I joined my friends at the Coffin Table Podcast for a very special 4-part discussion of Alien: Earth. It was supposed to be 2 episodes, but we had so much to say it kept ballooning up. Hope it’s as much fun listening to as it was to record. @coffintable.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6U...

Tom Woodruff Jr.’s underwater work in Alien Resurrection (One Step Beyond documentary)

Carrie Henn on being cocooned (Superior Firepower documentary)

Art by Dave McKean (Alien Resurrection Dark Horse Comics adaptation issue #1)

Was playing Trivial Pursuit and…

H.R. Giger prepares the alien head - behind the scenes of Alien (1979)

My ranking of the Alien films: Alien Aliens Alien 3 Prometheus Alien: Romulus Alien: Covenant Alien Resurrection Alien Vs Predator Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem What are yours?

Art by David Palumbo (Aliens: Fire and Stone)

Ridley Scott discusses the android effects of Alien (The Beast Within documentary)

Creating the facehugger (The Alien Saga documentary)

Welp, here’s to 2026…

Look behind you… Behind the scenes of Alien: Earth S01E05

Knock, knock!

Danny McBride enters the Alien universe (Ridley Scott Master Class featurette)

“This is Hadley’s Hope” Aliens: Aftermath (Marvel Comics, 2021)

Prometheus featurette: Shaw

Noomi Rapace taking a water break during the filming of Prometheus (2012)

James Cameron and Robert Stotak review the alien queen chamber miniature effects - behind the scenes of Aliens (1986)

When the post-Christmas mood hits

Avatar: Fire and Ash was a great spectacle. I loved it, as I loved the other 2. Though I would agree with criticisms that it ended up treading familiar ground. There were a few times I thought, “didn’t they do this exact scene in the previous movie?” Otherwise minimal qualms.

Time for Avatar!

James Cameron reveals the original working title for “Alien 2” - which ultimately couldn’t be used (Aliens Expanded documentary) #HappyBirthdayStevenSpielberg

Bob Burns shows off his collection of “Alien” props (The Alien Legacy documentary)

Rest in peace, Bob Burns. A legendary and influential collector/archivist whose impact cannot be overstated. Here is a brief story of how Burns “saved the day” for Alien Resurrection’s production- from the DVD commentary with Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Alec Gillis.

Ridley Scott directs Charlize Theron - behind the scenes of Prometheus (2012)

Art by InHyuk Lee (Alien Vs Captain America #1 variant cover)

More autographs, Predator edition: Bill Duke (Mac), and Richard Chaves (Poncho)!!

Got an early Christmas present from friends this year. Sigourney Weaver’s autograph! Ripley herself!

Art by Henry Flint (Alien: Isolation prequel comic)

Charles Dance, Michael Biehn, Ralph Brown, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet talk about Sigourney Weaver and the importance of the Ripley character (Alien Evolution documentary)

Sigourney Weaver on the set of Alien (1979)

H.R. Giger discusses Alien set design trial and error (The Beast Within documentary)

Worlds collide! Ellen Ripley meets Luke Skywalker! -from Mark Hamill’s instagram.

Preparing the Alien Queen - behind the scenes of Alien Vs Predator (2004)

Inkworks Alien Legacy trading cards ad, 1998

Art by Mark Nelson (Aliens: Outbreak)

James Cameron gets frustrated on the set of Aliens (1986)

Ridley Scott behind the scenes of Alien (1979)

Ridley Scott reacts to Vickers’ death scene (Prometheus commentary track)

Art by Whilce Portacio

In 1993, Nintendo Power Magazine held a contest to win a 7” foot alien replica and a screen-used cryotube: “The one Ripley used to travel through time and space in Alien 3” Other prizes included an Alien 3 game pak, an Alien 3 videotape, and a Nintendo Power T-shirt.