Alien is a miniseries, primarily as part of the Blank Check: Special Features, covering the films of the Alien franchise.
Summary[]
The Alien commentary series was announced as the next commentary series on the Blank Check: Special Features Patreon in September 2020 following the Mission: Impossible series.[2] The Alien franchise was the runner up in the 2020 Special Features March Madness tournament.
During the course of the podcast, #TheTwoFriends covered one additional movie on the main feed as part of the Podinator: Judgment Cast miniseries on the films of James Cameron.
Milestones and Ephemera[]
- There was a drinking game created for the franchise. The rules are:
- Someone doesn't listen to Ripley
- Drippy pipe
- Close up of alien teeth
- Someone says "The Company"
- Someone dies [3]
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Audio | Guest(s) | Length | Date | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 077 | Aliens | 🔊 | Fran Hoepfner | 2:09 | 10/1/2016 | Podinator: Judgment Cast |
| 442 | Alien³ | 🔊 | Matt Singer | 2:40 | 9/10/2023 | The Curious Pod of Benjamin Buttcast |
| Special Features | ||||||
| SF072 | Alien | 🔊✔️ | 2:15 | 10/1/2020 | Alien Commentaries | |
| SF074 | Aliens | 🔊✔️ | 2:31 | 10/21/2020 | ||
| SF075 | Alien³ | 🔊✔️ | 2:27 | 11/1/2020 | ||
| SF077 | Alien: Resurrection | 🔊✔️ | 2:17 | 11/21/2020 | ||
| SF078 | Prometheus | 🔊✔️ | 2:25 | 12/1/2020 | ||
| SF080 | Alien Covenant | 🔊✔️ | 2:20 | 12/21/2020 | ||
| SF188 | Alien vs. Predator / Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 🔊 | 1:53 | 9/11/2023 | The Curious Pod of Benjamin Buttcast | |
Ranking The Franchise[]
At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings will compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit. Griffin and David gave their rankings in The Fifth Blank Check Mailbag episode.
| Rank | Griffin | David | Blankies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliens | Alien | |
| 2 | Alien | Aliens | |
| 3 | Alien³ | Prometheus | |
| 4 | Prometheus | Alien Covenant | |
| 5 | Alien Covenant | Alien³ | |
| 6 | Alien: Resurrection | Alien: Resurrection |
References[]
- ↑ "After doing one for Mission Impossible I figured I'd do another for Alien" by u/Ioncelostashoe on reddit
- ↑ "Introducing our next series: ALIEN" on Patreon
- ↑ @blankcheckpod on Twitter: "The official Alien franchise drinking rules we ran with. God speed." Retrieved December 20, 2020.