ALIEN

About this episode

The episode celebrates the origins of the Alien franchise by discussing Ridley Scott's classic film and its notable elements.

Happy Alien Day! For 4/26 we wanted to make sure we celebrated the origins of the Alien franchise, so we're covering Ridley Scott's classic from 1979. In this episode, we basically just gush over how much we love the atmosphere, practical effects, and slow pacing - as well as drawing attention to some very notable 2001: A Space Odyssey comparisons. We're also drinking Founders Brewing Co.'s Easy Drinking Beer! Credit for the opening music selection to Mark Van Fleet, taken from Alien Versions , his alternate soundtrack to Alien . Approximate timeline 0:00-15:00 Intro 15:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-end Alien In May, we'll be tackling more Difficult Films!

People in this episode

Host: Ryne Barber

Topics covered

• Alien franchise
• Ridley Scott
• practical effects
• film atmosphere
• 2001: A Space Odyssey comparisons
• beer talk

Keywords

• Alien
• Ridley Scott
• practical effects
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Founders Brewing Co.
• film review
• horror podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Founders Brewing Co.

Products: Easy Drinking Beer

Books & works: Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey

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