KnockBack, Episode 205: Aliens
Added 2022-01-10 17:01:04 +0000 UTCBack in the late '70s, Ridley Scott and Dan O'Bannon released the seminal sci-fi horror movie Alien. It took more than half a decade to get a sequel off the ground, however, this time manned by none other than auteur James Cameron. It's with Aliens, with an S, that the quiet horror franchise-to-be became an action franchise with horror elements, and while it was a somewhat divisive move, there's no doubt that Aliens -- finally launched in 1986 -- is one of the best-regarded and most influential sci-fi and action movies ever made. So let's head back to LV-426, friends. The Xenomorphs aren't nearly done with humanity yet, and there's so much to discuss en route.
Comments
I can’t wait for Alien Isolation to be eligible for knock back. Ryan McCaffrey is not wrong the game is great.
Shane Pryor
2022-04-14 05:20:33 +0000 UTCThanks for answering my question! Great episode, should have a read up on Tyranids from Warhammer 40'000.
Reuben Barrett
2022-01-21 03:02:12 +0000 UTCHopefully, we'll get there. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-18 03:17:02 +0000 UTCFantastic episode. Love this franchise. Would love for you guys to watch Prometheus and hear what you think.
James Buck
2022-01-17 23:44:38 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:37:32 +0000 UTCLove seeing this film featuring in Knockback. This is quickly becoming my favourite podcast.
2022-01-16 18:15:13 +0000 UTCThanks for writing in. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-14 04:44:35 +0000 UTCGreat episode. Thank you for reading submitted questions. I feel like I could have elaborated more in asking the Vietnam allegory question but then Dagan really seemed to get what I meant in the theme of “underestimating an enemy” with American bravado
Liam Meagher
2022-01-14 01:16:29 +0000 UTCThanks! I will look for them.
Stefan Catinella
2022-01-12 18:18:38 +0000 UTCJust search around on YouTube. Lex Fridman and Sam Harris both go into the issues on their shows, as does Joe Rogan.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-12 16:15:44 +0000 UTCLOL. <3
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-12 16:15:17 +0000 UTCThe chemistry you two have is amazing. It’s almost like you’re brothers or something
Brian Comstock
2022-01-12 02:54:20 +0000 UTCI'd love to listen to the lectures about the possibilities of life in the universe you mention. Are their any names or links that can point me in the right direction?
Stefan Catinella
2022-01-11 21:11:33 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-11 20:46:40 +0000 UTC"cool ranch" too funny.
drew
2022-01-11 19:43:43 +0000 UTCDefinitely. Lots of revisionism here.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-11 17:31:25 +0000 UTCI hate the revisionist “would modern internet nerds hate it cuz it’s a woman” thing. Colin was right, nerd culture was on the forefront of strong female & minority characters. Star Wars, Star Trek. Terminator. Alien. Power rangers. Gi joe. The list goes on & on. And it still is. Black panther. Wonder Woman. Black widow. Guardians of the Galaxy. The argument conflates gender/race with quality… 2016 Ghostbusters, Captain Marvel, SW sequels, Eternals… the majority of the critique isn’t on the races or genders but the quality. Tokenism. Lack of depth. Bad acting or writing. The argument ignores all of the white male stuff that is reviled for quality too- Batman V Superman, green lantern, amazing Spider-Man 2, ready player one, etc.
Kenneth Koepnick
2022-01-11 15:28:00 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-10 21:03:26 +0000 UTCthat space jockey scene in alien is pure genius. so much mystery from only a couple shots and implications
Jacob
2022-01-10 20:23:50 +0000 UTCYes! Film episodes of KnockBack are my favorite, and they're even better when they're about cinematic masterpieces of my childhood.
David Graham
2022-01-10 20:21:38 +0000 UTCIn the first film they find 2 different alien species. The "alien" and the "space jockey"/ engineer with a hole in its chest. The space ship Ridley is talking about at the start of the film is the space jockeys ship.
william planas
2022-01-10 20:16:14 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-10 20:03:14 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-10 20:03:09 +0000 UTCi think Dagan brought up that OVA on your guys’ alien episode haha. knockback, it’s like poetry, it rhymes
Jacob
2022-01-10 19:00:50 +0000 UTCDagan is the best
NuclearProstate
2022-01-10 18:36:18 +0000 UTC
