the 1996 basketball classic, Space Jam!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

10 Things You Didn't Know About The Original Space Jam - CBR

Space Jam: Twenty Years on we revisit our work on the classic animation-live action hybrid - Cinesite

The miniatures of the original ‘Space Jam’ - Befores and Afters

Space Jam wiki

Cocaine Bear

People of Earth

The Runelords by David Farland

Kalid and Joe tackle the lesser-loved cousin to the classic film, Big Trouble in Little China - yep, that's right, it'sThe Golden Child! Eddie Murphy's regrets are our joys this week as we dig into the film's stop-motion VFX, the warring tones, and of course the creatures. 

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

14 Illuminating Facts About The Golden Child - Mental Floss 

The History of VFX: How the Morphing Effect Evolved - Rebelway 

Stop and Go - Hulu 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia